Greetings from the Music Ministry of our church!

We are happy to report that the Classic Hymns, Chennai https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwi-t6MqtCY_AgdsQAzmvhw/featured which had already released many well-known albums including Mass Choir Hymns, chose our church, with its famed ambience and acoustics, for its 11th Album with Kannada and English Hymns. From our church, St. Andrews Choir, Stuthi@StAndrews, St. Andrews Chamber Orchestra and the St. Andrew's Men's Ensemble had a wonderful opportunity to be part of this recording which took place on the 15th , 19th and 20th of August. Many English and Kannada Choirs from all over Bengaluru and even from Udupi joined us in this venture led by Mr. Binu Joshua Thomas, the Visionary and Architect of the Classic Hymns Project. The planning and preparation for this had been going on right from May 2022, including three sets of Mass Choir Practices for Kannada and English from mid-July. There were more than 300 voices that sang the Kannada and English Hymns. We are extremely grateful to our Organist and Choir Director, Mr. Andrew Bhagyanathan, and Wg Cdr I D Soans from Stuthi@StAndrews who organised the English and Kannada Choirs practices respectively. Mr. Godfrey Aiyadurai and Mr. Peter Appaji also played key roles in making this a big success. Every chorister and instrumentalist was blessed by this project and is immensely privileged to have a unique opportunity such as this, and give glory to God by offering our time and talent through the meaningful Hymns. All this could not be carried out without the constant encouragement of our Presbyter Rev. Dr. Dexter S. Maben, the support of the Pastorate Committee and hard work by the church staff. We look forward the release of the Album on 02nd October 2022 and also more such opportunities and fellowship with choristers from other churches coming together.

Mrs. Neha Salome George
Convener, Music Ministry