The choir in procession

The choir of St Barnabas sings the Sung Mass every Sunday at 10.30am — a sung setting, hymns, a sung psalm and a communion anthem — with Choral Evensong and the great festivals of the year besides. These are the people who make that music.

The choir

Our singers span a wide range of ages and experience: two paid choral scholars sing alongside a committed body of voluntary singers. The main choir rehearses on Sundays from 9.30 to 10.15am, before the Mass, and sings through the year except in August. Young people aged 10 and over who are interested in liturgical singing are welcome — many find that singing here earns them encouragement, and sometimes credit, at school.

Sing with us

We offer two paid choral scholarships each year. To enquire about singing with us — as a scholar or a voluntary singer — see the Music page or contact our Director of Music, Luca.

Listen

Many of our services are livestreamed and archived on our YouTube channel, where you can hear the choir and organ — or better, come and hear them in person on a Sunday.

Those who lead the music

Hugh Mather in a striped shirt and striped tie, photographed in his study

Organist

Hugh Mather

Hugh Mather is a retired consultant physician, pianist, organist and concert organiser.

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