Music at St Mary's

St Mary's Choir
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St Mary's recital programme

St Mary's Choir

St Mary's choir is a friendly group of singers of mixed ages, which leads the worship at St Mary's.

Occasionally the church holds major services which involve other choirs joining our own, the most recent such service was the Candlelit Advent Procession at 6:30 pm on Sunday 27 November 2011 where we were joined by members of the choirs of King Charles the Martyr and Christ Church Little Heath. The choir also assists with Christ Church's monthly Choral Evensong.

Usually any soloist required is drawn from our own choir rather than from outside. Two of our soloists have given recitals at our regular Lunchtime concerts which occur every first Tuesday of each month.

We are keen to recruit further members particularly so that we can increase our repertoire. Any voices are welcome, especially Altos and Tenors. No auditions are necessary.

For further information please come to a practice any Friday in church at 8 pm or contact any of the following:

Geoff Follett - Choral Director
Julian Zerfahs - Assistant Choral Director
Dave Miller - Organist

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St Mary's recital programme for 2012

St Mary's is a sought-after venue for concerts in Potters Bar and a full programme is performed using local musicians. Our Lunchtime Concerts have been running for more than 20 years and offer a popular programme of varied music and a ploughman's lunch on the first Tuesday of each month (lunches from noon, recital starts at 12:30). The programme for 2012 is as follows:

7 February	Andrew West - organ
6 March	Sofiko Tvauri and Jennifer Carter - ’cello and piano
10 March	7:30pm evening Recital by Potters Bar Choral Society - Schubert: Eb Mass - Vaughan-Williams: Serenade to Music - Barber: Violin Concerto - tickets £11 and £9 in advance or £12 and £10 on the door - 01707 642393 for more information
3 April	Joanna Defries and Stephen Wilder - vocal and piano
1 May	Simon Pusey - organ
19 May	7:30pm evening Recital by Potters Bar Choral Society - "Songs from the Shows" - tickets £11 and £9 in advance or £12 and £10 on the door - 01707 642393 for more information
5 June	Beverley Lockyear Singers - vocal
3 July	Aurélia Jonvaux - soprano and piano
7 August	Anthony Gritten - organ
4 September	Satu Salo - harp
2 October	Catherine Wilmers and Ilga Pitkevica - ’cello and piano
6 November	Gary Sieling - organ
4 December	Heather Hawkes and Lucy Roots - soprano and piano

Please contact Dave Miller for more information.

For future local and national organ concerts, see www.organrecitals.com.