St Mary's Choir

The choir of St Mary the Virgin, Nottingham. Wednesday evensong 6.30 pm, Sunday Eucharist 10.45 am & choral evensong 6.30 pm

[St Mary's Choir @St_Marys_Choir]

Meet our amazing choral scholars and organ scholar for this year - a fabulously talented bunch of young musicians. Come and hear them every Wednesday (6.15pm) and on Sundays (10.45am and 6.30pm).

[St Mary's in the Lace Market, Nottingham @StMarysNotts]

Yesterday we hosted our now-annual wine and cheese evening to welcome (back) our wonderful choral and organ scholars! We’re excited to watch them grow as musicians over the coming year and are grateful for their contribution to @St_Marys_Choir and the church community.

[St Mary's in the Lace Market, Nottingham @StMarysNotts]

Yesterday we hosted our now-annual wine and cheese evening to welcome (back) our wonderful choral and organ scholars! We’re excited to watch them grow as musicians over the coming year and are grateful for their contribution to @St_Marys_Choir and the church community.

[St Mary's Choir @St_Marys_Choir]

Absolutely thrilled to welcome @solomonsknot back to St Mary's for their programme of Bach motets and other baroque gems. Come and hear them in @StMarysNotts on 6 December!

[Solomon's Knot 🎻🤘 @solomonsknot]

⏰ One month to go before our Bach Motets Tour!

We start off in Montreal for our North American debut...

29 Nov - Montreal @BachFestMtl
4 Dec - Manchester @StollerHall
6 Dec - Nottingham
8 Dec - York @yorkearlymusic

Tickets: https://t.co/KGRdNILPkJ

[St Mary's in the Lace Market, Nottingham @StMarysNotts]

We are holding a FREE singing workshop for girls aged 6-11 on Monday 15th July, 4pm-5.30pm. All are welcome but spaces are limited, so please email [email protected] to confirm your child’s place.

[St Mary's in the Lace Market, Nottingham @StMarysNotts]

Yesterday we had the great joy of celebrating the talents of our fantastic Choral Scholars as they gave their end of year concert! We’re so proud of all they’ve achieved and while we will miss Ellie-Jean, Abigail, and Macharia next term we are sure they will do great things.

[St Mary's in the Lace Market, Nottingham @StMarysNotts]

Very much looking forward to seeing some of our young choristers join with @NottinghamBach in Handel’s #Messiah this afternoon. Lucy and the children have been working hard on this all term. And they’ll also be debuting their brand new cassocks, which arrived yesterday!

[St Mary's Choir @St_Marys_Choir]

Many congratulations to our wonderful choral scholar Macharia on a fabulous recital in @SouthwMinster today. A rich, inspiring and beautiful programme of spirituals was a real treat to hear. Philip Robinson provided excellent accompaniment at the piano.

[St Mary's in the Lace Market, Nottingham @StMarysNotts]

Join us for Choral Evensong at 6.15pm on this Feast of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (pictured below alongside St Wilfrid in our South Transept). The service will be led by Fr Ian McCormack, and will feature music by Farrant and Victoria.

[St Mary's in the Lace Market, Nottingham @StMarysNotts]

This Sunday (Passion Sunday) at St Mary’s:

10.45am Choral Eucharist with the Rev’d Pippa Scott; music by Vaughan Williams and Lotti.

6:30pm Choral Evensong with Fr Ian McCormack; music by Gray and Bax.

Al welcome!

🎨 “Good Friday” by Shirley Veater

[St Mary's Choir @St_Marys_Choir]

We're also honoured to be singing for a solemn mass for the Purification at @stgeorgenotts this evening, including Byrd's Mass for 5 Voices and music by Stanford and Eccard. A rich weekend's musical fare!

[St Mary's in the Lace Market, Nottingham @StMarysNotts]

This Sunday (2 Before Lent) at St Mary’s:

10:45am Choral Eucharist with the Rev’d Jo Tatum; music by Mendelssohn and Grieg.

6:30pm Choral Evensong with Fr Ian McCormack; music by Leighton and Philips.

All welcome!

[St Mary's in the Lace Market, Nottingham @StMarysNotts]

Join us tonight for Wednesday Evensong at 6.15pm! The perfect way to end a busy working day, this evening’s service will be led by Fr Ian McCormack, and will feature music by Stanford.

[St Mary's Choir @St_Marys_Choir]

This Sunday is our patronal festival and we're celebrating with a wonderful day of music:

10.45 am: Candlemas service (Children's Choirs)
3.30 pm: Concert - J. S. Bach Goldberg Variations (Luther College String Trio)
6.30 pm: Patronal festival Eucharist (adult choir)

[St Mary's Choir @St_Marys_Choir]

@liturgicalben @chinmj We can confirm we no longer rely on choristers to fetch port for members of the back row.

[St Mary's Choir @St_Marys_Choir]

As the choir of St Mary's Nottingham, we can confirm the beer at the pub directly opposite the church really is excellent (@keanshead), but we would never condone smoking a pipe in church.

[John Inge @BishopJohnInge]

Great letter in today’s Times:

[St Mary's Choir @St_Marys_Choir]

This Sunday at 6.30pm we conclude the season of Christmas with our service for Epiphany. With readings and beautiful music by Herbert Howells, Felix Mendelssohn, Tomas Luis de Victoria and Edward Elgar, it's a chance to reflect and look forward with hope for the new year.

[St Mary's in the Lace Market, Nottingham @StMarysNotts]

Last working day for many but we’re ramping up for our #Christmas services!

🎄 Sunday Choral Eucharist 10.45am.

🎄 Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols 7pm.

🎄 Christmas Eve Midnight Mass 11.30pm.

🎄 Christmas Day Choral Eucharist 10.45am.

All very welcome!

[St Mary's in the Lace Market, Nottingham @StMarysNotts]

To listen back to last night’s Advent Procession, use the link below: ably led by @Pippa_Scott and featuring @St_Marys_Choir singing pieces by Esquivel, Kerensa Briggs, Bax, Rachmaninov, Stanford, Palestrina, and Byrd. https://t.co/ylQgAH12H7

[St Mary's Choir @St_Marys_Choir]

On Sunday 3 December we celebrate the start of Advent. Our 10.45 Eucharist is sung to Hassler's lovely Missa Sine Nomine.

Or join us at 6.30 pm for our beautiful Advent Procession, including music by Kerensa Briggs, Arnold Bax, William Byrd and Sergei Rachmaninov

[St Mary's Choir @St_Marys_Choir]

On Sunday @StMarysNotts the choir will sing Byrd's setting of the Mass for 5 voices and the Ave Maria by Robert Parsons for our 10.45 am Eucharist.

Our 6.30pm evensong includes responses by Stewart, canticles by Bairstow (D major) and Byrd's magnificent Laudibus in Sanctis.

[St Mary's Choir @St_Marys_Choir]

This Sunday at @StMarysNotts our wonderful children's choirs will lead the worship for eucharist at 10.45 am.

In the evening the adult choir will sing choral evensong at 6.30 pm. Canticles are by Blair in b minor and the anthem is 'My soul, there is a country' by Parry.