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St
Mary's Choir and Music
Listen to, or download, mp3
extracts from the Choir's CD "We will Remember Them".
(To download, right click on
the links below and choose Save Link as...) | 2008 Events
- On Saturday 24 May we sang a concert
of English Choral Classics in St Petri Hamburg, Germany, and at their Eucharist on Sunday 25 May. More...
- On 8 March we performed
Faure's
Requiem at Rugby School with the School Philharmonic
Orchestra
& Chorus Celebrity Organ Recitals
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John Pryer (Birmingham
Oratory) 27
January More...
- Thomas Dahl (St Petri
Hamburg) 7
March
Director of Music Karl Dorman | The
choir recording its 2007 Remembrance CD at St Paul's Wimbledon Park
| Karl
and Decani rehearsing at Exeter Cathedral, August 2007 |
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| Musical
events
earlier in 2007:
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 The
Choir sang the First Mass of Sunday at Westminster Cathedral
on
24 February 2007
The choir at
Christchurch Priory October 2006
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version)
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- On
Saturday 17 November the choir sang the First Mass of Sunday at Westminster
Cathedral
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In
September we recorded a
new CD - Evensong for Remembrance Day
On
Saturday 24 March the
trebles joined West Barnes Singers
in a performance of Carl Orff's Carmina
Burana at St Paul’s Church, Augustus Road,
Wimbledon Park. -
On
Saturday 24
February the choir sang the First Mass of Sunday at Westminster
Cathedral
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St
Mary's Choral Festival
On
3 and 4 February we hosted a choral festival to mark the occasion when
Jesus was presented in the Temple. The whole weekend saw a variety of
performers joining us to mark this special event.
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On
3 February George Bevan (Director of Music at
Wycombe Abbey) performed a special lunchtime organ recital celebrating
the works of Mendelssohn. This was then followed by Choral
Evensong for men's voices.
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Later
on 3rd, the choir were joined by Sine Nomine from
Warwickshire to perform an evening of choral favourites.
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Sunday
morning, 4 February, at 9.30am saw the St. Mary's premiere of the
contemporary Mass by Basil Moss.
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Choral
Evensong at 6.30pm featured Bernard Rose responses, canticles
in C by Stanford and the anthem 'When to the Temple Mary went' by
Eccard. -
This
was followed by a chamber music concert by the Corelli Strings
at 7.30pm. The programme included Mozart - Divertimento K136
and Grieg - Holberg Suite.
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Coventry
Cathedral July 2006
Carol singing in
Wimbledon, December 2004 | |
Why
not join us? St
Mary's Choir is always looking for new members to swell the
ranks, both trebles and men's voices. Singing experience is desirable,
although not essential.
We
sing a wide repertoire
at St Mary's and sing
regularly
at other venues.
We
have
sung at Exeter Cathedral
(August 2007), Westminster Cathedral (February
and October 2007),
Guildford Cathedral (January and
July 2006),
Coventry Cathedral (July 2006), Christchurch
Priory
(October2006) and St Petri Hamburg (May 2008)
Out latest
initiative, the St Mary's Occasional Singers, are
also now recruiting adults.
For
both
Choir and Singers call Director of Music Karl Dorman (07870
938167) for an informal voice test (nothing scary!)
| | About
the music at St.
Mary’s
For many years St.
Mary’s has enjoyed a long musical tradition that has enhanced its
church services and given inspiration to all who have worshipped here.
In a very literal sense, generations of singers and other musicians
have not only received support and encouragement from their music
making but in many cases have gone on to use this experience as a
springboard for a lifetime of musical fulfilment.
It is our objective to maintain and
develop this established heritage and preserve it for those who will
follow.
Our repertoire ranges
from music by William Byrd and Henry Purcell, through Mozart, Handel
and Stanford to William Walton, John Tavener and Peter Warlock. What
musical activities take place?
St. Mary’s reflects the broad
Anglican choral
repertoire within a traditional liturgy and maintains a choir of about
twenty five trebles and men. The choir sings at the two main services
on Sundays: the 9.30 am Parish Eucharist and Evensong at 6.30 p m.
(with a monthly fully Choral Evensong). At every service we
sing an anthem or motet. Occasionally there are less formal services
that take place instead of or as well as this normal pattern and
provide scope for different musical idioms.
What
does choir membership involve?
Primarily it requires dedication
and commitment, as
well as the inherent qualities of enthusiasm and the ability to sing
well. Life as a treble chorister usually begins at around the age of 7
or 8 when they are introduced to the choir routine and begin to learn
new repertoire. After this has been successfully established they are
expected to commence the normal attendance timetable of two weekday
practices. Choir Practices
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Fridays:
Trebles 7.00 - 8.30 pm;
Men: 8.00 - 9.15pm -
Sunday Eucharist,
including practice, 9.00 - l0.45am
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Evensong, including
practice, 6.00 - 7.30pm
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