OUR VISION
Sing my Soul
Music that stirs the soul … offering choral singing to everyone in the Diocese of Manchester
Sing my Soul is an innovative approach to church growth that aims to reach people through the power of music. The Diocese of Manchester and St-Martin-in-the-Fields, London are working together to bring beautifully inspiring music to local churches.
Supported by the Church of England’s Strategic Development Funding, community choirs and children’s choirs give everyone with a passion for music the chance to take part.
Alongside this, through a choral scholarship programme, aspiring singers who are considering making a career in church and choral music from the Manchester area receive intensive training over a nine-month period, as well as practical experience in singing in services and other events. During this time, they will also lead Great Sacred Music at host churches, and beyond, offering cultural and spiritual enrichment to their local communities.
This project is also supporting the future of music in the church more widely, as three Associate Choral Leaders lead community choirs and children’s choirs, as well as receive training from the music team at St Martin’s.
Music is at the heart of this work; it refreshes and inspires our souls, strengthens our faith and reminds us of our connection to the divine.
The following churches are hosting Sing my Soul:
- St Stephen’s, Audenshaw
- St Hilda’s, Audenshaw
- St Paul’s Withington
- Oldham Parish Church
- St Ann’s, Manchester City Centre.
- Bolton Parish Church
Schedule
Compline by Candlelight at St Paul’s Church, Withington
Wednesdays at 8pm
4th February
Music and Words with Compline at St Ann’s Church, Manchester City Centre
Wednesdays at 7pm
25th February, 4th March, 11th March, 18th March, 25th March
Coffee and Concert at Oldham Parish Church
Saturdays at 12pm
14th February, 14th March’
DreamSpace at Sacred Trinity, Salford
Sundays at 7pm
8th February, 8th March
Great Sacred Music at St Stephen’s, Audenshaw
Saturdays at 1pm
28th March
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