“The church is acoustically lovely to record in and the little room at the back makes a perfect control room for the engineers.”
“The recording session went fantastically yesterday. I was really thrilled with the acoustics of the church. ”
“St Martin’s has one of the best acoustics in the country for realising the intimacy of our music, together with a wonderful layer of reverberation.”
 

Robert Meunier and Kate Macoboy recorded their CD of singing and lute music at the church - see this blog post

 
 

Facilities and costs

Excellent acoustics combined with the rural location, free from external noise, make St Martin's Church a perfect venue for recording and performing music.

The area between the choir stalls and the pews is used for performing. The bell tower area at the back of the church is ideal for siting recording equipment.

Many leading musicians and record companies have used the church. Concerts take place regularly throughout the year.

Hire costs £220 (£250 on Saturday or Sunday) per day plus a heating surcharge of £50 during the winter months, or £25 if the hirer's own heaters are used.

Please note that while we are delighted to make our church available for sound recording we regret that no photography, video recording or filming is permitted.

If you would like to hire the church either for recording or for a concert please contact us or phone 01635 253354 or 253190.

Please also read another independent review: Sounds of St. Martin’s: a visit to a rural church with a remarkable musical sideline.

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“The acoustic at St Martin’s Church is perfect for recording. Viols are notoriously difficult to record, but the warm, sonorous acoustic, with just the right amount of reverberation, made it perfect for our pardessus de viole duet.”
“We spent two days recording Bach. I personally very much enjoyed playing and recording in the beautiful church and have every hope that the final recording will reflect this.”
 

Here are more examples of recordings made in the church...