Philip T. Hines Jr.
St. James Director of Music 
St. James Organist
502-451-1420 ext. 13
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St. James Choir

The St. James Singers is a choral ensemble dedicated to singing a mix of the best of choral literature.  The choir sings music ranging from Palestrina to Bach to contemporary anthems by the best of our modern composers. 

Rehearsal is every Tuesday from 7 pm until 8:30 pm in the church. The choir sings at most 11:00 am Sunday Masses and special events such as Bardstown Road Aglow.  To join the choir (no experience necessary), please contact our Director of Music, Philip Hines.

Other Music Ministry Opportunities

 This ministry is also open to those who play musical instruments and to those blessed with vocal gifts to serve as cantor. Please contact Philip Hines if interested.  

Philip Hines 

St. James Music Director Philip T.  Hines Jr.  He directs an eclectic music ministry which includes the 35-voice St. James Singers choir, with repertoire encompassing music from Palestrina to Manalo, cantors, soloists, and regular use of violin, flute, brass, tympani and cymbals. Phil does the tuning and service work on the church’s large 2200-pipe Pilcher/Webber organ, most of which dates to the late 19th century. He oversees the parish arts outreach program which regularly hosts choral concerts by groups such as the Louisville Chamber Choir and the choral ensembles of Bellarmine University. Other performances have featured the Louisville Trombone Ensemble, the Sacred Heart Madrigal Choir and solo recitals on the historic pipe organ.  Additionally, he coordinates the annual Bardstown Road Aglow concert event at St. James Church. 

Phil studied organ with Bach scholar Professor Melvin Dickinson while earning a BA and MS at the University of Louisville. Over a career of forty-six years, he has served as Music Director/Organist at St. Louis Bertrand Church, Holy Spirit Church and St. James Catholic Church, all in Louisville. Phil has served as organist for numerous Presbyteral ordinations and other liturgical and secular events. These include the 1994 dedication of the Cathedral of the Assumption, the 2000 Jubilee Mass, celebrated by the Papal Nuncio, at St. Meinrad Archabbey, the 2003 inaugural recital of the Letourneau pipe organ at the Abbey of Gethsemani, the 1993 Organ Historical Society National Convention, the 2000 International Year of the Organ recital, Louisville Chapter American Guild of Organists, the August 2007 installation liturgy of Archbishop Joseph Kurtz and the 2011 National Association of Pastoral Musicians National Convention, where he also taught as a clinician. He is a member and Past-Dean of the Louisville Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, a founding member of the Louisville Chapter National Association of Pastoral Musicians and Vice President of the Bauer Foundation, which oversees the preservation and restoration of the historic Louisville-built 1928 Pilcher 5288-pipe organ at Louisville Memorial Auditorium.

Phil is a life-long resident of Louisville where he and his wife of over 28 years, Suzanne, live with their two “kids,” Sadie the dog and Chester the cat.