Music at Wesley

This choir, directed by Dan Laaveg and accompanied by Sally Potter, has a tradition of providing high-quality anthems and supporting congregational singing. It is open to high school students and up. The choir rehearses Wednesday nights from 7:00-8:45pm, and they sing most Sundays from September to May, and other special events including at Lessons and Carols. We are welcoming new members! No audition is necessary, but some prior music experience is preferred. For more information, email Dan at danlaaveg@wesleyonline.org, or talk to him after an upcoming service.

The Celebration Band provides high-quality worship music. They share God’s joy through contemporary Christian music each week. Please talk to Dan Laaveg after a service if you are interested in participating in the band.

Come ring with us! The Handbell Choir, directed by Dan Laaveg, provides anthems approximately once per month, and plays twice a year at local nursing homes. They rehearse on Wednesdays from 11:15am-12:15pm. No prior handbell experience is necessary, though previous music experience is. Please email Dan at danlaaveg@wesleyonline.org if you are interested in joining.

This is a community choir open to Muscatine area students in 7th through 12th grade. The choir sings a varied repertoire. They rehearse on Sunday afternoons from 3:30-4:45 pm from late August to May. Performance dates for the 2024-25 season are Sunday, December 15 and Sunday, May 11. Additional singing opportunities are expected to be added. Dr. Laaveg leads this group. Register your child at https://tinyurl.com/2p9dy9da.  Since 7th-8th graders have the ability to be in 1 or 2 choirs (Youth Choir or Children’s Choir), please contact Dan Laaveg with any questions you may have.

This is a community choir open to Muscatine area students in 3rd through 8th grade. Wesley Associate Music Director & Organist Sally Potter leads this group. The choir rehearses on Mondays from 4:00-4:45pm from September to May. Performance dates for the 2024-25 season are Sunday, December 15 and Sunday, May 11. Additional singing opportunities are expected to be added. Register your child at https://tinyurl.com/2p9dy9da. Since 7th-8th graders have the ability to be in 1 or 2 choirs (Youth Choir or Children’s Choir), please contact Dan Laaveg with any questions you may have.

This is a community choir open to students in the Muscatine area in kindergarten through 2nd grade. They rehearse Mondays from 4:00-4:45 p.m. from September to May. Littlest Angels’ Choir focuses on singing, musical fun, and games. Performance dates for the 2024-25 season are Sunday, December 15 and Sunday, May 11.  Dr. Laaveg leads this group. Register your child at https://tinyurl.com/2p9dy9da.

Wesley’s annual Festival of Lessons & Carols will be December 15, 2024, at 2:30pm. The 2022 Lessons & Carols can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emndkhbJIvQ. There were 7 Scripture readings that proclaimed Jesus’ birth along with anthems by the Muscatine Littlest Angels’ Choir, Children’s Choir, Youth Choir, Wesley’s Chancel Choir, and an orchestra.

Wesley has a tradition of putting on a 1-week Summer Music Camp, typically in mid-July. It is for students who have just completed K-6th grade. We had 42 students attend in 2024. Registration typically opens in March or April. More info will be coming around that time. Those who have just completed 3rd-6th grade learn and perform about a 30-minute musical, and K-2nd graders learn a program of songs and sing the first song in the musical.

Recent musicals:

2022-Rescue in the Night (Daniel in the lion’s den)

2023-Oh, Jonah!

2024-A Technicolor Promise (Noah and the flood)

Students who have just completed K-2nd grades come from 9:00 to 11:30am each morning, and students who have just completed 3rd-6th grades attend from 9:00am till 2:30pm each day (lunch provided). Each day is filled with musical exploration: musical games, singing, handbells…  and lots more!