Music
Both our churches have a choir which sings regularly at our Sunday services. Anyone interested in joining is very welcome to speak to one of the choir after a service to find out more.
At St. Mary’s we have a thriving junior section in our choir; new children or their family are always welcome to talk to a choir member after a service to find out more.
On the first Sunday of every month, the choir is opened up to anyone, adult or child, who wants to join in and sing, providing an opportunity for those who can’t manage to attend every Sunday. There are also opportunities to join in at other key services during the year, including Christmas services, and the services at our church festival in July.
Lamberhurst music Festival
Lamberhurst Music Festival (LMF) began in 2003 and was set up with the dual purpose of bringing high quality classical performers to the Lamberhurst community, and to financially support St Mary’s church, Lamberhurst. LMF is a voluntary organisation and are registered as a charity No 1102771.
We stage around 7 concerts a year in and around Lamberhurst, although mainly in St Mary’s. The two biggest concerts of the year are the outdoor opera in August and the carol concert in December. The opera is usually at Bayham Abbey and over the years we have staged such operas as La Traviata, Carmen, The Magic Flute and The Barber of Seville. We have had a variety of different professional touring opera companies come to us, and the opera is probably the highlight of our season with a 500 strong audience who bring picnics beforehand – it is a very sociable event. For the carol concert in December we have had a number of the very best Oxford and Cambridge college choirs including Clare, Selwyn, St Johns and Trinity.
Further information on LMF and upcoming concerts can be found at www.lamberhurstmusic.co.uk.