St. Peter’s Episcopal Church hosts the annual Pride Evensong in the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri.on the Day of Pentecost at 5:00 p.m.

Music by Calvin Hampton, Stephen Paulus, David Hurd, Jeffrey R. Carter, and Abbie Betinis

Officiant: The Rt. Rev. Deon Johnson
Choirmaster: Connor Scott
Organ: David Sinden

The annual joint service sung by the Choirs of the St. Louis Episcopal churches of St. Peter’s and St. Michael & St. George is Ascension Day, May 29, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (110 N Warson Rd, St. Louis, Mo.)

David Sinden accompanies the Choir of St. Michael and St. George in St. Louis (Joseph Arndt, choirmaster).

Farewell Mass with Archbishop Rozanski
Doerr Chapel
April 23, 2025 
11:00 a.m.

 “…a baptism in meaning — to the limit of words and beyond.”
—The Rev. Brian McLaren

Contemplate the mysteries of Holy Week with poetry and music at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Louis, Mo., on Monday, April 14, at 6:00 p.m.

This service alternates between poems selected and recited by Kathryn Haydon with David Sinden’s improvised musical responses on the 56-rank Mander organ of St. Peter’s. 

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church is located at 110 N Warson Rd in Ladue, and ample parking is available in the lots surrounding the church. All are most welcome at this service.

Kathryn Haydon, Ph.D., is a scientist, church musician, and independent literary scholar. She has given poetry recitations at literary conferences in Boston, Mass., and Lausanne, Switzerland; and her recitation of the 999-line poem “Pale Fire” by Vladimir Nabokov has been viewed over 5,000 times on YouTube since 2022. 

David Sinden is an organist and choral conductor noted for his “centered leadership and solid musicianship.” Since 2015, he has been the Organist and Director of Music at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Louis. He has studied organ improvisation with Gerre Hancock, Bruce Neswick, William Porter, and Jeffrey Smith.

David Sinden leads the St. Peter’s Singers in this service of scripture, prayer, and music in the evening of Palm Sunday.

Music by Thomas Morley and Orlando Gibbons.

All are welcome at this service on the first day of Holy Week.

Ancient words and melodies form the foundation of this reflective experience, as the transcendent and mystical Duruflé Requiem will be the centerpiece of a service of Christian evening prayer. Performed by the Chancel Choir of Central Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, with orchestra (David Sinden, organ), this music has the power to meet us in our present moment and to present to us a powerful vision of eternity.

David Sinden accompanies the Choir of St. Michael and St. George in St. Louis (Joseph Arndt, choirmaster).

David Sinden accompanies the Choir of St. Michael and St. George in St. Louis (Joseph Arndt, choirmaster).

David Sinden leads the St. Peter’s Singers in this service of scripture, prayer, and music in the evening of the First Sunday in Lent.

All are welcome at this service. A reception follows.

David Sinden accompanies the Choir of St. Michael and St. George, St. Louis, (Joseph Arndt, choirmaster). at Saint Louis Abbey.

David Sinden accompanies the Choir of St. Michael and St. George in St. Louis (Joseph Arndt, choirmaster).

David Sinden leads the St. Peter’s Singers in this service of scripture, prayer, and music in the evening of the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany.

All are welcome at this service. A reception follows.

David Sinden accompanies the Choir of St. Michael and St. George in St. Louis (Joseph Arndt, choirmaster).

David Sinden accompanies the Choir of St. Michael and St. George in St. Louis (Joseph Arndt, choirmaster).

David Sinden leads the St. Peter’s Singers in this service for the Epiphany season.

The readings and hymns tell the story of the coming of Christ, the Magi’s visit, and the presentation in the Temple. 

The St. Peter’s Singers sing music by Gustav Holst, Peter Warlock, Virgil Thomson, David Hurd, and Paul Edwards.

All are welcome at this service. A reception follows.

This recital has been rescheduled for Tuesday, January 7, at 7:30 p.m. due to the threat of inclement weather.

David Sinden performs a recital on the four-manual, 60-rank organ at St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church in St. Louis, Mo.

The program, part of the parish’s 125th anniversary celebration, includes colorful pieces for the Christmas and Epiphany seasons.

The recital is free, and all are welcome.

David Sinden accompanies the Choir of St. Michael and St. George in St. Louis (Joseph Arndt, choirmaster).

A New Year’s Eve service in the style of Taizé held at Christ Church Cathedral, 1210 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri. David Sinden accompanies from the piano.

The Choir of the Church of St. Michael and St. George (Joseph Arndt, choirmaster) sings music by Charles Wood, Herbert Howells, John Tavener, Michael Bedford, Frank Boles, and Jonathan Dove. David Sinden accompanies on the organ.

David Sinden performs music by Louis-Claude Daquin, Johann Pachelbel, and J. S. Bach at the organ of the Church of St. Michael and St. George, St. Louis. This recital precedes the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

The Choir of Central Presbyterian Church (Matt Mazzoni, director) performs J. S. Bach’s Magnificat and other seasonal works. David Sinden, organ.

David Sinden leads the St. Peter’s Choir in a service of Lessons and Carols for Advent on Sunday, December 8 at 5:00 p.m.

Music old and new proclaims Advent themes throughout the service’s four sections: 1) the Message of Advent, 2) the Word of God, 3) the Prophetic Call, 4) the Christ-Bearer. The pattern of this service reflects the season’s growing anticipation, both of the first coming of Christ and of that day when the prayer “Thy Kingdom come” is finally and fully answered.

This Advent service is modeled on a service held at St. John’s College, Cambridge, England since 1956 (the Mander organ of St. Peter’s Church is inspired, in part, by the Mander organ at St. John’s).

Everyone is welcome at this service, and a festive reception follows. There is ample parking in the lots surrounding the church.

David Sinden accompanies the choir of the Church of St. Michael and St. George (Joseph Arndt, Choirmaster) in music by William Mathias, Grayston Ives, Michael Bedford, and others.

Graduate Choral Recital: Mary Ongjoco Chapman, presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of M.M. in Conducting from Messiah University.

David Sinden accompanies the U.S. premiere of a work by Swedish composer Mårten Jansson. The program also includes works by Marques L. A. Garrett, Hugo Alfvén, and Melissa Dunphy.

David Sinden leads the St. Peter’s Singers in a service of Choral Evensong, a traditional Anglican service of scripture, prayer, and music.

The service is held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Louis, Mo. All are welcome at this service. A reception follows. Ample parking is available in the lots surrounding the church.

David Sinden accompanies the Choir of the Church of St. Michael and St. George, St. Louis, (Joseph Arndt, choirmaster) in the richly complex Dallas Canticles by Herbert Howells, and The Beatitudes by Arvo Pärt.

David Sinden leads the St. Peter’s Singers in a service of Choral Evensong, a traditional Anglican service of scripture, prayer, and music.

The service is held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Louis, Mo. All are welcome at this service. A reception follows. Ample parking is available in the lots surrounding the church.

David Sinden accompanies the Choir of the Church of St. Michael and St. George, St. Louis, (Joseph Arndt, choirmaster) in the Westminster Service by Herbert Howells, and “I was glad” by David Hurd.

The King of Instruments is St. Louis’s weekly program of organ music airing Sunday mornings at 7:00 a.m. on Classic 107.3 FM. Come see and hear a live recording of an episode of the King of Instruments. David Sinden and other local organists will join hosts Mark Scholtz and Bill Stein on the evening of Tuesday, June 4 at the organ of First Presbyterian in Kirkwood. We’ll hear an assortment of repertoire as well as discussion with each of the performers about their works.