Welcome to ABMus

Welcome to ABMus.   This site was developed by and for Christian musicians; singers, instrumentalists and liturgy planners as they looked for resources to support their Ministry.  Unfortunately, the A&B Music Committee was disbanded pending reorganisation and nothing has since happened. In the interim all information relating to Diocesan Music Events is being posted on the diocesan website - but you may have to look very carefully as it is not always easy to track down. To go to the diocesan website click on the banner at the top of any page in this site.  

[3rd Nov. 2007] Stephen Dean has been and gone. He was welcomed to A&B by around 200 eager singers and a sprinkling of instrumentalists. As always, Stephen gave great value for the entry fee. His humour was dry but gentle, his knowledge, encyclopaedic but accessibly presented and his repertoire vast and varied. Holy Gifts is the title of an OCP collection of Stephen's liturgical compositions - favourably reviewed in the latest Music & Liturgy from the SSG. There was a vast selection of music on offer today, much of it from Stephen's own catalogue. There was music to pray with, music to praise with and plenty to challenge the able singer without putting off the less confident. Suffice it to say that a good day was had by all and was all the better for by seeing so many faces from the past and so many new faces too. All credit to the A&B Liturgy Commission for organising this most successful day.

You can now download posters and booking forms from this website but you will need .pdf reader.   Click the button [left] to go to the Adobe site for a free copy of Acrobat Reader which works fine.

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Highlights from the site ...
Event Reviews:

19.11.05 - Marty Haugen at Wintershall Nov 05 - Rosie Read
04.11.05 - Sayers Common 2005 - Joe Wilkinson
09.10.05 - Let All The World ... [Guildford, 1st Oct 05] - Gerard Witham
10.08.05 - A&B Choirs' Festival 2005 - Flick Saunders
29.11.04 - SSG Summer School 2004 - Gill Ness-Collins
02.11.04 - Sayers Common - October 2004 - Joe Wilkinson
19.09.04 - Chris O'Hara Workshop Day - Sept 2004 - Julia Harvey
15.08.04 - NNPM Conference Report - July 2004 - Rosa Lippold
17.11.02 - Sayers Common '02 [Review &pic's.] - Gill Ness-Collins
05.10.02 - Reigate Day '02 [Review] - Peter Olsen
09.09.02 - SSG Summer School [Review] - Gill Ness-Collins
19.08.02 - Ladywell 2002 [Review & pic's.] - John Lillis
12.08.02 - NNPM 2002 [Review & pic's] - Bridget Eacott
08.08.02 - Hersham Day '02 [Review] - Rosa Lippold
14.06.02 - Guildford 2001 [Commentary & repertoire] - Neville Vincent
14.06.02 - Sayers Common '01 [Review] - Peter Olsen

Music Reviews:
14.11.02 - Lift up your hearts - [St Louis Jesuits] Greg Collins
21.08.02 - "To Be Your Bread" [D. Haas] - Neil Olsen
14.06.02 - "Share the Light" [B. Farrell] - Peter Olsen
14.06.02 - "Psalms of P,P & P" [J.L. Bell] - Neil Olsen

Book Reviews:
8.11.02 - "Music and the Mass"[D. Haas] - Neil Olsen
6.11.02 - "Proclaiming God's Love in Song" [E. Walsh] - Neil Olsen

Resources:
28.12.02 - Celebrating the Marian Months - Peter Olsen
13.12.02 -
Organist Training Scheme in Sussex - Sarah Plumley
21.09.02 - Music for Mass [Where do I start?] - Peter Olsen
19.08.02 - Confirmation [Planning Advice] - John Lillis
15.06.02 - Psalms with melodies [some starters] - Bridget Eacott
15.06.02 - Psalms: start here? [Psalters] - Peter Olsen
15.06.02 - The Responsorial Psalm [Advice] - Tony Charlier
14.06.02 - Common Psalms [Useful list] - Tony Charlier
14.06.02 - Repertoire List ["Eucharist" Days] - Tony & Peter

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