JOYFUL MUSIC TEAM
"O Sing Him a New Song; make sweetest melody with shouts of praise" (Psalm 33 v3)
This group
was formed by the young people of the parish. They
provide contemporary music for worship, the 5th Sunday of the month.
The Joyful team include pianists, singers and guitarists.
CHOIR
Part
of the beauty of what we do and achieve (with the challenges of wide
and varied music backgrounds) is the combined effort of our members
towards a greater goal.
St David’s Choir is formed on the basic premise that all people are
innately musical. A perceived lack of musical ability should not be
an obstacle to taking part in music; our ability as musicians
develops and progresses as we take part in making music. In other
words, we ‘learn on the job’. Because of this basic premise, our
choir’s members are drawn from wide and varied backgrounds; from
little or no experience to advanced musical training.
The choir rehearses a wide range of repertoire, drawn from all eras
of composition, throughout the year. As usual, Easter and Christmas
are focal points in the Choir’s calendar and the choir has hosted
afternoon workshops followed by Evensong at various times throughout
the year. We have also held ‘Easy Music Month’ to encourage
congregation members to join us without the stress of preparing for
a festival such as Easter or Christmas.
We are also endeavouring to sing at the St George’s services on the
5th Sunday of the month when it arises.
We would like to encourage everyone to come along and give choir a
go; the ability to sing or read music is not necessary. The best
time to have a go is in-between the major festivals of Easter and
Christmas, when there is not as much pressure to learn repertoire to
a strict deadline.
Rehearsals are in the choir loft on Wednesday Nights from 7.30 to
9.30pm. The choir sings at the 1st and 3rd Sunday services of each
month.
Michael Newton