Music
Music is an important and integral part of our worship within our ancient space. With its wonderful acoustic, St Mary’s Amersham is frequently used as a place for community music making within a wide variety of genres. Music at services plays the role of helping people to pray. By allowing people time and space to reflect upon their lives and the words that are sung, it helps us get beyond those words to communicate the mystery of God in a way that is beyond our knowing.

The choir of St Mary’s helps to lead and support the worship of the Church through music at the 10.30am Sunday service, Choral Evensong held monthly, on Feast days and on other special occasions. The St Mary’s choir is mixed voice choir, who sing a wide range of repertoire from across the centuries. We are very fortunate to have a comprehensive, evolving library, allowing the weekly anthem at the Sunday Eucharist service to reflect the time of the church’s year.
Our Choir Practice is held on Wednesday evenings in the church from 7.30 – 8.30pm, where we enjoy high standards of music making within a friendly, welcoming atmosphere. Children are encouraged to work towards the RSCM Voice for Life Chorister Award scheme, under the guidance of the Director of Music. Young choristers will find singing in the choir offers an opportunity to build friendships, take on responsibilities, as well as developing their overall musicianship.
New Members to the Choir are made very welcome within this very friendly group. If you interested in joining the choir please speak to the Director of Music, Edward McCall who can be contacted after the Sunday service or through the Parish Office.
MARCH MUSIC LIST
Date | Hymns | Setting | Anthem | Voluntary | Organist |
Sunday 5th
2nd Sunday of Lent
|
90 Forty Days
494 King of Glory 444 God is Working 96 Jesu Lover |
Thorne | God So Loved the World
(Stainer)
|
Ciacona
(Buxtehude) |
Edward McCall |
Sunday 12th
3rd Sunday of Lent
|
368 All My Hope
416 Father, Hear the Prayer 214 Disposer Supreme 125 We Sing the Praise |
Thorne | O Nata Lux
(Tallis) |
Passacaglia
(Buxtehude) |
Edward McCall |
Sunday 19th
4th Sunday of Lent (Mothering Sunday) |
163 All Hail the Power
122 Let all the World 241 Sing we of the Blessed Mother 377 Angels Voices |
Thorne | Call to Remembrance
(Farrant) |
Improvisation | Edward McCall |
Sunday 26th
5th Sunday in Lent |
565 Rock of Ages
496 Lead us Heavenly 308 Just as I am 108 Glory Be to Jesus 598 There’s a Wideness |
Thorne | Oculi Omnium
(Wood) |
Nun Danket
(Karg-Elert)
|
Edward McCall |
Sunday 26th February
Evensong |
13 Before the Ending
22 The Day |
Reading Responses
Psalm 130 Purcell in G Minor
|
Let All Mortal Flesh
(Bairstow) |
Toccata in F
(Buxtehude)
|
Edward McCall |
Safeguarding
This parish is committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of the children, young people and adults in our church community. The parish Safeguarding Policy can be seen here. Further information and contact details are on our Safeguarding page.
St. Mary's Amersham:
Church Street, Old Amersham, Bucks HP7 0DB
t: 01494 729380
e: stmarys.amersham@btconnect.com