Music Series News & Calendar

Message from the Music Director

The Foothill Presbyterian Church Music Program is a dynamic and innovative way to worship and glorify God through song.  It is a medium by which people of all ages, stages of life and spiritual development worship God creatively through fellowship and praise. Our choice of music reflects our traditional worship service evident in our expression of traditional songs. It also reflects our diverse congregation evident in our expression of music from different genres and cultures.  It is a vehicle to experience strong fellowship that makes music making fun as well as exciting! 

Relying solely on donations from the community, we also present concerts that showcase musical talent in our congregation as well as in the community thereby promoting music that is eclectic.  Through this Foothill Presbyterian Music Series, we provide concerts include the Festival of Carols held in December, and Jazz On the Grass held in the spring as well as many others throughout the year.

Our worship and special services are enhanced by the music provided by our dynamic musical ensembles.  Our bell choir, known as the Glory Ringers provides worship music at least once a month.  They have also been special guests at Christmas at the Park, San Jose State Choraliers and Concert Choir concerts, as well as at wedding.  Rehearsals are on Mondays at 7:30 PM.  Our dedicated and enthusiastic Chancel Choir offers music composed by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Palestrina, Vivaldi, and by many others as well as by contemporary composers such as Steve Porter, Kirby Shaw, Douglas Wagner and many more.  Rehearsals are on Thursdays at 7:30 PM.  Our newest addition, the Children's Choir, is not only enthusiastic but adorable as well.  Rehearsals are held after worship service.  Rare in the South Bay Area is our very own Recorder Ensemble that offers music from the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods.  For more information, contact Kraig Williams at (408) 923-8425.  Apart from these, we also have resident composers, arrangers, as well as very talented soloists that love to play for the glory of God.

Come and be a part of our music program.  We embrace people from all walks of life as they journey and explore what it means to seek and glorify God.

Sincerely,

Jay Jordana

Director of Music Ministries

Anna Johanna �Jay� Jordana was born and lived in the Philippines for fourteen years before immigrating to the United States . Under the tutelage of Roger Letson, Jay became the assistant director and lead soprano to Downbeat Magazine 's Best Vocal Jazz Ensemble Vocal Flight performing with High-Lo's Clark Burroughs, Madeleine Eastman, Bruce Foreman, Sheila Jordan, Phil Mattson, Don Shelton, Marco Silva and others. Having sung lead soprano with nationally acclaimed a cappella jazz quintet +4db , Jay later gave numerous national and international performances as a singer with the musically eclectic a cappella ensemble SoVoSo , formerly known as Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra.

While completing her BM in Vocal Performance with Erie Mills, Jay studied conducting with Dr. Charlene Archibeque at San Jose State University where she became the SJSU Chorale Business Manager, the assistant conductor to the concert choir and the Choraliers . She has also served as assistant conductor of the Evergreen College concert choir and was named SJSU President's Scholar.

While a soprano soloist in the soundtrack of the award winning short film I , Jay was commissioned to write the De Anza College Jingle that was broadcast in radio stations throughout the Bay Area. Jay has worked with many organizations as a chorus singer in Opera San Jose's production of Carmen , as well as a vocal jazz instructor at a summer jazz camp sponsored by the San Jose Jazz Society. She currently serves as the assistant conductor to Barbara Day Turner's San Jose Chamber Orchestra , Leroy Kromm's Monterey Peninsula Symphony Chorus , and Director of Music Ministries at Foothill Presbyterian Church.