Music Ministry

“Sing to him, sing praises to
him; tell of
all his wondrous
works!” - Psalm 105:2

The purpose of the Music Ministry is to provide music for all liturgical services and supports congregational participation. The choir of voices and instruments leads the parishioners in song throughout Mass for prayer, reflection and meditation. However, another very important function of the Music Ministry is the offering to God of your time and talents from which you will derive personal and spiritual satisfaction.

CHOIR REHEARSAL SCHEDULES

Each choir meets weekly 

9:00 am Mass St. Nicholas Parish Choir  
 Thursday, 7:15 pm - Small Hall

11:00 am Mass Chorale
Tuesday, 7:15 pm - Small Hall 

5:00 pm Vietnamese Mass Choir
Sundays, 3:30 pm - Small Hall

6:00 pm Hispanic Mass Choir  
Saturdays, 4:30 pm - Room B

For more information, please contact our Music Director, Dr. Nové Deypalan at nove.saintnicholas@gmail.com, or through the Parish Office at 949.837-1090. 

Columbia FreeTimes hailed Dr. Nové Deypalan's conducting skills as superior, "fearless…first-class music-making."
 
Deypalan is an award-winning conductor in the United States and Europe. He received the Highest Distinction Award with the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic in Russia. In addition, he was a two-time Prize Winner of the International Conductors Workshop and Competition in Georgia. Dr. Deypalan received the Second Prize Award at the 14th Danube International Conducting Competition 2018 with the Danube Symphony Orchestra in Budapest, Hungary. Also, he received the Special Commendation Award in the conducting competition with the London Classical Soloists Orchestra. Deypalan exudes an undeniable passion for conducting and is a real inspiration for his ensembles. He has led ensembles, including the children's choir, in repeat performances at Carnegie Hall and the Vatican for Popes, St. John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis. But his most treasured accomplishment was when he premiered Fang Man's "Dream of a Hundred Flowers" at Carnegie Hall in February 2012.
 
He was the All-State Conductor for the Georgia Music Educators Association in 2018. In addition, Deypalan is the founder and Artistic Director of the Nové Deypalan Singers and Los Angeles Conducting Workshop Institute. Deypalan's ability as a conductor to foster a relationship with the community at large through his business skills and advocacy in promoting music, the White House Millennium Council partner vested Dr. Deypalan with the Presidential Award for his services to the community. Gifted with unusual talents, Nové is a visionary leader, published composer, quasi-visual artist, and pseudo-chef! His "cookingwithmaestroNove" on youtube channel has gained popularity, and one of his recipes, "Shrimp Flambé,"
is being featured at Hotel Grächerhofin in Switzerland.

Over 30 years, Nové has served as Music Director in different parishes in Los Angeles and Orange County, including his last parish at St. John Neumann Church in Irvine, where he built up the parish choir to over 100 members, children's choir,
and contemporary ensembles. As a result, the 10:30 Mass has attracted many new parishioners that increased to a standing-room capacity almost every Sunday.

Dr. Nové Deypalan received a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Orchestral Conducting at the University of South Carolina,
a Master of Music in Choral Conducting magna cum laude at the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Music in Conducting Performance at Chapman University. His formal music training started at the University of the Philippines College of Music. Besides his higher education accomplishments in music, in 2018, he received the Financial Success for Nonprofits Business Certificate from Cornell University. In addition to his devotion to music, Nové advocates health consciousness. He completed the Los Angeles Marathon in 2002. Nové Deypalan hails from the small town of Victorias, Philippines.