Vital Spark West Gallery Quire

Vital Spark West Gallery Quire performs the lively music heard in rural churches in the late 18th an Vital Spark is based in Malvern, Worcestershire, England.

Vital Spark quire was formed by John Williams and some friends in the winter of 1992 to sing and play what is now called West Gallery music. This name comes from the galleries which were erected in churches in the 18th Century to accommodate the singers and musicians who were to perform this new style of church music. The quire also sings pieces from the allied American tradition known as Sacred H  ...