‘Come and sing’ with St Mary’s choir is taking place on Sunday 8th June led by David Flood, formerly Canterbury Cathedral.
The “Come and Sing” event is open to all singers. Arrival at St Mary’s is for a 4.00pm rehearsal start. A cup of tea is provided between the rehearsal and the service which begins at 6.30 p.m. All Welcome. Music is provided. Just come and sing!
David Flood (Music, 1974) became Assistant Organist in Canterbury Cathedral on his graduation. Subsequently Organist and Master of the Choristers at Lincoln Cathedral, he was appointed back in Canterbury as Organist and Master of the Choristers in 1988, where he led the musical foundation until his retirement at the end of 2020, having served a sequence of five Archbishops of Canterbury. David was awarded the honorary degree of DMus from the University of Kent and an Honorary Fellowship from Canterbury Christ Church University.
David regularly made choral tours in Europe and the USA, where he also directed festivals and workshops. Annually since August 1997 he hosted an American Children's Choir Festival with up to 400 children. He has given organ recitals in France, Germany, Holland, Australia, New Zealand and the USA. He has made over a dozen CDs with the choirs. His efforts were crucial in the fund-raising required for the restoration and enlargement of the Cathedral organ in 2020.