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MUSIC  

The St. James Choir

aLINE LOUISE RALPH CHOUR

Consisting of approximately 16 members, the Choir provides musical leadership at the 10:30 service from mid-September through Pentecost each year. The Choir offers a wide variety of musical styles, from ancient to modern, from psalm settings and descants to offertory and communion anthems.

Listen to the St. James Choir sing "Creation Will Be At Peace" by Page/Williams (recorded November 27, 2011)


 

The St. James Organ

The Rodgers Trillium 957, installed in 2004, uses hybrid pipe/digital technology for a richer sound than pipes or digital alone. The organ has 112 speaking stops distributed among 5 divisions. It is also equipped with an MX 200 Sound Module, which provides over 1000 additional and orchestral sounds.

Listen to "In thee is gladness" by J.S. Bach performed by Rodney Barbour on the Rodgers Trillium 900 at St. Barnabus Episcopsl Church, Cincinnati, OH:


St. James Organ

St. James Commissioned the following anthem to honor the gifts, skills, leadership and courage of long-time St. James Organist and Choir Director Katherine Louise White. Click below to listen to "Why are you discouraged?" by Mary Louise Bringle and Sally Ann Morris, sung by the St. James Choir.

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Special Musical Guests

Organist and Choir Director Penny Rose often invites special musical guests to our 10:30am Sunday Service. We have been honored to host the Evergreen Community Charter School EMBE Marimba Band, pianist David Troy Francis, folk singers Mariam Matossian and Kate Campbell, gospel group PURPOSE, and local musicians violinist Janet Bloom, singers Mark and Elise Fuller, and singer Donna Marie Todd. Every Christmas we are thrilled to have professional harpist Michael Wills at our Christmas Eve service.

Evergreen Multicultural Beat Ensemble (EMBE) Marimba Band
Listen to "Mango Minor, Halloween, Waves, and Crash & Burn & Rip" by the Evergreen Community Charter School EMBE Marimba Band, recorded at Children's Sabbath, October 23, 2011

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David Troy Francis
Listen to "Sweet hour of prayer" played by guest pianist David Troy Francis:

 
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matossian

Listen to special guest musician Mariam Matossian:

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Children's Musical Involvement

CHILD JAMES ZEIG

 

The children of St. James sing during the service several times each year. Children with musical talent often sing the offertory or play the prelude throughout the year. They also regularly "read" the gospel and "preach" the sermon in dramatic form for the Family Service on Christmas Eve.

 

 

 

JAM.

ELLIE