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"The Church knew what the psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music is well or better able to praise him than the building of the church and all its decoration; it is the Church's greatest ornament."
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), quoted by Robert Craft

Music

Mr. John Martin Marks, Director of Music and Organist

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Agnus Dei - Missa Brevis - Andrea Gabrieli

From the The Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross through the Feast of Corpus Christi, Solemn High Mass is celebrated on Sundays at ten o'clock A.M.

The parish choir, a mixed-voice ensemble under the direction of John Martin Marks, sings a setting of the ordinary, plainsong propers, and anthems or motets at the offertory and during communion.

Repertoire ranges from the fourteenth to twentieth centuries with particular emphasis on British composers from Tallis to Leighton.

The office of Evensong is sung on three or four Sundays a year and is often preceded by a short recital on the 1922 Austin organ of 3 manuals and over 60 ranks.

The Choir

 

Jennifer Laurent (Soprano)
Lien-Ying Liu (Soprano)
Alexandra Razskazoff (Soprano)
Melissa Wimbish (Soprano)
Megan Amoss (Mezzo-soprano)
Faye Chiao (Mezzo-soprano)
Patrick Dailey (Countertenor)
George Bareford (Tenor)
Mark Blackwell (Tenor)
Todd Harland-White (Tenor)
Ralph Gaston (Baritone)
James Miller (Baritone)
Philip Browne (Bass-baritone)
Stephen Heaver (Bass)

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2011 Music Schedule

 

1/29 - Epiphany IV
Communion Service in F - William Henry Harris (1883-1973)
To Thee, O Lord - Sergei Rachmaninoff (1673-1943)
From The End Of The Earth - Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)

5 February - Candlemas
Communion Service in A - Harold Darke
Nunc Dimittis - Alexander Gretchaninov
Ave Maria - Igor Stravinsky

12 February - Epiphany 6
Mass in A minor - Claudio Casciolini
Sicut Cervus - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Sitivit Anima Mea - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

19 February - Epiphany 7
Communion Service in B Minor - T. Tertius Noble
Grant Us Thy Peace - Felix Mendelssohn
A Prayer of King Henry VI - Henry Ley

22 February - Ash Wednesday
Office Of The Holy Communion in E Flat - Edward Bairstow
Call To Remembrance - Richard Farrant
Hide Not Thou Thy Face From Us, O Lord - Richard Farrant

26 February - Lent 1
Missa Brevis No. 3 in F Major - Healey Willan
Lord, For Thy Tender Mercies' Sake - John Hilton
Almighty And Everlasting God - Orlando Gibbons

 

The Organ

Austin Organ Company - Opus 1074, 1922

Additions by Austin, Crossan-Savage, and Lewis & Hitchcock

Stephen P. Bartley, Curator of the Organ

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Performance Space

 

Grace and St. Peter's welcomes inquiries from performers looking for a performance space with great acoustics and unique ambience. Please contact the Director of Music at jmarks15@gmail.com if you would like to discuss the possibilities.

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Grace & St. Peter's Church
707 Park Avenue (at Monument Street)
Baltimore, Maryland (MD) 21201
410-539-1395 | gracestpeter @ aol . com
The Rev'd. Frederick S. Thomas, SSC, Rector
Mr. John Martin Marks, Director of Music and Organist

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