Make Music at St. Luke’s!
Bridges Academy of Fine Arts
Bridges students took over 2400 hours of lessons last academic year in piano, voice, violin, cello, and guitar. Whether you’re 5 or 85, there’s a musical opportunity for you! St. Luke’s is a safe and beautiful venue for lessons, recitals and events. Church membership is not a requirement to study, nor is a profession of faith. We are a welcoming community, easily accessible from downtown, the Medical Center, West University, Galleria and Uptown, and many other nearby neighborhoods and sections of the city. Come and see us!
With several regularly-maintained pianos in teaching rooms, include a few grand pianos, large practice and performing spaces, plus several ensembles and opportunities to perform, we offer a musical learning environment that few other academies can match.
Our instructors have advanced degrees from leading universities and conservatories in Houston and across the country, as well as exceptional performing experience around the globe. Bridges Academy currently offers lessons in piano, organ, voice, violin, cello, guitar, percussion, flute, and clarinet.
SongPlay!
Encourage your child’s neurological and physical development with an engaging curriculum that includes you (or a caregiver) in a sequence of singing and movement that’s literally child’s play! Birth through preschool. Targets five areas of development: musical, physical, intellectual, social and spiritual. Classes are 45 minutes and are followed by snack time. Unlike other music programs, we do not require a one-to-one parent/child ratio, and you may bring siblings to the same class. The eight-week Fall 2019 SongPlay! session begins September 22. Tuition is $115 for St. Luke’s members and $125 for non-members. There is an additional $35 fee for siblings. For more information, please contact Julie Osterman.
St. Luke’s Choirs
Chancel Choir
Our largest choir at 120 mixed voices, the Chancel Choir sings each Sunday morning for 11 a.m. worship. Annual highlights include the Christmas Festival with orchestra, four Easter Sunday services with brass, collaborations with guest artists, and a winter retreat. Contact Sid Davis for more information.
St. Cecilia Women’s Choir
Our women’s choir boasts 40 members and leads worship at the 9:45 a.m. service most Sundays September through June. Annual highlights include a fall retreat in Galveston, leading worship for Christmas Eve and Maundy Thursday worship, and occasional pop show performances. Contact Randy Murrow for more information.
Veritas Men’s Choir
Our men’s choir provides musical leadership at least once a month during both 8:30 and 9:45 a.m. services. Additionally, Veritas and St. Cecilia collaborate for special Sundays and other worship opportunities. Contact Ryan Jones for more information.
Pure Sound Youth Choir
Pure Sound leads music most Sunday mornings during the school term at the 8:30 a.m. traditional service. These youth present a fully staged musical each spring and a musical revue at the end of each summer. Biennial tours are a highlight for students and chaperones. Contact Sid Davis for more information
Children’s Music Ministry creates opportunities for early musical exploration and builds a foundation for good singing.
- Pre-K (4 yrs. old by September 1) and Kindergarten
Our youngest children sing in JoyfulNoise! - Grades 1-5
Elementary school children sing in SundaySing! - Grades 3-5
SundayRing! meets 3-4 pm. Children ring hand chimes.
All these choirs sing and ring in worship several times a year. Contact Justin Bair for more information
St. Luke’s Hand Bells
Do you love music? Can you count to four (or sometimes six and eight)? Do you know your right hand from your left? There’s a handbell group for you!
Chancel Bells Our adult handbell choir rehearses on Sundays at 12:45 p.m. Directed by Justin Bair. Contact Justin Bair for more information
SundayRing Our children’s handbell choir for grades 3-5 rehearses on Sundays at 3 p.m., just before SundaySing rehearsal. Directed by Jane Long.