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St. Paul's Church
59 Court Street
Dedham, MA 02026

(781) 326-4553
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Recordings | Our Choirs | The Organ | Bells

Introduction  Since it’s founding 250 years ago, St. Paul’s Church has been the home of a great musical tradition for both its parishioners and the Dedham community. The Men and Boys Choirs and the Women and Girls Choirs of the early nineteenth century have given rise to today's Chancel Choir and Festival Choir for men and women as well as the Cherub and Youth Choirs. St. Paul’s has hosted many musical organizations over the years including the Dedham Choral Society and the music program at Noble and Greenough School.

St. Paul’s is also proud to sponsor the Commonwealth Brass Quintet. The Commonwealth Brass Quintet is "in-residence” at St. Paul’s, providing music for Easter, Christmas, and other church services.

Music Recordings from St. Paul's

A Christmas Choral Concert

On Sunday, December 23, 2007 our choirs, under the direction of our Minister of Music, David Tierney, performed a concert of Christmas choral music.  Below are links to mp3 files of the individual pieces performed.  Click on the title to listen.

Title: Composer/Arranger: Performed by:
In the bleak midwinter Gustav Holst The Chancel Choir
The Lamb John Tavener The Chancel Choir
O magnum mysterium Tommaso da Vittoria The Chancel Choir
Sing Noel Natalie Sleeth Cherub, Seraphim,
Junior and Senior Youth
Have you heard? Arr. Jay Althouse Cherub, Seraphim,
Junior and Senior Youth
What child shall come Arr. Patrick Liebergen Cherub, Seraphim,
Junior and Senior Youth
Christmas Lullaby John Rutter Junior and Senior Youth
Rose Palmer, soprano
Hodie Christus natus est Giovanni Palestrina The Chancel Choir
Lullay my liking Gustav Holst The Chancel Choir
Sharyn Duncan, Tom Oesterling,
Julie Tierney, Doug Munsell - soloists
Riu, Riu, Chiu arr. Noah Greenberg The Chancel Choir
Tim Duncan, Bass
A Babe is Born William Mathias The Chancel Choir
O holy night Adolphe Adams Junior and Senior Youth,
The Chancel Choir
Abigail Michelson, Lizzy Siphron,
Emma Hodges, Marissa Michelson,
Charlotte Spada, Laura Hartman -
soloists

Cantata No. 79 ("Reformation") of J.S. Bach

On Sunday, May 20, 2007 our Choir under the direction of David Tierney, our minister of Music, and with a guest orchestra of talented musicians performed Bach's Cantata No. 79 ("Reformation").  Below are links to MP3 recordings of David's introductory remarks along with the first three movements of this magnificent Cantata:

Choirs

The Chancel Choir provides the vast majority of music for services at St. Paul’s. This mixed voice choir of sixteen to twenty-four voices rehearses Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and sings at the 10:00 a.m. service every Sunday from September to June. Repertoire ranges from Tallis and Byrd to Haydn and Mozart to Matthias and Tavener. Membership is open to experienced singers of high school age and older. Participation is by audition or invitation.

The Festival Choir is the Chancel Choir augmented by ten to twenty singers and sings at the musical services scheduled throughout the church year. Rehearsals are scheduled for specific Thursday evenings throughout the year. Participation is open to all.

The Junior Choir is for girls in grades 3 and above. The Junior Choir provides music at various services throughout the year (please call for a schedule). The Junior Choir rehearses on Sundays following the 10:00 a.m. service (approximately 11:15 a.m.-12:00 noon). Membership is open to any girl, including non-parishioners.

The Cherub Choir is for boys and girls in grade K-2. The Cherub Choir provides music at five or six church services throughout the year (please call for a schedule). On some occasions the Cherub and Junior Choirs join forces for special events. The Cherub Choir rehearses on Thursdays from 4:15-5:00 p.m. Membership is open to any girl in grades K-2, including non-parishioners.

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The Organ

The Organ at St. Paul’s is a 3-manual, 29 stop, 39 rank Casavant organ with electro-pneumatic action.  It was built in 1959, replacing an older Moller organ.  A Steinway “B” grand piano is in the parish hall.

Organ Stop List:

Great
8' Principal, 8' Bourdon, 4' Octave, 4' Koppelflote, 2' Superoctave, 1 1/3' Mixture IV

Swell
8' Viola, 8' Viola Celeste (T.C.), 8' Rohrflote, 4' Spitz Principal, 2' Waldflote, 1' Scharff IV, 16' Fagott, 8' Trompette

Positive
8' Gedeckt, 4' Koppelflote, 2' Gemshorn, 1 1/3' Quintflote, 2 2/3' Sesquialtera II, 1/3' Cymbal III, 8' Krummhorn

Pedal
16' Principal, 16' Subbass, 8' Octave, 8' Pommer, 4' Superoctave, 2 2/3' Mixture II, 16' Posaune, 8' Trompette

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