North Monmouthshire Ministry Area will be formally instituted on Sunday 15 January by Bishop Cherry.

Once again, an NMMA choir is being gathered for this event.

Read more about the NMMA and its choir and other music HERE

Membership of the choir is open to all interested singers.

Singing with the choir carries no implication of further committment. This is a self contained project and once done and dusted, that's it. You will be kept informed of other similar projects, but not with an expectation that you will participate.

It is NOT expected that singers will be able to sight read music. The pieces chosen will allow for a range of musical abilities and, for those who want to use them, downloadable rehearsal tracks will be available.

This choral project will be led by Philip Norman

• For the choir: a couple of anthems. The choice will be made when some idea of the singers available is known.
• For the choir and congregation: hymns, as chosen/approved by the bishop.

It won't be necessary for singers to download and print the music themselves. Books will be provided.

Please remember, via the Downloads section (just below) rehearsal tracks will be available from early in January so, if you wish, you can practise the music in your own time at home.

• EITHER
  Friday 13 January 1.00 - 2.30 pm, St Nicholas', Grosmont, NP7 8LW MAP
  This will be, essentially, a note learning session.
• OR
  Friday 13 January 7.30 - 9.00 pm, Zenith, Church Lane, Llanddewi Rhydderch NP7 9TS. (Just opposite the church.) MAP
  This will be, essentially, a note learning session.
• THEN:
  Sunday 15 January, 2.00 - 3.00 pm, St Teilo's, Llantilio Crossenny. MAP
  Come to just this session if you can sight-sing music.

These are the two choir anthems. You can view the music online (but don't print it, copies will be provided) and listen to the rehearsal tracks before the first rehearsal. These tracks are electronically generated, so they are not very beautiful, but they do give a sense of each piece. the General tracks give an overall sense of the piece, and the voice-specific tracks emphasise that voice.

• King of Glory, King of Peace
  General, Soprano, Alto, Men
  HERE is a copy of the music - choir parts only.
• The King of Love My Shepherd Is
  General, Soprano, Alto, Men
  HERE is a copy of the music - choir parts only.

There will be several hymns to be sung with the congregation.

Nothing - it's all free. HOWEVER!!! For our rehearsals, churches are going to be lit and heated - so at the end of the 15 January rehearsal a collection will be taken to cover these costs.

There is no actual last date - we can accept new singers right up to 2.00 pm on Sunday 15 January.

However, music has to be collated and printed. To make sure that everything is ready for the first rehearsals (13 January), please, if possible, register

as soon as possible.

Click HERE to register.