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.

David Sinden performs an organ recital on the 1957 Wicks organ at St. Joseph Chapel in O’Fallon, Missouri.

The recital will include music by Charles-Marie Widor, Jeanne Demessieux, and George Shearing. This recital is free, and all are welcome.

David Sinden leads the St. Peter’s Singers in a service of Choral Evensong on Sunday, April 14, at 5:00 p.m. Evensong is a traditional Anglican service of scripture, prayer, and music in the evening.

The service includes music by Joseph Rheinberger and his student, Horatio Parker. The Responses are by Margaret Burk.

All are welcome at this service.

 “…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, March 25, at 6:00 p.m.

This service will present a narrative of the Passion, alternating 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. 

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 2,500 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.

Maria Polesky, violin, and Dr. Scott Elsholz, organ, will premiere a new work for violin and organ composed by David Sinden.

The piece, which was commissioned by Dr. Elsholz, will be premiered at St. Louis Church in Memphis, Tenn., on Monday, March 18 at 7:00 p.m., as part of a recital called “Litanies and Laments.” The recital features the newly renovated Casavant organ at St. Louis Church, and includes music by J. S. Bach, Marcel Dupré, Jehan Alain, and Samuel Barber.

David Sinden co-leads the music for worship services at the Diocese of Missouri’s “Healing in the Heartland.” His setting of Psalm 130, which was written for this occasion, will be sung in the morning worship service.

At the morning worship service the celebrant is the Rev. Stephanie Spellers, and the preacher is the Rev. Naomi Tutu. Music is co-led with Connor Scott.

David Sinden leads the St. Peter’s Singers in a service of Choral Evensong on Sunday, March 10, at 5:00 p.m. Evensong is a traditional Anglican service of scripture, prayer, and music in the evening.

Mr. Sinden leads the St. Peter’s Singers in music by Herbert Howells, Imogen Holst, and Margaret Burk.

All are welcome at this service.

David Sinden leads the St. Peter’s Singers in a service of Choral Evensong on Sunday, February 11, at 5:00 p.m. Evensong is a traditional Anglican service of scripture, prayer, and music in the evening.

This service, sung by the St. Peter’s Singers, includes music by American composers Peter Hallock and Charles Callahan. The concluding voluntary is Even Song by John La Montaine

All are welcome.

David Sinden performs a recital of all early music on the two Mander organs of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Louis.

This recital is part of the Early Music Missouri 2023/24 concert series. Early Music Missouri is an organization dedicated presenting and promoting Early Music concerts in the St. Louis region. We currently present six concerts per season focused on concerts featuring historically-informed performance and period instruments.

The St. Peter’s Singers lead a service of Lessons and Carols for Epiphany on Sunday, January 14 at 5:00 p.m. The service is held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in St. Louis, Mo.

This Epiphany service is modeled on a service held at St. John’s College, Cambridge, England. The readings and music tell the story of the coming of Christ, the Magi’s visit, and the presentation in the Temple. 

Everyone is welcome at this service. There is ample parking in the lots surrounding the church.

An annual New Year’s Eve service in the style of Taizé held at Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis. David Sinden, piano.

Presented by Confluence: A Center for Spirituality

David Sinden serves as the guest organist and choirmaster for a service Christmas Lessons and Carols at Grace United Methodist Church in St. Louis. He accompanies the choir on the church’s impressive 60-rank Moller organ. Music from the organ includes “Prelude on ‘Irby’” by David Willcocks and the Toccata in D Major by Marcel Lanquetuit.

St. Peter’s Choir sing a service of Lessons and Carols for Advent, on Sunday, December 10 at 5:00 p.m. The service is held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in St. Louis, Mo. David Sinden will lead the choir in music of William Byrd, Michael Wise, Igor Stravinsky, Lennox Berkeley, Jane Marshall, Judith Weir, Malcolm Archer, Melissa Dunphy

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).

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.

Everyone is welcome at this service. There is ample parking in the lots surrounding the church.

St. Peter’s Singers sing a service of Choral Evensong on Sunday, October 8 at 5:00 p.m. The service is held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in St. Louis, Mo. David Sinden will lead the choir in music of Thomas Weelkes, Herbert Brewer, and David Briggs.

Choral Evensong is a service of scripture, prayer, and music in the evening. It has been sung regularly in the Anglican Church since the 16th century.

Everyone is welcome at this service. There is ample parking in the lots surrounding the church.

On Sunday, October 29 at 4:00 p.m., you are invited to hear spooky songs of the season and familiar film tunes on the organ of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church!

This short organ recital for children of all ages will also include Pumpkin Carols for all to sing.

The 3-manual Mander organ at St. Peter’s has 56 ranks and is the largest mechanical-action organ in St. Louis.

This recital is free, and all are welcome. There is ample parking in the lots surrounding the church.

David Sinden is the organist for three works in the Bach Society of Saint Louis concert on Sunday, October 22 at 3:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Kirkwood, Mo. Mr. Sinden will accompany the choir in Jonathan Dove’s mesmerizing “They will rise.”

For more information, see bachsociety.org/concerts

St. Peter’s Singers sing a service of Choral Evensong on Sunday, October 8 at 5:00 p.m. The service is held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in St. Louis, Mo. David Sinden will lead the choir in music of Thomas Weelkes, Herbert Brewer, and David Briggs.

Choral Evensong is a service of scripture, prayer, and music in the evening. It has been sung regularly in the Anglican Church since the 16th century.

Everyone is welcome at this service. There is ample parking in the lots surrounding the church.

David Sinden performs on the Möller organ of Holy Communion Episcopal Church, University City, Mo., newly rebuilt by Robert Dial.

Mr. Sinden performs music by Bach, Jehan Alain, Calvin Hampton, Zachary Wadsworth, and Kerensa Briggs.

This recital is free, and all are welcome.

David Sinden will perform as part of the St. Louis Chapter of the American Guild of Organists Members’ Recital. Mr. Sinden will perform “Pageant” from Three Pieces for Organ by Calvin Hampton (1938–1984).

The organ at Grace United Methodist Church is a four-manual M.P. Moller of 60 ranks.

The St. Peter’s Singers join with Early Music Missouri in this service of Choral Evensong. Music by Pelham Humfrey and John Ward.

The Choirs of St. Peter’s, St. Louis, and the Church of St. Michael & St. George, St. Louis, join forces for a service of Choral Evensong held at St. Peter’s. Music by Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Herbert Murrill, Moses Hogan, and David Sinden.

The music at the service is led by the Directors of Music at both churches, Dr. Nicholas Bideler and David Sinden.

A Service of Lessons and Carols for Epiphany will be held Sunday, January 8 at 5:00 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Louis. The service will include the premiere of a new Epiphany carol commissioned by St. Peter’s:. The words are by Charles Anthony Silvestri, and the music is by Jessica French.