
Music at Great St Mary's
For centuries, the University Church has been a special place for music in the heart of Cambridge. Our boy and girl choristers, youth choir and choir adults contribute to a vibrant programme of choral services. Our music is also enriched by the Great St Mary's Junior Choir (children in school years 1 to 3), the Michaelhouse Singers (our wellbeing choir), and the Academy of Great St Mary's (our orchestra). Great St Mary's has a fine ring of twelve bells, rung by the Society of Cambridge Youth, the second oldest change ringing society at any church in the world.
(Photo © Martin Bond, A Cambridge Diary)
Adult Choirs
The Parish Choir is Great St Mary’s auditioned SATB Choir of volunteer singers and sings both independently and together with our teenaged youth choir.
The Lay Clerks are Great St Mary’s ATB adult singers who contribute to the musical education of our burgeoning treble line through providing a superb back row.
The occasional choir is a group of singers drawn from our regular congregation, who sing for Sunday services when the regular choirs are not available

Our Organs
Great St Mary's has two pipe organs. The Parish organ is used primarily for regular services. The University organ is an important historical instrument built by 'Father' Bernard Smith in 1698. It is traditionally used for University events (such as university sermons). Click to find out more.









