Music

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Colossians 3:16

The organ

St Barnabas is home to a magnificent pipe organ built by Henry Willis III (1889-1966), of the famed Henry Willis & Sons organ building company. It was restored and extended in 1990, with the work made possible by the generous bequest of parishioner Philemon Asher.

As a central part of our liturgical music, you can hear the organ being played every Sunday during Mass.

Great

8′ Open Diapason
8′ Stopped Diapason
8′ Dulciana
4′ Principal
4′ Flüte Couverte
2′ Fifteenth
8′ Trumpet (swell)
4′ Clarion (swell)
Swell to Great
Swell to Great Octave

Swell

16′ Dulzian
8′ Open Diapason
8′ Rohr Flöte
8′ Viola
8′ Voix Célestes
8′ Trumpet
4′ Gemshorn
Quartane (12.15)
Mixture (19.22)
Tremolo
Swell to Swell Sub-Octave
Swell to Swell Octave
Swell Unison Off

Pedal

16′ Major Bass
16′ Gedackt Bass
16′ Trombone (ext.)
16′ Dulzian (swell)
8′ Gedackt
5½’ Gedackt Quint
4′ Gedackt Flute
2′ Klein Gedackt
Swell to Pedal
Swell to Pedal Octave
Great to Pedal

Hymns

All our sung services are accompanied by hymns found in the popular New English Hymnal. First published in 1986 as a successor to the 1906 English Hymnal, it comprises a vast collection of beautiful liturgical music from throughout the centuries. A full list of tunes can be found on the Hymnary website.

We don’t currently have a choir, but if you’re interested into starting one or taking a residency at St Barnabas with your existing choir, please do reach out.

Organists

Peter Barrie
Steve Castle
Guy Davies