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    David Sinden to Lecture: Herbert Howells' Experimental Hymnody

    Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 3:30 AMCentral Daylight Time UTC -05:00

    Join the School of Theology community for the annual Jones lecture to be delivered in Hamilton Hall (Samuel Lloyd Forum) and online for those who cannot attend in person. Use the form below to register for the livestream or join us on campus.
    Among Herbert Howells' teachers, both Ralph Vaughan Williams and Charles Villiers Stanford composed innovative and enduring hymn tunes. A close examination of Howells' hymn tunes in
    The Hymnal 1982, as well as how Howells' other tunes reveal the creative ways in which he continued to experiment with the English hymn tune form throughout his career.
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    David Sinden is an organist and conductor noted for his centered leadership and solid musicianship. For the last decade, he has served as the organist and director of music at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Louis, Missouri, where he plays the church’s 56-rank Mander organ and directs the St. Peter’s Choir and a chorister program affiliated with the Royal School of Church Music. He also directs the church’s professional choir, the St. Peter’s Singers, which sings monthly services of Choral Evensong.

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