Music Highlights
Spotlight on Music: Here we are
Here we are. Sitting with that statement. I wonder if that’s it, that’s everything: Here we are to make community together in all the ways it happens. Here we are…
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Spotlight on Music November 2025
Music at St. John’s is most frequently experienced by the congregation on Sundays when worship includes preludes, chants, hymns, anthems, postludes, and service music. 10am Sunday Worship is led by…
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Spotlight on Music – November 2024
The ongoing mission of music ministry at St. John’s church, Linden Hills, is to facilitate and nurture participation in worship and in our common life together through music, inspiring vital…
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Spotlight on Music – A Year in Review
Looking back over the 2023-24 Music Season, I’m struck by the joyful resilience of this community. Through many changes, St. John’s musicians keep showing up - to study, practice and…
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Spotlight on Music at St. John’s – February 2024
In the opening pages of his book “The Creative Act: A Way of Being”, celebrated record producer Rick Rubin writes: Everyone is a Creator. Those who do not engage in…
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Spotlight on Music at St. John’s – November 2023
The mission of the music ministry at St. John’s Linden Hills is to facilitate and nurture participation in worship and in our common life together through music, inspiring vital community…
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Music Highlight: Edward Jacobson
Q: In what ways do you share your musical gifts at St. Johns? A: I play trombone in church and I play in Chime Choir. Q: What music do you…
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Music Highlight: Anders Logan
Q: In what ways do you share your musical gifts at St. John’s? A: “I am in the Chime Choir. Also, I sing hymns when they’re in the service!” Q:…
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Music Highlight: Theo Mendez
Q: In what ways do you share your musical gifts at St. John’s? A: I am in my second year of playing in the Chime Choir. I used to sing…
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Music Highlight: Erik Stanerson
Q: In what ways do you share your musical gifts at St. Johns? A: Chime Choir Q: What music do you listen to? A: Anything on the radio (The Current,…
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Music Highlight: David Reineman
Q: In what ways do you share your musical gifts at St. John’s? A: I’m in the Chime Choir. Q: What music do you listen to? A: I like to…
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Music Highlight: Kaitlin McDonald
Q: In what ways do you share your musical gifts at St. John’s? A: I am in the festival choir, youth choir, chime choir, and occasionally I will sing in…
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Music Highlight: Liv Rosten
In what ways do you share your musical gifts at St. Johns? I was in the bell choir a couple of years ago. Living in St. Paul has made participating…
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Music Highlight: Bach Music on 9.2
The Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother (Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo) in B-flat major, BWV 992, is an early work by the adolescent Johann…
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Music Highlight: Linnea Sommer
Q: In what ways do you share your musical gifts at St. John’s? A: I play and sing in the 9am Service Ensemble, and occasionally at Open Mic nights. Q:…
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Music Highlight: Berit Schaefer
Q: In what ways do you share your musical gifts at St. John’s? A: I do chime choir. Every Wednesday we practice, and we play some Sundays. Q: What music…
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Musician Highlight: Avery Schaefer
Q: In what ways do you share your musical gifts at St. Johns? A: I play in the chimes choir for the 9 and 11 o’clock services. Q: What music…
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Issam Rafea
International oudist, composer, conductor Issam Rafea Syrian musician and educator Issam Rafea brought his music to 9 and 11am Sunday services on February 28th. Issam has concertized widely in solo…
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