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The Choir is a dedicated group of people, whose main function is leading worship and providing music at Sunday morning and evening services and many other week day services throughout the year. In addition they also sing at most of the weddings that take place at the church. |
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The Choir has been a
member of the Royal School of Church Music since 1967 and uses the RSCM
training scheme, teaching Choir members the rudiments of music, liturgy of
the Church and helping to understand the Church calendar via the music
written for the Church’s seasons. RSCM's local
functions are fully supported and consist of informal musical evenings and
formal Choir festivals. These festivals have enabled the Choir to
experience the thrill of singing in many different places including
Coventry Cathedral, Princethorpe School Chapel and Rugby School Chapel. Activities outside
the church building cover the running of the tombola at the Church Summer
Gala and Christmas Bazaar; social events with other organisations and
organising the Christmas carol singing. The Choir meet on
Friday evenings when the hymns and psalms for the following week are
rehearsed and music is learnt for forthcoming special occasions. The work load is
high but the rewards offset this and this has resulted in a small but
stable number of people giving their time every week. The Choir does
however need more junior members and men who could supply a tenor and bass
line would be most welcome. Most people enjoy
singing so why not come and give your support.
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| Henry Wagstaff ~ Organist at St Giles' | Kathryn Unsworth ~ Deputy Organist at St Giles' |
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The organ at St Giles was installed in 1993. |
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For more information on the choir or to join contact:- Henry Wagstaff on (024) 7633 2660 |
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| This page last updated on Sunday September 23, 2007 at 22:30:01 | |
