Music at Saint Paul's, Chestnut Hill

Final Organ Renovation Update: after four years of work, ups and downs, joys and concerns, this will be the last report of the organ renovation project. Click through from this page for links to see prior updates. https://stpaulschestnuthill.org/organ-update-august-2024/ Praise be!

Organ Update, August 2024 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church Could this possibly be the final Organ Update? It seems likely! The new console has been rolled into position and hooked up. The final stages of work included constructing ramps to move the old and new consoles, and a massively complex wiring operation to connect the system of 7000+ pipes and mechan...

ORGAN REDEDICATION CONCERT SERIES: The four-year renovation of our beloved organ is all but complete! We are celebrating and sharing the power and beauty of this extraordinary instrument in a series of four events during the 2024-25 season. Read all about it here, and follow this page for postings of the individual events: https://stpaulschestnuthill.org/music/organ/organ-rededication-2024-25/

Our organ is featured in the August edition of The American Organist

TAO - August 2024

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Russell & Company Organ Builders
Chester, Vermont

The end is in sight! Our renovated organ is about 90% back in place, and we are looking forward to a year of celebrating the rededication of this wonderful instrument. We kick off the festivities with a recital by the fabled Cherry Rhodes, so save the date: September 27th at 7:30pm. https://stpaulschestnuthill.org/organ-update-may-2024/

Latest newsletter from Music at St. Paul's featuring News from Five Fridays and Upcoming Events.

This weekend: Taizé Prayer Service Also, Choral Evensong, News from Five Fridays,   St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill MUSIC NEWSLETTER | February 24, 2024 + Tomorrow + Taizé Prayer Service Sunday February 25 | 5:00pm A Quiet H

On our minds last weekend: Mardi Gras and the Blessed Absalom Jones! Celebrated both in swinging style with the awesome Theodicy Jazz Collective, with a Saturday evening concert and the Canterbury Jazz Mass on Sunday morning. Episcopalians rocked.

Palestrina, Howells, not your bag? Join us this weekend for something completely different. Concert on Saturday evening, Jazz Mass on Sunday morning - both will be a blast!

Absalom Jones Day and Concert By Theodicy Jazz Collective, Feb. 10-11 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church Save the dates! Saturday, February 10th at 7PM & Sunday, February 11th at 10AM! Two Jazz Experiences at St. Paul’s, Chestnut Hill, for Absalom Jones Day Celebration! The Rev. Absalom Jones, who was born into slavery in Delaware, became the first black priest in America. Jones was ordained in the E...

We are still humming from a magnificent Lessons & Carols service yesterday! It was stirring to see the church packed once again. Grateful thanks to all who participated and attended. You may view the entire recorded service here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0hWn3yr9x0

Work on a major renovation of our Aeolian-Skinner organ is approaching the finish line. Read all about it here.

Organ update, November 2023 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church The casual listener probably finds it hard to get their mind wrapped around the immense complexity of a pipe organ, both as a physical structure and as a musical instrument that delivers literally thousands of notes and different sounds.  At times when the organ builder’s crew is working at St. P...

Rehearsals under way for the Duruflé Requiem.

https://conta.cc/3WSMlg6 As we sign off for the summer, catch up with the latest update on our ORGAN RENOVATION, plans for the upcoming FIVE FRIDAYS season, and SINGING OPPORTUNITIES at ST. Paul's.

Ordinary Time is here ... have a great summer! MUSIC NEWSLETTER June 7, 2023 Five Fridays | Choral Evensong Choral Music List | Music Events at St. Paul's Music on Facebook | Organ Renovation St. Paul's on YouTube Summer News We wish all our frie

Congratulations and many thanks to our band of young choristers for a wonderful year of singing, learning, and fun! As one is recognized for her service and moves on, another is commissioned. We are blessed and grateful!
Photo credits: Van Williams

Feeling blessed to have a neighboring church that loves singing Choral Evensong as much as we do. And even more so when we become a "superchoir" and raise our voices together! Thanks to Tyrone Whiting and the choir of St. Martin-in-the-Fields for a good evening of song, prayer, and fellowship.

The Five Fridays season ended on a high note, with the largest audience since we resumed post-Covid! Many thanks to Yu-Ting Chen, Clancy Newman, and Natalie Zhu for a stunning performance that elicited a standing ovation. Our deep gratitude also goes to our generous sponsors, regular attenders, and the St. Paul's Music Guild for making this great series possible. Next year's concert list is now available - see you there!

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4/9/23: 11:15 a.m. Easter Day at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill View the bulletin: http://bit.ly/3ZRyaI4——The Rev. Eric P. Hungerford, Celebrant and PreacherThe Rev. Josiah M. Daniels, AssistingDr. Andrew J. Kotylo, Organ...

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4/8/23: 7 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill View the bulletin: https://bit.ly/40MeG9f ——The Rev. Eric P. Hungerford, CelebrantThe Rev. Josiah M. Daniels, PreacherDr. Andrew J. Kotylo, OrganistJohn Rhee...

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4/7/23: 12 p.m. Good Friday Solemn Liturgy at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill View the bulletin: https://bit.ly/40MeG9f (readings begin on page 10)——The Rev. Eric P. Hungerford, PreacherThe Rev. Josiah M. Daniels, CelebrantDr. Andrew ...

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4/6/23: 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill View the bulletin: https://bit.ly/40MeG9f——The Rev. Eric P. Hungerford, PreacherThe Rev. Josiah M. Daniels, CelebrantDr. Andrew J. Kotylo, OrganistJohn Rhee,...

Please join us for Triduum and Easter services, beginning this evening at 7pm with Holy Eucharist and Footwashing for Maundy Thursday. Click to see a music list for all services.

The Paschal Triduum and Easter Day at St. Paul's List of music for all choral services MUSIC NEWSLETTER April 6, 2023 Five Fridays | Choral Evensong Choral Music List | Music Events at St. Paul's Music on Facebook | Organ Renovation St. Paul's on Y

Read here the Chestnut Hill Local's complimentary review of the recent Five Fridays concert with Julietta Curenton, flute, and Jordan Dodson, guitar. Next up - and last concert of the season - is a wonderful string trio program of music by Mendelssohn, Brahmy, and Schoenfield. Mark your calendars for April 28th!

Three churches host concerts that suggest a return to normalcy Three local churches hosted a trio of varied concerts, providing a glimpse of how concert life used to be before the outbreak of COVID.

Another wonderful Five Fridays concert in the books! Thanks to Julietta Curenton and Jordan Dodson for their intriguing program, beautifully rendered. Don’t miss the final concert this season, a piano trio on April 28. Watch this space for details.

Tomorrow!

Tomorrow at St. Paul's...
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News from the organ bench at St. Paul's: the conclusion of organ restoration is in sight! Not close - but visible on the horizon! Read on ...

Light at the end of the tunnel - St. Paul's Episcopal Church Unexpected discoveries are an inevitable feature of every organ renovation.  However exhaustive the preliminary inspection of an old instrument may be, the sheer complexity and tightly-packed structure of a pipe organ mean that full access and examination are impossible until it can be dismantled i...

On Saturday the Adult Choir worked hard with Robert McCormick, Music Director of St. Mark's Church, Locust Street, to prepare a wonderful program for Choral Evensong the following day. Thanks to all! Photo credits to Van Williams.

Another fun weekend of music at St. Paul's. Friday night brought classical banjo in "Baroque with Pluck" with John Bullard and his accompanist Markus Compton. https://www.facebook.com/bullardbanjo

Rockin' the rafters at St. Paul's! If you missed it in person, check in here for a ground-breaking Jazz Mass in honor of Blessed Absalom Jones, led by the remarkable Theodicy Jazz Collective. Don't miss the postlude at 1:38 - Widor Toccata like you never heard before. Episcopalians moving!

2/12/23: 10 a.m. The Feast of Blessed Absalom Jones at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill View the bulletin: http://bit.ly/3XlxRUW——The Rev. Eric P. Hungerford, Celebrant and PreacherThe Rev. Josiah M. Daniels, Assistant RectorDr. Andrew J. Kotylo...

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This weekend: Get Jazzed! Celebrating Blessed Absalom Jones Festival of Sacred Song and the Canterbury Jazz Mass MUSIC NEWSLETTER February 8, 2023 Five Fridays | Choral Evensong Choral Music List | Music Events at St. Paul's Music on Facebook | Organ Renovati

There is little more profoundly joyful than celebrating the birth of our Lord by singing Silent Night together in a candlelit church. If you can, please wrap up warmly and come out to join us at St. Paul's at 10pm this evening for a Festal Eucharist with choir. If you are unable to do so, we invite you to tune in to the livestream here:

12/24/22: 10 p.m. | Christmas Eve Festal Eucharist at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill View the bulletin: bit.ly/3FKc0PW——The Rev. Eric P. Hungerford, OfficiantDr. Andrew Kotylo, Director of MusicSt. Paul's Adult ChoirJohn Rhee, Livestream Oper...