ST   MARK'S   CHOIR

The choir of St. Mark’s Church, in the historic Great Western Railway Parish Church of Swindon, New Town has  a long Cathedral-style musical history, singing early and well-known music for the liturgy within the English choral tradition. The masses currently in the choir's repertoire number more than 30, and range from Byrd and Palestrina, through Mozart, to Vierne and Langlais. They also have an impressive repertoire of liturgical anthems and motets.

The choir is drawn from the Parish and from the immediate local area and include members who have regularly worked and recorded with BBC Symphony Chorus, with Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) and with the Cathedral Singers of Christ Church Oxford. They rehearse weekly and sing at the Parish Mass on Sunday mornings, in addition to monthly evensongs and on other important days in the church's year.

In February 2004, St. Mark's hosted a Choral Festival, when choirs from the surrounding area joined St. Mark's Choir in a day of rehearsing for a very successful evensong, conducted by Adrian Lucas, Organist of Worcester Cathedral

Currently the Choir have recorded a CD, with profits from the sale being donated to the Mapanza Mattress Project.  Details from the Parish Office.

For further information on the choir see www.stmarkschoir.co.uk.