Music at St Mary's, Wimbledon

01/08/2026

The Choir of St Mary's Wimbledon were featured in yesterday's edition of the local newspaper, the Allgäuer Zeitung.

We look forward to singing this weekend in the idyllic landscape of southern Bavaria:

Saturday 1 August – St Mang's Church, Füssen
• 6pm: Mass (Byrd, Mass for Four Voices)
• 7pm: Short concert

Sunday 2 August – St Nicholas's Church, Pfronten
• 10:30am: Mass (Mozart, Spatzenmesse)
• 7pm: Concert

28/07/2026

The Choir of St Mary's Wimbledon embark on our annual summer tour this week, from Thursday 30 July to Monday 3 August. This year, we are headed to the picturesque landscape of southern Bavaria, where we will be singing in Füssen and Pfronten, nestled in the Alpine countryside near the iconic Schloss Neuschwanstein.

Saturday 1 August – St Mang's Church, Füssen
• 6pm: Mass (Byrd, Mass for Four Voices)
• 7pm: Short concert

Sunday 2 August – St Nicholas's Church, Pfronten
• 10:30am: Mass (Mozart, Spatzenmesse)
• 7pm: Concert

23/07/2026

26 July 2026 – Eighth Sunday after Trinity:

9:30am Sung Eucharist
• Lead, kindly Light – Murray
• Prelude (Holberg Suite) – Grieg

6:30pm Choral Evensong
• Preces and Responses – Ayleward
• Psalm 77 – Smith
• Short Service – Gibbons
• Rise up, my love, my fair one – Willan
• Allegro from Organ Sonata No. 1, BWV 525 – Bach

Artwork: The Bride's Report, from Canticum Canticorum (c.1465) – Netherlands

21/07/2026

This Saturday (25 July) at 7:30pm, the Choir of St Mary's Wimbledon present a charity concert in support of our choral and organ scholarships, with works by Palestrina, Ireland, Byrd, Whitacre and other composers. Tickets may be reserved at https://tinyurl.com/boxofficeSMC and are also available on the door.

Director: Adam Wills Begley
Organist: Andrew Lenon

21/07/2026

Last weekend at Downside Abbey, the Choir of St Mary's Wimbledon performed a concert of sacred classics and sang at Pontifical Mass, with works by composers from Palestrina to Whitacre. It was a wonderful opportunity to make music in a historic venue with a great acoustic, despite the slightly temperamental organ! Thank you to Nigel Kerry and the Downside Abbey Festival for hosting us – we look forward to taking part again next year.

17/07/2026

This Sunday (19 July) at 10am, as part of the Downside Abbey Festival, the Rt Revd Dom Nicholas Wetz, Abbot of Downside, will preside at Pontifical Sung Mass, accompanied by the Choir of St Mary's Church, Wimbledon.

• Mass for Four Voices – Byrd
• Sicut cervus – Palestrina
• Cantique de Jean Racine – Fauré

16/07/2026

19 July 2026 – Seventh Sunday after Trinity:

9:30am Sung Eucharist
• Lead me, Lord – Wesley
• Nun danket alle Gott – Karg-Elert

6:30pm Choral Evensong
• Preces and Responses – Ayleward
• Psalm 71 – Bennett
• Evening Service with Fauxbourdons – Morley
• Ave Maria – Arcadelt
• Master Tallis' Testament – Howells

Artwork: detail from The Madonna of Carmel and the Souls of the Purgatory (1730s) – Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

14/07/2026

This Saturday (18 July) at 3pm, the Choir of St Mary's Wimbledon present ‘Anglia dos Mariæ’, a concert of choral classics for a summer's afternoon, as part of the Downside Abbey Festival in Somerset. All are welcome to attend. Admission is free, with a retiring collection.

• Što mi e milo – trad. Macedonian
• O thou the central orb – Wood
• Spatzenmesse, K. 220 – Mozart
• And I saw a new heaven – Bainton
• Greater love hath no man – Ireland
• O salutaris hostia – Whitacre
• Geistliches Lied – Brahms
• Make a joyful noise – Mathias
• Civitas sancti tui – Byrd
• Beatus vir – Monteverdi

Director: Adam Wills Begley
Organist: Andrew Lenon

12/07/2026

This weekend, the Choir of St Mary's Wimbledon will headline the inaugural Downside Abbey Festival at the Basilica of St Gregory the Great in Somerset, directed by Adam Wills Begley and accompanied by Andrew Lenon.

On Saturday 18 July at 3pm, the Choir will present a concert of choral classics for a summer's afternoon, including works by Monteverdi, Byrd, Whitacre, Fauré, Clemens non Papa, Mozart and Bainton. Admission is free, with a retiring collection.

On Sunday 19 July at 10am, the Choir will sing at Pontifical Mass, featuring Byrd's Mass for Four Voices with motets by Palestrina and Fauré.

Saturday 18th July 2026

3.00pm

‘Anglia dos Marie’

Choral Music for a Summer’s Afternoon

Performed by

The Choir of Saint Mary’s Church,
Wimbledon, London

Adam Wills Begley – Director John Lenon – Organ
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The acclaimed choir of St Mary’s Wimbledon perform a colourful
programme of sacred works by Monteverdi, Howells, Buxtehude,
Ireland, Mozart, and Byrd

Free admission – retiring collection

10/07/2026

On Wednesday 8 July, it was a privilege for members of the Choir of St Mary's to sing at George Coates's funeral at Holy Trinity Sloane Square.

A stalwart friend, baritone and benefactor of the Choir, George filled his final year with travel, music and joie de vivre, including organising two wonderful gala concerts that collectively raised nearly £100,000 for cancer charities. His presence will be deeply missed – may he rest in peace.