St Matthew's Church Northampton
- St Matthew's Church Northampton
St Matthew's Church, Northampton is a Church of England parish church in Northampton. It stands near the centre of the town on the Kettering Road. It was designed by local architect Matthew Holding and built by Pickering Phipps as a memorial to his father in 1893. [ [http://www.northampton.org.uk/history/history.htm History of Northampton - key events ] ] It has a long standing connection with the arts, mostably its organ, choir and art pieces around the church.
Liturgy
St Matthew's follows an Anglican service with Catholic traits. The church celebrates two Eucharist services on a Sunday including a sung mass, as well as singing two sung evensongs a month. The church maintains a daily Eucharist service and has done since its founding in 1893.
Music
History
St Matthew's Choir originally began under the directorship of Charles King [ [http://www.jwaller.co.uk/stmatthews/music.asp St Matthew's Church, Northampton: Music ] ] as a choir of men and boys but has recently began to accept women into the choir, and now a mixed choir of all ages sings at the church. Over the years many composers have been commissioned to write pieces for the church; most notably "Rejoice in the Lamb - Benjamin Britten" [ [http://www.jwaller.co.uk/stmatthews/commissions.asp St Matthew's Church, Northampton: Commissions ] ] .
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