St. Mary’s Choir is affiliated to the Royal School of Church Music and currently has 20 members. Its main purpose is to lead the worship every Sunday at the 10.00 service of Sung Eucharist.
Choir practice is normally held every Wednesday evening from 7.30-8.30 pm.
We are always happy to welcome new members, young or old! You don’t have to read music –just as long as you enjoy singing. So if you fancy joining us please contact the Director of Music, Jeremy Nicholas, after any Sunday service at coffee or ring 01371-810641.
As St Mary’s is one of the most popular venues in Essex for weddings – over 40 annually – the choir is available to enhance the services, singing a wide range of suitable music for the occasion. We can also provide soloists (singers and instrumentalists) if required.
The Organ
The organ is a fine two-manual instrument by Norman & Beard built in 1905. It has 9 speaking stops on the Great Organ, 9 on the Swell Organ and 4 on the Pedal Organ. The action throughout is tubular-pneumatic. After some years of deterioration, the organ was fully restored in 2002 by The Village Workshop, Finchingfield.
