Under the direction of Adric, Choirmaster

The history of men & boys choirs is, in many ways the history of the Anglican Church. Originally, women were not in choirs because choristers were a minor clerical order from which women were excluded. As the centuries passed, the sense of such choirs being an honored tradition took over as the technical prohibitions against women singing in the choirs became, thankfully, unimportant.

In this country (particularly in the Episcopal Church), vested male choirs became more and more the norm as the nineteenth century came to an end, and the zenith of the tradition was probably in the 1920’s and 30’s. Nowadays, such choirs are increasingly viewed as anachronistic and, perhaps more importantly, socially indefensible. And yet so much of the music written for the Anglican communion over the centuries was written with this type of choir in mind, and still sounds best when sung by such a group.

Many churches cannot support a choir of men & boys, and many others would find such a choir an affectation. Nevertheless, it is hoped that the tradition will never die out completely, and that the great music of the Church will continue to be sung by that sort of choir for which so much of it was originally intended.

Continuing the Anglican tradition, St Stephen’s is proud to have this talented Choir of Men and Boys performing traditional Anglican music. In addition to regular Sunday services, the choir sings EVENSONG on the first Sunday of the Month at 6 PM (October-June), or as announced.

The choir sings the 9.15 AM Service on the Third Sunday of the month and at the 11.15 AM Service all other Sundays.

The Choir is always searching for boys who enjoy singing. In addition to singing the services, the boys rehearse a few days after school, and they are paid salaries for their efforts. If interested, please contact the church at 410-560-6776 or email the Choirmaster at boychoir@mac.com.

St Stephen’s Church
11856 Mays Chapel Road
Timonium, Maryland 21093
PHONE: 410-560-6776      FAX: 410-560-5819

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