Music at St. Paul's
The Gift of Music
Music is a remarkable gift from God. It touches our hearts, enriches our liturgy, and draws us closer to God in ways that words alone cannot. From traditional hymns to anthems, organ music and choral Evensong, music is a powerful expression of our faith.
Our church’s open, neo-Gothic interior provides superb acoustics for choir, instruments, and two pipe organs. When we collectively glorify God with and through music, we are praying, praising, and giving thanks for the many gifts God has given us.
Director of Music and Organist
Dr. Brendan Conner has served St. Paul’s since September 2023. He came here from All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Atlanta, where he served as associate music director. Previously, he served as senior organ scholar at Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis and at Episcopal churches in Indiana and California.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in music from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Music in organ performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He completed his doctorate in music in 2025.
Tradition
St. Paul’s has a long tradition of excellent choral music, sustained by singers who offer their time and talent in worship. Professional and developing musicians alike can find a place in the choir.
Choristers share fellowship while leading Sunday Choral Eucharist, Evensong, concerts, and special services.
Interested singers should be able to match pitch and attend Wednesday rehearsals from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service, with warmup at 9:30 a.m.
To learn more or arrange a conversation, email Brendan Conner at music@spechurch.com.
The main organ is a 1995 Goulding & Wood instrument with 38 ranks and 30 stops. It was gifted to the church by Isabel Lehto as a memorial to her parents, Isabel Clark and John Haughton James. In 1999, a nine-rank Goulding & Wood antiphonal organ was installed in the gallery, thanks to a bequest from the John and Hazel Savage Estate. Its festival trumpets and other ranks complement the main organ, and it can be played from the gallery keyboard or the main console in the chancel.
The Main Organ
St. Paul’s presents concerts,
recitals, Evensong, and other musical offerings throughout
the year.
Concerts
Recitals
and Evensong
Listen Again
The concert archive includes the March 29, 2019 performance of Mozart’s Requiem by the Choir of St. Paul’s, directed by Ronnie Wise with Richard Rhoads, organist; Nancy King, soprano; and John Callison, bass. Cleve Callison engineered and produced the recording.
The source also listed performances by Joseph Causby on February 12, 2021; David Jernigan on March 12, 2021; Chris Pharo on November 20, 2020; Jordan Prescott on October 9, 2020; Danijela Žeželj-Gualdi, violin, with Ronnie Dale Wise, piano, performing Schubert’s Ave Maria on September 6, 2020; and a September 18, 2020 recital by Richard Rhoads that included Bach’s Fugue in G minor.