Developing Music at St Andrew’s
Music has long been a valued and cherished dimension of worship and community life at St Andrew’s. We are currently reviewing and developing new structures for supporting music at St Andrew’s. As a church community, our aim is to involve and encourage as many as possible to share their gifts in music – whether singing, playing an instrument, or teaching and leading others.
If you would like to find out more about music at St Andrew’s and opportunities to get involved in any of the groups below, contact admin@standrews-chesterton.org or chat with Chris Pountain over coffee after the service. If you would like to donate to our Music Fund please visit the relevant giving page.
Minims
Minims is a singing group for 4- to 8-year-olds and meets twice a month at 4pm in church. It lasts around 45 minutes, and parents stay for the whole time.
Youth Choir
The Youth Choir practises weekly on Thursdays in the Vestry from 7-8pm during term time. This is a singing group for youth from school years 4-13. Youth are welcome to come try it out: any level of experience is welcome.
Allcomers Group
The Allcomers Group sings regularly at the All-age Communion on the third Sunday in the month. This group is suitable for those who would like to try out singing in church, or who are returning to singing after a time away.
Sung Eucharist Group
The Sung Eucharist Group is a group of singers who have some previous experience of choral singing and enjoy the classical Anglican repertoire. They sing at the monthly Sung Eucharist on the second Sunday of the month.
Evening Singers
The Evening Singers are a group of experienced singers who lead a traditional choral evening service (usually Evensong) on the first Sunday of each month.
St Andrew’s Band
St Andrew’s Band is a small band of musicians (including singers) who lead worship at the family service (first Sunday of each month). They welcome a variety of instruments as this adds to the breadth of sound in worship.