St. John's Music Ministries

05/19/2026

🎶 Pipe Organ Project Moves Forward! 🎶

For decades, St. John’s pipe organ has filled our sanctuary with beautiful music. What you may not know is that the instrument is incomplete.

When the organ was installed in 2006, only about two-thirds of the original design could be built due to budget limitations. Even then, the vision was to one day complete the instrument as it was intended for the space.

That journey is now moving forward, and we’re excited to share updates along the way! Follow along here as we explore the history, vision, and future of this incredible instrument — or visit our blog to read the full story:

https://www.musicatstjohns.org/post/pipe-organ-project-moves-forward

05/08/2026

🌞Quintessence Music Camp (June 8-12) is a fun, creative summer camp behind held at St. John's! Campers can join the Young Kids Group (Ages 3–1st Grade) or the Big Kids Group (Grades 2–5) for a week including Taiko drumming, a pipe organ tour, and plenty of singing!
Register here: https://www.stjohns-abq.org/summer-camps

This program is supported by Sing Together Albuquerque, a partnership between St. John's Music Ministries and Quintessence: A Community of Singers.

03/13/2026

🍀Don't miss a special Irish-themed Jazz Vespers tomorrow at 5:00pm!

This service will feature Irish favorites including "O Danny Boy" "Newgrange", "Celtic Idyl" and others, performed by Dianna Hughes and our house combo.

👉Click the link below to join the livestream and watch from home-->

Jazz Vespers is a unique, meditative worship service that features some of New Mexico’s best professional jazz musicians. Jazz Vespers occurs on the 2nd Satu...

03/12/2026

🍀 Don’t miss a special Irish-themed Jazz Vespers this Saturday, March 14 at 5 PM!

We’re excited to welcome Dianna Hughes back for a beautiful evening of music, joined by Linda Davidson, Cal Haines, Terry Burns, Michael Anthony, and Robert Lah. Rev. Craig Cockrell will be delivering the sermon.

✨ Join us in person or stream live from home!

03/10/2026

We are proud to support the Sing Together Albuquerque program, that brings special music experiences to kids in schools across our city!

This week, 5 classes will get to make music with international a ca****la group Apollo5 and Director of Education for The VOCES8 Foundation, Ann Wright.

We are so happy to see the joy that music brings to the next generation, and make it our mission to continue to ❤️

03/06/2026

Don't wait! Tickets are going fast! Join us Sunday at 3pm for Apollo5 in Concert.

London vocal group Apollo5 brings 'The Evening Primrose' to New Mexico with centuries-spanning music, rich harmonies and vivid moods.

02/28/2026

As we look back on this season of music from 2020, we’re filled with gratitude—for our musicians and our community. 💛 Thank you for revisiting these treasured performances with us this month.

Our final share from the “Music That Sustained Us” series will be “That’s All” by Alan Brandt and Bob Haymes, performed by Dianna Hughes, vocalist; Sid Fendley, pianist; Milo Jaramillo, bassist; John Bartlit, drummer.

👉Watch more videos recorded during lockdown in our “Music at St. John’s Music Videos” YouTube playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRYArm4RlxDnA7of_JVk5daTf6mZ4cq8Q&si=NBazKmWIefnSuWYb

02/26/2026

🎼 Music That Sustained Us

Music carried us through lockdown—connecting, comforting, and inspiring our community. We’re honored to share this performance from 2020 as part of that lasting story.

Here is Jim Ahrend on piano and Donny Tesso on bass performing “Cantaloupe Island” by Herbie Hancock.