MUSIC

MUSIC AT ALL SAINTS'

Music is integral to the life and worship of All Saints'. There has been a long  tradition of excellent music making at All Saints' and this continues to this day with an SATB choir who enrich our worship each Sunday and with a monthly Choral Evensong; concerts and participation in music festivals throughout the year and regular organ recitals on our Hill instrument. We are pleased to be launching a Children's Choir from February 2026, which will greatly add to our offering for children and young people, and the wider musical life of the parish. 

ALL SAINTS' CHILDREN'S CHOIR

We are pleased to be launching a Children's Choir from February 2026, which will greatly add to our offering for children and young people, and the wider musical life of the parish. 

ASCC is open to children from years 3 to 7, it will not be auditioned, so please get in touch regardless of musical ability. This brand new junior choir presents a fantastic opportunity for your children to learn about singing and music making in a choir, and could lead to a fulfilling and fun journey in music! This is a term time agreement with a couple of notable exceptions in line with the church calendar.

Commitment:

  • A weekly rehearsal from 5.15 - 6.15 on Wednesday evenings during term time, with our first session on 25/02/26 
  • One Sunday morning service a month with an additional performance over Easter and Advent. On Sundays we will generally rehearse from 9.45 to 10.15 and perform in a service from 10.30 to 11.45.

Expectations for the kids:

  • Be open to learn and sing your heart out in a new environment
  • Come with a good attitude, ready to learn and try your best

Expectations for the parents:

  • Please clear any absences via e mail with our director of music before we start. We will only be able to approve limited absences per term
  • Please try to come and support the children’s choir at our services!

Our commitment to you:

  • Treat your children with care and respect
  • Nurture your children's musical journey
  • Provide a clear choir diary to all parents outlining rehearsal and service schedule

You do not need to be religious to join ASCC. What we do ask is for you to be sympathetic and sensitive to christian values and treat the rehearsals, services and the church itself with respect. This is a completely free choir.

 

For choir applications please contact our children’s choir director Eleanor Kemp at childrenschoir@allsaintsblackheath.org

 

THE MUSIC TEAM

MATTHEW DUNN

Matthew Dunn

Matthew Dunn is the Organist and Director of Music at All Saints' Blackheath. Prior to taking up the post in 2018, he was Organist and Director of Music at St Botolph without Aldgate. He studied music at Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he was also Organ Scholar, and completed an MPhil in the dissemination of French thirteenth-century polyphony in the south east of England. 

Away from All Saints', Matthew runs the London-based chamber choir the Iken Scholars, who perform concerts and services of Renaissance masterpieces in London and further afield.

 

 

 

MAX PULLER

Max joined All Saints’ Church as Assistant Director of Music in May 2022, having moved to the area at a similar time. Over the past 20 years, Max has worked with choirs and led music-making in churches and schools across the length and breadth of the country, from the sunny south coast in Portsmouth, where he was Organ Scholar at Portsmouth Cathedral, to the leafy villages of Kent, Cheshire and Southport, and the city of Durham.

 

Max studied Music at the University of Durham, where he was Senior Organ Scholar at University College, within the walls of the historic Durham Castle. In addition to the organ, Max also plays the piano and oboe, and holds Grade 8 with Distinction across each, as well as a Licentiate Diploma from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in Piano Performance.

 

ELLIE KEMP

Classically trained mezzo soprano Ellie Kemp graduated from Glasgow University in 2017 with an MA in Music with French, and completed her postgraduate studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in 2021 where she held the position of Kathleen Roberts vocal scholar. Growing up Ellie built years of experience singing in sacred and secular choirs, performing in many tours and famous venues as well as taking part in recordings. Ellie is well versed in church music and customs, based on her own experience she places high value on learning singing and musicianship in a church environment. Since her time at music college Ellie has performed in operas and concerts. She has also taken part in prestigious choirs such as St Paul’s Cathedral, St Brides Fleet Street and All Saints Margaret Street.

Ellie teaches voice locally and is also involved in schools where she has built up experiencing leading children’s choirs. With her personal wealth of choral experience as well as vocal training and experience with children, Ellie is really looking forward to leading All Saints Children’s Choir and creating this brilliant opportunity for local young singers.