Music
Mission Statement
To glorify God through music; to work to develop the musical talents God gave us to the best of our abilities; to build community as we rehearse together; and to nurture the congregation by providing support in the singing of hymns and musical offerings.
Parish Choir
Our Parish Choir sings
for the 11:00 a.m. Eucharist from September to June. They occasionally
collaborate with the Children’s and Youth Choirs at 9:00 a.m. Repertoire
for each week involves an anthem and motet, and approximately once a
month, a choral Mass setting. They lead us in Choral Evensong six times a
year, and perform a Choral Requiem on the Feast of All Souls’ (recently
Howells’ Requiem and Durufle’s Requiem). To schedule an audition for
the Parish Choir, or to inquire about our Choral Scholarships, please
contact Director of Music Eric Choate (
[email protected]).
Children's and Youth Choirs
Candlelight Concerts
Music Leadership
- Director of Music: Eric Choate ([email protected]) - Read Eric's Biography
- Music Associate: Marla Perkins ([email protected]) - Read Marla's Biography
- Music Librarians and Assistants: Susan Barber; Polly Sanford
- Section Leaders: Ellen Leslie, soprano; Julia Morris alto; Todd Bradley, tenor; Jess Perry, bass
- Choral Scholars: Connor Herrmann, Harry O'Sullivan, Tyler Winslow
- Conducting Scholar: Andrew McIver
- Organ Scholar: Jameson Caps
Eric Choate - Biography
Eric Choate - Director of Music
Eric Choate enjoys a dynamic career as a concert organist, conductor, and composer. As an award-winning composer, he "commands a highly inventive approach to the interleaving of polyphonic voices" (Smoliar, The Rehearsal Studio), and his compositions have been lauded as being "rapturous," and "quietly majestic" (Textura.org). His works have been pe…
Read More »Marla Perkins - Biography
Marla is a pianist who brings to St. Mary's an extensive background in piano performance and music teaching. She fell in love with music as a preschooler singing with her mother at the piano. Piano studies began at age 5 leading to an Assoc. with The Western Board and B. Mus. from Brandon University, Canada. She received her M.M. from Hartt School of Music, Univ. of Hartford, stu…
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