St. Margaret’s members of the Good Faith Choir usually contributes to morning worship services held in the church with a meditative choral introduction to the intercessory prayers. This is generally a Taize chant or other appropriate music built up over the years. Some of the music is from current and past Australian hymn books and also music from the 1991 WCC Conference held in Canberra.
The combined St Margaret’s and Holy Cross Good Faith choir meets regularly for practice at 6.30 PM on Thursday evenings under the musical direction of Susan Reid. New choristers are always welcome, particularly tenors and basses.
The Choir has been responsible for many glorious performances at St. Margaret’s over the past 50 years, particularly as the combined Good Faith choir, when the available singers from both choirs complement each other very well. Original cantatas as well as others from the repertoire such as Resurrection Jazz and, looking further back, some of the well-known cantatas such as Olivet to Calvary and excerpts from Messiah etc.
In June 2016 it organised a Good Faith concert in the church, with a number of support acts. The concert was very well attended and received and raised funds for a CD of the choir. Further concerts are planned for November 2018.
The Combined Good Faith Choir of Holy Cross Anglican and St Margaret’s Uniting Churches performed an afternoon of the choir’s favourite songs—old, new, traditional and gospel. The choir previewed songs from their upcoming CD, ‘Good Faith’, and friends contributed other musical items.
More photographs from the concert can be seen on the photograph pages of this Website at 2016 Good Faith Concert.
Listen to Good Faith Choir singing here:
Siyahamba – South African Traditional
Come to Me as recorded for 2020 Good Friday worship on Zoom
Same version of Come to Me, but as a “video” on Vimeo
Same version of Come to Me as a “video” on our YouTube channel
Thuma mina as recorded in August 2020, as a “video” on our YouTube channel
God the Sculptor of the Mountains video made for 2021 Creation Service – on St M’s YouTube channel
God the Sculptor of the Mountains video made for 2021 Creation Service – on Vimeo
The choir also is often called into action for special occasions such as Easter, Christmas, Inductions, Baptisms, Weddings, Farewells and 50th Anniversary Celebrations.
At the 50th Anniversary Celebrations for Holy Cross/St. Margaret’s the ladies sang an original composition of the Magnificat, it being during advent, and the men sang Mozart’s Gloria.
In Christmas 2006 the Combined Choir sang for a special performance the opening Christmas section of Messiah with our own excellent soloists and the Hallelujah Chorus added in.
There is a wealth of musical talent and interest within the congregation perhaps only needing a push of energy from somewhere to enthuse the choir to spring into action to contribute to the life of St. Margaret’s when needed.
All welcome.
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