St Martin's is part of the combined benefice with St Mary's, Stamford, and the liturgical music is provided by a regular choir that is augmented by other groups from time to time.
The organist and director of music is Fergus Black MA MBA ARCO.
New singers are welcome. You can choose how often you sing - every week, every so often, or occasionally. We have a main choir (the Benefice Choir) that meets weekly, and groups that augment it from time to time: one specialises in Gregorian Chant (the Schola), and another augments it for special events.
The Benefice choir sings weekly at Sunday services at both churches, and the members make a commitment to regular attendance, although this needn’t be every week. It is bedrock, the foundation on which other activities are built.
We sing at both churches on Sunday mornings: St. Martin's and St. Mary's. There is a wide and rewarding repertoire including chant, four-part masses and anthems, and are augmented for special occasions.
Attendance at Friday evening practice is expected for those singing on the Sunday.
Times: Fridays 7.30 - 8.45pm
Sunday morning 8.45 for services at 9.30 and 11, plus about twelve red-letter day evening services during the year.
Our augmented choir is made up of auditioned singers who come together every six weeks or so to augment our regular choir and help sing larger-scale material in services and occasional concerts.
The Schola Gregoriana explores the church's heritage of plainsong and sings services about four times a year. Anyone with an interest in chant is welcome to attend - men and women, with and without experience.
For enquiries about the Schola, please contact Stephen Johnston on 01733-893268
If you are interested in joining any of these groups, please contact Fergus Black directly on 01733 704281, email fergusblack@fastmail.fm, or use our contact form to register an interest.
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