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Saturday 7th May at 7.30pm   Regular worshippers at St Andrew’s and viewers of the online services will be delighted (but perhaps not surprised) to learn that Alex McNeice has been awarded the Royal School of Church Music Gold Award. This has been the fruit of a great deal of hard work, assisted by a little talent as well, of course. Since the Gold Award has been running (about 15 years or so, I think) there have been to my knowledge 9 awarded in Devon and Cornwall, so that tells you something about Alex’s achievement. For the exam (held in late July in Sarum College, Salisbury) Alex had to prepare a hymn, a psalm and a major solo (“But thou didst not leave his soul in hell” from Handel’s “Messiah”), the tenor parts of two major anthems, five further anthems in which he needed to be able to sing other voice parts, sight reading, a service which Alex had to devise, including writing his own prayer, writing programme notes on the music he was singing, and lots of questions on the church’s year and appropriate music. Needless to say the exam took about an hour. We will be presenting the award officially at Evensong on October 3rd, and it will also be presented in Exeter Cathedral on 23rd October.  Members of the Royal College of Church Music’s Millennium Youth Choir, including Colyton’s Alex McNeice, sing John Rutter’s I will sing with the Spirit on this video for the RSCM Big Music Sunday online service. On the 7th Oct at the church, starting at 6.30pm, doors open 6pm for wine and nibbles. All are welcome at a song recital. Words by Shakespeare, performed by a soprano Kipper Chipperfield and on the keyboard Peter Wood. An event of the Friends of St Michael’s in aid of funds for the Church Romanian violinist Maria Gîlicel is an emerging performer recognised for her versatility and passion on stage. Born in 1995, she started her violin and music studies at the age of four learning with her parents. She acquired her professional music degree at the Conservatorio Profesional de Música ‘Adolfo Salazar’ in Madrid , before moving to London. Maria has recently graduated with a First Class Honours degree at the Royal College of Music where she is taking her Masters in Performance degree.   Saturday 12th October at 7.00 for 7.30pm at the Village Hall. THE PIANORAKS, Bill Young and Ian Richardson. On two pianos they perform a variety of original and cover tracks to great acclaim. Look them up on Facebook! Tickets £12.00, Family (2 adults and 2 children) £30.00, Under 12 £6.00, including supper – Tel 01404 831476 Ticket only event. In aid of St Giles church The Friends of St Andrews presents Le Jazz Quartet on 20th July at 7.30.  An afternoon concert at 3.30 in St Andrew’s Colyton. Tickets £10 on the door including refreshments.  All are welcome at this free concert in memory of Jilly Spencer. 
We start on Advent Sunday, 2 December, with Advent Carols in Branscombe at 6.00 pm. Christmas carol services around the Mission Community at follows: We conclude with an Epiphany Carol Service on Sunday 20th January at 6.30 in Colyton. Everyone is welcome to join us for our music and worship.
Our robed choir of around 30 adults and children is recognized as one of the best parish church choirs in the South West. A bursary fund supports the musical education of the choir, especially younger members, and choristers regularly attend RSCM courses and work towards awards. The organ is a resourceful 3 manual instrument, suitable for teaching. The musical life of the parish includes Sunday services, special services, Mission Community services, concerts, and weekly choir practices (currently Friday evenings). Remuneration for this post will be negotiable. The current post-holder has supplemented these responsibilities with school-based and private instrumental teaching. A supportive community of local church musicians offers the opportunity for flexibility within this post and for mutual support. For more information, please contact: Revd Prebendary Hilary Dawson 01297 553180 hilary.dawson2@btinternet.com The Friends of St Andrew’s, in association with the Tillett Trust Young Artists’ Platform, is proud to welcome a pianist with a great future to perform for us in Colyton, at 7.30 pm on Saturday 13th October. Tickets from the Little Shop or on the door. Romanian pianist George Todica started his musical training at six in Iaşi and later moved to the UK to further his studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he graduated with a Masters of Music Degree in 2017. As a concert pianist, he has won over 20 prizes at International Piano Competitions. This concert will be a tribute to Jilly Spencer.
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The Parish Church of St Andrew, Colyton, is looking to appoint a successor to the retiring Director of Music with a gifted and collaborative replacement in our ministry team.