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.

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.