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Choral Evensong for Lent
Apr
6
4:00 PM16:00

Choral Evensong for Lent

Choral Evensong is sung by the Saint George’s Choir and Choristers including music by T. Tertius Noble and Josef Rheinberger.  The Prelude begins at 3:45 pm featuring Bach’s Partita on Sei Gegrüsset.  We encourage you to bring items for the Lenten Giving Drive to be brought forward during the service.

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Choral Evensong & Pancake Supper
Mar
2
4:00 PM16:00

Choral Evensong & Pancake Supper

Our monthly Evensong features jazz-inspired music followed by our annual Parish Pancake Supper. We welcome guest saxophonist John Kocur, Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at George Mason University. Music includes Michael Hassell’s “Jesus Love Me.” The prelude begins at 3:45 pm and features music for saxophone and organ Dennis Bedard. Following Evensong, join us in the Parish Hall for a delicious meal of pancakes, egg & cheese casserole, sausages, bacon, and fruit salad.

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Choral Evensong for Epiphany
Jan
5
4:00 PM16:00

Choral Evensong for Epiphany

Choral Evensong for Epiphany is offered by the Saint George’s Choir and Choristers.  Music includes Mendelssohn’s splendit anthem “There shall a star” and Joanna Forbes LeStrange’s beautiful setting of the evening canticles.  The prelude begins at 3:45 pm. A festive reception follows.

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Festival of Christmas Lessons and Carols
Dec
15
4:00 PM16:00

Festival of Christmas Lessons and Carols

The Saint George’s choirs sing a service of Lessons and Carols for Christmas in the style of King’s College. Not to be missed. Doors open at 3:30 pm with a prelude by Saint George’s Artists in Residence, the 9th Street Quartet. Admission is free and open to the public. A festive reception follows.

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Choral Evensong for Advent
Dec
1
4:00 PM16:00

Choral Evensong for Advent

The Saint George’s Choirs sing a service of Choral Evensong for Advent featuring the extended anthem “The Wilderness” by Samuel Sebastian Wesley. The prelude begins at 3:45 pm with works by C.M. Widor and Brenda Portman’s “Aspects of Light” commissioned for the Saint George’s organ. A reception follows in the Parish Hall.

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Choral Evensong
Oct
6
4:00 PM16:00

Choral Evensong

Monthly Choral Evensong returns the first Sunday of each month, October through June at 4:00 pm, sung by the Saint George's Choir and Choristers.  The organ prelude begins at 3:45 pm.

Music includes local composer Deidre Robinson’s Steal Away, as well as music by T. Tertius Noble, John Barnard, and J.S. Bach.  

A reception follows in the Parish Hall.

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Choral Evensong for Easter
Apr
7
4:00 PM16:00

Choral Evensong for Easter

The Saint George’s Choir and Choristers sing Choral Evensong for Easter. Music includes Samuel Wesley’s Blessed be the God and Father and Joanna Forbes L’Strange Kings College Service. The Prelude begins at 3:45 pm by guest organist Dr. John “Chappy” Stowe. A festive reception follows in the Parish Hall.

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Choral Evensong & Chili Cookout
Feb
4
4:00 PM16:00

Choral Evensong & Chili Cookout

Our monthly Choral Evensong is sung by the Choristers & Saint George’s Choir followed by the return of the Chili-Cookoff.  Bring your favorite chili in a crock pot for others to sample, or just bring yourself. Chilies can be dropped off in the parish hall prior to Evensong. There will be music, decorations, a canopy of cantina party lights to provide a festive atmosphere, and a piñata grand finale for children. Beverages, salads, tortilla chips and chicken nuggets for children will be provided by the Saint Georges Men’s Group. The prelude to Evensong begins at 3:45 pm.

Music includes works by Maxine Thevenot, Jessica French, and Arnold Sevier’s “Precious Lord.”

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Choral Evensong for Advent
Dec
3
4:00 PM16:00

Choral Evensong for Advent

The Saint George’s Choirs sing a service of Choral Evensong for Advent featuring John Ferguson’s anthem, “O, come, O, come, Emmanuel” for choir and viola. We welcome Evelyn Harpham, violist. Music also includes works by Gary Davison and Brenda Portman. The prelude begins at 3:45 pm and features Advent chorale settings by J. S. Bach. A reception follows in the Parish Hall.

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Choral Evensong for All Souls
Nov
5
4:00 PM16:00

Choral Evensong for All Souls

Our annual Choral Evensong for All Souls is sung by the Saint George's Choir and Choristers.  We remember those who have died with a time of candle lighting and the reading of the Parish Necrolgy.  A special prelude featuring music for organ and cello begins at 3:45 pm. We welcome cellist Rosanna Butterfield.


Music by Max Bruch, Joanna Forbes L'Strange, Jake Runestad, Peter Nardone, and Craig Phillips.

 A festive reception follows in the Parish Hall.

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Choral Evensong for Trinity Sunday and in celebration of Pride Month
Jun
4
4:00 PM16:00

Choral Evensong for Trinity Sunday and in celebration of Pride Month

We celebrate the start of Pride Month with Choral Evensong for Trinity Sunday, a service that celebrates the all-embracing love of God. The organ prelude begins at 3:50 pm and is played by Saint George's Assistant Organist, Alfred Yoon who offers music by by Bach, Messiaen, and Gigout. Choral music includes works by Mendelssohn and Stopford. A reception follows in the Parish Hall.

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Choral Evensong for Easter
May
7
4:00 PM16:00

Choral Evensong for Easter

We celebrate our music ministries with this month’s Choral Evensong sung by Saint George’s Choir and Choristers. A special organ prelude begins at 3:45 pm played by high school senior, Bradley McMullin, who will offer Mendelssohn’s challenging and beautiful Organ Sonata No. 1. Evensong includes Charles Stanford’s Evening Canticles in G and David Hurd’s “It is a good thing to give thanks.” A reception follows in the parish hall. Join us for this ancient and transcendent liturgy at the close of the day.

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Choral Evensong for Palm Sunday
Apr
2
4:00 PM16:00

Choral Evensong for Palm Sunday

Our monthly Choral Evensong is sung by Saint George’s Choir and Choristers. In this service, we are invited to reflect, pray for the world and for ourselves, and to commend all into God’s hands as words of Holy Scripture are said and sung. Features music by Magaret Burk, Gary Davison, and Orlando Gibbons. A light reception follows. A light reception follows.

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Choral Evensong for Lent
Mar
5
4:00 PM16:00

Choral Evensong for Lent

Our monthly Choral Evensong is sung by Saint George’s Choir and Choristers. In this service, we are invited to reflect, pray for the world and for ourselves, and to commend all into God’s hands as words of Holy Scripture are said and sung. Features music by Maxine Thevenot, Noble, and Moses Hogan. A light reception follows.

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Choral Evensong for Epiphany
Feb
5
4:00 PM16:00

Choral Evensong for Epiphany

Our monthly Choral Evensong is sung by Saint George’s Choir and Choristers. In this service, we are invited to reflect, pray for the world and for ourselves, and commend all into God’s hands as words of Holy Scripture are said and sung. Features music by New Mexican composer Maxine Thevenot, George Dyson’s Canticles in D (often referred to as the Star Wars canticles), and Balfour Gardiner’s epic Evening Hymn.

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Choral Evensong for Advent
Dec
4
4:00 PM16:00

Choral Evensong for Advent

Our monthly Choral Evensong is sung by Saint George’s Choir and Choristers. In this service, we are invited to reflect, pray for the world and for ourselves, and to commend all into God’s hands as words of Holy Scripture are said and sung. Features Samuel Sebastian Wesley’s large-scale anthem, “The Wilderness.” A light reception follows.

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POSTPONED: Organ Recital: Ben Keseley, Minister of Music
Nov
20
4:00 PM16:00

POSTPONED: Organ Recital: Ben Keseley, Minister of Music

Ben’s recital will be rescheduled for early 2023. We apologize for the change. Check back for a new date soon.

Saint George’s Minister of Music, Ben Keseley, gives a recital on the church’s new Martin Pasi, Opus 28 pipe organ to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its installation.

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Benefit Concert: Balint Karosi, organ & Héloïse Dregrugllier, recorder
Sep
17
7:30 PM19:30

Benefit Concert: Balint Karosi, organ & Héloïse Dregrugllier, recorder

A Benefit Concert celebrating the ten-year partnership between Capitol Early Music and Music at Saint George’s. Our benefit concert features Bálint Karosi on the Pasi Op. 28 organ and Héloïse Degrugillier on recorder and traverso.

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Christmas Eve: Choral Prelude "Gloria in Excelsis Deo " and Festival Eucharist
Dec
24
9:30 PM21:30

Christmas Eve: Choral Prelude "Gloria in Excelsis Deo " and Festival Eucharist

The Christmas Eve Prelude begins at 9:30 pm featuring the Saint George’s Choir. The prelude features Christmas anthems and carols that help us journey to the manager where we find the Christ child. Festival Eucharist follows beginning at 10 pm, with candlelight, carols, choir and brass.

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