Rector: Revd W Edward Jervis |
Director of Music: Malcolm Munro |
Organist: Richard Axtell |
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Ash Wednesday | Date varies | |
Maundy Thursday | Thursday before Easter | |
Good Friday | Friday before Easter | |
Holy Saturday | Saturday before Easter | |
Ascension | Date varies | |
Corpus Christi | Date varies | |
All Souls | 2nd November | |
St Andrew's Day | 30th November | |
Christmas Day | 25th December |
As well as the standard services, the Choir sings sequences of music on special occasions, such as Passion Sunday, Whit Sunday and Remembrance Sunday. It also sings three carol services each year:
Advent Carol Service | 1st Sunday in December | |
Ceremony of Nine Lessons & Carols | Sunday before Christmas | |
Epiphany Carol Service | Sunday after Epiphany |
The Choir has also given performances of Palestrina's Stabat Mater, Stainer's Crucifixion, Faure's Requiem, and Handel' s Messiah - Part 1.
The choir is affiliated to the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM), who provide training schemes for church musicians and singers, and also provide some music supplies. The RSCM was founded in England by Sir Sydney Nicholson in 1927, and is now active around the world, including the USA and Canada. All members of the choir are entitled to participate in the RSCM Voice for Life Awards scheme, consisting of Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards, which were introduced progressively from 2004. The first members to receive the Bronze Award were presented with their medals by the Dean of Chichester at the Cathedral, and are pictured below with the Dean (click on the photo to view a larger version).
Many members of the choir have attained awards in subsequent years, and by July2007 nine members were recipients of the Gold Award. Some of the early recipients of the Gold Award are shown below (click on the photo to view a larger version).
The Junior members of the choir are also able to participate in the Chichester Diocesan Awards Scheme, consisting of the Dean's Award (equivalent to the RSCM Bronze Award) and the Bishop's Award.
Photos of the Exeter Cathedral Visit 04-10/08/2008
Choir Photo Gallery Examples of our music S.Andrew's Psalter Service Sheets
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can e-mail the webmaster, Mike Smith, at: webmaster@maeers-smith.org.uk
You can e-mail the Director of Music at:
Tarring.Malcolm@gmail.com
AMS 02/09/15