St. James in-the-City
LOS ANGELES

The Reverend Dr. Kate Cress, Rector
3903 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California   90010

Email: [email protected]
GreatMusicLA.org

We are located in the Wilshire Center district of Los Angeles, two blocks west of Western Avenue. Ramp accessible.

Metro Purple Line: Wilshire/Western station, then walk two blocks west.

THE CHOIR OF SAINT JAMES

Jae Park, Assistant Conductor
Dr. Tom Mueller, Associate Organist
Canon James Buonemani, Artistic Director & Organist-Choirmaster

Bill Vestal, Artistic Director, Classical Sundays at Six

Justin Baker-Rojas, Production Manager
Megan Dillon, Marketing & Production Coordinator
Adolfo Angulo, Program Coordinator
Michael Macapagal, House Manager
Richie Guerra, Video Producer
Patty Reyes, Video Operator
Dennis Bade, Program Host

We our commited to provide as safe an environment as possible. The wearing of face masks is optional but may become mandatory if required by pandemic protocols. Proof of vaccination or boosters is no longer required, but highly recommended.

Please come and enjoy our concerts free of charge. Seating is available at full capacity on a first-come first-served basis. Tickets (free) are only required for Advent Lessons and Carols on Dec. 8 as described above.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Free Parking is available across from the front of the church at 3926 Wilshire Blvd.

DIRECTIONS FOR FREE PARKING:

IF DRIVING NORTH ON ST. ANDREWS AWAY FROM WILSHIRE: Turn left on 6th street; turn left on Wilton Pl.; turn left on Wilshire.; When arriving at 3926 Wilshire Blvd, turn into driveway and gate will automatically open. Park anywhere.This is the front entrance labeled “Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles.”

IF DRIVING SOUTH ON ST. ANDREWS TOWARD WILSHIRE: Turn left on Wilshire, then an immediate right onto St. Andrew’s Place; turn right on Ingraham; turn right on S. Wilton Pl.; then turn right on Wilshire Blvd. When arriving at 3926 Wilshire Blvd, turn into driveway and gate will automatically open. Park anywhere.This is the front entrance labeled “Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles.”

PLEASE REMOVE YOUR CAR FROM THE LOT NO LATER THAN 30 MINUTES FOLLOWING THE END OF AN EVENT. OTHERWISE, YOU WILL BE LOCKED IN.

Due to our church building undergoing renovation through the beginning of 2026, the David John Falconer Memorial Organ has been partially removed and will undergo maintenance and updating. The series, founded in 1996 with a generous grant from the Ahmanson Foundation, will resume when our building is re-opened to the public in 2026. 

For a list of concert organists who have performed on the International Laureates Organ Series (funded by a generous grant from the Ahmanson Foundation) please visit STJLA.org/artists.

Beginning in 1948 at Exposition Park under the name “Sundays Live,” Classical Sundays at Six is now presented at St. James in-the-City as part of our broader offerings of Great Music at Saint James. It is the oldest continuing chamber music series in Southern California. Offered October through May on the first and third Sundays of each month at 6 PM, Classical Sundays at Six features chamber, orchestral, and solo artists from Southern California and around the globe streaming live and on-demand. We are pleased to have Classical Sundays at Six incorporate two “Emerging Artists” programs from the Colburn School as well as one from the Crossroads School. Together with the Choir of Saint James featured in our series of Evensongs, Great Music at St. James continues to make St. James in-the-City an inspirational concert destination from October through May. Free. Donations accepted.

The semi-professional Choir of Saint James distinguished itself in 1996 as the first American Choir to have sung in performance with the Choir of Westminster Abbey, London. They have since completed four tours of the British Isles and are pleased to offer the Los Angeles community the uniquely Anglican service of Evensong in the style of the great English Cathedrals on the second Sunday of each month at 4:15 PM, October through May. Free. Donations accepted.

Patterned after the ever-popular service of Nine Lessons and Carols originating from King’s College, Cambridge, England, the Choir of Saint James offers this service on the Second Sunday of Advent, December 8, 2024, in place of Evensong. Because of space limitations, free registration to attend the Advent Service of Lessons and Carols is required through Eventbrite. PLEASE CLICK HERE. Please register early to secure your seat(s). All seats are first-come, first-served. Free. Donations accepted.

We are grateful to our Friends of Great Music whose support has made our musical offerings possible. If you are not already a Friend of Great Music at St James, please consider becoming one.

Your tax-deductible gift will be acknowledged in all our Evensong, Organ Recital, and Classical Sundays at Six programs (unless otherwise requested).

Special thanks to the Ahmanson Foundation (major support given to the International Laureates Organ Series) and to the Colburn Foundation (major support given to Classical Sundays at Six) for their leadership grants.

To make your contribution, please visit stjla.org/musicfriends. You can also contribute by sending a check made payable to Great Music at St. James and mailed to

Great Music at St. James
St. James Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA   90010

Thank you!

Archangel – $5,000
Angel – $2,500
Sustaining Sponsor – $1,000
Benefactor – $500
Patron – $250
Associate – $125
Contributor – $65
Donor – $25