Good Friday Concert & Service
Good Friday Concert & Service
Featuring Camille Saint-Saens’
Requiem
Friday, April 2, 7:30 p.m.
Saint-Saens’ Requiem, op.54,
Newly re-orchestrated for Chamber Orchestra
by Brad Short
Under the Direction of Brad Short
Organist, Marilyn Short with Chamber Orchestra
Soloists:
Emily Heslop, soprano -- Leon Burke III, baritone
Roberta Hmiel, alto -- Daniel Pickett, tenor
with the Choir of Second Baptist Church
The Public Is Invited to
Join us for this musical reflection and evening of inspiration
Second Baptist Church , St. Louis
1/2 mile west of the St. Louis Galleria at 9030 Clayton Road at McKnight Road
Free, lighted adjacent parking -- handicap accessible -- child care provided
www.2ndbc.org 314/991-3424
9030 Clayton Road
Songs and Sonnets of Christmas
For Immediate Release
On the Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 20, at 10:30 am, the choir of Second Baptist Church of St. Louis will present Songs and Sonnets of Christmas. The choir is under the direction of Bradley Short and the organist/accompanist and director of music is Marilyn Short.
The service will follow a similar format to the traditional lessons and carols service first developed by King’s College, Cambridge , England ; however, along with scripture readings and anthems and carols, five poets from the congregation will read their poems related to the lessons and carols. We are delighted to feature original poems by these poets in our congregation: Elizabeth Brooks, Brooke Justis, Linda Novak, Melissa Bancks, and Judy Gurley.
Dr. Stephen D. Jones, pastor, will offer a brief homily entitled, “What do you really want for Christmas?” based on Luke 2:36-38. This is a part of Dr. Jones’ advent preaching series entitled, “The Greatest of All Gifts.”
Second Baptist Church of St. Louis is located at the corner of McKnight and Clayton Roads. The church is located 1 mile north of the McKnight/I-64 intersection and ½ mile west of the St. Louis Galleria at 9030 Clayton Road . There is a large adjacent parking lot and the building is handicap accessible by entering off Clayton Road . A nursery is maintained for young infants and toddlers and a children’s church is available for preschool through 5th grade children during the worship hour.
Second Baptist Church is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches in the USA and warmly welcomes all who desire to celebrate this wonderful ministry of music and the word on December 20. For more information, visit our website, www.2ndbc.org or call 314/991-3424.
Launching Our Second Year: ST LOUIS JAZZ & BLUES VESPERS
Sunday, Oct. 18, 6-8 pm
In the Sanctuary of the Beatitudes,
1/2 Mile West of the St. Louis Galleria
9030 Clayton Road at McKnight
Bosman Twins
Free. Casual Attire.
PRESS RELEASE, Sept. 30, 2009
www.StLouisJazzandBluesVespers.com
St. Louis Jazz and Blues Vespers feature the Bosman Twins on Sunday, October 18 at 6:00 pm in the Sanctuary of the Beatitudes of Second Baptist Church of St. Louis . The acoustically excellent sanctuary is located 1/2 mile west of the St. Louis Galleria on Clayton Road at McKnight Road (one mile north of the McKnight intersection of Highway 40/I-64). This venue is offered to the best jazz and blues groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of popular music. The Vespers, held on the third Sunday of each month, are free to the public. No tickets needed. There is a lighted, free, adjacent parking lot.
Second Baptist Church to Premiere Original Musical
For Immediate Release, September 29, 2009
Second Baptist Church of St. Louis , MO is premiering an original musical entitled, Judson, on Sunday, October 11, in its 10:30 am worship service. This is no charge and the public is urged to attend. The church is located at 9030 Clayton Road at McKnight, ½ mile west of the St. Louis Galleria and 1 mile north of the McKnight interchange of Highway 40/I-64. Adjacent parking is available.
Good Friday Concert and Service
For Immediate Release __ March 24, 2009
Good Friday Concert and Service
April 10, 7:30 pm
In the Sanctuary of the Beatitudes of Second Baptist Church
9030 Clayton Road at McKnight Road, ½ mile west of the St. Louis Galleria
Free adjacent, lighted parking – Child care provided
Join us as the choirs of Second Baptist Church and Eliot Chapel present
Gabriel Faure’s Requiem
Under the direction of Bradley Short
Marilyn Short, organist with orchestral accompaniment
Emily Heslop, soprano soloist & Leon Burke III, baritone soloist
www.2ndbc.org 314/991-3424
Steve Schenkel Quartet will play on Sunday, April 19th
Steve Schenkel Quartet with Ashley Mason, Jazz vocalist, April 19, 2009
PRESS RELEASE, March 23, 2009
www.StLouisJazzandBluesVespers.com
St. Louis Jazz and Blues Vespers feature the Steve Schenkel Quartet with jazz vocalist Ashley Mason on Sunday, April 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary of the Beatitudes of Second Baptist Church of St. Louis. The acoustically excellent sanctuary is located 1/3 mile west of the St. Louis Galleria on Clayton Road at McKnight Road. This venue is offered to the best jazz and blues groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of popular music. The Vespers, held on the third Sunday of each month, are free to the public. Free. Casual Attire. No tickets needed.
The Willie Akins Quartet on Sunday, February 15th
PRESS RELEASE, Jan. 23, 2009
www.stlouisjazzandbluesvespers.com
St. Louis Jazz and Blues Vespers is the newest music venue in the St. Louis region – and it’s free and open to the public. The Vespers feature the highly regarded, WILLIE AKINS QUARTET on Sunday, February 15 at 6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary of the Beatitudes of Second Baptist Church of St. Louis. The acoustically excellent sanctuary is located 1/3 mile west of the St. Louis Galleria on Clayton Road at McKnight Road. This venue is offered to the best jazz and blues groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of popular music. The Vespers, held on the third Sunday of each month, are free to the public. No tickets needed.
ALVIN JETT and the Phat NoiZ Blues Band on Sunday, January 18, 2009
PRESS RELEASE, Dec. 23, 2008
www.stlouisjazzandbluesvespers.com
St. Louis Jazz and Blues Vespers is the newest music venue in the St. Louis region – and it’s free and open to the public. The Vespers feature the highly regarded, ALVIN JETT and the Phat NoiZ Blues Band on Sunday, January 18 (2009) at 6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary of the Beatitudes of Second Baptist Church of St. Louis. The acoustically excellent sanctuary is located 1/3 mile west of the St. Louis Galleria on Clayton Road at McKnight Road. This venue is offered to the best jazz and blues groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of popular music. The Vespers, held on the third Sunday of each month, are free to the public. No tickets needed.
CHRISTMAS “LESSONS AND CAROLS” SERVICE AND CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE
For Immediate Release December 17, 2008
CHRISTMAS “LESSONS AND CAROLS” SERVICE AND CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE
at SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH , St. Louis
A Christmas “Lessons and Carols” service featuring Christmas music by the Second Baptist Church Choir and musicians will be presented this Sunday, December 21, at 10:30 am in the Sanctuary of the Beatitudes of Second Baptist Church. The church is located at the corner of McKnight and Clayton Roads, just ½ mile north of the new Highway 40 McKnight Road interchange.
Launching a St. Louis Tradition…ST. LOUIS JAZZ AND BLUES VESPERS
Press Release, September 22, 2008
For Immediate Release
St. Louis Jazz and Blues Vespers is the latest music venue in the St. Louis region – and it’s free and open to the public. The Vespers feature jazz vocalist Mary Dyson and the Brock Walker Trio on Sunday, October 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary of the Beatitudes of Second Baptist Church of St. Louis. The acoustically excellent sanctuary is located 1/3 mile west of the St. Louis Galleria on Clayton Road at McKnight Road. This venue is offered to the best jazz and blues groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of popular music. The Vespers, held on the third Sunday of each month, are free to the public. No tickets needed. Learn more on the website: www.stlouisjazzandbluesvespers.com
First Baptist Church and Second Baptist Church of St. Louis Perform New Musical
Press Release, September 1, 2008
For Immediate Release
Members of First Baptist Church and Second Baptist Church of St. Louis
Unite on the Historic Occasion of their 190th and 175th Anniversaries
To produce the premiere of a musical entitled, The Man With 20 Hands.
To most people of St. Louis, John Mason Peck is not a household name. Yet to historians and Baptists, he was a legend. Arriving in St. Louis in 1818, he built the first Protestant house of worship in St. Louis not long after Missouri became a territory of the United States of America. His early Baptist church was unusual as it was an interracial congregation, comprised of white members and black members, both slave and free. Peck also began the first Sunday School and day school for African American children and adults. He baptized the first black persons in Missouri and he ordained the Rev. John Berry Meachum, the first African American to be ordained in Missouri.