Join us for The St. Mark’s Concert Series!
We love beautiful music at St. Mark’s and bring you these concerts free of charge (with free will offering taken during the concert) featuring wonderful local and travelling musicians. Please join us!
Benefactors
If you would like to become a benefactor for the 2023-2024 Concert Series use the form below or go to our Giving page if you would prefer to donate with a check. Make a note that your donation is for the concert series. Thank you!
2023 – 2024 Concert Series
4/13/2024 Sat. @ 3pm 3rd Arts Workshop – The American Musical Theatre:
Musicals & their History in New York City Part 2 /1950 – Present
Taught & Performed by Jason Chase, Director of Music/Pianist
5/4/24 Sat. @ 3pm Guest Ensemble Concert Musica Nova Antiqua
6/29/2024 Sat. @ 3pm A Patriotic Celebration:
A Concert of Organ & Piano Duets featuring
Margaret Gaillard, Organist & Jason Chase, Director of Music/Pianist
We offer all our events and concerts free to you, your family and friends. We will also have a free-will offering if you’d like to make a donation and all the proceeds go directly into our Concert Series funds to bring more events to our community.
Previous Concerts in the Series 2023-2024!
11/11/2023 “If I Sing” – Songs from Miss Saigon, Ragtime, Carousel, Chess and more
performed By Angie Mulder, Vocalist, with Jason Chase, Director of Music/Pianist
1/13/2024 2nd Arts Workshop – The American Musical Theatre:
Musicals & their History in New York City Part 1 / 1880 – 1940
Taught & Performed by Jason Chase, Director of Music/Pianist
Friday, October 20, 6:30pm
A Celebration of Light, Point Loma Nazarene University Classical Concert Band
directed by Dr. Bruce Mansfield
October 14th, 2023, 3pm
Latin Concert, La Luna Y Las Estrellas. The concert will feature many local Latin performers including Laura Marquez, Enrique Santos, Manuel Alvarez, Miguel Campos and others.
Saturday, September 9th, 2023 3pm
Arts Workshop #1
“A Brief History of American Church Hymns”
with Jason Chase, St Mark’s Church Director of Music
This 60-minute workshop will discuss the composers and lyricists of some of our favorite hymns as well as the history of how and where they fit into the “Music Puzzle” of our nation’s early years. This is fun and enjoyable hour of getting to know our hymns and we’ll finish with a sing-a-long.
Previous Concerts in the Series 2022-2023!
“Celebration of Freedom”
Saturday July 1st, 2023 @ 3pm
Spring Guest Artist Concert
Wednesday May 24th, 2023
SMLC 2023 Spring Concert
March 18th, 2023
SPRING MELODIES This concert featured Guest Violinist Elim Luxemburg and the Early Music Group Musica Nova Antiqua. It was an afternoon of beautiful music celebrating Spring and the rebirth of creativity and collaboration. Thank you to Jason and the wonderful musicians: Ulla Sinz & Drew Peterson, Alto Recorders, Karen Friedrichs, Cello, Duane Gruber, Bass Viola de Gamba, Margaret Gaillard, Harpsichord & Organ, Cathe Sobke, Baroque Guitar who shared their talents earlier today in the St. Mark’s Concert Series. Thank you too to all the benefactors who have donated to support the concert series! Musica Nova Aniqua is a six-member group, led by Cathe Sobke, whose members share a passion for the preservation of early music. Through education and performance, the group performs works of Sabre, Palestrina, Haydn, Praetorius and other early music composers using period instruments and tuning. Elim Luxemburg is a violinist who plays violin in different genres and styles from Classical to Pop, R&B, Jazz and Folk Music. A high-impact, versatile performer, Emil interacts with the crowd, and has thrilled audiences with his ability to combine his unique style and improvisation into performance. He also produces and records his own original compositions.
The Concordia University’s
32-member Bell Choir was in Concert
March 4th, 2023
Enjoy the recording of this concert of virtuosic handbell music! Led by award-winning composer Alex Guebert, Concordia University Irvine’s handbell ensembles performed a variety of music – sacred, classical, modern, and popular – using over 127 handbells and handchimes, as well as other instruments.
SMLC 2022 Winter Concert
November 16th, 2022
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
580 Hilltop Dr. Chula Vista, CA 91910
Please join us for our first organ concert of our 2022 -2023 Concert Series with Guest Organist Jason Chase. Though this is a free concert for all attending, there will be a free-will offering taken for those who would to make a donation.
This will be a lecture concert where Jason will be sharing before he performs each piece the unique qualities of the instrument as well as the inspirations for his arrangements of pieces from Bach’s Prelude in C minor to The Phantom of the Opera. This is a wonderful way to hear in real-time notes about each piece performed that you would never hear or learn about in a usual concert performance.
Now A Bit About our Soloist.
Jason grew up as a Baptist revival pianist and at the age of 13 was touring the east coast with Billy Graham. Jason’s improvisation skills were used extensively and ability to play by ear as well as read music set him apart on tour. His father bought him his first Hammond Drawbar organ when he was 14 and there began his love for the sounds and versatility of the organ. Jason began his own touring company at 16 years old and often would use the organ for productions. In college, he studied organ with Dr. Beverly Boland and while touring in Europe, he studied with Dr. Wolfgang Bock and Greta Leviste -Trumb with the Munich Opera.
Along with his passion and love for liturgical music, Jason has also worked internationally as a Conductor & Musical Director for over 50 musicals and operas. His Broadway and touring credits include Phantom of the Opera, Saturday Night Fever, The King & I – starring Stephanie Powers; Jesus Christ Superstar – starring Ted Neeley. Jason also served as AMD for over 300 performances of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – starring Patrick Cassidy & American Idol’s Amy Adams.
He also was honored to be chosen to serve 2 years as choral director and arranger for the national tour of The Colors of Christmas, starring Peabo Bryson, James Ingram, En Vogue, John Secada, Oleda Adams, Jody Watley and Marilyn McCoo. Pairing his love of theatre with vocal health has allowed Jason the opportunities to become a vocal coach & accompanist for the Metropolitan Opera’s Young Artist Apprenticeship program, as well as the Chicago Lyric Opera’s Accompanist Apprentice program. He was also the Musical Director on the original artistic staff for Bravo Television’s “On with the Show”.