The Music Ministry at St. Matthew’s is built on a long standing tradition of blended musical styles. We believe in presenting the very best possible representations of various musical genres as an offering to God. We place great value on our Anglican musical heritage and also draw from other sources, including the traditional hymnody of many Christian denominations, sacred choral music from both current and historical sources, contemporary worship songs and anthems and service music from many different Christian Eucharistic traditions. The Music Department yearly presents The Choir and Orchestra of St. Matthew's in concert of sacred masterworks as a gift the community. The concerts are recorded live and a CD of the concert is produced for donations. Please see the Music CD page.
The St. Matthew’s Parish Choir
The Adult Choir provides a wonderful opportunity for all people of varying ages and abilities to praise the Lord and experience friendship and fellowship with one another. The choir, nearly 30 members strong, is a diverse mixture of professional and amateur singers with a wide background of experience and training. The choir sings a variety of choral music in worship and leads the Caroling in the Neighborhood evening as well as presenting special pre-service concerts for the Christmas Eve, All Saints and Ascension services. Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 p. m. and on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a. m. in the Sanctuary. For more information, contact our Director of Music, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Director of Music/Organist - Jean Farris Fuller
"Each singer brings his or her own experience and gifts to the group to work together for the glory of God. Jean says, “Church music allows the musician to return that gift to God through hard work, dedication and concentrated effort. Music is prayer. Music takes work. Music is a physical as well as a mental art and requires the artist to use all of their being to relate ideas, concepts. When church musicians pull all of these efforts together, it is a powerful, exciting and rewarding act of worship. ”
Choral Director - Michael Rosensteel
Michael received a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from San Diego State University and a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the Butler School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin. He has worked with numerous choral ensembles ranging from Children, Youth and Adult. He has extensive experience conducting handbell ensembles, chamber ensembles, and orchestras. Michael has been a tenor soloist for many years, and has traveled as a guest soloist to Germany, Austria, Czech. Republic, Hungary, Ukraine, Russia and Latin American embassies in Washington, DC.