Music Events at St. John’s

Choral Evensong for the Feast of All Saints
Sunday, November 3, 2024 – 5pm

Advent Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 8, 2024 – 5pm

Anniversary Organ Concert
Ryan Chan, organist
Friday, May 9, 2025 – 7:30pm

Ryan is the 2024 winner of the National Young Arts Competition in Organ Performance.  More info at: https://www.concertorganists.com/artists/ryan-chan/.

Sacred Music at St. John's Lafayette

The Adult Choir

The adult choir serves as the backbone of the music at St. John’s. It offers an opportunity to rehearse and perform great sacred choral music in an open, inviting, and meaningful liturgical atmosphere. Our choir enhances the worship of our church through hymn leadership, choral anthems, and special programs. Membership is comprised of people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and abilities who enjoy getting together on a weekly basis for great music, hard work, fun and fellowship.

The adult choir provides the primary musical leadership for Sunday Holy Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. and other Holy Day services. Our repertoire draws from a broad range of musical periods and styles, including plainchant, 16th century anthems and motets, works of the great 18th and 19th century masters, as well as contemporary compositions. Throughout the year, the parish choir provides music for Evensong and other concerts, with a special offering taken to support a designated community service program. Rehearsals are held on Thursday evenings.

To audition for the St. John's Choir or for more information, contact St. John's Director of Music, Michael Bennett, at 765.742.4079 or by EMAIL.

The Music Committee

The Music Committee is a group of parishioners who are interested in supporting the role and place of music as ministry in and of our congregation. The committee acts as a facilitator of the programs which bring the joy of music to our worship, adult programs, and shared fellowship. The committee helps with parish outreach through the offerings taken at Evensong services which highlight a community service program. This group of individuals also acts as a sounding board and resource for the Director of Music. 

The committee’s membership is open to any member of the parish, regardless of whether or not you are an active member of the music program.

Past Organ Concerts

In celebration of the installation of St. John’s 2018 Quimby Organ and thanks to a number of generous gifts, St. John’s established the Annual Anniversary Organ Recital. Past recitals include:

2024 Michael Bennett, Director of Music, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette
2023 James O’Donnell, Organist Emeritus, Westminster Abbey
2022 Richard Elliott, Principal Organist, The Mormon Tabernacle
2019 Todd Wilson, Professor, Cleveland Institute of Music

The St. John's Quimby Organ

Click HERE for information about St. John's 2018 Quimby Organ.
Click HERE for the organ specifications.

For more information, please contact St. John's Episcopal Church by EMAIL or at 765.742.4079.