Music At The Basilica

Music Ministry
Our
music ministers provide ministry through one of the church vocal
ensembles, and as cantors and instrumentalists. Our instrumentalists
come to us from the professional music community, local high schools,
Bethune-Cookman College Music Department, and Stetson University School
of Music. Our Music Ministry is led by professionals in the following
area: Director of Music, Associate Director of Music, Directors of
Children's Choirs, Gospel Choir Director. Frequently, one college
semester during the school year, we have a music student from either
Bethune-Cookman College Music Department or Stetson University School of
Music to serve as a music intern.
Ensembles include:
CHURCH INSTRUMENTS

St.
Paul Church is unique in so many ways -- one of them being the sounds
from two organs. The main organ console is located in the front of the
church, and the gallery organ console is located in the choir loft in
the rear of the church.
The main
organ was installed in 1997, and is a three-manual Allen digital organ.
It has 70 speaking voices and 80 ranks of pipe organ samplings. The
instrument also has an expander with additional voices featuring 255
digital stops and 94 ranks of pipe organ samplings. The main organ
sounds from the gallery of the church and the antiphonal division of
this organ is located in the front, east transept. There are a total
of 174 ranks of pipe organ samplings.
The
gallery organ was installed in 1999, and is a two-manual Allen
Renaissance digital organ. It features 34 stops, with 36 digital ranks
of pipe samplings. The expander on this instrument has 100 digital
stops and 84 digital ranks. There is a total of 120 ranks of pipe organ
samplings.
The
facade pipe work for the main organ (both in the gallery and the east
transcept) was built and installed by Guzowski & Steppe Pipe
Organbuilders of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Since
the church has two completely independent organs and consoles, the music
ministry has been able to feature organ duets and antiphonal choirs
accompanied by two organists. It also allows for our Principal Choir to
minister from either choir area. However, the most unique feature of
the two church organs is their linking through digital interfacing.
This allows the gallery organ to be controlled from the main organ
console, and vice versa. The organs can also be joined together as one
instrument – playable from either location. In that case, the combined
organs have the power and versatility of 294 ranks of pipe samplings,
and together form the largest instrument in the entire Daytona Beach
area. In today's market, building and installing two organs utilizing
complete pipe work would cost anywhere from $3-5 million dollars.
Recordings
In addition to the
special concerts and musical events offered by our choirs, three
professional recordings are available:
Let This Place Be a Symbol
| Keep Your Lamps |
Do You Hear |
| Felicidad |
Battle Hymn |
Live from Rome, Italy
Music Samples
| Blow Ye Trumpet |
Pie Jesu |
| Organ Fanfare |
Lux Aeterna |
| Consecrate |
|
Silent Night, Holy
Night.
Music Samples
CD/DVD Order
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