Photo taken at St Paul's Cathedral on 27th May 2019

Up until 'lockdown' in March 2020, the Choir of St Mary & St Nicolas, Spalding, had 50 members - 24 treble (boy) choristers; 8 junior boys and 18 men.

Currently we have 32 members - 20 trebles, and 12 men. We hope to recruit more junior boys in the coming months.

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One of the unique qualities of the choir is the number of trebles who remain as members to sing lower parts after their voices have broken.

The choir has a reputation as one of the leading choirs in Lincolnshire and has sung at many of the great cathedrals of the country, including St George's Chapel, Windsor in 2018 and St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey in 2019.

It is one of the few completely voluntary choirs of boys and men remaining in Lincolnshire.

The choir leads the singing at 6.30pm Evensong each week.

Full Choral Evensong is included once a month, usually on the 4th Sunday.

The choir is one of the few that continues to sing choral services during holiday times, including August.

During holiday times a number of of ex-members return from university to sing with us.

The choir has a long tradition of choral music and offers a unique musical and educational opportunity to choristers.

Boys attend various courses during their time in the choir, and many have achieved awards in our own Chorister Training Scheme.

Weekly choir practices are held on Fridays from 7.00 to 8pm.

There is a supervised Choir Club for the boys which meets on Wednesdays after school (and also in holiday time) between 3pm and 6pm.

During this time sectional rehearsals are sometimes held with various groups of the trebles and younger men.

Monthly outings are organised for choir members, and recent outings have taken place to Sutton-on Sea, AlleyCatz Ten Pin Bowling, Bourne Indoor Pool and The Burtey Fen Collection at Pinchbeck. (Outings during the pandemic have been suspended, but we hope to resume these as soon as it is safe to do so.)

Whilst always aiming for a reasonable musical standard, our over-riding aim is to enhance the music of the services, together with a sense of achievement, team work and enjoyment.

Membership of the choir requires a sense of commitment and self-discipline, and, besides their musical training, boys are encouraged in loyalty and consideration for others.

Anyone who may be interested in choir membership is invited to contact the Director of Music, Nicholas Pitts, on 01775 766081 for more details or come and meet him after a service.