Sunday 7th February 2010 The Second Sunday Before Lent

9.00 for 9.30           Sung Eucharist                    
94            Come, let us join our cheerful songs
Setting:  Thorne
114    Eternal Father, strong to save
Psalm:   65
67            Bread of heaven, on thee we feed 
Anthem: sheet   Sumsion:  They that go down to the sea in ships
26  Alleluia, sing to Jesus
6.00  for 6.30          Sung Evensong
309 Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour
Psalm: 147 vv 12-20, chant as set                      
442   Seek ye first the kingdom of God
Canticles:  Set C (Magnificat) / Stanford in C (Nunc dimittis)
514          Thou, whose almighty word   
Anthem: sheet   Haydn:  The heavens are telling  

Director of Music: Simon Pusey

St Mary's Church Choir is currently made up of about 16 adults and 11 young people. Occasionally, certain ex-members of the choir and friends augment our numbers. St Mary's continues to sing Evensong according to the Book of Common Prayer nearly every Sunday with either the Nunc Dimitis or the Magnificat sung to a choral setting. Once a month this service is fully choral with an introit, settings of the responses and canticles, an anthem, psalms and hymns.

We have a wide repertoire, learning a couple new Anthems every week. We are a full robed choir which in part adds to the fun of belonging. The trebles (and the adults too if they wish) can take part in the RSCM training programme.

The Music at St Mary's is very varied and includes works such as Handels Messiah - with the help from a few friends we managed a choir of 75 and a small orchestra. Each year we try to replace a cathedral choir that is on holiday. The past 2 years we have been to St Albans Abbey. Since 1991 we have done 91 services in other Churches and Cathedrals.

The normal pattern of evening services will continue to be 1st, 4th, 5th Sunday of each month: Choir required for practice at 6.00 for 6.30 service (normally Sung Evensong) 2nd Sunday of month: Choir evening off 3rd Sunday of month: Choir required from 5.15 for 6.30 Choral Evensong. Over the next few months we are gradually doing more choral evensongs, singing different settings to the Magnificat or Nunc

Coming up

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Choir List PDF