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Choir Director and Organist at St Peter’s Church, Tiverton
St Peter’s has a vacancy for an experienced Choir Director and Organist who would be keen to enhance the musical expressions of worship within the Church.
St Peter’s is an historic Grade 1 Listed Church and the Civic Church for the market town of Tiverton, hosting the Remembrance, Mayor’s, Christingle, Nine Lessons and Carols and a number of other services central to the life and customs of the town.
The organ is one of the jewels of the Church. It was dedicated in 1696 and built by Christian Schmidt who also worked on the organ for the rebuilding of St Paul’s in London; it was rebuilt and enlarged in 1867 by Henry Willis, an outstanding organ builder who made his name at the Great Exhibition. The carvings are attributed to Grinling Gibbons. The Parish website contains some photos and a recording of a duet by Sa...