

Thirty Five years of Organ Recitals
The Second Sunday Evensong and Organ Recital Series began in 1985, and this year, St. Mark’s celebrates 35 years of welcoming musicians from all over the globe. This year, due to COVID, recitalists will either offer a live-streamed recital from the Flentrop Organ, one of the most notable instruments in the Bay Area or offer a recital either live or via video from a different venue.
Evensong will continue to be offered at 3:00 p.m. via ZOOM. The organ recital will begin at 4:00 p.m. and will last about 45 minutes. Following the concert, the recitalist will join the zoom meeting for the reception which will be moderated by the Director of Music.
These concerts are free and supported by donations. Your support is deeply appreciated.
Contributions are welcome to help support the series at one of the following levels of support: $1-74 Supporter / $75-124 Friend / $125-249 Sponsor / $250-499 Patron / $500 – $999 Sustainer / $1000+ Benefactor.
Please make your check payable to St. Mark’s Choir Association, 2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704.
Donations may also be received on-line at https://stmarksberkeley.org/music/friends-of-music/.
Contributions are tax-deductible. Thank you for your continued support.
Recitalists for the Thirty-Fifth Season, 2020–2021
Evensong at 3:00PM
Organ Recital at 4:00PM
September 13
A live interactive ZOOM conversation with the Rector and Director of Music to learn more about the Flentrop Organ and plans for celebrating its 50th birthday in 2021-2022.
****If you missed the Organ Crawl, view the recording HERE
October 11
Edward J. Tipton (Bulletin)
St. Mark’s, New Canaan, CT
This will be via Facebook or you can find the video under our Livestreamed Services tab. There will be a reception to follow via Zoom (please email our office if you do not receive our Weekly Lion for the details).
November 8
Laurent Jochum (Bulletin)
St. Jean-Baptiste Church, Bellville, Paris, France
This will be via Facebook or you can find the video under our Livestreamed Services tab. There will be a reception to follow via Zoom (please email our office if you do not receive our Weekly Lion for the details).
Laurent Jochum, who has had a particularly eclectic career for over twenty years, is the organist of the great Cavaille-Col organ of the Saint Jean Baptiste church in Belleville, Paris, and organist of the middle and high school chapel Saint Louis-de-Gonzague. (The full bio can be found in the bulletin.)
December 13
Christopher Keady (Bulletin)
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
This will be via Facebook or you can find the video under our Livestreamed Services tab. There will be a reception to follow via Zoom (please email our office if you do not receive our Weekly Lion for the details).
Christopher Keady is the Assistant Director of Music at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California, serving as principal accompanist for the Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys. Christopher was raised in Eugene, Oregon and earned a bachelor’s degree from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where he studied organ with Dr. Lee Garrett. He subsequently was Assistant Organist at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, accompanying the cathedral choir in a UK residency at Bristol Cathedral, and serving as course organist for the Pacific Northwest RSCM Training Course. Christopher completed an MM in Organ Performance at the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University, having studied with Martin Jean and served concurrently as Sacred Music Intern at the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City.
January 10
Brett Judson
Trinity Church, Folsom, CA and Cal State University, Sacramento
February 14
Nicholas Quardokus
St. Thomas Fifth Avenue, New York City
March 14
Jerome Lenk
Mission Dolores, San Francisco
April 11
David Lim
St. Philip’s Church, Ardmore, Oklahoma
May 9
Jeremy Bruns
The Church of the Advent, Boston
June 13
Susan Jane Matthews
St. Paul’s Church, Burlingame