jonno saunders

seven words

seven words is a seven-part jazz suite based on Jesus Christ’s seven last words from the cross. Each movement meditates on one saying through jazz improvisation and brings it into conversation with other biblical texts. seven words is a powerful telling of the passion story—musically rich, theologcally profound, and deeply moving.

A Festival of Carols

A Festival of Carols is an immersive musical journey through the Bible drawing together promises about the coming Messiah and celebrating them through congregational singing and poetry.

Living Musically

We often use the language of music to describe the life we're looking for. We speak of relational harmony, life-giving rhythms, and refreshing rest. Our ears sense that music might have something to offer us in the way of wisdom for life.

Living Musically is a series of public lectures exploring what the music can teach us about community life. Drawing on the practices of choral singing, jazz improvisation, orchestral music, and more, we search out the relationship between music, the imagination, and wisdom in community.