Music
From its earliest days, St. Paul's has had a tradition of fine church music. Today, choirs for children, youth and adults provide musical leadership for our Sunday services. Musical highlights of the church year include the Sunday after All Saints Day, Advent Lessons and Carols, Christmas Eve, Holy Week, Easter, and the Day of Pentecost. Instrumentalists are used to enhance the service music numerous times during the year. New members are welcome in all choirs; please contact Ann Coulter at acoulter@stpaulslynchurg.org for additional information.
The St. Paul's Choir
Adults (and interested youth by audition)
Rehearsals: Thursday 7:30-9:00 p.m. September-May
Sunday warm-up: 10:00-10:20 a.m. (September-May)
The St. Paul's Choir, a group of approximately twenty-eight, sings at the second service of Holy Eucharist year-round. A repertoire of challenging choral music from the middle ages to the 21st century keeps this group busy, but they also enjoy fine fellowship. At times, the St. Paul's Choir collaborates with other area churches.
The St. Paul's Hand Bell Choir - Adults
Rehearsal: Monday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. (September-May)
The St. Paul's Hand Bell Choir rings a three-octave set of Schulmerich hand bells. Numerous services are enhanced by bell preludes and bell accompaniments for selected anthems and hymns. A great sense of fun characterizes the hard work of this group.
The St. Paul's Choristers
The St. Paul's Organ
The first church organ heard in Lynchburg was installed in St. Paul's in 1826. The current instrument is a 1972 three-manual Schantz pipe organ, located in the rear gallery. The organ consists of 41 ranks, totaling 2,239 pipes.
Organist-Choirmaster
Ann Eutsler Coulter has served as organist-choirmaster of St. Paul's since January of 2001. A graduate of Randolph-Macon Woman's College, she holds the Master of Music degree in organ performance from Northwestern University, where she has done additional graduate study. In addition to her work at St. Paul's , she was also formerly a faculty member in the music department of Randolph-Macon Woman's College where she taught courses in music theory and organ performance. acoulter@stpaulslynchburg.org.
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