Adult Choir

It’s said that, “he who sings, prays twice” and St. Anne’s Adult Choir embodies that belief. Under the direction of Music Director J. Ernest Green, the choir provides most of the music for our worship services and at other special services during the church year. Feel called to lift your own voice in song? This summer, join us for Summer Choir. We meet at 9 a.m. in the Acolyte Room for rehearsal and then sing at the 10 a.m. service.

For more information about the Adult Choir, contact Ernie Green.

Church Circle Consort

Put a multi-generational group of amateur and professional musicians together with strings, winds, and percussion instruments and hear the magic happen! The Church Circle Consort, conducted by Kari Shea, offers a wide variety of music for St. Anne’s worship services and other special events. Whether as a large group, in a smaller trio, duo, or soloist, this talented group plays from the heart.

Bach+ Music Series

Presented in concert with Live Arts Maryland, our Bach+ series explores the infinite creativity and joy that is the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and his influence in a variety of genres. Lovers of jazz and modern composition will find as much to love in this series as true Bach fans.

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Bach Birthday Concert at St. Anne’s - March 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Please join us in the Sanctuary on March 21st at 7:30 p.m. for a special concert in celebration of J.S. Bach's 341st birthday featuring the world-renowned flutist, Mimi Stillman! With members of the Annapolis Chamber Orchestra and under the direction of our own music director, Ernie Green, the ensemble will play J.S. Bach’s Orchestral Suite in B minor, BWV 1067, his Keyboard Concerto in F Major, BWV 1057 (after Brandenburg Concerto #4), and Vivaldi’s flute concerto “La Notte” (The Night) in G minor. In the perfect acoustics of St. Anne’s, the planned program of music will soar.

More on Mimi Stillman: At age 12, Ms. Stillman was the youngest wind player ever admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with the legendary Julius Baker and Jeffrey Khaner and earned her Bachelor of Music degree. She was also the youngest flutist to win the Young Concert Artists International Auditions and Astral Artists. She is the founder of the Dolce Suono Ensemble, an ensemble based in Philadelphia. As a soloist, Ms. Stillman has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán; given recitals at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Verbier Festival (Switzerland), and taught masterclasses for the National Flute Association, Eastman School of Music, École Normale de Musique de Paris, universities and conservatories throughout the United States, Europe, and Latin America.

In addition to her many performances, Ms. Stillman is also a published author on music and history, a composer and arranger, and a Yamaha Performing Artist and Clinician. She holds a master’s degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania and is the artist-in-residence on faculty at Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance. She is also the host of the livestream show, “Tea with Mimi.”

Music Staff

J. Ernest Green, Music Director Bio

J. Ernest Green is the Music Director of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, the Artistic Director of Live Arts Maryland and the Music Director of the Annapolis Chamber Orchestra and Annapolis Chorale. He served as a Cover Conductor with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where he worked with such artists as Metropolitan Opera star Denyce Graves, Sir James Galway, Pinchas Zuckerman, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Osmo Vanska among others. He received acclaim for conducting the National Symphony Orchestra for a subscription weekend with a last-minute call when Bill Conti was unable to appear – he had less than 20 minutes to prepare and conduct an entirely new program!

As a Pops Conductor, Mr. Green regularly worked with and conducted for the late Marvin Hamlisch. In January 2013, he conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s tribute to Mr. Hamlisch, featuring Idina Menzel, Robert Klein and Lucie Arnaz, Maria Friedman, Brian D’Arcy James and Klea Blackhurst. In fall 2012, he was the Musical Advisor for the Memorial Concert for Mr. Hamlisch at The Juilliard School where he worked with Mike Nichols, Liza Minnelli, Aretha Franklin, Chris Botti, Kevin Cole, Maria Friedman, Lang Lang, and Barbra Streisand.

Mr. Green was the Musical Supervisor and Conductor for a new production of “Sweet Smell of Success” at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway. In June 2013 he was the Music Director and Conductor for “One Singular Sensation” a Broadway celebration honoring Mr. Hamlisch at the Hudson Theatre featuring, in addition to the artists listed above, Donna McKechnie, Marissa McGowan, Matthew Morrison, John Lloyd Young, Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks, Capathia Jenkins, Michael Douglas, Bernadette Peters, and Joel Grey. Recent engagements include concerts with the Pittsburgh Symphony and the Adrian Symphony and this fall he will conduct Verdi’s “La Traviata” with the Baltimore Concert Opera. Last season he conducted a new production of “Pagliacci” with Opera Naples.

Known for his adventurous and creative programming as he pushes the boundaries of the concert hall, Mr. Green has created several “fusion” programs combining standard concert repertoire with popular and contemporary music, which he has lead with orchestras both here and abroad. In addition, he has received acclaim for his concert productions of operas and other stage works, among them Verdi’s “La Traviata,” “Sweeney Todd” and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific.” He has also been engaged to develop similar programs for other orchestras. Mr. Green also created a new concert production of “Don Giovanni,” which premiered in 2010.

Referring to his creativity and innovation in and beyond the concert hall, The Baltimore Sun recently said, “Green should be commended for his downright prodigious programming.” Mr. Green has appeared with many orchestras including: The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra with Marvin Hamlisch, The National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, The Florida Orchestra, The Tuscia Festival Orchestra (Italy), The Queen’s Orchestra (at the Aaron Copland School of Music), Cumberland Valley Chamber Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony, the Sophia Symphony and Varna Symphony (Bulgaria), Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Lincoln Symphony, Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional (Santo Domingo), Mesa Symphony, Cumberland Valley Chamber Players and the Trinity Chamber Orchestra (Cleveland). He has toured with the Ballet Arabesque (Bulgaria) the Ballet Theatre of Maryland, MozartFestival Opera and the Teatro Lirico d’Europa.

Mr. Green’s opera credits include the Opera Naples, Hawaii Opera Theatre, Teatro Lirico d’Europa, Boston Aria Guild, Indiana Opera North, Associacão Opera de Brasilia, Boston Academy of Music and the Young Victorian Theatre Company. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1993 and in 1986 made his international debut conducting performances with the Fundacão Orquestra Sinfoni ca de Brazil, Associacão Opera de Brasilia, and the Orquestra Jovem de Brasilia.

Mr. Green is also a Lecturer in Music at Washington College. He is an avid advocate for the arts and an active fundraiser for his own company as well as other community organizations. He has served as a music panelist for the Maryland State Arts Council and has served as an advisor on its Strategic Planning Committee. In 2002, he was given the Performing Arts Award (also known as the “Annie”) by the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County and, in 2012 was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award.

J. Ernest Green, Music Director

Larry Molinaro, Organist

Carolene Winter, Organist Emerita

Kari Shea - Director, Church Circle Consort

Alec Green - Acoustic Ensemble Leader

Lindsay Espinosa - Soloist/Section Leader

Laurie Hays - Soloist/Section Leader

Bri Webster - Soloist/Section Leader

Ryan Webster - Soloist/Section Leader

Resonate with St. Anne’s

Where words leave off, music begins.

St. Anne’s believes that art can be a form of prayer; it has the ability to reach people and their emotions, wherever they may be. Annapolis is alive with music and we’re blessed to be able to share through St. Anne’s Adult Choir, our dynamic instrumental groups, and a music partnership with Live Arts Maryland featuring some of the region’s finest performers. The church itself is a glorious instrument, resonating with brilliant acoustics and the soaring sounds of our Freiburger pipe organ.

Wherever you are at this moment, let St. Anne’s music find you.