Hello! I’m David Sinden, an organist and conductor in St. Louis, Missouri.
I am the Organist and Director of Music at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in St. Louis. And beginning in August 2026, I will also be a Teacher of Applied Music (organ) at Washington University in St. Louis.
At St. Peter’s, I play the church’s 56-rank Mander organ, one of the largest mechanical-action organs in St. Louis. I also play the church’s four-rank Mander organ, one of the smallest mechanical-action organs in St. Louis.
As it turns out, my whole career has involved playing mechanical action organs in Episcopal Churches in states bordering Kentucky.
“Organist David Sinden provided masterful accompaniment for the choir — shading all the crevices, plumbing the depths, and exalting the peaks”
- The Diapason, February 2008
There are three choirs I direct at St. Peter’s: St. Peter’s Choir (a semi-professional choir), the St. Peter’s Singers (a professional choir), and a chorister program for young people affiliated with the Royal School of Church Music.
I co-host a podcast called All Things Rite & Musical with the Rev. Ian Lasch. All Things Rite & Musical is about liturgy and music from our Episcopal/Anglican perspective. To listen, visit riteandmusical.org.
I write a new weekly email newsletter, a blog, and you can follow me on Twitter or Bluesky.
I am often asked where one can find my Carol Service Spreadsheets.
