Feeding the Soul of the City

The Feeding the Soul of the City concert series provides the community with half-hour lunchtime concerts that feature a variety of musical styles, predominantly classical, jazz, and folk/Celtic.  They are held in the St. Paul’s Sanctuary and offer a pleasant and casual respite from the work and school day with music performed in a beautiful setting.

The concerts are free and open to the pubic.  Light refreshments are served for free.  One can also bring a lunch to enjoy before or during the concert.  A few minutes of prayer are held in the church shortly before the performance.

The concert series runs from September through early June (excluding January).  All performances are held from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.once a month on a Tuesday.  The annual “Festival of Lessons and Carols” is held on a Sunday evening in December.

Feeding the Soul of the City concerts began in February 2001 as a memorial to local musician John Robert Welsh.  They continue today as a donor-supported concert series.

For more information about the concert series or to make a donation, please contact St. Paul’s.

2023-2024 Concert Schedule

Sept. 19       Matthew Ball, aka The Boogie-Woogie Kid (boogie-woogie piano)

Oct. 24        Sonora Winds (clarinet, bassoon, oboe)

Nov. 21        Folias Duo (flute and guitar, South American music)

Dec. 12         “Christmas at the Organ” featuring organist Rob Hlebinsky

Feb. 27         Hildegard Singers (medieval music)

Mar. 26        Grand Rapids Guitar Duo (Brian Morris and Jonathan Marshall

April 23        Mo Xu (classical piano)

May 21         Pablo Mahave-Veglia, cello, and Greg Crowell, harpsichord

June 4           Schubert Male Chorus