Music Ministry - St. Louis King of France Catholic Church

06/03/2026

Sincere thanks to all who were able to join us on May 17 for the Duruflé Requiem! We enjoyed a gracious audience and a beautifully prayerful experience in preparing and performing this masterwork.

Please “follow” our page for future opportunities to hear high-level sacred music in Austin! We are blessed at St. Louis King of France to share our gifts with the city, and hope that many might know Christ’s love through our ministry.

Stay tuned for more updates throughout the summer!

05/16/2026

TOMORROW! The choir, soloists, and organ all sound top-notch and are ready to provide a transcendent experience for all who are able to attend. Don’t miss this opportunity!

Sunday, May 17 | 6pm | St. Louis Catholic Church, Austin

This Sunday! 👑

The King’s Choir will be singing Duruflé’s masterpiece Requiem in concert, featuring Dr. Midori Ataka and our amazing chancel organ, on May 17 at 6pm.

This performance will feature recognizable Gregorian chant harmonized in a 20th century style, blending our oldest heritage with new interpretations of the funeral Mass music setting we sing each Lent. This concert will be free to attend and is open to all lovers of sacred music from around Austin!

Music Ministry - St. Louis King of France Catholic Church

04/20/2026

On May 17, the King's Choir of St. Louis will sing Maurice Duruflé's masterful Requiem in concert as part of the King's Concert Series. Joined by professional soloists, cellist, and Dr. Midori Ataka at the organ, this will be a powerful occasion to engage with our Catholic musical heritage: timeless chant which inspires awe and gives hope. Please join us in engaging with this incredible music!

PROGRAM
Requiem - Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
I was glad when they said unto me - C.H.H. Parry (1848-1918)

FREE to attend | 6pm, Sunday, May 17 | St. Louis King of France Catholic Church

04/02/2026

As we enter the Holy Triduum this evening, we look forward to praying with you through song at St. Louis. The texts of the choral anthems the King’s Choir will sing over the next three days are (in some cases) as old as the Church itself, but have been set by different composers throughout the centuries — a testament to their superlative beauty and ability to draw our minds close to the mysteries we celebrate.

03/24/2026

Please consider joining us for Tenebrae on Good Friday!

Anchored in heart-wrenching psalm chant, readings framing our Lord's Passion, and polyphonic choral responses to those readings, this is one of the most solemnly beautiful services of the entire church year. This year's music uniquely features all six of T.L. de Victoria's Responsories for Good Friday, accompanied by other responses from Handl, Croce, and Palestrina, and concluding with Bruckner and Allegri meditations typical for the service.

This year's Tenebrae will be sung on Good Friday near sundown (7:30pm). We look forward to sharing in this truest experience of darkness -- yet not without hope to come -- with you.

03/11/2026

We are so blessed to have Dr. Midori Ataka at St. Louis! Witness her Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church Lenten organ recital either in-person or online today at 12pm noon, instructions below.

02/10/2026

The 2025 ‘O’ Antiphons Concert is now viewable and shareable on YouTube! You can revisit with the link below the beautiful Advent night of prayer, song, and spiritual preparation as we now begin to prepare our hearts for Lent.

Significant thanks are due to parishioner Jack Witt for his videography and editing work to preserve this concert.

https://youtu.be/kRsdZv7-KwUhioner

Thank you for watching our King's Choir perform the annual 'O' Antiphons Concert this Advent season!Subscribe to our channel for more of the King's Choir ...

12/15/2025

The day is here! Tonight, our King's Choir presents its annual "O" Antiphons Advent Concert at 7pm. Join us for beautiful music and readings, free and open to the public.

Readings from sacred scripture, as well as poetry by Wendell Berry, Christina Rossetti, and St. John of the Cross

Music by Will Todd, Jacob Handl, Javier Busto, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Elizabeth Poston

See you soon!

12/13/2025

Vincent Pham presented a beautifully varied program in yesterday’s Advent Organ Recital. Listen to a few moments of Everett Titcomb’s “Puer Natus Est Nobis.”

Join us for our final recital of the series next Friday at 12:15pm, when Chris Oelkers will bring a Marian-themed program of German Baroque music to St. Louis. See you then!

12/11/2025

We so enjoyed having Dr. Melanie Randall last Friday to play our chancel organ for the first of three Advent Organ Recitals. Dr. Randall also engaged with St. Louis School students after the recital, answering questions and sharing how cool of an instrument the organ really is!

Come hear the second of these 30-minute lunchtime recitals tomorrow at 12:15pm in our main nave, when we will welcome Vincent Pham from St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic Church, or catch the live-stream at https://www.youtube.com/ !