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Music in Worship
| Eastgate Choir
The Eastgate Choir sings Sundays at our 10:30 AM worship
service September through June. The choir enriches worship and
refuels our souls with a wide variety of music from traditional
anthems to gospel and contemporary praise songs. Membership in
the choir is open to all with a desire to praise God in song and
a commitment to the ministry of the choir by faithful participation
in rehearsals and Sunday worship services.
Rehearsals are Thursdays from 7:30 – 9:00 PM
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Bill Stanley, Choir
Director
Bill Stanley, our music director
has sung since childhood in church choirs in Washington, California
and Minnesota (college), and has been an interim director
in both the Kirkland and Renton UCC churches. He brings an
interest in both traditional and contemporary music, involving
both the choir and small groups, and plays guitar with some
of the music presented. Additionally he currently sings with
the Eastside Master Chorus — masterchoruseastside.org,
formerly the Issaquah Chorale — and sang for many years
with the Seattle Symphony Chorale. Bill welcomes comments
and questions about his interests and current musical offerings;
you can reach him by email at valcouns@earthlink.net
Bill is also a family and individual therapist at Valley Counseling
Associates of Renton, which he owns and operates with his
wife, Carol. He has two adult sons who live on the East Coast
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Katja Rubin, Pianist
Katja joined the Eastgate staff in 2000. She is a professional
pianist, teacher and accompanist with more than twenty-five
years of experience. Katja has comprehensive skills in piano
technique and a versatile repertoire ranging from classical
to contemporary and jazz. She has performed with and accompanied
a number of ballet companies and choirs including the Pacific
Northwest Ballet where she has been employed for the past ten
years. Katja earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in music performance
from the Conservatoire of Music in Russia.
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