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Music

Choral music enriches worship at St. Martin’s.

St. Martin’s parishioners include an abundance of gifted musicians who love to incorporate others into their midst. The choir sings at the Sunday 10am service, with accompaniment by organ, piano and occasionally guitar, string bass, praise band, violin, and flute (and we’re open to other instruments too). Anthems range from Renaissance motets to contemporary Christian music. On the first Sunday of the month, we have more interactive service, designed to be accessible to a wide variety of ages. We also have a Pop-Up Choir on First Sundays, which means anyone can join the choir to sing the anthem; just show up at 9:15am to learn the song.

Jeffrey Jubenville leads the program as Music Director and organist. He works with Choir Director Suzanne Jubenville.

Our sanctuary also includes a Baldwin grand piano and an organ built by the the Bond Organ Company.

 ♫   CLEF NOTES   ♫

Notes from our Music Directors for Sunday, February 18, 2024.
During the season of Lent, we will not hear a Postlude on Sundays but will depart in silence after the dismissal. On February 18, the first Sunday in Lent, the service will open with the chanting of the Great Litany. This prayer first appeared in published sources in 1544, under Archbishop Cranmer. To create the Great Litany, Cranmer consolidated certain groups of older, pre-existing prayers and responses into one long intercessory prayer. Other Sundays in Lent, we will process in silence at the beginning of the service and sing a Kyrie in place of a Song of Praise. Our anthem, “My Soul is a River,” reflects on our Gospel reading, in which John baptizes Jesus in the Jordan River.—-

Stay tuned for our next installment!