Our Music Ministry

Our Music Ministry

The Music Ministry at St. Matthew’s is built on a long-standing tradition of blended musical styles. We believe in presenting the very best possible representations of various musical genres as an offering to God. We place great value on our Anglican musical heritage and also draw from other sources, including the traditional hymnody of many Christian denominations, sacred choral music from both contemporary and historical periods, contemporary worship songs, and anthems and service music from various Christian Eucharistic traditions.

The St. Matthew’s Parish Choir

The Parish Choir provides a wonderful opportunity for all people of varying ages and abilities to praise the Lord and experience friendship and fellowship with one another. The choir is a diverse mixture of professional and amateur singers with a wide background of experience and training. The choir sings a variety of choral music in worship services and presents special concerts during the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, and Easter. Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 pm and on Sunday mornings at 9:30 am in the sanctuary. For more information, contact our Director of Music, Dr. Jeff Vanderlee, at jeff@stmattsaustin.org.

About Our Organ: The Johannus Monarke IV

We invite you to join us at any 10:30 am sanctuary service and hear our organ, installed in November 2015. Our Monarke IV organ’s audio system consists of 42 main speakers and 6 subwoofers, divided divisionally into 4 chambers and an antiphonal Echo division. The choir, swell, and solo divisions are under expression.

The organ was custom designed by Jean Farris Fuller, organist, and Rick Bocock, President of Classical Organs of Texas, and was built by Johannus Orgelbouw b.v. of Ede, Netherlands. The stops were selected from samples taken from famous outstanding pipe organs in Europe and England. The oak console includes reverse-colored keyboards made of ebony and oak.