A message from the Secretary Dear Members and Friends I hope you are all well. As previously emailed, we will be holding our annual reunion this year on Saturday, September 28th. Our AGM will be in St Michael’s Church at 11am; Evensong is at 5pm; and this year we will be having a Luncheon at the...
News
Christopher Keyte
With sadness we report news of the death of Christopher Keyte. Christopher was a pupil and head chorister at St Michael’s during the Second World War. His death was announced by his daughter Heulwen Finley, who has provided the following biography. Our sympathies go to her and the rest of Christopher’s family at this...
Worcester Cathedral Choir concert
This Friday 5th July, Worcester Cathedral Choir are in concert at St Michael’s. It starts at 7pm. Tickets are available from: https://buytickets.at/stmichaelschurchtenburywells/1309773...
Concerts 2024
The list of Concerts for 2024 is now available and can be found by following the link on the menu bar above....
SMC discussed on BBC Radio 3
Breakfast Presenter Petroc Trelawny reflecting on a visit he made to SMC in 2019. Music of Stainer and Howells is featured....
SMC is up for sale
Time moves on. The historic Grade 2* listed College “Old Building”, other buildings and grounds are now up for sale. Full details can be found here Agent’s sale brochure (If any Old Boy can raise the £3.5 million, the Society Committee would like to hear from them!) There is also some drone footage on...
Ouseley – Canticles in B minor – rarity
Our friends at the Archive of Recorded Church Music have posted the only known Choral Evensong recording of Ouseley’s Canticles in B minor. Find out more at recordedchurchmusic.org...
Reunion 2023 – music and photos
Here is the link to photos and music from the SMCS Reunion 2023...
SMC Festival Grace
Did you know that Ouseley wrote the Festival Grace that was always sung in full at Commem? This edition was published for the Centenary in 1956, and here it is (complete with gravy stains): SMC Festival Grace 1956...
Centenary Badge Auction
As described in the 2023 Magazine, we invited bids for a rare SMCS Centenary Badge (from 1956). The auction was held at the 2023 Reunion, and the winning bid was £100! Thanks to all the bidders....
SMCS Magazine 2023
The 2023 Magazine is now available along with the booking details for the 2023 Reunion....
Resources and links
Our links to other SMC-related websites have been updated and expanded. Feel free to browse...
Music at St Michael’s 2023
Details of concerts can be found here Concerts...
New – Documents section
A selection of documents and publications issued by SMC up to 1985. If you have any similar documents in your own archive, please feel free to pass them over to the website team. SMC Prospectus c.1973 ...
SMC – the influence lives on
Here’s Old Boy Kevin Jacot (SMC 1973-1978) with one of his recent compositions, an anthem for St Michael’s day, “Factum Est Silentium”, which he also performs in this video. https://youtu.be/5Xyl0ZUbFqY...