Join St Mary’s Church for a vibrant programme of monthly open singing events.
Each session will be led by a different visiting church musician.
All music is provided and it’s free to attend – all are welcome.
Timings
No booking is necessary – just come along.
- Rehearsal – 4pm
- Refreshments – 5.45pm
- Choral Evensong – 6.30pm
2024 Calendar of visiting guest directors
- 21 January – Simon Lole (St Mary’s)
- 18 February – Paul Leddington-Wright (Organist Emeritus, Coventry Cathedral & BBC Songs of Praise conductor)
- 24 March (Palm Sunday) – Dr. David Flood (Former Canterbury Cathedral) (This rehearsal will be filmed for an upcoming documentary about Choral Evensong)
- 21 April – Claudia Grinnell (Winchester Cathedral)
- 19 May – Dr. Philip Moore (Formerly Guildford & York Minster)
- 16 June – Timothy Brown (Formerly Clare College, Cambridge)
- 21 July – Andrew Millington (Formerly Guildford & Exeter Cathedrals)
- 15 September – Dr.Peter King (Formerly Bath Abbey)
- 20 October – Peter Wright (Formerly Southwark Cathedral)
- 17 November – Ian Davis (Head of Music, Bournemouth University)
(Note that there is no Come & Sing workshop in August or December, and whilst most rehearsals are on the third Sunday of each month, the March session falls on the fourth Sunday of the month.)