All Saints' Choir Wokingham at Llandaff Cathedral, July 2010

All Saints' Choir

Advent Carol Service 2009

All Saints' Church, Wokingham, in the Diocese of Oxford, has a choir of over thirty core and associate singers, of whom a dozen or so are trebles. The music sung is diverse, ranging from Tudor through to the present day. The Choir is affiliated to The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) and, in conjunction with the RSCM "Voice for Life" scheme, all trebles study for their ribbons, culminating in the Bishop's Awards.

As well as its singing activities, the choir enjoys a number of social activities and, for the trebles, events such as going swimming or bowling and visiting theme parks.

For more details of the choir follow this link.

List of Organists, Choirmasters and Directors of Music (from 1855)

Present Director of Music

The Copeman-Hart Organ at All Saints' Church, Wokingham

The Choir has a very busy schedule. Its main task is helping to lead the worship of the Parish of All Saints. It will be found every week except during holidays singing at the Sunday morning Parish Communion. There is also a BCP Choral Evensong on the first Sunday of each month, a BCP Sung Evensong on the second Sunday of the month, as well as a number of Choral Matins and Choral Eucharists during the year. Perhaps the best attended services of the whole year are the Candlelit Carol Service on Advent Sunday and the Christmas Eve Service of Nine Lessons and Carols.

In the last week of July each year the Choir begins singing a week of services in a cathedral. There are also a number of Saturday visits to cathedrals and other historic churches to sing choral evensong. The Choir has had very favourable comments from the staff of the cathedrals they visit and the pure sound of the trebles comes in for particular praise.

Last year, the Choir sang its week of services in Wells Cathedral. For this year it has not been possible to arrange a Choir Week. Next year the Choir has arranged to sing its week in Truro Cathedral.