Choral Scholarships

If you are interested in learning more about joining the Choir, please contact the Director of Music, Nicholas Morris, who would be delighted to provide more information, discuss entry into the Choir and arrange an audition or informal meeting as you wish.

There are three endowed choral scholarships in the Choir, donated through the generosity of alumni:

The Estelle Choral Choral Scholarship: Katja Ruda 

The Aliki Vatikioti Choral Scholarship: Fleur Gardner-Wray

The Cleevely Choral Scholarship: Georgia Burr

All choral scholars in the Choir receive the same renumeration, in line with the University Choral Awards.

We also have endowed one instrumental scholarship:

The Michael Williamson Instrumental Scholarship: vacant 

Commitment

During term time, the Choir sings three services per week in the College Chapel. Evensongs on Sundays and Wednesdays involve the full choir and organists, while Choral Compline on Friday evenings provide an opportunity to perform unaccompanied polyphony. The regular weekly timetable is as follows:

Day Time Activity
Sunday 16:15 - 17:45 Rehearsal
  18:00 - 19:00 Choral Evensong
  19:30  Formal Hall
Wednesday 17:10 - 18:15 Rehearsal
  18:30 - 19:15 Choral Evensong
   19:30   Formal Hall
 Friday  17:10 - 18:45  Weekly Rehearsal
   20:15 - 20:45  Rehearsal
   21:00 - 21:30  Choral Compline, followed by drinks and doughnuts in the Antechapel

 

Membership benefits

Membership of Queens’ College Chapel Choir comes with many benefits:

  • £100 per annum for Choral Scholars
  • Free Formal Hall twice a week during term
  • Free singing lessons
  • Regular organised and subsidised social events
  • Recordings
  • Annual tours

The John Clough Memorial Fund was kindly given in memory of John Clough (Organ Scholar 1970-73) for the purpose of promoting musical life in the College, specifically that of the College Choir. The fund currently provides up to £200 for the Senior Tutor and Dean of Chapel to allocate each year, normally for musical tuition, courses or travel costs related to musical pursuits. Please contact the Tutorial Office for more information regarding this.

Tour to Angers and Paris 2016 (photo: Anna Thomas)