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, May 10, 2026
The Sixth Sunday of Easter is traditionally observed as Rogation Sunday, and our music turns our attention to the created world as a sign of God’s glory and sustaining care. Rogation days have long been associated with prayers for the land, for agriculture, and for the fruit of human labor. Our anthem, “The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God,” is a chorus from “The Creation,” an oratorio by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). In this movement (a musical response to the fourth day of Creation), a heavenly choir led by a trio of archangels gives voice to the idea that creation itself proclaims God’s majesty and sings God’s praise. Our recessional continues this theme with a hymn adaptation of this chorus; as we end today’s worship, we are reminded of our own part in the grand song. Jeffrey’s Postlude is the final in his Easter series on Canadian composer Healy Willan (1880-1968), an important figure in bridging Anglican cathedral tradition with North American sensibilities.
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