Music at Saint Paul's, Chestnut Hill

01/29/2025

Join us for Lessons & Carols for Candlemas at Church of the Redeemer Bryn Mawr this Sunday, February 2 at 5:00pm. The combined choirs of St. Paul's, St. Thomas' Whitemarsh, and Church of the Redeemer will offer anthems, along with readings to celebrate the end of the Christmas season and the Feast of the Presentation. Some beautiful and rarely heard music!

Christmas Responsory - Robert Lehman
Nunc dimittis - Gustav Holst
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence - arr. Stephen Jackson
When to the Temple Mary Went - Johannes Eccard
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light - Kathleen Thomerson

The service will be livestreamed at https://vimeo.com/event/4775205

01/28/2025

A memorial service for Rick Alexander will be held at St. Paul's on Saturday February 8th at 11:00am. Click for an obituary, service details, and livestream link.

Richard George Alexander April 16, 1946 – January 14, 2025 Organist and Director of Music at St. Paul’s Chestnut Hill (1970-2008) Richard Alexander passed away peacefully on January 14, 2025 at the age of 78. He was the oldest of four children born in Washington, DC to John Dmitri Alexander and ...

01/28/2025

A memorial service for Rick Alexander will be held at St. Paul's on Saturday February 8 at 11:00am. Click for an obituary, service details, and livestream link.

Richard George Alexander April 16, 1946 – January 14, 2025 Organist and Director of Music at St. Paul’s Chestnut Hill (1970-2008) Richard Alexander passed away peacefully on January 14, 2025 at the age of 78. He was the oldest of four children born in Washington, DC to John Dmitri Alexander and ...

01/17/2025

It is with sadness that we share the news that Rick Alexander, long-time organist and choirmaster of St. Paul's, passed away on January 14th. A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's on Saturday February 8th at 11:00am. A link to the livestream will be shared nearer the date. Click to view the pastoral announcement from St. Paul's.
https://conta.cc/42zDXY7

12/14/2024

Lessons & Carols! Tomorrow! Working hard! See you there!

12/11/2024

It's always good to see Mendelssohn Chorus using our space for their wonderful holiday concert!

12/07/2024

The St. Paul's Adult Choir was privileged to be invited to sing and provide a backdrop for the Diocesan Christmas advertisement this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3D7qkfbv4o

10/26/2024

Join us on November 3 for Choral Evensong at All Souls and mark your calendar for a Hymn Festival with John Schwandt. Details here.
https://conta.cc/3YlwcRB

08/24/2024

Final Organ Renovation Update: after four years of work, ups and downs, joys and concerns, this will be the last report of the organ renovation project. Click through from this page for links to see prior updates. https://stpaulschestnuthill.org/organ-update-august-2024/ Praise be!

Could this possibly be the final Organ Update? It seems likely! The new console has been rolled into position and hooked up. The final stages of work included constructing ramps to move the old and new consoles, and a massively complex wiring operation to connect the system of 7000+ pipes and mechan...

08/24/2024

ORGAN REDEDICATION CONCERT SERIES: The four-year renovation of our beloved organ is all but complete! We are celebrating and sharing the power and beauty of this extraordinary instrument in a series of four events during the 2024-25 season. Read all about it here, and follow this page for postings of the individual events: https://stpaulschestnuthill.org/music/organ/organ-rededication-2024-25/

07/16/2024

Our organ is featured in the August edition of The American Organist

TAO - August 2024

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Russell & Company Organ Builders
Chester, Vermont

05/21/2024

The end is in sight! Our renovated organ is about 90% back in place, and we are looking forward to a year of celebrating the rededication of this wonderful instrument. We kick off the festivities with a recital by the fabled Cherry Rhodes, so save the date: September 27th at 7:30pm. https://stpaulschestnuthill.org/organ-update-may-2024/

02/24/2024

Latest newsletter from Music at St. Paul's featuring News from Five Fridays and Upcoming Events.

Also, Choral Evensong, News from Five Fridays,   St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill MUSIC NEWSLETTER | February 24, 2024 + Tomorrow + Taizé Prayer Service Sunday February 25 | 5:00pm A Quiet H

02/13/2024

On our minds last weekend: Mardi Gras and the Blessed Absalom Jones! Celebrated both in swinging style with the awesome Theodicy Jazz Collective, with a Saturday evening concert and the Canterbury Jazz Mass on Sunday morning. Episcopalians rocked.

02/09/2024

Palestrina, Howells, not your bag? Join us this weekend for something completely different. Concert on Saturday evening, Jazz Mass on Sunday morning - both will be a blast!

Save the dates! Saturday, February 10th at 7PM & Sunday, February 11th at 10AM! Two Jazz Experiences at St. Paul’s, Chestnut Hill, for Absalom Jones Day Celebration! The Rev. Absalom Jones, who was born into slavery in Delaware, became the first black priest in America. Jones was ordained in the E...