A Peaceful and Holy Christmas to everyone visiting our website. Don’t miss out of hearing some carols sung by our choir, recorded at the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols on 22nd December.
A Peaceful and Holy Christmas
Fauré Requiem
St Stephen’s Church Choir will be singing Fauré’s Requiem during the Sung Eucharist on Remembrance Sunday. Everyone is welcome.
Choir Open Evening and Auditions
Wednesday 8th February 6pm in Church
Organ update – November 2014
Work is now well under way putting the pipework back into our organ. As each rank of pipes is put back into the organ, each pipe is individually tuned, and adjusted to speak clearly and quickly, and at the correct…
Organ installation – week 2
At the end of week 2, much of the framework is up and it’s clear to see the front of the casework beginning to look as it did before, albeit about 2 feet further forward in order to accommodate additional…
Our Organ Returns! Day 1…
Finally, after being away for 10 months, our organ started to return today! The first job is to rebuild the main structure, beginning with the newly enlarged Swell on the right. The photos below show progress on day 1 (bearing…
Organ update – July 2014
Those of you reading this who are regular worshippers at St Stephen’s, I hope you have had a chance to look at the craftsmanship in the console which is now in the north transept. Work is still progressing and the…
Organ update – May 2014
The craftsmen at Brownes are continuing to work hard on our organ, and the photos below show how things are getting on. The console in particular is very close to being finished and will be brought to church in the…
Quodlibet Concert in St Stephen’s – 3rd May
A concert of varied vocal music at 7.30pm on Saturday 3 May, in St Stephen’s, in aid of the organ appeal. Sung by Quodlibet, a quintet of professional singers led by Dr Peter Giles, and including Neil Richards who is…
Organ update – April 2014
As you’ll be able to see from the photographs below, the console is now very nearly finished – all that remain to do is the drawstops, which are being turned by hand, so will be unique for our organ, not…