The Girls' Choir Founded in 1986, the St. Mary's Girls' Choir is now well established as one of the leading youth choirs in Nottingham. The Choir was formed with the primary aim of giving girls the chance normally afforded to boys to sing sacred music, and may frequently be heard 'at home' in Nottingham's Civic Church. The Girls Choir alternates singing on Sunday Mornings with the Boys Choir. The girls have participated in television and radio broadcasts from the church as well as in concerts there and elsewhere. Trained by soprano Isla Taylor Keys, the St. Mary's Girls' Choir meets on Fridays from 4.45 pm until 6.15 pm.
New members are welcome from the age of seven.
Usually the Wednesday evensong is sung by men only. Sopranos sing with the men on Sunday evenings, and at occasional mid-week Services. The repertoire for all is varied and interesting, ranging from well-known favourites to first performances and commissioned works. The Choirs have broadcast four live services on BBC Radio 4, recorded Sunday Half-Hour and programmes for the BBC World Service and for BBC Radio Nottingham, and have taken part in the BBC Songs of Praise from St. Mary's and recorded soundtracks for two television programmes. The Choirs sang for the Reformation Festival in Karlsruhe in 1992 prior to the visit of the Adult Choir to Ghent at the beginning of May 1993.