Music at St. Martin's St. Martin's has music to fit almost every taste. Parishioners hear contemporary and traditional music on Sunday morning. Contemporary music includes songs from the Taize and Iona communities, African American spirituals, and songs based on American folk melodies, to name but a few.
Traditional music includes offerings from the hymnal, classical anthems, and organ works.
Choristers learn to read music, sing with proper vocal technique, practice principles of good musicianship, and have fun while doing so. Membership is open to youth and children of all ages who can read well. At this service, a small choir led by Neil Willits presents vocal music from the 14th through 20th centuries, with an emphasis on plainchant and unaccompanied compositions from the 16th and 17th centuries. St. Martin's provides a concert venue for several performing groups from the University of California, Davis, The live acoustic, warm ambience, and intimate feel of St. Martin's render it an ideal setting for early, baroque, and chamber music. Musical offerings at St. Martin's are supported, in part, by contributions from the Elizabeth Rudisill Homann Music Fund of the Episcopal Church of St. Martin.