350 Chili Avenue, Rochester NY 14611

Music At St. Stephen's

Our tradition of beautiful choral and organ music continues at St. Stephen's under our new director and organist, Joel Morehouse. In keeping with the Anglican Tradition, good and fitting music is selected according to the liturgical season. Our cultural resources run deep, given the diversity of our neighborhood and more than one hundred years of choral singing! Accordingly, on a given Sunday at St. Stephen's, parishioners may hear Gregorian Chant together with American Gospel Spirituals, Renaissance polyphony together with traditional hymnody, and French-style organ improvisation together with the splendor of the early English masters. The adult choir rehearses from 8 - 9:30pm on Thursdays. Anyone interested to join should contact Joel Morehouse at 328-0856 for more info.

Joel Morehouse grew up in the 19th Ward of Rochester, where he studied piano as a child at the Eastman School of Music. He later completed a Bachelors' Degree in Music and History at Roberts Wesleyan College in 2005, specializing in piano, organ, and choral music as well as mediaeval and ecclesiastical history. In his final year at Roberts Wesleyan, he was appointed Music Director and Organist at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Rochester. In 2006 he was appointed choirmaster and organist of the Tridentine Community at Mission San Buenaventura in Ventura, California. During his time in California he also founded the Choristers of San Buenaventura, a choir of twenty-eight children, and taught in the Golden Valley Charter School. Since returning to Rochester in late 2007, Joel has enjoyed studying privately at the Eastman School, singing in various choirs in town, and being reunited with his family. He is currently working on a Master's degree in Education at Roberts Wesleyan College.

The adult choir rehearses from 8 - 9:30pm on Thursdays. Anyone interested in joining should contact Joel Morehouse at 328-0856 for more info.