Whiston Parish Church Choir

02/02/2022

21/05/2021

Please feel free to sign if you are able!

I would like the government to retract the guidance issued on 18 May that says amateur choirs can only rehearse indoors in groups of six. Step 3 of the roadmap should allow choirs of any size to rehearse indoors providing social distancing is maintained and COVID-secure measures are in place.

23/12/2019

Obligatory choir selfie from last nights Nine Lessons and Carols service!

21/12/2019

Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols
Sunday 22nd December – 6pm

Hymn Once in royal David’s city
Choir The Truth from Above - Arr. R. Vaughan Williams
Choir Adam lay YBounden - J. Ireland
Hymn Of the Father’s heart begotten
Choir Tomorrow shall be my Dancing Day - J. Gardner
Hymn God rest you merry gentlemen
Choir The Angel Gabriel - E. Pettman
Choir Angelus ad Virginem- Arr. David Willcocks
Hymn O Little Town of Bethlehem
Choir O Holy Night - A. Adam
Hymn Unto us is born a Son
Choir The Lamb - J. Taverner
Hymn While shepherds watched their flocks by night
Choir In the Bleak Midwinter - H. Darke
Hymn O Come, all ye Faithful
Hymn Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

All welcome!!

16/07/2017

Many thanks to our Church Choir, Thurcroft Musical Theatre Group and all the other performers and audience who supported last nights Summer Concert. The retiring collection raised approximately £730 which with gift aid could rise to around £900! Even better, everyone seemed to have a great evening as well. Thank you.

13/07/2017

This Saturday evening at Whiston Parish Church there is a Summer Concert, starting at 7.30pm.

The concert will feature the Choir of Whiston Parish Church, Thurcroft Musical Theatre Group, and instrumental and vocal solos and duets from local musicians, (and some from further afield).

The concert is free to attend, with a retiring collection with all proceeds going to the Church Heating Fund, to replace the boiler and associated pipework for which we need to raise an approximately £40,000.

Please share with friends and family, as it will be a wonderful evening of music featuring some talented performers, who are all giving their time freely to raise funds for this worthy cause.

31/03/2017

Evensong this Sunday evening at 6pm has a more subdued feeling as we enter Passiontide.

Introit:- The Agony (from The Crucifixion by Stainer)
Ferial responses
Canticles to chants by Podushkin
Anthem:- The Appeal of the Crucified (from The Crucifixion by Stainer)
The service will conclude with "God so loved the world" from The Crucifixion by Stainer, after which there will be a period of silence for reflection.

All are welcome.

03/03/2017

This Sunday 5th March at 6pm at Whiston Parish Church we have Choral Evensong.

Introit – Lord, for thy tender mercies sake - Hilton
Preces & Responses – Smith of Durham (5 part)
Canticles – Walmisley in D minor
Anthem – Hear my prayer - Mendelssohn

The Choir of Whiston Parish Church
Directed by Ray Gallagher
Accompanied by David Pinder - Organ

09/02/2017

New music for tomorrow evenings choir practice, part of some new repertoire we will be adding to our Choral Evensong offerings!

02/02/2017

This Sunday 5th February at 6pm at Whiston Parish Church we have Choral Evensong.

Introit – Teach me, O Lord by Thomas Attwood
Preces & Responses – Richard Ayleward
Canticles – Third Service by Philip Moore
Anthem – Expectans Expectavi by Charles Wood

The Choir of Whiston Parish Church
Directed by Ray Gallagher
Accompanied by David Pinder - Organ

09/01/2017

Tom Service: I didn't think I liked its austerity, until the sound of a few choristers in Lincoln Cathedral created a minor musical miracle

06/01/2017

First choir practice of the New Year tonight, nearly full attendance, and some excellent work on pieces by Thomas Hewitt Jones, Hector Berlioz, C.H.H. Parry, Philip Moore, Karl Jenkins and L.J. White.

Any non-choir members able to guess the pieces from the composers listed?