66th Annual Diocesan Choral Festival

From All Saints to Advent — A Service of Readings & Music

Singers from across the Episcopal Diocese of Texas will gather at Christ Church Cathedral for the 66th Annual Diocesan Choral Festival, presented by the Diocese of Texas Music Commission.

This year’s festival will be conducted by Dr. Joseph Causby, Director of Music and Organist at Christ Church Cathedral. Through readings, hymns, and anthems, the Festival Service will journey from the celebration of All Saints through Remembrance and Christ the King to the anticipation of Advent.

All are welcome to attend the Festival Service at 6 p.m. Admission is free, and a reception will follow.

Choirs and individual singers from throughout the Diocese of Texas are invited to participate in the festival. There is no registration fee for singers.

Schedule

3:00–5:45 p.m.
Arrival, welcome, and rehearsal for participating singers

6:00 p.m.
Festival Service — open to all

Following the service
Reception

Sing in the Festival

All Diocese of Texas choirs and singers are invited to participate. Because there will be no sectional rehearsals during the festival this year, singers are encouraged to prepare the repertoire in advance with their choir director.

Festival Anthems

• All Saints: Jerusalem is Fair by Betty Pulkingham
• Remembrance: All the Ends of the World by William Boyce
• Christ the King: Lift Up Your Heads by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
• Advent: People, Look East by Christopher Steel

Festival Hymns

• O That I Had a Thousand Voices — Hymnal 1940
• By Gracious Powers — Hymn 695, The Hymnal 1982
• I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light — Hymn 490, The Hymnal 1982

Music and additional preparation materials will be provided to registered singers as they become available.

Registration is free and closes November 6, 2026.
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About Dr. Joseph Causby

Dr. Joseph Causby serves as Director of Music and Organist at Christ Church Cathedral, where he leads the Cathedral’s music ministry and its rich Anglican choral tradition. An accomplished organist, choirmaster, and scholar, he approaches music as a pastoral ministry that proclaims the Gospel, nurtures spiritual growth, and enriches the worshiping life of the Church.

Before joining Christ Church Cathedral in 2026, Causby served for eight years as Director of Music at the Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Earlier in his career, he served at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in San Antonio and Trinity Episcopal Church in Houston.

A native of North Carolina, Causby earned graduate degrees from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and completed a doctorate in Musicology at Durham University in England. While at Durham, he became the first American to serve as Organ Scholar at Durham Cathedral.

Causby is a past President of the Royal School of Church Music in America and, in 2023, was named a Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music by the Archbishop of Canterbury in recognition of his distinguished service to church music.

He is committed to inspiring worship, developing musicians of all ages, and welcoming the wider community into the beauty and spiritual richness of sacred music.

Registration & Information

Singer registration deadline: November 6, 2026
Registration fee: Free

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For additional information, contact Dr. Linda Patterson at music@standrewsbcs.org or 979-822-5176, ext. 105.