The Choir of St. Michael's

The Choir of St Michael's is a friendly, mixed voice choir with over twenty adults and children. The core repertoire is a varied one, centring on the traditional Anglican canon. The choir is not only the musical focal point for each Sunday morning Eucharist, but also gives concerts and recordings.

Personnel
Director of Music is Oliver Gooch (pictured left), former Organ Scholar of both Worcester Cathedral and Magdalene College, Cambridge. The present Assistant Choirmaster and Organist Paul Wingfield, was a Music Scholar at Eton and a
former Organ Scholar of Lincoln College, Oxford. Our Assistant Organist is
Lesley Burch, who plays for sung Choral Evensong each week at 6.30pm.

Practices take place each Friday evening, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, beginning with a practice for the children of the choir. If you are interested in joining the ladies and gentlemen of the choir, please contact Oliver Gooch at: ollie@musicatbray.co.uk

The Choir of St. Michael's at the West Door of Bristol Cathedral, May 2007


MUSIC LIST Winter 2010


NA	Date	Anthem/Communion Motet	Composer	Mass

OG	10 Jan	A boy was born	Britten	Merbecke

OG	17 Jan	Here is the little door	Howells	Merbecke

NB: Choir practice will be on 21 January as the Choir Supper is on 22 January

	24 Jan	O sing joyfully	Batten	Merbecke

	31 Jan	CANDLEMAS Presentation of Christ in the Temple	Eccard	Merbecke/Rawsthorne

	07 Feb	Ride on*	Grayston Ives	Merbecke

	14 Feb	Almighty and everlasting God	Gibbons	Merbecke

	17 Feb	ASH WEDNESDAY Introit: Lent Prose, Mode V* Civitas sancti tui *7pm rehearsal / 8pm service*	Byrd	Byrd Four Part

OG	21 Feb	Civitas sancti tui	Byrd	Byrd Four Part

	28 Feb	O quam tristis et afflicta	Pergolesi	Merbecke

NB: Choir will finish at 9pm on Friday 5 March

	07 Mar	Quando corpus morietur	Pergolesi	Merbecke

Music at Bray Concert: Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater – 1.30 rehearsal / 3pm concert


OG	14 Mar	MOTHERING SUNDAY Regina caeli	Aichinger	Merbecke

OG	21 Mar	PASSION SUNDAY Praise to thee, Lord Jesus	Schutz	Merbecke

	28 Mar	PALM SUNDAY Ride on	Grayston Ives	Merbecke

	01 Apr	MAUNDY THURSDAY Introit: A new commandment* Tantum ergo 7pm rehearsal / 8pm service	Richard Shephard de Severac	Byrd Four Part

	02 Apr	GOOD FRIDAY Introit: Lent Prose, Mode V O vos omnes	Correa	Byrd Four Part

NB: Choir Practice 11.30am-1.15pm (in place of evening)

Charles Wood’s Passion at St Luke’s Church, Maidenhead: 6pm rehearsal / 7.30 performance


	04 Apr	EASTER DAY Introit: This Joyful Eastertide Joy is come!* This is the day	arr Wood German 1360, arr Carter Anon	Merbecke/Rawsthorne

	18 Apr	Music yet to be decided
Service to Celebrate the Restoration of the Tower: 4pm rehearsal / 5pm performance

Term resumes Friday 23 April, 2010