Music at St. Margaret’s is our annual series of concerts, recitals, workshops, and other special music events offered to the
parish and wider community.
parish and wider community.
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SPECIAL SERVICES 2024-2025
Bluegrass Mass w/ Third Sunday Band All Saints' Sunday Ragtime Mass w/ St. Margaret's Ragtime Band (alumni of the Peabody Ragtime Ensemble) Advent Lessons & Carols Christmas Eve w/ Annapolis Bay Strings Christmas Lessons & Carols Epiphany Lessons & Carols Celtic Mass w/ Wellspring A Service of Readings & Music for Lent Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday Good Friday Easter Vigil Easter Sunday w/ St. Margaret's Brass OTHER EVENTS
Our ensembles participate in various collaborations, workshops, and events outside of the regular Sunday schedule. Past highlights have included: -Festival Choir Performance at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC -Contemporary Music Workshop, Pasadena, MD -Annapolis AGO Hymn Festival, Calvary UMC, Annapolis, MD -Adult Choir Retreat/Festival, St. Peters Church, Lewes, DE -Youth Sacred Music Festival, Washington National Cathedral Choral Evensong, Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore, MD -Maryland RSCM America Choir Festival, Redeemer, Baltimore, MD -RSCMA King's College Summer Choral Course, Wilkes-Barre, PA -Congregational Singing Workshop with Paul Vasile and Music that Makes Community |
CONCERTS
Outside of the liturgical music offered, St. Margaret's offers a wide variety of performances year-round and serves as a location for area musicians to come and teach, hold rehearsals, recitals, record, and host various workshops. We have recently served as a host venue for the Annapolis Chamber Music Festival and Music that Makes Community. Other concert offerings have included silent film organ concerts and performances by area ensembles including Arundel Vocal Arts Society, the Renaissance Singers of Annapolis, Ensemble Galilei, and the Third Sunday Band. PROGRAMS
"Assistant Organist" Program An opportunity for parishioners of all ages to help the Director of Music at the organ console for a portion of select Sunday services. A fun and unique way to engage in and experience worship! Visiting Youth Choir Initiative On select Sundays we host and collaborate with accomplished local youth choirs from the region. Voices in Praise, the Saint James School Chapel Choir, and the Madeira School Choir are some of the wonderful groups that have recently shared their talents with us. Children's Chapel Music During the school year on Sundays during the 9:00am service, children ages three through fifth grade participate in their own worship service where age-appropriate lessons, songs, and prayers are offered. Song selections are fun and are simple to learn and memorize, and are offered to the congregation during youth-led Sunday worship services. Vocal Coaching Older choristers and adults have the opportunity to receive both group and individual vocal training from accomplished vocal coaches from the greater Annapolis area. This allow for additional work outside of choir rehearsals on technique, breathing, and overall vocal development and health. |
Music at St. Margaret's Past Seasons:
Winter/Spring 2025
Fall 2024
Winter/Spring 2024
Fall 2023
Winter/Spring 2023
Fall 2022
Winter/Spring 2025
Fall 2024
Winter/Spring 2024
Fall 2023
Winter/Spring 2023
Fall 2022
(photo: Black-Eyed Suzies Bluegrass Performance)