MUSIC AT HOLY TRINITY PARISH CHURCH, FOREST ROW

Music at Holy Trinity is a very important part of the Christian life and worship not just of the church but the whole village of Forest Row. Through services, concerts and recitals we hope we can encourage even more people to visit the Parish Church and enter into the life of its community.

The Church Choir is affiliated to the Royal School of Church Music. The R.S.C.M. scheme ‘Voice for Life’ is used for training, particularly to encourage the young choristers with their singing, music and Christian faith. The choir is highly committed and very motivated, singing throughout the year for all services and festivals. Anthems are sung regularly with music ranging from the Renaissance period to the contemporary music of today.

The Junior Church Choir which was restarted in December 2006 meets on alternate Fridays for Choir Practice from 6.30-7.30pm. They primarily sing on the 1^st Sunday of the month for the Worship Together services as well as for special occasions depending on the Festivals and time of year. Earlier this year they sang for the Christian Aid concert and were very well received.

The Holy Trinity Festival Choir was formed in the summer of 2006. It comprises the Church Choir, members of the congregation, and friends from the surrounding area. We have already had two very successful concerts for The Parkinson’s Society and the R.N.L.I. and more performances are planned for the future in 2008. Please keep an eye out on this website and in the village.

New members for any of the Church Choir, Junior Church Choir and Festival Choir are very welcome. Please either contact the Director of Music, Simon Morris (01342 823940), or the Vicar, Rev. Nick Lamb (01342 822595), who will be very pleased to give you further details.

ST. DUNSTAN’S

The congregation at St. Dunstan’s no longer has a separate choir – it is the Choir! The Church has delightful acoustics and we enjoy singing a broad range of traditional and contemporary hymns and songs. We have many good voices in the congregation that bring a sense of joy and occasion to our worship. There are regular special services that feature the music of Iona and Taizé. We also host the Advent Carol Service when we are joined by many from the other churches in the Parish. Whether you can hold a tune or not you are welcome to join us.