O Sing to God a new song; sing to God, all the earth. 

Sing to God, bless God’s name; tell of God’s salvation from day to day. 

Declare God’s glory among the nations, God’s marvelous works among all the peoples.

       -Psalm 96, 1-3

The cornerstone of St. John Worship is Music.  No matter how it’s expressed, through word and melody or wind in pipe, the theology of music unites us all with the Creator, helping to mold us as Christians.

At St. John, the Gothic-Revival Sanctuary, dedicated in 1867, is home to the Parish Choir, Chamber Singers, and forty-two rank Steiner organ.  Our two choirs perform in this acoustically magnificent space weekly during the Choir Season, September through May.  The Parish Choir also sings for the first-Sunday Holy Communion Services in June, July, and August.  Musically experienced volunteer singers high school age and beyond join with our professional singers in the Parish Choir.  No audition is required, but a meeting with the Organist-Choirmaster will help determine the best section placement.  The Chamber Singers is an auditioned ensemble made up of professional singers and volunteers who have had college-level School of Music vocal and choral training. 

Three Manuals, Forty-two Ranks

St. John’s Steiner organ is comprised of thirty-one ranks of new pipes. In addition, seven other ranks from the 1925 Henry Pilcher’s Sons organ were revoiced by Steiner Organs, Inc. The four rank Pilcher Echo division remains as installed in 1925 within the original 1867 J. G. Pfeffer case. This brings the 1981 Steiner organ to forty-two ranks. The 1964 Schantz console was completely rebuilt by Steiner to include a solid state combination action. The organ is currently maintained by Webber & Bourne Organ Builders, LLC.

GREAT (Unenclosed, Manual II)
16’ Holzgedackt (Pos) 12 pipes
8’ Prinzipal 61 pipes
8’ Gedackt 61 pipes
4’ Oktave 61 pipes
4’ Spitzflöte 61 pipes
2’ Kleinoktave 61 pipes
1 1/3’ Mixtur IV-VI 282 pipes
8’ Trompete 61 pipes
4’ Klarine 49 notes * *
Glocken (Ant) 20 tubes ^†
Great to Great 16’ * *


SWELL (Enclosed, Manual III)
8’ Rohrflöte 61 pipes
8’ Salizional 61 pipes *
8’ Schwebung 49 pipes *
4’ Spitzprinzipal 61 pipes
4’ Waldflöte 61 notes * *
2 2/3’ Nasat 61 pipes
2’ Blockflöte 61 pipes
1 3/5’ Terz 61 pipes
1’ Scharff IV 208 pipes
16’ Fagottbass 12 pipes
8’ Fagott-Trompete 61 pipes
Tremolo
Swell to Swell 16’ * *


POSITIV (Unenclosed, Manual I)
8’ Holzgedackt 61 pipes *
4’ Koppelflöte 61 pipes
2’ Prinzipal 61 pipes
1/3’ Zimbel III 183 pipes
8’ Trompete (Gt) 61 notes * *
8’ Krummhorn 61 pipes
Tremolo
Antiphonal to Positiv


ANTIPHONAL (Enclosed, Manual I)
8’ Gedackt 61 pipes ^†
8’ Vox Ætheria 61 pipes ^†
8’ Vox Angelica (Celeste) 61 pipes ^†
8’ Vox Humana 61 pipes ^†
Tremolo


PEDAL (Unenclosed)
32’ Quintbass 32 notes
16’ Prinzipal 32 pipes *
16’ Subbass 32 pipes *

16’ Holzgedackt (Gt) 32 notes
8’ Oktave 32 pipes *
8’ Subbass 12 pipes
4’ Choralbass 12 pipes
4’ Flötenbass 12 pipes
2’ Mixtur III 96 pipes
16’ Posaune 32 pipes *
16’ Fagottbass (Sw) 32 notes
8’ Trompete 12 pipes
4’ Krummhorn (Pos) 32 notes
Antiphonal to Pedal


COUPLERS
8’ Great to Pedal - reversible thumb and toe
8’ Swell to Pedal - reversible thumb and toe
8’ Positiv to Pedal - reversible thumb and toe
16’ Swell to Great
8’ Swell to Great
8’ Positiv to Great
8’ Swell to Positiv


Rear Shades Closed (Swell) - rocking tablet


Tutti - reversible thumb and toe


Claudine Meyer Fife Memorial Zimbelstern - 
reversible toe 1997 Webber and Bourne installation, a gift from Dr. Peter and Mrs. Margaret Fife Tanguay.