Lockdown Hymns
June 29, 2020
Throughout lockdown Tom and Carol have been steadily recording seasonally appropriate copyright-free hymns to go with our worship … More Lockdown Hymns
Tag: singing
Panis Angelicus – Aquinas (1225-1274)/Franck (1822-1890)
June 10, 2020
Although widely chosen as an anthem to be sung at weddings, the words of Panis Angelicus were originally written by St Thomas Aquinas for the feast of Corpus Christi … More Panis Angelicus – Aquinas (1225-1274)/Franck (1822-1890)
Alleluia!
June 1, 2020
This article appeared in the May issue of our parish magazine, which was distributed predominantly digitally. … More Alleluia!
Desert Island Songs of Praise
April 19, 2020
Shortly before Holy Week, Rev Deborah asked the Church Family which are their favourite songs of praise, and why – a bit like Desert Island Disks. All the nominations have been collated and placed in rank order. Here are the results … More Desert Island Songs of Praise
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
October 8, 2019
A visit to Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral to sing there with the Manchester Chorale … More Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Christmas Carols
December 8, 2017
I still remember vividly the complete shock I experienced one December at school around five years ago. I had volunteered to organise and run the whole school assembly on the last afternoon of term, immediately before breaking up for the Christmas holidays … More Christmas Carols
St Cecilia
November 22, 2017
On Wednesday 22 November Rev Caroline preached on the importance of music in praising God – drawing on Revelation 4:1-11 and Psalm 150. You can listen again here … More St Cecilia
Hail, Holy Queen – Marc Shaiman (1959-present)
October 23, 2017
This article first appeared in the October 2014 issue of our parish magazine. In the first “Sister Act” film, a Reno lounge singer named Deloris Van Carter (played by Whoopi Goldberg) witnesses her mobster boyfriend killing an employee. She is then hidden in a convent under a witness protection program. She doesn’t take easily to … More Hail, Holy Queen – Marc Shaiman (1959-present)
“O Salutaris” Cesar Franck (1822-1890)
August 26, 2017
We learned this during choir practices in summer 2012 and I immediately loved the sound of the words and interplay of the parts. Written for two equal female voices, sometimes they sing the same music in canon … More “O Salutaris” Cesar Franck (1822-1890)
Anniversary Sunday 2017
June 30, 2017
At St Margaret’s. the last weekend in June each year is Anniversary Weekend, when we celebrate the contribution our children make to life and worship in our parish … More Anniversary Sunday 2017
