The Choir
The Church Choir of St Peter’s Berkhamsted is a substantial group of singers which includes both children and adults, with boys and girls on the treble and soprano line, and adult alto, tenor and bass sections.
Repertoire
St Peter’s choir sings every Sunday at 9:30am, with one Choral Evensong a month (usually the second Sunday of the month) at the 6pm Sunday service, as well as a number of other important services during the year. During August the choir is usually on holiday - please check the choir diary for this year's dates
Our repertoire draws on the rich and varied Anglican repertoire of hymns, responses, canticles and anthems. We sing a wide range of music by composers from the Renaissance, Victorian and modern periods, including Tallis, Palestrina, Gibbons, Stainer, Vaughan Williams, Stanford, Howells and Purcell, as well as new works specially written for the choir.
The choir have recently been on highly successful concert tours to Venice in 2009, and to Vienna in May 2011. Several members of the choir also sing with the RSCM Cathedral Singers at various cathedrals throughout the year.
Music Education
St Peter's Church Choir actively involves young people in choral worship and provides an excellent musical education to children from all backgrounds. Through participation in the choir, they can gain an appreciation of a beautiful musical tradition and develop musical abilities that will be with them for life. We encourage our choristers to work towards Royal School of Church Music Chorister Awards as they develop their skills.
We were delighted to announce the success of three choristers who received their RSCM Gold Award in 2011 – pictured from left to right are Jessica Malcolm, Christopher Limbert and Alice Jullien.
Join us
We welcome new singers, and accept both girls and boys on the soprano line, as well as adult singers on the other parts.
We are especially keen to develop the skills of young choristers and to encourage them to work towards RSCM Chorister Awards. Children can join the choir any time after their sixth birthday.
For further information or to discuss joining the choir please contact:
Adrian DavisDirector of Music
01296 632 263Send email- Jonathan LeeOrganist
0794 1113232Send email - Jean WildAsst. Director of Music
01442 866 859Send email
Rehearsals
Children
Tuesdays 5.15 pm - 6.15 pm
Fridays 7:00-8:30pm
Adults
Fridays 7:30-8:30pm
Download the Choir DiaryA regular choir diary is provided to keep parents and singers up to date with forthcoming rehearsals and services.
There are normally no rehearsals during half-term holidays. During August the choir is usually on holiday - please check the choir diary for this year's dates.
What's on
Choral Links
- The Royal School of Church Music
- RSCM Voices
- Type of church service
What is Eucharist or Evensong? - St Alban's Cathedral Choir
- Singing tips - techniques for singers from Gareth Malone
- CyberBass - interactive resources for choral singers
Listen
Choral Evensong
Experience the beautiful repertoire of Anglican church music with this weekly BBC broadcast
The Choir
BBC Radio 3's weekly programme about choral music, hosted by Aled Jones
Hymns
Resources
- RSCM sheet music shop
- Choral Public Domain Library
free sheet music, composer information and music samples - Cantate Domino
free sheet music downloads - Singing technique video tutorials [BBC]
- Singing tips from Gareth Malone
- YouTube choral practice videos (with sheet music)
Bless, O Lord, us Thy servants
who minister in Thy temple.
Grant that what we sing with our lips
we may believe in our hearts,
and what we believe in our hearts
we may show forth in our lives. Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Choristers’ Prayer
