Music & Song at the Priory: The Priory Girls' Choir

The Priory has a choral tradition going back over many years.  Currently there are three choirs; The Priory Choir of Men and Boys led by Andrew Post, Master of the Choristers, The Priory Girls Choir led by Catherine Lamb and The Priory Singers led by Mary Goodman. 

The Priory Girls Choir
Commitment

Taken during filming for the Meridian Tonight Television Broadcast

The Priory Girls’ Choir was founded in September 2005, so it is a very new venture!  At present there are 20 girls aged between 8 and 13. 

The commitment is quite a large one as you can see below:

Friday nights (in term time):

6:45-7:45pm Rehearsal
7:45pm-8:30pm Film Club – this is optional – but good fun!

Sundays:

The girls alternate with the boys and so one week they sing for matins, the other for evensong.  These are the times for those services:

Matins (Every week they are not singing Evensong)
10:15am Rehearsal
11:15-12:15am Matins

Evensong (Every week they are not singing Matins)
5:55pm Rehearsal
6:30pm-7:30pm Evensong

Every so often the girls sing for Eucharist, for which the timings are as follows:

Eucharist
9:10am Rehearsal
9:45-11am Eucharist

Payment:

The choir does not cost anything for the chorister as the church covers all costs – and even pays choristers to come and sing, which is a bonus. 

Activities:

There is at least one outing a term for the girl choristers and so far they have been to play skittles and to a pantomime – again these trips are paid for.

Further information:

If you are at all interested in your daughter joining the girls choir then do not hesitate to contact Cathy Lamb on 07747 444 047 or cathylamb@btinternet.com.

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The Priory Singers

A voluntary adult choir of mixed voices.  They sing services on about five Sundays in the year while the Priory Choirs are on holiday – for example after Christmas, after Easter and at half terms.  Rehearsals are about once a fortnight.

More tenors and basses would still be very welcome.  Even if you don’t sing yourself, do you know anyone else who might like to join us?

Please ring Mary Goodman on 01202 474 655, preferably evenings or weekends.

You can listen to the Priory Choir of Men and Boys and organ by clicking here

Recruiting for both girls, boys and adults is ongoing and if anyone would like more information please contact Andrew Post on 07971 280 495 or via the vestry on 01202 485 804 or Catherine Lamb on 07747 444 047.

Andrew Post, Master of Choristers
Catherine Lamb, Assistant Director of Music