Music
In Excelsis Concert Series
Upcoming Events
Mozart Birthday Concert | Friday, January 24 at Noon in the Nave. W.A. Mozart has delighted the world with his music for generations, and we are pleased to host Nashville’s Roger Wiesmeyer for an annual celebration of the prolific composer’s birthday. A talented pianist, Wiesmeyer enjoyed a long career with the Nashville Symphony playing oboe and English horn, and each year he invites Nashville musicians to join him for an exciting selection of Mozart’s work. This year’s program will also feature St. George's Director of Music Ministries, Dr. Woosug Kang, performing Fantasia in F minor, K. 608, an unusual work originally written for a musical clock. This program is free to attend, but any donations collected during the concert will be given to a local nonprofit agency serving the Nashville community.
Next Compline | Sunday, January 19 at 6:00pm in the Nave
Next Choral Evensong | Sunday, January 12 at 5:00pm in the Nave.
Dedicated to bringing high-caliber offerings to the greater Nashville area, the In Excelsis Concert Series at St. George's provides diverse, unique, and sacred musical listening opportunities to our community. These concerts and services are free, non-ticketed, and open to the public. Thanks to our generous donors each season, we share our offerings to the community free of charge and welcome additional donations at the door.
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St. George's Choirs
St. George's Choir is our adult ensemble that leads traditional Sunday services in the Nave, as well as choral evensongs, special services, and concerts throughout the year. The choir is comprised of both professional singers and dedicated volunteers who work tirelessly to bring high-quality music and leadership to the worship experience at St. George’s.
The Choristers of St. George's (grades 3-12) use the curriculum from the Royal School of Church Music and learn music in a friendly community environment. Choristers sing regularly during Sunday morning services, choral evensong, and special concerts with our adult choir. They also participate with the adults in choral residencies. Click here for Chorister Registration for 2024-25.
St. Dunstan's Choir (grades 1-2) is for our youngest singers, and it gives children an education in singing technique, basic music theory, and the role that music has in the larger context of worship. St. Dunstan’s prepares students to sing with the Choristers of St. George’s when they reach 3rd grade. Click here for St. Dunstan's Choir Registration for 2024-25.
For more information about any of our choirs, please contact Dr. Woosug Kang at 615-385-2150 x 254 or woosug.kang@stgeorgesnashville.org.
Music at The Table
While traditional worship shows God’s transcendence and majesty, our modern service called The Table demonstrates God as our friend and shepherd. Music at The Table is led by Becca Jordan and other musicians, who lead the congregation in singing both traditional hymns as well modern songs. This service, which is filled with elements of our Anglican tradition, offers a special way for those new to the faith to experience worship at St. George's.
Commitment to Tradition
Educating a New Generation of Church Musicians
2024-25 AGO Organ Scholar | St. George's and the American Guild of Organists (AGO) are pleased to announce the 2024-25 Pogorzelski-Yankee Organ Scholar, Kateri Andress. Read the press release here.
Choral Scholar | The Choral Scholar is a young singer from an area university who is awarded a scholarship and becomes a vital part of our choir, studying the Anglican music tradition alongside staff and volunteer singers for the school year.
Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) | The Choristers of St. George's are deeply engaged with the RSCM curriculm, which provides an advanced course of study of music and liturgy. At the end of each school year, the choristers test their knowledge and skills, receiving awards to celebrate their advancement.
Canterbury Residency
July 2023
The following testomial is excerpted from The Shield published in December 2023.
The Choir & Choristers of St. George’s were invited to serve as Choir-in-Residence at Canterbury Cathedral, seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the worldwide Anglican church. In addition to the work of leading daily evensong and Sunday services, we participated in special excursions which included Dover Castle, Leeds Castle, Windsor Castle, and the Historic Dockyard Chatham.
Being able to wake up to the cathedral outside our window, hear the bells practiced in the afternoon, and returning to the hushed grounds every night felt sacred in and of itself. We feel blessed to have made a spiritual pilgrimage together to Canterbury Cathedral—much as others did while we were there and countless others did before us.
— Claudia & Don Padfield
Featured Articles
Kateri Andress Named 2024-25 Pogorzelski-Yankee Organ Scholar with the American Guild of Organists (March 2024) | Press Release
Cover Feature on Buzard Opus 48 (December 2023) | The American Organist
Finding a Voice (August 2023) | The Living Church
Abraham Wallace Awarded 2023-24 Association of Anglican Musicians Organ Internship (April 2023) | Press Release
Going Forward with Choristers (September 2021) | The Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians.