Music

Music is woven into many aspects of life at St. Mark's. Choirs for adults and children, small ensembles and soloists regularly participate in worship services singing a variety of choral music and supporting congregational participation. Anchored in the regular offerings at services, special choral evensong services, and holy day offerings, the choir reaches the larger community as they participate in community services that can include diverse offerings such as early music, gospel, and longer choral concert pieces with orchestra appropriate to our sacred space. The St. Marks organ is a Holtkamp 31 rank instrument with three manuals.

The Music Studio also offers private instruction on piano and other instruments, while occasional Christian Education classes explore the meaning of hymns, spirituals, and masterworks like the St. Matthew Passion. Director of Music, Keith Reas, oversees the St. Mark's music program, serves as church organist, and directs interested parishioners to helpful Music Resources.

Winter/Spring 2009 Concert Series

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Holtkamp Organ

Sunday, February 1

Choral Evensong at 4:00 PM.
on the Eve of Candlemas
Chancel Choir and Boys and Girls Choir
Candlemas Procession; Music by Brewer and Attwood

Thursday, February 12

Organ Concert at 7:30 PM.
Rudolph Kelber, organist, St. Jakobi Kirche, Hamburg
Music by Praetorius, Lübeck, Handel, Bach and other North German masters of the Baroque

Wednesday, February 25

Ash Wednesday Choral Service at 7:00 PM.

Saturday, March 14

Concert at 4:00 PM.
Keith Reas, organ and Linda Marianiello, flute
Music by J. S. Bach, Frank Martin, Marcel Dupré, Jehan Alain, others

Saturday, March 21

Concert at 4:00 PM.
Erik Lipscomb, saxophone. (Senior Recital).

Sunday, March 22

“Mid-Lent” Sunday at 9:00 and 11:15 AM.
Choral Mass: Palestrina Missa Brevis

Saturday, April 4

Choral Concert at 7:30 PM.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Chorale, Geneva, New York

Friday, April 10

Good Friday Service at 12:00 PM.

Saturday, May 30

St. Mark’s Music Studio at 1:30 PM.
Spring Concert. Piano Students of Olga Simonova.

Sunday, May 31

Choral Evensong at 4:00 PM.
Chancel Choir and Boys and Girls Choir

All concerts are free and open to the public. A free-will offering may be taken.

Concerts in 2009 are supported by a generous grant from the Arts Fund of the St. Mark’s Endowment Fund. Individual contributions are also welcome and will be acknowledged in concert programs. Contact Keith Reas at 202/543-1397 for more information.