Music

Music plays an integral and spiritual role in our worship services and our congregational life.

Our Music Ministry led by Jeff Cutts presents special concerts year-round featuring a wide variety of musicians who live on Nantucket or visit the island to share their musical gifts.

Special concerts are traditionally held Memorial Day weekend, Rose Sunday in July, summer Sunday afternoons, and weekdays at noon during certain seasons of the year. FCC also hosts the Musical Arts Society's summer concert series in our Summer Church.

Meet Music Minister,
Jeffrey Cutts, Jr

No stranger to tricentennial congregational churches in Massachusetts, Cutts served as Minister of Music to the First Congregational Church in Shrewsbury, MA and South Church in Andover, MA prior to moving to Nantucket; he also served Grace-St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Mercerville, NJ. As a tenor and countertenor, he has appeared as a chorister and soloist with multi Grammy Award-winning choir, The Crossing, as well as Choral Arts of Philadelphia, Les Canards Chantants, and Vox Fidelis. He is also a founding member and assistant conductor emeritus of Washington, DC-based ensemble, The Thirteen Chamber Choir. 

Mr. Cutts received his Master of Music degree in Sacred Music and Conducting from Westminster Choir College in 2013, where he was the recipient of the Renackar Scholarship for organ and sacred music. He studied conducting with Drs. James Jordan, Joe Miller, Amanda Quist, and Ryan Brandau; sacred music and liturgy with Dr. Steve Pilkington. In 2011, he received his Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Vanderbilt University, studying voice with Amy Jarman and Dr. Gayle Shay; organ, composition, and historical performance practice with Carl Smith.