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St Ann's Choir
St Ann's boasts a SATB choir who sing during Sunday services at 10:45 and 17:00. The choirs repertoire is drawn mainly from English and European cathedral music and includes both professional singers and students studying at the Royal Northern Collage of Music.
In 2024 St Ann's Choir received an award from The Cathedral Music Trust, as proof and testament to the professionalism of our choir. Through this award, St Ann's now offers vocal coaching with Postgraduate Singing Students from the Royal Northern Collage of Music.
Become a Choir Member
Thinking of joining us? Apply for an audition! St Ann's is always interested to hear from singers of all voice parts: sopranos, altos (contraltos or counter-tenors), tenors and basses. For non-professional singers, we offer optional free vocal coaching sessions.
During your audition you will be asked to sing a hymn and/or a song / aria, sightread a hymn and a short excerpt of a choral piece. There will be a brief section with vocal exercises, to get to know your range and timbre. You will also be asked to sing prepared excerpts previously sent to you - an Anglican Chant, Preces and Responses (e.g. Smith, Tomkins, Rose) and a Mass setting (e.g. Byrd)
To apply please email Robin, our Director of Music:
Pilling Trust Organ Scholar
St Ann’s Church is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and hard-working musician to become the Pilling Trust Organ Scholar from October 2026.
St Ann’s has a long history of excellence in music and has trained organ scholars for many years. The scholarship has normally been offered to students who are reading for degrees at either the RNCM or the Department of Music at the University of Manchester. It is funded via the Church Council of St Ann’s by the Pilling Trust.
Applications close on July 15th and auditions will take place on August 8th. Further information on the scholarship and how to apply can be found in the prospectus below.
Vocal Coaching
St Ann's vocal coaching scheme runs in collaboration with the Royal Northern Collage of Music, supported by a generous award from the Cathedral Music Trust and the RSCM. The scheme offers individual coaching for St Ann's choir members and expands access to the choir for those with less experience in the choral repertoire.
St Ann's Organ
St Ann’s features a historic four-manual organ, partially dating back to the original 1730 instrument. The organ was last rebuilt by George Sixsmith & Son Ltd in 1996. It was thanks to the removal of the organ for this rebuilt that it was saved from destruction during the IRA attacks on Manchester that same year.
The organs full specification is available on the National Pipe Organ Register.