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Choral Evensong at St. Michael's

At St. Michael and All Angels church we are lucky enough to have a robed choir.

The church choir faithfully leads the singing at the church services week by week. As well as singing the Hymns and Service setting they often sing an anthem whilst Communion is being distributed. They typically practise on every 2^nd Wednesdays at 8pm although there are some variations as shown below, or check here for this week. The choir sings two services (Parish Mass and Evensong) on most Sundays. Once a month (on the third Sunday) they are joined by singers from other nearby choirs to sing a ‘Cathedral Style’ Evensong typically including an introit and anthem as well as singing the Psalm and Canticles and four hymns, (see below for dates).

The choir embraces a wide variety of church music - some old, some new. Larger choral works are also sung, these have included Stainer's Crucifixion, Maunder's Olivet to Calvary, Faure's Requiem, Gounod's St Cecelia Mass, and Haydn's Creation again with a choir augmented by other local singers.

Anyone interested in joining the choir, (either regularly or for the monthly Choral Evensongs), and are reasonable singers are very welcome to join - please contact the Organist and Director of Music, Michael Macey at church on a Sunday or during one of the choir practices on a Wednesday evening.

Dates for 2020 practices (all Wednesdays 20:00 to 21:15 unless stated otherwise)

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

While the suspension of all services is in effect, choir practices are suspended until further notice.

Neither will we be singing Stainer’s Crucifixion on Good Friday.

Please check back here for further updates.

Month	Regular Church practice	Special practice and EWS events
January	8^th, 15^th, 22^nd and 29^th
February	5^th and 12^th
March	4^th, 11^th,18^th and 25^th
April	1^st, 8^th, 22^nd and 29^th
May	6^th and 13^th
June	3^rd,10^th,17^th and 24^th
July	1^st, 8^th and 15^th
August	None
September	9^th and 23^rd	16^th and 30^th (Carol practices)
October	7^th	14^th and 21^st (Carol practices)
November	11^th	Tuesday 3^rd for Remembrance festival, practice at St. Michaels East Wickham, 19:00 to 20:15 18^th and 25^th (Carol practices)
December	None	2^nd Lightmongers Carol Service at St. Boltoph, Aldgate; 9^th Nine Lessons and Carols at St. Michael’s School; 17^th, 20^th and 21^st Carol Singing around the streets of Abbey Wood

Choral Evensong dates for 2020

Practice at 17:45, Service at 18:30

January 19^th

February 16^th

March 15^th

April 19^th

May 17^th

June 21^st

July 19^th

August 16^th

September 20^th

October 18^th

November 15^th

December 13^th (Advent Carol Service)

Page last updated 17-03-20