Music is a very important facet of spiritual life at St. Paul’s. Our Music Director works with a small, but dedicated, volunteer adult choir to rehearse and perform at all 10:30am services during the year. The Children’s Choir also performs once a month at the beginning of the 10:30am service. Services at 8:15 am are held without music. Hymns at the outdoor garden services are sung a Capella or with acoustical instrument accompaniment.

We often have guest musicians during the holidays. For example, a guest trumpeter heralded us at the Christmas Eve services  for the last three years.

 As with the written liturgy, St. Paul’s is adventurous in its musical tastes. We draw upon hymnals such as Lift Every Voice and Sing as well as Wonder, Love, and Praise, in addition to the regular blue 1982 Hymnal.  

Our Music Director, Reiko Akasaka, is both an accomplished organist and a pianist, holding dual master’s degrees in performance of the two instruments. Her experience spans church and secular music, including choral accompaniment and chamber orchestra membership.