Our first Choral Evensong of the year will be Sunday, October 12, at 5:00 p.m. We are delighted to once again offer a full season of Evensong and...
Carlyle Sharpe (b. 1965) is Professor Emeritus of Music in Composition and Theory at Drury University in Springfield, Mo. Sharpe’s anthem...
Harold Friedell (1905-1958) was Organist and Master of the Choir at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, New York City. His lyrical anthem “Draw us in the Spirit’s tether” has enjoyed great popularity since its...
Much of the organ’s historic repertoire (which dates to the 1400s) was written for use in Christian liturgical worship. Organ Vespers is a prayer service in the evening that gives music written for the organ an opportunity to speak fully...
Stephen Paulus (1949–2014) was a prolific American composer who wrote in a neo-Romantic style. Four of his operas were premiered by Opera Theater of St. Louis. “The Road Home” is one of his most popular choral pieces and was...
The Gloria in excelsis sung in this service is a new composition by David Sinden (b. 1982) and is being sung for the first time today. It was written to complement his setting of the Sanctus, which was written in 2019. The Offertory Anthem was...
MUSIC NOTES This year, as we continue to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of English composer William Byrd (c. 1540–1623), the Choir offers a choral setting of the Gloria from Byrd’s masterful Mass for Four Voices...
