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 14, 2026
On June 14, Jeffrey continues his Pentecost series on the Passacaglia with a Prelude by Johann Kerll (1627-1693). Kerll’s organ music stands at the crossroads between the austere Renaissance and the more expressive Baroque style.The Postlude, “Metamorphosis #3,” by Phillip Glass (b. 1937), starts with the same progression as Kerll’s passacaglia, but breaks off into a meditative, almost hypnotic pattern of subtle shifts in harmony and rhythm that lead Jeffrey naturally into Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” chosen in celebration of Pride Sunday. Continuing our celebration of Pride, the Summer Sunday Choir will sing “When Shall We Learn,” a hymn set to a tune by Carl Flentge Schalk (1929-2021——a relative of our own Alessa Johns!). The text, by W. H. Auden, subtly addresses the poet’s struggles with his own sexuality, while commenting in general on the nature and obligations of love and forgiveness. This text was drawn from a larger, complex work, “Canzone.” Our Communion hymn “How Could Anyone?” was composed by Libby Roderick in 1988. The song is beloved within LGBTQ+ circles because of its message of unconditional worth and affirmation.
—Stay tuned for our next installment!
