The Choir

St Paul’s has a fine tradition of choral music spanning many years and was one of the first Australian choirs to join the Royal School of Church Music.

The membership certificate hanging in the vestry is dated 1947.

The current choir is a group of around 25, aged from 7 to 70-plus, offering their talents to enrich worship through inspiring music.

The broad range in ages of the choristers is one of the choir’s great strengths and it is exciting to see our children growing up in the choir. Most of our teenage members started in the choir aged around eight years of age.

The choir provides the opportunity for friendship and fellowship amongst those who love to sing.

Past experience is not a prerequisite as education is an important part of the ministry of music. To this end we engage a choral consultant from time to time who works with individual voices and with the choir as an ensemble.

If you are interested in lifting your spirits through singing or extending the musical education of your children, please email the office at office@stpaulscanterbury.org.au.

You will be warmly welcomed.

The Organ

The organ is a 2-manual pipe organ with electric action and 21 speaking stops.

Built in 1915 by George Fincham and Sons, it was enlarged in 1940 and 1942 and rebuilt in 1965 by Hill, Norman and Beard, with the then organist Ian Tyler as consultant.