The Choir of All Saints Kingston

26/04/2026

A short clip of this mornings practice- service starts in 15mins! See you there.

08/02/2026

Matins starts in 20minutes…..
We are doing a little last minute practice, look forward to seeing you there.

11/01/2026

Amazing practice session tonight for our Rachmaninov concert this Saturday.

Listen to a small snippet of our practice here
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5k0e9ttzt0b8k7v5pe104/Rachmaninov-practice.m4a?rlkey=hzj0s1krzwg3vb6d30icwfu3l&st=5c74u84i&dl=0

Rachmaninov's Vespers (also known as the 'All-Night Vigil' although it doesn’t go on all night!), a haunting cornerstone of the choral repertoire which the choir of All Saints Kingston really does justice to.

Rachmaninov uses the unaccompanied choir almost like an orchestra, with great colour and precision, although the work is very firmly founded in the Orthodox tradition and is largely based on Orthodox chant. The choir frequently divides into many parts, giving rise to complex and varied textures.

The vespers were composed and premiered in 1915, at a time of great turmoil in Russia. Sergei Rachmaninov had a deep and very personal religious faith, which he expresses beautifully through this unaccompanied set of choral vespers. They are separated into two parts: the evening Vespers and the morning Matins, both full of exquisitely rich harmonies.

The first half features William Byrd's Mass for Four Voices (1593) written after the abolition of Roman Catholicism in Britain. Byrd sought to make a careful distinction between his Catholic faith and his English loyalty and the piece is the first of his three Mass cycles for the forbidden Catholic rite.

A short interval will allow for drinks to be purchased at our licensed bar before the second half featuring Rachmaninov's Vespers.

Book here https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/all-saints-church-kingston/rachmaninov-vespers-and-william-byrd-mass-for-4-voices/2026-01-17/d-xngaelflonrwx

29/12/2025

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We love singing in the heart of Kingston!

Our next performance is Rachmaninov’s Vespers. Book here https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on?q=all%20saints%20church%20kingston

Singing with others can be more beneficial than singing solo. Here’s why: https://bbc.in/4opYGEQ

21/12/2025

Nine lessons and carols service all Saints Kingston starting in 30mins

Looking forward to the wonderful nine lessons and carols service at 6pm tonight!
It’s the pinnacle of the choirs Christmas service season and full of beautiful music. It starts in 30 minutes and the church is already filling up.

Here’s a sneak peak of the practice (hence lack of surplice and some of the choir in civvies!)

Download the service booklet herehttps://allsaintskingston.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9Lessons2025.pdf



All Saints Church Kingston

25/10/2025

We were delighted to have Rebecca Fox, our choral scholar step up for the voluntary for evensong for the first time last week.
Playing on our wonderful Frobenius Organ, Rebecca performed Bach Prelude and Fugue beautifully.

Rebecca took the role of choral scholar at All Saints at the beginning of this term as she wanted to "take a bigger role with more responsibilities and improve as a singer in a more exposed position"

The organ playing was clearly an added bonus! Well done Rebecca!!

16/10/2025

Exciting opportunity to work as a professional singer in a superb choir and to teach children in our pioneering outreach program in Kingston.

Apply now:
Job opportunity: Tenor Lay Clerk - Choral Trainer.
Fantastic position available for a talented professional singer who also loves teaching children to sing. Sing as a lay clerk with our superb choir and work in our pioneering “Lifting Young Voices” programme, providing excellent music teaching to local primary schools.
Full details in advert via link
https://allsaintskingston.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Job-Description-Oct-2025-Choral-Trainer-Tenor-Lay-Clerk-1.pdf

Also check out our website www.allsaintskingston.co.uk/choir

Apply now: https://www.cofepathways.org/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=9119

12/10/2025

Matins beginning in 15…..
Join us!

29/09/2025

Come and work with us:
Job opportunity: Tenor Lay Clerk - Choral Trainer.
Fantastic position available for a talented professional singer who also loves teaching children to sing. Sing as a lay clerk with our superb choir and work in our pioneering “Lifting Young Voices” programme, providing excellent music teaching to local primary schools. Full details in advert.
Full Job Spechttps://allsaintskingston.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Job-Description-Oct-2025-Choral-Trainer-Tenor-Lay-Clerk.pdf

Apply now: https://www.cofepathways.org/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=9119

21/09/2025

Job Opportunity - Lay Clerk Choral Trainer (Tenor)
Join our Team - All Saints Kingston offers an exciting opportunity for a talented professional singer to gain extensive experience in a renowned choir and to play a key role in a pioneering schools outreach programme.

Full Job Description:https://allsaintskingston.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Choral-Trainer-Tenor-Lay-Clerk-Job-Description-Sep-2025-1.pdf

Please email David Condry, our Director of Music for further details, [email protected]

All application should be made via CofE Pathways:
https://www.cofepathways.org/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=9119