Music at Saint John's Church, in Savannah

11/15/2025

Join us for this evening of refreshments and the singing of great hymns for Advent and Christmas. Don't forget to follow The Aquila Music Foundation as we'll be closing this account on November 22nd!

Do you have a favorite hymn for Advent or Christmastide you love to sing or want to know more about? Join us on November 30th at 5PM in the Green-Meldrim House to sing some of the great hymns of our faith and enjoy refreshments.

Everything you need to participate will be provided. Bring friends and family to enjoy this opportunity to sing together in a relaxing environment.

To register and submit hymn requests fill out this form: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=Q2tIzyfKk0mkkRXHKeGfgdQLHjeqpt9FvTAHBv1J0v9UQzZIWUJPWEozMlJYRlMyQ1hIUkUxNUJSRi4u&route=shorturl or call the church office at 912-232-1251.

11/04/2025

After many attempts to no avail to rename this page, we have created a new page for the music ministry at St. John's Church in Savannah. Please follow The Aquila Music Foundation to get all the information on upcoming musical events at St. John's Church. This page will be deleted on November 22, 2025.

10/14/2025

This Sunday is our first concert in the Music on Madison Square series. The North Carolina Baroque Orchestra will perform works by Handel and Vivaldi on period instruments! Have you wondered what we mean when we say "period instruments?" David Wilson, one of the members of the orchestra, explains some of the unique characteristics of the violin he'll be playing on Sunday evening. Purchase your tickets here: https://www.instantseats.com/?fuseaction=home.venue&venueid=576

09/22/2025

We got a special delivery today at St. John's Church in Savannah! Our new choral risers arrived from Wenger Corporation. We are grateful to the gracious donor who made this purchase possible. These risers will be used in the newly renovated choir room and in our Music on Madison Square concert series. Speaking of, if you haven't purchased your tickets for our first concert in October with the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra, you can do so here: https://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.venue&venueid=576

09/08/2025

You may have seen our post last week about progress on the choir room renovations. We wanted to share a video of Mr. Douglas, Organist & Choirmaster, lending a hand with demolition to help cut down on cost (just kidding)!

If you would like to support the music ministry of St. John's Church in Savannah (and keep Mr. Douglas from a lifetime of drywall removal) consider becoming a patron of The Aquila Music Foundation. To learn how to become a friend of the foundation and patron benefits, visit: https://stjohnssav.org/worship/music/amf/

09/04/2025

There is a lot going on at St. John's Church in Savannah with regard to the music program. Tickets are selling for the Music on Madison Square concert series (you can buy yours at https://www.instantseats.com/?fuseaction=home.venue&venueid=576 ) and we're finishing up demolition for the choir room renovations!

08/26/2025

Now that we've announced the Music on Madison Square concert series, we want to draw your attention to our first concert on October 19, 2025 at 5PM at St. John's Church in Savannah.

The North Carolina Baroque Orchestra and soprano Kathryn Knauer will perform a program of music by Handel and Vivaldi, including "Autumn" from Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" and the gorgeous cantata "Sileti Venti" by Handel.

Don't miss this opportunity to hear these great works performed on period instruments! Tickets are selling, so buy yours now!
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08/25/2025

Today, Father Gavin Dunbar made an exciting announcement to the congregation about one of the initiatives of The Aquila Music Foundation at St. John's Church in Savannah. Music on Madison Square is a new concert series supported by The Aquila Music Foundation at St. John's. Our goal is to present music that awakens the heart of the listener and lifts the thin veil to give glimpses of heaven on earth. Below is a quick glimpse of the slate of performers for the year. Visit https://www.instantseats.com/?fuseaction=home.venue&venueid=576 to purchase tickets, they're already beginning to sell!

October 19th - The North Carolina Baroque Orchestra
December 14th - The Choirs of St. John's Church with members of the Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra
February 15th - The St. James Compline Choir from Mississippi
April 12th - The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips, director
July 5th - The Brass ensemble from Fort Stewart

08/19/2025

Does anyone know what Aqulia means in English (no Google translate allowed)? If not, visit https://stjohnssav.org/worship/music/amf/ to learn more about a new exciting foundation to support the music ministry of St. John's Church in Savannah and the start of a new concert series this fall!

08/15/2025

While we wish everyone a happy Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. We also want to recognize that today makes one year since Mr. Douglas began his work as Organist & Choirmaster of St. John's Church in Savannah. Mr. Douglas says, "I am just as excited now about the work ahead of us as I was when I arrived one year ago. I am grateful for the continued support of the clergy, wardens, vestry, and music committee. I am especially thankful for the diligence of the choir members over the past year. Their progress has been outstanding and I look forward to our continued growth as a community and ensemble." The past year has seen a great deal of rebuilding of the music program of St. John's and we will be announcing some new exciting initiatives here soon. For now, we ask you to pray for the clergy and musicians of St. John's Church that they may continue to inspire our hearts and minds in worship.

08/12/2025

Stay tuned for an exciting announcement about new initiatives for music at St. John's Church in Savannah coming soon!

While you wait for the big reveal, don’t forget that we’re currently recruiting for our new novice class of choristers. If you know a child that likes to sing, have their parents reach out to Mr. Douglas to talk about the choristers program.

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08/06/2025

If you know a child that likes to sing, recommend they join the Choir of Girls and Boys of St. John's Church in Savannah! Help us spread the news of this program provided for young people in the community to receive individual voice lessons, music theory lessons, and learn skills that last a lifetime all while receiving a small scholarship for their dedicated service!

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