Music
Music plays a large part in the liturgical life of St. Luke’s. There are hymns and organ music at the weekly 8:00AM Rite I Eucharist; the Choir is present for the 11:00AM Sung Eucharist Rite II; and on the Third Sunday of the month at 4:30PM we sing Choral Evensong. In addition to the regular services the Choir sings for feast days including Advent Lessons & Carols, and is joined by Strings or Brass for Christmas and Easter.
In Concert at St. Luke's
Our Concert series begins in October. This series is a gift to the People of St. Luke’s, and the Arts Community of San Antonio. Please join us for these concerts, and invite friends to celebrate with us!
OCTOBER 27, 7:00PM – Silent Movie Night
A repeat of the Phantom of the Opera, due to high demand. Next year we will feature the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
DECEMBER 8, 3:00PM – Handel’s Messiah
The Choir of St. Luke’s with Soloists performs this much-loved Christmas staple. We will be accompanied by a chamber orchestra for this performance.
MARCH 30, 3:00PM – Mozart’s Requiem
One of the most poignant and dignified pieces of choral music ever written; Mozart lay dying as he wrote it. Performed by St. Luke’s Choir and Soloists.
APRIL 27, 3:00PM – Celebrity Organ Concert
Richard Pinel was a chorister of mine back in the 90s! Since then he has toured the world. He was organist at Perth Cathedral, Australia, and St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Music Director at Jesus College, Cambridge, and teaches at the Royal Academy of Music.
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, 2023
July 11 Evensong
July 14 Evensong
July 16 Eucharist
July 16 Evensong
St. Luke's Choir
This is an adult ensemble made up of four section leaders and five choral scholars. We are joined by a complement of volunteers. Rehearsals are at 7 PM on Wednesday evenings, if you are interested in joining us, please contact Russell Jackson – russellj@slecsa.org, 210-828-6425.
Choral Evensong
The Office of Evensong has its roots in the monastic tradition when monks would sing the liturgical hours throughout the night and day. Archbishop Thomas Cranmer combined the Magnificat from Vespers with the Nunc dimittis from Compline, and this was a foundation stone of the Anglican Choral Tradition. Over the centuries many composers have written specific pieces for these texts along with Choral Responses and the Psalms for the Day. There is a line in the Book of Common Prayer (1662) that reads: In quires and places where they sing, here followeth the anthem. The anthem would be something appropriate to the season and would act as a meditation or inspiration to the listener.
Third Sunday of each Month at 4:30PM, October through May.
Meet our new Pipe Organ
Our new organ, created by Reuter Org, is designed to perform the French Romantic repertoire as embodied in the works of Franck, Widor, Vierne, through to Dupré and Messiaen. French Romantic symphonic organs are designed to be warm and colorful which make good instruments for church accompaniment as well as representing the most exciting school or organ music.
There are more than 50 ranks and 3,000 plus pipes, the smallest being about 1/4 inch in length and the largest being 16 feet long.
