January 26, 2017 A start of term interview with an organ scholar Welcome back to the Worcester Chapel Choir blog. After a long break over Christmas, we are now at the end of our first week…
December 23, 2016 Oxford and Cambridge Singing School comes to Worcester Chapel The chapel was host to the ever popular Oxford and Cambridge singing school once again this year. The chapel was full to bursting for…
December 14, 2016 Reflections on "Christmas" week For choir, the end of another Michaelmas term came crashing towards us with services, concerts and assorted carolling opportunities seeming to snowball all at…
December 3, 2016 O Sing Joyfully A new CD recording from the college boys’ choir. The boys’ choir have just released a new recording of music for evensong. Recorded in…
November 28, 2016 Mid-term merriment and choir hits the road; a 7th week update Hopefully the loyal followers of this blog will have correctly assumed that the delay in publishing this, the fourth entry, has been caused by…
November 11, 2016 Canford School sing joint evensong with the mixed choir The mixed choir was delighted to host the chamber choir of Canford School who sang a joint evensong service in the chapel on November…
November 8, 2016 Choir performs canticles by composer Rachel Portman On Monday October 31st, the mixed choir performed a set of canticles by alumna and honorary fellow Rachel Portman. Rachel studied music at Worcester…
November 2, 2016 Carol Composition Competition 2016 This year’s carol composition competition has been won by Stewart Duncan, an American composer from Indiana. Stewart Duncan (b.1993) is a Bloomington, Indiana-based composer…
October 31, 2016 The life of the choral scholars in photos So, here we go…let’s find out what the choral scholars get up to during an average week…in photos! And now for some photos of…
October 24, 2016 A swell day in the life of a Senior Organ Scholar Worcester Chapel is blessed with three talented organ scholars, whose varied responsibilities range from training the probationers and choristers of the boys’ choir; directing…