It is with great sadness that we report the death on Friday 12th February 2021 of Lucian Nethsingha, a former organist and choir master at St Michael’s. Lucian had been in poor health for a while, and latterly had been in a hospice in Cambridge.Born in Colombo, Ceylon, in 1936, Lucian was educated at St. Thomas’ College,...
SMC Society Legacy Appeal
Dear Members and Friends I am writing to you to ask for your help to raise money for something that I know will be close to many of your hearts – the Father Willis organ at St Michael’s. To be precise, it’s for the blowers – the lungs of the organ which we can...
List of Recordings
List of known Recordings and broadcasts from St Michael’s College compiled by Frederick Appleby...
Reunion 2020 – update
Update Post-2020 AGM – Sept 27th 2020 The AGM of the St Michael’s College Society was held, for the first time in its 114-year history, on-line on Saturday 26th September 2020 at 2pm. The President and officers were joined by SMCS members both from across the UK and from other parts of the world...
Magazine 2020
The Society’s magazine for 2020 is available....
Audio Archive expanded
To ease your mind a little during lockdown, why not escape to that chapel nestling in the trees at Oldwood.We have added some archive SMC Choral Evensong Recordings to enjoy. More...
College Buildings’ future
The international school that was run from the buildings at St Michael’s College has closed, leaving the future of the whole site in doubt. SMC buildings future in doubt...
Believe it or not?
Scenario: It’s Autumn 2000. Former S.M.C.S member Derrik Jenkyns is visiting the National Railway Museum in York to undertake some research on the Bishop’s Castle Railway, using the extensive archives at the museum. Whilst looking through some documents, he comes across some jottings about the railway, and decides that one in particular would be...