Music at St. Paul's Church
The St. Paul's Choristers trace their distinguished history back to the time of the parish's founding in 1804. St. Paul's Church had the first vested choir in the City of Troy, and has maintained a long tradition of fine music both for its worship services and for special musical events, including the popular Tuesday at Noon Concerts.
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Get InvolvedThe choir is open to men and women of all ages upon audition with the Choirmaster. The St. Paul's Choristers rehearse on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 7:00 PM and sing on Sundays at 10:00 AM as well as for special musical events throughout the year. These include Choral Evensong on several Sunday afternoons, as announced, our annual spring concert, occasional joint programs with other area choruses and special music for festival celebrations including Christmas Eve and Easter.
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Austin Organ
Austin Orchestral pipe Organ 100th Anniversary
Keep making music! Interview with celebrated church musician David Hurd
Dr. Hurd is presently the music director at St. Mary the Virgin [Episcopal] in New York City. He was Professor of Music and Organist at The General Theological Seminary in NYC for four decades. David has taught at Duke University, Yale University, Westminster Choir College, and other major universities and colleges. David Hurd has received many honors and awards for organ playing and composing music. David Hurd was educated at the Juilliard School, Oberlin college, and the University of North Carolina. He has played at prestigious venues including Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Carnegie Hall and many churches. Dr. Hurd's music is featured in many of the hymnals of major church bodies. He is represented as a concert organist by Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists. Dr. Hurd is presently the music director at St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal in New York City. He was Professor of Music and Organist at The General Theological Seminary in NYC for four decades. David has taught at Duke University, Yale University, Westminster Choir College, and other major universities and colleges. David Hurd has received many honors and awards for organ playing and composing music. David Hurd was educated at the Juilliard School, Oberlin college, and the University of North Carolina. He has played at prestigious venues including Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Carnegie Hall and many churches. Dr. Hurd's music is featured in many of the hymnals of major church bodies.
Part 1: Fr. Michael Gorchov interviews organist, composer and choir director David Hurd.
Part 1 Topics include: Our Austin Pipe Organ Centennial!, various different pipe organ styles, organist skills, orchestral organs of the late 19th and early 20th century, the Organ Reform Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, and much more!
Part 1 Topics include: Our Austin Pipe Organ Centennial!, various different pipe organ styles, organist skills, orchestral organs of the late 19th and early 20th century, the Organ Reform Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, and much more!
Part 2: Interview with celebrated church musician David Hurd! Fr. Michael Gorchov interviews organist, composer and choir director David Hurd
Part 2 Topics include: Dr. Hurd's life in music, early exposure to church music, years at General Seminary, choir conducting, the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, the 1982 Hymnal, the hymn "King of Glory, King of Peace," and much more!
Part 2 Topics include: Dr. Hurd's life in music, early exposure to church music, years at General Seminary, choir conducting, the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, the 1982 Hymnal, the hymn "King of Glory, King of Peace," and much more!
Austin Orchestral pipe Organ 100th Anniversary
Keep making music! Interview with Organist Tim Pyper
Fr. Michael Gorchov interviews Organist Dr. Tim Pyper. Tim is a Music Director at Holy Apostles (Episcopal), NYC, and one of our expert consultants on the preservation campaign to rescue the Austin Orchestral Pipe Organ during its 100th anniversary.
Topics include: Why do we need to save the Mighty Austin?, Austin Organ co. (Hartford, CT), Bach transcriptions for the orchestral organ, The Alexander Technique.
Tim also plays the organ in short sections to demonstrate the versatility of the Austin.
Keep Making Music!
Click here to watch the interview:
Topics include: Why do we need to save the Mighty Austin?, Austin Organ co. (Hartford, CT), Bach transcriptions for the orchestral organ, The Alexander Technique.
Tim also plays the organ in short sections to demonstrate the versatility of the Austin.
Keep Making Music!
Click here to watch the interview:
Austin Opus 1011 Orchestral Pipe Organ
Our grand Austin Opus 1011 Orchestral Pipe Organ turned 100 years old in 2021! We are going through detailed and complex restoration to ensure that our Austin Pipe Organ continues to make beautiful music for years to come. While St. Paul's Church has long been recognized as Louis Comfort Tiffany’s greatest interior masterpiece, the music program at St. Paul’s traces its own distinguished history back to the parish founding in 1804 with the first vested choir in the City of Troy.
In 1921, Troy industrialist C.W. Tillinghast Barker, commissioned Austin Organs, Inc. of Hartford, Connecticut, to install a grand orchestral pipe organ in St. Paul’s Church as a memorial to his mother, Francis Southwick Barker. This magnificent instrument features thousands of pipes, mechanical switches, bellows, pneumatic actions, leather hinges, air boxes, and copper alloy reeds. Much of this is suffering from age-related deterioration. Some sections of the organ do not work properly, the console controls are out of date, and 100 years of dust and dirt have accumulated.
After 100 years of joyful, inspiring, and praiseful music, we must make needed repairs, replace outdated and broken parts, and thoroughly clean this wonderful musical instrument. With the enthusiastic support of the Trustees of the church, we are committed to preserving this awe-inspiring treasure for another 100 years or more.
Our grand Austin Opus 1011 Orchestral Pipe Organ turned 100 years old in 2021! We are going through detailed and complex restoration to ensure that our Austin Pipe Organ continues to make beautiful music for years to come. While St. Paul's Church has long been recognized as Louis Comfort Tiffany’s greatest interior masterpiece, the music program at St. Paul’s traces its own distinguished history back to the parish founding in 1804 with the first vested choir in the City of Troy.
In 1921, Troy industrialist C.W. Tillinghast Barker, commissioned Austin Organs, Inc. of Hartford, Connecticut, to install a grand orchestral pipe organ in St. Paul’s Church as a memorial to his mother, Francis Southwick Barker. This magnificent instrument features thousands of pipes, mechanical switches, bellows, pneumatic actions, leather hinges, air boxes, and copper alloy reeds. Much of this is suffering from age-related deterioration. Some sections of the organ do not work properly, the console controls are out of date, and 100 years of dust and dirt have accumulated.
After 100 years of joyful, inspiring, and praiseful music, we must make needed repairs, replace outdated and broken parts, and thoroughly clean this wonderful musical instrument. With the enthusiastic support of the Trustees of the church, we are committed to preserving this awe-inspiring treasure for another 100 years or more.
Mailing Address for St Paul's Church:
PO Box 868
Troy, NY 12181
PO Box 868
Troy, NY 12181