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Come to services and concerts at Christ Church in Frome. We attract local choirs as well as performers with national and international reputations.

02/06/2026

Choral Evensong - Sunday 7th June at 6pm

Some lovely calming music for this month's Choral Evensong:

Evening Canticles: Dyson in F
Bainton, “And I saw a new heaven”
Herbert Sumsion, Preces and Responses
Psalm 41 (Stainer)
Plus two favourite hymns - Dear Lord and Father and I heard the voice of Jesus say.

George Dyson and Edgar Bainton were friends at the Royal College of Music at the very end of the 19th century. The picture on this post is of David and Jonathan - two friends who feature in the first reading.

29/05/2026

Looking back at Winston Churchill

Saturday 30th May 11am
a Talk by Peter Clark

At Christ Church
Donations for Christ Church Future

Peter wrote a book in 2020 called “Churchill’s Britain ~ from the Antrim coast to the Isle of Wight” about places associated with Churchill. Peter will talk about the writing of the book and about important places in Churchill’s life.

From 10.30 coffee will be served, along with cakes made from recipes of Sir Winston and Lady Churchill’s cook, Georgina Landemare.

10/05/2026

Saturday May 16th at 3.00pm

All welcome to this free concert with donations for of Christian Aid.

28/04/2026

Choral Evensong
Sunday 3rd May at 6pm

All are welcome to this evening service of hymns, readings and music.

Music this month includes:

John Reading, Preces and responses
Psalm 147 (C. V. Stanford)
Henry Purcell, Evening canticles in G minor
Maurice Greene, Lord, let me know mine end

All are welcome

01/04/2026

6pm Choral Evensong for Easter Day - Sunday 5th April

All are welcome to celebrate Easter with us at this evening service.

Music this month includes Herbert Sumsion’s beautiful Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A major and the recently rediscovered anthem “Easter” by Hubert Hunt (1865- 1945) - Organist and Master of the Choristers at Bristol Cathedral from 1901-1945.

31/03/2026

Friday 3rd April 2-3pm The Last Hour

Music and Bible readings for Good Friday.

Music includes:

Crux Fidelis - King John IV of Portugal
God so loved the world - Stainer
The Reproaches - Bramma
When the son of God was dying - Iona

Hymns

There is a green hill far away
O Sacred head, sore wounded
When I survey the wondrous Cross

27/03/2026

Tuesday 31st March 6pm Devotional concert of Rosary Sonatas by Heinrich Biber (1644-1704)

Played by Alison Townley, violin with Matthew Bale, organ continuo and Matthew Greswell, cello, with selected poems between the pieces of music.

There will be free admission with a retiring collection for Medical Aid for Palestinians.

24/02/2026

Choral Evensong on St David's Day
6pm 1st March

All are welcome to this evening service on the second Sunday in Lent to sing some great Welsh hymns including Guide me, O thou great redeemer, and God, that madest earth and heaven.

Music will include:

Morley responses;
Psalm 135 (J Stafford Smith);
Adrian Batten's 4th evening service;
Tomas Luis de Victoria, "Versa est in luctum".

20/02/2026

Concert on Sunday at 3.30pm.

Schumann and Brahms piano quartets.

All welcome. Tickets £15.

27/01/2026

Sunday 1st February 6pm
Choral Evensong for Candlemas

Celebrate the end of the Christmas season with an evening service with a choir of local musicians.

Music this month includes:

Byrd, "Senex puerum portabat";
Byrd preces and responses;
Psalm 122;
Byrd, Third evening service;
Eccard, "When to the temple Mary went"

All are welcome. Please stay for refreshments at the end.

Address

Christchurch Street West
Frome
BA111EH

Website

http://www.christchurch-stmarys-frome.co.uk/

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