Open to 6th Grade - Adults

Rehearses Wednesday evening from 7:00-8:30 pm

The St. Stephen’s Parish Choir sings for the 10:15 a.m. Sunday services, as well as special services throughout the year (Evensong, Lessons and Carols, Ash Wednesday, Easter Vigil, etc.). The choir is made up of volunteers, Choral Scholars, and staff Section Leaders. Their repertoire includes a variety of musical styles and time periods, and includes anthems, psalmody, and congregational song. The Parish Choir offers the unique opportunity for musical, intellectual and spiritual growth, to lead congregational song, and is a place for community and laughter. A willingness to learn and grow with us is the only audition requirement!

Rehearsals are held Wednesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Sunday mornings from 9:30 am to 10:00 am in the Choir Room.

Interested in joining? We’d love to welcome you to our choir family! New members are always welcome! Contact Dr. Filippa Duke (filippa.duke@ssecdurham.org) to learn more and join one Wednesday evening!

(Add new photo of choir you took this spring so we have more than one!)

This year, St. Stephen’s is happy to host four student singers in the newly reinstated Kenan Choral Scholars program. Each singer will receive a generous stipend and participate in the St. Stephen’s Parish choir weekly rehearsals and Sunday Eucharist.

We are accepting applications for 2025-26 year! To learn more and apply, contact Dr. Filippa Duke (filippa.duke@ssecdurham.org).

St. Stephen’s offers children the opportunity to learn more about music in worship during our Formation hour (Sundays 9:00).

The organ in the Nave was made possible by the generosity of Thomas S. Kenan, III and his brother, the late Owen G. Kenan, in honor of their father, Frank Hawkins Kenan, a founding member of the church.

The organ was built in Zaandam, Holland by Flentrop Orgelbouw. After being shipped to the United States it was installed in the newly completed church building during the first six months of 1978. Hans Steketee, then president of Flentrop, designed the instrument and supervised its construction and installation. Fenner Douglass, well-known organist and organ scholar, served as a consultant.

Sitting in the balcony at the West end of the church the organ is a three manual, 45 rank tracker instrument of classical French design. For a complete stop list, click here.