Help!! all but two of our sopranos has moved on, leaving the existence of the choir hanging by a thread. please consider joining the choir: we still sing an anthem at every service!
Evensong is back! 15th May 2022 at 6.30pm Come and join us this Sunday for some wonderful music: Easter Acclamations - Eden (Unpublished) Preces & Responses - Byrd Evening Service in B flat - Stanford O Thou the Central Orb - Wood
COVID19 Update - We are back!
Sung services will recommence Palm Sunday, 28th March 2021. At this stage of the pandemic only the choir are allowed to sing, but as usual we will be singing some glorious music during Holy Week to include Palestrina, Byrd, Morley, Victoria, Bairstow and King John IV of Portugal. We enjoyed a fine Easter Day with Batten's 'O Sing Joyfully' and Peter Phillip's 'Alleluia' from the Ascendit Deus. Come and join us - you will enjoy it!
Welcome to Wigan Parish Church Choir
All Saints, Wigan, has had a choir for many hundreds of years, and has a traditional Anglican choral tradition at the heart of it's worship.
The choir sings Parish Communion and Evensong every week and also additional services on feast days. We maintain a SATB choir of women and men and are always happy to hear from anyone that is keen to join a choir and contribute to our musical ministry. See the 'Contacts' page and get in touch.
On our site you will find a history of the choir, downloadable scores of music prepared for the choir, along with the midi files of each piece. On the 'Organs' page you will find a detailed history of the organs and organists, including Sir Edward Bairstow, who was organist here for six years, during which time he composed 'Blessed be Thou, Lord God of Israel' for our choir and the re-dedication of the organ in 1902.
An opportunity to come and sing Evensong and keep the Anglican Choral Tradition alive! We recognise that choral singing is less popular than in years gone by, and that there are many singers who do not have the opportunity to sing Evensong in their own church as many churches have only a Sunday morning service. However, the BCP 1662 Evensong is unrivalled in it's liturgy and music written especially for it. So why not come along and and join experienced singers where the music is directed, without the need to 'leave' your own choir!
There is no obligation to join the choir or turn up every week, just sing as little or as often as you are able.
The choir meets at 5.30pm every Sunday to practice for Evensong and the following Sunday Eucharist. We currently enjoy a choir made up of:
2 Sopranos
2 Altos
1 Tenor
3 Basses
1 Director of Music (who also sings Bass or Alto when required)
If you want to come along, just get in let us know via the CONTACTS page or email
A big thanks to friends from the choir at St Elizabeth's, Aspull, who shared choral evensong with us at the end of September. Some challenging music, well sung!