Marnie and Joachim began as Joint Music Directors in November, 2003. We have been blessed to work as a team and to have Rev. Harry Currie sing in the choir from the start, which has insured close communications and mutual support of music and ministry at First Presbyterian Church.

As church musicians we are committed to drawing on the rich repertoire of choral and organ/piano music to enhance and contribute to our Christian worship. The choir is an essential part of our worship services and leads the community in congregational singing. We draw from all periods and genres of music, concentrating on hymns and anthems that are theologically rich and have musical integrity. Most of the hymns we sing come are from the Book of Praise hymnbook of the Presbyterian Church of Canada which has excellent sources including global hymnody. We supplement the keyboard (organ and piano) instruments with brass, woodwinds, strings and bells.

Marnie Giesbrecht and Joachim Segger, a married couple, are the uniquely versatile and innovative keyboard team Duo Majoya that has circled the globe performing keyboard duets in all combinations. The duo has performed their distinctive repertoire of commissioned, original and arranged works on community and university concert series, at conventions and international organ festivals. Commissions include more than twenty pieces for organ duet and organ/piano by Canadian and international composers; Duo Majoya records a broad range of keyboard duet repertoire on CDs and YouTube videos.

Enthusiasts and advocates for the development of organ music in Edmonton and Canada through leadership roles in the RCCO and other regional and national musical organizations, Giesbrecht and Segger also serve the Edmonton community as music directors at First Presbyterian Church. The duo was inducted into the Edmonton Cultural Hall of Fame in June, 2014 for their individual careers and exceptional work as Duo Majoya. In July, 2015, Giesbrecht and Segger became Honorary Fellows of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. For more information please visit www.duomajoya.com.