Music
Here at St Michael’s we are pleased to offer beautiful music, sacred and secular, to enrich your day.
Choral music
Evening concerts
Music on Mondays
The Choir
Our choir at St Michael’s is one of long-standing, with roots in the traditional all-male choir (see history here). While times have changed, our choir still flourishes as a wonderful mixed ensemble, supporting the worship of the church through the performance of high-quality music from the core Anglican repertoire.
See here for our current Music list.
We are very fortunate to have Richard Pantcheff as our Director of Music.
Richard has an outstanding international reputation as a composer and choral director, and leads a full programme of choral, congregational and organ music here at St Michael’s.
For more information, please see his website www.richardpantcheff.com
If you have any queries about the Choir, including auditions, please contact Richard on: r.pantcheff@smng.org.uk
Richard is also the contact for our new volunteer choir, The Northgate Voices. Their debut was on the 1st of December 2024, at the 10.30am service, and the congregation was delighted. We plan to have them sing on the first Sunday of every month, when the formal Choir is resting.
The Willis organ
The current organ dates from 1954 when Henry Willis III installed a two-manual instrument in the north transept. This forms the basis of the present organ. The original console stood in front of the case and faced south. In 1989-90, Henry Willis IV overhauled and enlarged the instrument. A new Positif division was added, which is flanked by horizontal pipes of the Trompette. The new three-manual console faces north.
Music on Mondays
In 2025, we will host three Seasonal series of Lunchtime Concerts, all with varied secular music.
All concerts will be at 1pm on a Monday, with a retiring collection split 70/30 between the Musicians’ chosen charity and St Michael’s, to allow us to continue to run the series.
Do join us in person (concerts are also sometimes available online via our YouTube channel).
Our YouTube channel is here
Music on Monday will resume on Monday 27th January 2025.
For enquiries regarding performing email: mom@smng.org.uk and to join our email list, click here.
Forthcoming concerts
