Choir and Organ

Choir

The Choir of St Mary and St Eanswythe is a small group of friendly, dedicated singers that lead the worship at the main 10.30 service on Sundays as well as other important festivals. Our repertoire ranges from plainsong to music by contemporary composers.

The Choir normally rehearses at 9.30 on Sunday mornings, with additional rehearsals as required. We lead the singing of hymns and service settings and sing a Psalm and an anthem or motet. We also take part in other civic services throughout the year as well as cultural events like the Sacconi Festival.

Joining the Choir

Singing in a choir can be a lot of fun, and can be a great way to meet new people and learn new skills. At St Mary & St Eanswythe’s we try to keep our rehearsals fun and relaxed, but also focussed. Social events and trips to the British Lion are common.

We are currently looking for singers in all voice parts to join our robed choir. Previous experience and the ability to read music can be useful, but it is not essential – a nice voice, a sense of humour and the desire to learn are far more important!

If you are interested please email sainteanswythemusic@gmail.com or speak to a choir member after a service. Also keep an eye open for upcoming come-and-sing events in church.

Organ

We are fortunate to have a very fine organ at St Mary & St Eanswythe’s. It is unusual in that it is little changed since the 1930s.

The organ, like so many of us, is showing its age and is in need of some major work to bring it back to its former glory. We are in the process of selecting an organ builder to undertake this work, and we will be looking to raise funds for this in the coming months. Please follow our organ appeal on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eanswythesorgan

If you are interested in supporting this work or would like to be kept informed of fundraising events to support the work on the organ please sign up for email updates at https://www.eanswythes-organ.com, or you can email sainteanswythemusic@gmail.com.

The organ specification is recorded on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Organist and Choir Director

We will have a vacancy after October 6th when Malcolm Munro will direct his last service for us. Please watch this space for details of our recruitment of his successor.