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'''From the Parish Magazine September 1905'''. The adult members of the choir spent the afternoon of Tuesday September 19th, at the Vicarage, and before and after tea enjoyed tennis and other games. | '''From the Parish Magazine September 1905'''. The adult members of the choir spent the afternoon of Tuesday September 19th, at the Vicarage, and before and after tea enjoyed tennis and other games. | ||
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| + | '''''1944 Social Snapshot. The Church Choir''''' ''[https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Doug_Tilbury Doug Tilbury] recalls the Church Choir.'' | ||
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| + | When I joined the church choir, aged 10, it consisted mainly of men and boys. Those I can remember were:- | ||
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| + | '''Choir leader''' was [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Reverend_J._Steward Reverend Steward]. | ||
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| + | '''Basses;''' [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Harry_Barefoot Harry Barefoot], John Randall, Mr. Hussey | ||
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| + | '''Tenors;''' [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Fred_Adams Fred Adams], Mr. Millward from [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Windmill_Farm Windmill Farm], Fred Harbour from Loosley Row, Mr.“Razzor” Adams and [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Harold_Williams Harold Williams] (later to become the organist). | ||
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| + | '''Ladies;''' Mrs Flo. Gurney, headmistress Lacey Green, [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Min_Adams Min Adams], Phyllis Dell (nee Adams), Maggie Saunders (wife of Cecil) and Miss Hopton, headmistress Speen. | ||
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| + | Basses sat in the back pew on the right, with the boys in front of them. Ladies sat in the back left pew, but Revd. Steward preferred a choir of men and boys. During war time, a few ladies were permitted. | ||
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| + | New boys aged about 10, like myself and Fred Harbour, had a practise at the vicarage on Wednesday during the school lunch hour, to practice scales and hymns for the next Sunday. Practise for the senior choir was on Sunday evening after evensong from 7.00 to 8.00 pm. The organist at this time was [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Nancy_Hawes Nancy Hawes] who had been a pupil teacher at the school. It was she who taught Harold Williams, Phyllis Dell and some other local children to play the piano. She lived in a tin shack in Church Lane, and kept a bad tempered parrot. | ||
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| + | Choir robes were black cassocks and white surplices. Boys had to wear ruffs. | ||
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| + | Regular services were Holy Communion held at 8.00 a.m. and 7.00 a.m. on Festival Days (Easter, Christmas, Whitsun and Harvest). Sung Eucharist was at 11 a.m. (Matins 10.00 a.m. on the 3<sup>rd </sup> Sunday of each month). Sunday School was at 2.30.p.m. and Evensong at 6.00p.m. so junior choristers spent most of the day in church. | ||
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| + | Commonly used anthems were:- This Joyful Eastertide, Come Holy Ghost, Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, the most memorable was the Olympic Anthem – Non Nobis Domine, which Cecil Saunders taught to the 400 boys at Mill End School. The sound was terrific. | ||
Revision as of 14:10, 27 November 2023
From the Parish Magazine September 1905. The adult members of the choir spent the afternoon of Tuesday September 19th, at the Vicarage, and before and after tea enjoyed tennis and other games.
1944 Social Snapshot. The Church Choir Doug Tilbury recalls the Church Choir.
When I joined the church choir, aged 10, it consisted mainly of men and boys. Those I can remember were:-
Choir leader was Reverend Steward.
Basses; Harry Barefoot, John Randall, Mr. Hussey
Tenors; Fred Adams, Mr. Millward from Windmill Farm, Fred Harbour from Loosley Row, Mr.“Razzor” Adams and Harold Williams (later to become the organist).
Ladies; Mrs Flo. Gurney, headmistress Lacey Green, Min Adams, Phyllis Dell (nee Adams), Maggie Saunders (wife of Cecil) and Miss Hopton, headmistress Speen.
Basses sat in the back pew on the right, with the boys in front of them. Ladies sat in the back left pew, but Revd. Steward preferred a choir of men and boys. During war time, a few ladies were permitted.
New boys aged about 10, like myself and Fred Harbour, had a practise at the vicarage on Wednesday during the school lunch hour, to practice scales and hymns for the next Sunday. Practise for the senior choir was on Sunday evening after evensong from 7.00 to 8.00 pm. The organist at this time was Nancy Hawes who had been a pupil teacher at the school. It was she who taught Harold Williams, Phyllis Dell and some other local children to play the piano. She lived in a tin shack in Church Lane, and kept a bad tempered parrot.
Choir robes were black cassocks and white surplices. Boys had to wear ruffs.
Regular services were Holy Communion held at 8.00 a.m. and 7.00 a.m. on Festival Days (Easter, Christmas, Whitsun and Harvest). Sung Eucharist was at 11 a.m. (Matins 10.00 a.m. on the 3rd Sunday of each month). Sunday School was at 2.30.p.m. and Evensong at 6.00p.m. so junior choristers spent most of the day in church.
Commonly used anthems were:- This Joyful Eastertide, Come Holy Ghost, Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, the most memorable was the Olympic Anthem – Non Nobis Domine, which Cecil Saunders taught to the 400 boys at Mill End School. The sound was terrific.