Choir

St James hosts the Civic Service for Bolsover District Council 27th July 2025
We had the great honour of hosting the Civic Service for Bolsover District Council last weekend. We had a wonderful service of music and readings and learnt a bit about Cllr Duncan Haywood’s nominated charity The Just Good Friends Club. You can watch the service here:
St James Choir sings Choral Evensong at Derby Cathedral 21st July 2025
St James Choir had the privilege of singing Choral Evensong at Derby Cathedral on Sunday 21st July. Unfortunately the cathedral wifi was down and the service was not filmed. However, the rector made a recording on her phone and we have the introit and anthem for you to listen to here, the quality of recording is not great as we simply used a phone! Introit: Cast thy burden upon the Lord and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer…
Join St James Choir – new children and adult members welcome!
We are welcoming new members to our Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) affiliated choir. Our rehearsals are every Friday at St James Barlborough from 5.45pm for children, 6.10pm for adults -7.30pm. The choir sings at the Sunday morning Eucharist fortnightly and Choral Evensong monthly as well as special concerts and services through the year – not least at Christmas! There are clear health benefits to singing in a choir – many of which we missed during the pandemic. Why…