Martha Hayes has been the music director/organist since 1998. She previously served Presbyterian churches in the Boston area and in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Martha received her Masters of Music degree from Indiana in 1972. Besides heading the music program at Winter Park, she also teaches a large number of piano students in her private studio. Martha is comfortable with instrumental and choral music and with all ages. 

Martha's ministry through music is a gift to Winter Park Presbyterian.  She brings enthusiasm to her work, and she enables and encourages others to bring their best.  As a result, Winter Park's music is one of the strongest aspects of our life together as a church.  Martha conducts our Chancel Choir (singing adults), our Jubilee Bells (adult handbells), our Youth choir (mainly handbells, but some singing and instrumental), and Children's choir (elementary children in a choral group).  Martha leads the adult choirs in a lively, good natured, fun, yet challenging way.  It is easy to tell that our adult choirs enjoy what they do.  Her work with the children's and youth choirs strengthen Winter Park's ministry with young people. 

In addition, there are special soloists, small singing and instrumental groups as well as special guest musicians who participate in the worship service. Martha is especially interested in keeping everyone with a musical talent involved in participating in church life, even if she has to coax them in a firm, but friendly way. 

Martha keeps her husband, Sherman, busy with singing, ringing and polishing bells. She has a son, Nathan, who is a traveling musician and composer who lives in Hawaii, and a daughter, Nataly, married to Alberto, who, with their son, Jakob, live in Laguna Hills, California. Nataly loves to sing at Winter Park when she is visiting. Martha truly believes that everyone should make a joyful noise to the Lord.