Music – Gloria Dei St. Paul

MUSIC

Music is central to our spirituality and community at Gloria Dei. There are opportunities for musicians of all ages and levels of experience to learn, grow, and help shape our worship life. Contact the music staff at music@gloriadeistpaul.org.

2024 Choral Evensong

2023 Organ Dedication and Recital

2021 Gift of Music Recital

2020 Gift of Music Recital

Do you have a musical gift you would like to share? Please consider joining one of our music programs below.

Children’s Choirs

Alleluia! is a choir for children in kindergarten through 2nd grade. Members sing and help lead worship at four or five Sunday morning worship services each season. Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings at 5 pm. Elementary music professional Elizabeth Trites brings the joy of singing and playing rhythm instruments to every rehearsal. music@gloriadeistpaul.org

Schola Cantorum is a choir for children in grades 3 – 6. Schola sings at least once a month September-May. Singers also learn to play percussion instruments and choir chimes. They rehearse Wednesdays at 5 pm with Dennis in the Choir Room. music@gloriadeistpaul.org

Adult Choirs

Chancel Choir
The Chancel Choir is the principal adult choir at Gloria Dei, with members ranging in age from high schoolers to retirees, directed by Dennis Friesen-Carper. Chancel Choir rehearses Wednesday evenings at 7 pm and helps lead worship at the 10:45 am Sunday morning worship service each week September through May. They also sing at significant church festivals and perform at special musical events. music@gloriadeistpaul.org

Matins Singers
Matins singers perform one Sunday a month at the 8:15 service. Dennis Friesen-Carper sends the music in advance of the only rehearsal: 7:30 am immediately before that service. music@gloriadeistpaul.org

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Pipe Organ

Gloria Dei’s pipe organ was completed in March of 2023 and built by Orgues Létourneau of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. It contains 60 ranks of pipes, numbering around 3,500 pipes. 34 of those ranks were revoiced and repurposed from a Casavant pipe organ saved from a church in Toronto that was torn down. The new three manual organ console is moveable to allow for flexibility for both services and recitals. It replaces a 36-rank Moller pipe organ that was installed at Gloria Dei in 1964. Our new organ has a breadth of color, boldness, and versatility to lead congregational singing beautifully. It also has a wide range of quieter stops to accompany choirs, soloists and instrumentalists. Click here to see the full range of organ stops.