On Sunday, September 28, guest organist Dr. Christopher Reynolds (Director of Music and Organist at St. Paul's, Richmond)* will present a 30-minute organ recital at 6 p.m., followed by Choral Evensong for the Feast of St. Michael & All Angels, sung by our Parish Choir.

Dr. Reynolds will play works by Dubois, Willan, Howells, Manz and Mendelssohn, showcasing our newly restored 1926 E. M. Skinner pipe organ. Evensong includes the St. Paul’s Service by Herbert Howells and Edward Bairstow’s haunting setting of Let all mortal flesh keep silence, as well as festive hymns and service music by Joanna Forbes L’Estrange and John Goss.

Choral Evensong, considered the crown jewel of the Anglican choral tradition, is a form of Evening Prayer that draws from the medieval Latin offices of Vespers and Compline. This service is unique to churches of the Anglican Communion and has remained unchanged for centuries. All are invited to this beautiful service of music and prayers.

A reception with light refreshments will follow the service.

* Christopher Reynolds is Director of Music and Organist at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Capitol Square in Richmond, VA, where he oversees an active music ministry in this historic parish. Prior to serving at St. Paul’s, he was the Associate Director of Music at Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Christopher studied with world renowned organist, Dr. Marilyn Mason, while earning a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance and Church Music from the University of Michigan. Prior studies were at Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, VA, where he studied with Dr. Steven Cooksey and Dr. W. Dudley Oakes. Christopher holds the Choirmaster Certificate from the American Guild of Organists (AGO) and is also active with the Association of Anglican Musicians (AAM). Christopher is the former Dean of the Detroit and Richmond chapters of the AGO and was recently appointed the fourth artistic director of the Richmond Men’s Chorus.