A vibrant and inclusive community of faith serving the beach cities and westside of Los Angeles
MUSIC MINISTRY
At St. Bede's, music is a core element of our worship and fellowship together. Our 10am Sunday Eucharist features musical performances by our organist and a select group of soloists. We explore the hymnal and branch out into some other wonderful resources too.
Our music is worship and just as all are welcome at the altar, all are welcome to make a joyful noise.
Join the Friends of Music
Next Event: Thursday, January 15th at 7:30pm
The Yale Whiffenpoofs
The Yale Whiffenpoofs, the world’s oldest collegiate a cappella group. Founded in 1909, the Whiffenpoofs have brought their diverse repertoire of vocal jazz, folk, pop, and Broadway hits to more than two hundred audiences each year across all 6 inhabited continents. In past years, the ‘Whiffs’ have sung for Presidents Obama, Bush (41 and 43), Clinton, and Reagan, and at venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Kennedy Center. They’ve even been featured on television shows such as “The Sing Off,” “The West Wing,” and “Glee.”
Tickets for this event can be purchased at the Whiffenpoofs Website.
Frank Basile
Music Director
34 years at St. Bede's
B.A., Comparative Literature
Yale University
M.M., Conducting
Bienen School of Music
at Northwestern University
American Choral Director's Association
Association of Anglican Musicians
Frank Basile is a conductor, musical director, pianist, organist, harpsichordist, accompanist, singer, church musician, composer, arranger, orchestrator and teacher. His career has brought him to Los Angeles recording studios, the choir lofts of churches throughout the United States and Europe, any number of small theaters in L.A., and the stages of Walt Disney Concert Hall and Carnegie Hall. Versatility has been the hallmark of his work, which has included teaching at U.S.C., Loyola Marymount University, Santa Monica College and Campbell Hall High School, directing community choruses, giving private lessons, composing, arranging and orchestrating for the musical theater stage, accompanying classical recitals and night club acts, creating concert series, performing harpsichord concertos and chamber music, and many other forms of musical expression. He studied at Yale University, Northwestern University, and the University of Southern California.
Joe Wayne Montgomery
Section Leader
Cynthia Rothschild
Section Leader
Yaya Vasquez-Lopez
Section Leader