Churches download hymns 30,000 times for local online services

Jun 2, 2020 by

from the Church of England website:

A choir of young singers has been heard by an audience of tens of thousands of people in spite of the lockdown thanks to a new livestreaming service run by the Church of England.

Church of England parishes have downloaded hymns around 30,000 times from music provided by the Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London over the past month as part of a service provided through the A Church Near You Resource Hub website.

The three most popular hymns downloaded so far are Great is Thy Faithfulness, The Lord is my shepherd and We have a Gospel to proclaim.

A selection of up to five pieces of music recorded by the 10 members of the choir – who form a training programme for aspiring professional singers – has been made available every Thursday evening through the website for use in online services. The music is recorded by each choir member in their own home and then edited together.

The music is chosen in collaboration with the Royal School of Church Music, to suit the church season and the theme of each Sunday’s readings.

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