Good Friday Musical Meditation

Date and Time

• Friday, Apr 3, 2026  7pm - 8:30pm

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Friday, April 3rd, at 7 pm, we are grateful to offer the 11th expression of this meaningful tradition of a hybrid concert/worship service, where the musicians of Pine Street Church (PSC), The Pine Street Band, perform an entire album chosen from the “secular” ranks. The experience is framed by the narration of PSC pastor, Andrew Daugherty, woven throughout the performance as it considers the music and lyrics through a lens of the story of the season, the Passiontide.

The Pine Street Band, an ensemble of all professional musicians and multi-instrumentalists, shares its musical talents each Sunday morning at Pine Street Church. For this performance, the band will be joined for a second consecutive year by Christina Smith and her considerable talents on percussion. The official concert lineup is:

David L’Hommedieu, vocals, guitar
Kristin Gornstein, vocals
Phil Norman, bass guitar
Justin Hoffenberg, guitar
Carmen Sandim, piano, marimba
Christina Smith, drums, percussion

This year’s album selection is Bruce Cockburn’s Dancing in the Dragon’s Jaws (DITDJ). In a 2003 re-mastering/re-issue of his 1979 album, Cross Rhythms writer, Tony Cummings, had the following to write about DITDJ.

...the third of a trio of, what the sleevenote calls, "acoustic jazz-folk albums", 'Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws' is like an old wine which the years have enriched so, if anything, its subtle charms are increased. It also features some of his finest guitar work ever... The album boasts a bright, celebratory tone. Bruce once said the album was about "being joyful in the face of everything." Not that this is a shallow piece of Christian triumphalism. Bruce went on to say, "I wanted to give a concrete expression of the suffering that's all too evident in the world."... “Dancing in the Dragon’s Jaws” is a beautiful expression of the joy and tension of being human and relating to both one another and to the God of the universe while dancing merrily within the dragon’s jaws...

​Please plan on joining us and inviting all of your friends, family, and neighbors to this unique signature event of the Pine Street Church Music Program on Friday, April 3rd at 7:00 pm.

​This event is free and open to all. Any donations will go towards Pine Street Church's Off Broadway Preschool scholarship fund. Valuing and cultivating Curiosity, Creativity, and Compassion, Off Broadway Preschool is an arts and music-focused preschool whose mission is to provide excellent creativity-focused education for preschool-aged children.

Bruce Cockburn Bio: Award-winning songwriter and pioneering guitarist Bruce Cockburn’s life has been shaped by politics, protest, romance, and spiritual discovery. For more than five decades he has toured the globe, visiting far-flung places such as Guatemala, Mali, Mozambique, Afghanistan, and Nepal, performing and speaking out on diverse issues, from native rights and land mines to the environment and Third World debt. His journeys have been reflected in his music and evolving styles: folk, jazz, blues, rock, and worldbeat. Drawing from his experiences, he continues to create memorable songs about his ever-expanding universe of wonders.