MUSIC AT SAINT ANDREW

 

Thank you for your interest in the St. Andrew music team!

Our Worship Ministry is all about the love, grace, mercy, forgiveness, and salvation of Jesus Christ. When we worship Him as one family of believers, something indescribable happens as our worship becomes the foundation of our Sunday morning experience and the rock for our personal worship apart from our Sunday morning services. Lives are transformed, healing happens, and we are made whole. We use our voices and instruments to genuinely follow Jesus, learn from Him, live for Him and lead others to Him through the power of His Word and His Holy Spirit. That is our mission as we collectively journey with Him. The diversity of our music includes gospel, hymns, praise & worship, acapella and instrumental selections. The diversity of our music is multicultural and multigenerational.

 

Currently, we are rebuilding our team to include more singers and instrumentalists. So, if you are interested in joining our music team, please click on the email addresses below for answers to any questions you may have and for information on how you can prepare for your audition. 

Minister of Music Clif Payne - 

Minister of Music Theresa G. Smith – 

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Clifton Payne

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Grammy-honored and Harlem-born vocalist Clif Payne has opened in concert for Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Dionne Warwick and KLOVE worship leaders Lincoln Brewster and Derek Johnson (Jesus Culture).  Clif Payne was born into a family of singers, musicians and preachers. Clif's first vocal solo was "Steal Away To Jesus," sung at his grandfather's church at age 12. In 2016, Clif released his first solo albums, Welcome To My World in 2016 and TOO in 2018. Both albums were a tribute to the classic R&B stylings of the 80s & '90s and featured the legendary vocalist Freda Payne in duet with Clif. He has studied the art of singing with Chip Hand (Los Angeles) and Jeanie LoVetri (New York).  In 2024, he was awarded the Shenson Foundation artist grant for Clif’s concert series at the Community Music Center of San Francisco where is a beloved faculty member.
 

Clif is also a Distinguished Alumni (award received in 2023) from the Indiana University School of Music at Bloomington. He is a student of the Bible and has studied with pastor, author, theologian, and NIV Bible editor Dr. Gordon Fee (God’s Empowering Presence & How To Read The Bible) at Regency College School Christian Studies in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.

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Theresa Smith

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Theresa Smith is a life-long musician and music educator. She studied music at Hartt College of Music, San Francisco State University, and De Anza College in addition to studying privately throughout her elementary and high school years. Past and present professional organizations include Associated Board Royal Schools of Music, National Guild of Piano Teachers, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Oakland Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Concert Chorale, and Peninsula Women's Chorus. She has worked extensively as a private music educator, accompanist, recording session accompanist, school band director, vocal coach, and choir director.

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