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 fourth 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 Fourth 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, June 7, 2026
Jeffrey’s music selections currently feature the passacaglia, a solemn and stately musical form based on a triple rhythm dance (like a modern waltz) and built on a repeating (“ground”) bass line or harmonic pattern, over which continuous variations are developed in multiple “voices” or independent melodic lines. Last week’s passacaglia by J. Woodman based on Veni Creator, evoked a spiritual imagery of the Holy Spirit using endless cycles of musical sequences, allowing for a multitude of variations. Today’s passacaglia by Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) reduces the variations to two voices, so that the performer maintains a musical duality with both hands over a repeated ostinato on the pedal board. Even so, Pachelbel set the variations so that they can be played by the right hand only, should only a harpsichord or harmonium be available. Our Offertory anthem will be sung by the Summer Sunday Choir, an ad hoc group that meets at 9:15 on Sunday mornings to learn an easy anthem for the service. If you have been wanting to try out the choir but you aren’t sure you can make the commitment, please try us out this summer! The Sanctuary Choir and Pop-Up Choirs will resume in September.
—Stay tuned for our next installment!
