New Director of Music

We are pleased to announce the appointment of James Sherlock as our new director of music from September 1st. James is 29 and read music at Trinity Cambridge where he was organ scholar. He conducted CUMS (Cambridge University Music Society), and at Great St Mary's, as well as the Lea Singers based in Harpenden; since 2007 he has been the assistant at St Bartholomew the Great in London. He also has a career as a solo and collaborative pianist, playing in many major UK festivals and abroad.

We say farewell to Lee Ward on 1st July and wish him well in his new adventure in Brazil

MUSIC

Music is an important part of our worship at Hampstead Parish Church: many of our services are enriched by the fine and varied music of the Anglican cathedral tradition.

An excellent fully-professional mixed-voice Choir sings a number of Choral Services each week and at special times during the Church's year. There is also a Junior Choir of boys and girls from the parish who take part in the Sunday morning Parish Eucharist.

Hampstead Parish Church has a notable Henry Willis Organ of 1884, and also a modern Grotrian Steinweg grand piano. The building has good acoustics, particularly well suited to the performance of choral and chamber music; it is regularly used for concerts by chamber musicians, orchestras and choral groups as well as for our own musical events.

The musical tradition at Hampstead has a distinguished History. The church's choir and musicians are currently funded by the Parochial Church Council and the Hampstead Church Music Trust, with the support of the Friends of the Music who arrange an annual fund-raising programme of musical and social events.