Mary Pappert School of Music

The sacred music courses are ecumenical and emphasize both the musical and spiritual development of each student. Courses emphasize a high level of training in a variety of liturgical aspects, including organ, choral directing, cantoring, lectoring and internships. Areas such as sacred music repertoire, history, scripture and liturgical planning are also covered.

In addition to practicing and performing on the eight organs on the Duquesne campus, students often present recitals at concert-quality instruments throughout the Pittsburgh area, including Calvary Episcopal Church (1963 Casavant, four manuals), Church of the Ascension (1980 Austin, four manuals), St. Paul's Cathedral (1962 Beckerath, four manuals, mechanical action), Heinz Chapel of the University of Pittsburgh (1971 Moeller, four manuals), Christ Methodist Church (1987 Casavant, three manuals), and First Presbyterian Church (1988 Casavant, four manuals).

Upcoming Events

October 25
Ben Cornelius-Bates, recital
St. Paul's Monastery, 4:40 PM

October 26
AGO program on Mendelssohn
with Dr. William Little
Mt. Lebanon Lutheran Church, 8:00 PM

October 27
Lecture/Workshop
Dr. William Little on Mendelssohn
Room 314, 12:30 p.m.

November 6
Organ Crawl
St. Paul Cathedral, 1:30 p.m.

November 6
Durufle Requiem
Calvary Episcopal Church, 7:00 p.m.

November 9
Orchestra Transcription Concert
with Jon Tyillian
East Liberty Presbyterian Church

November 23
Jae Hee Lee Graduate recital
St. Paul's Cathedral, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 6
O Come All Ye Faithful
Christine Jordanoff, conductor
St. Paul’s Cathedral, 3pm

December 7-14
Susan  Ferre
Artist in Residence