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Choral Scholarships (updated 29 June 2008)
St. Michael at the North Gate, Oxford are auditioning for Choral Clerkships. 8 positions are available (2 x SATB). Sunday mornings Sep 08 - Jul 09. Part-time (vacation or full term available). £20.00 per service. To arrange an audition, contact Tom Hammond-Davies (Director of Music). Tel 07733330913 (mobile) or email tomhammonddavies@gmail.com

[Posted 29 June 2008 - Closing date 1 August 2008]    

St Mary's Church South Woodford London - Choral Scholarships We have 6 new choral scholarships on offer to talented teenagers or undergraduates in the north London area. These are aimed at contributing towards instrumental/vocal tuition to the sum of £500pa. The choir consists of good reading adults who sing both services on a Sunday as well as the major weekday festivals covering much of the cathedral repertoire. Concerts and cathedral visits also take place  A Junior section has also been started recently and will increasingly integrate with the adult section. We are looking for all voices, tenors and basses welcome.  St Mary's benefits from a very resonant acoustic with a renowned Grant Degens and Bradbeer organ. Previous choirmasters have included Roger Sayer (Rochester Cathedral) and Roger Fisher (Chester Cathedral). For further information or an informal chat please contact the Director of Music, Martin Seymour, on 0208 498 0561 or email mseymour@vocaltraining.org.uk

[Posted 5 June 2008]

St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate, The National Musicians’ Church, City of London - Choral and Organ Scholarships 2008/09

Ten choral scholarships will be available for all voice parts for the academic year 2008/09 to the value of £500. Choral scholar duties include singing Choral Evensong on Tuesday Evenings every two weeks during term time, and weekly Tuesday evening rehearsals, which may sometimes include workshops with leading church musicians. The Choral Scholarships are primarily aimed at those aged 18-25, seeking experience in church choral singing, who are either on a gap year or studying in full-time education in 2008/09 and are resident in or near London during term time.

In addition, an organ scholarship will be available for the academic year 2008/09 to the value of £1250. Organ scholar duties include accompanying Choral Evensong on Tuesday evenings every two weeks during term time, and accompanying weekly Tuesday evening rehearsals, as well as some additional services. The organ scholarship is aimed at those aged 18-25, who are either on a gap year or studying in full-time education in 2008/09 and are resident in or near London during term time.

Applications for the Choral Scholarships and Organ Scholarship must be received by 20th June 2008 and auditions will be held for short listed candidates on 5th and 6th July 2008. For further information, and an application form, please contact Ruth Gibbins, St. Sepulchre Music Administrator, on 0207 236 1145, or e-mail r.gibbins@st-sepulchre.org.uk

 
St. John’s Cathedral, Salford invites applications for choral scholarships of up to £1000 for the academic year 2007–2008. The choir consists of around 24 men and women singers, and provides a wide spectrum of traditional and contemporary liturgical music for a weekly Mass and for other celebrations at the Cathedral and around the Diocese. Welcome qualities among prospective members are musical ability, experience and enthusiasm, but most of all we value

versatility: ideally you’ll be at home with the entire range of Catholic musical idioms, ancient and modern, serious and popular, and happy to work with singers of widely differing experience and ability. All the better if you also have good sight-reading, or a trained voice, or play an instrument or two! But nobody’s perfect.

This year we’re especially on the lookout for sopranos, but we welcome applications from capable and enthusiastic singers in all voices, soprano, alto, tenor and bass. Further information and application forms are available on the web at http:// www.salforddiocese.org.uk/cathedral/choir/ . If your application looks promising we’ll invite you to a friendly audition, and to come and sample a rehearsal. We look forward to receiving your application, and to welcoming you to St. John’s. There’s no closing date, and applications are welcome until all the places have been filled.

Martin Barry, Choirmaster and Director of Music. E-mail: martin.barry@manchester.ac.uk  Tel: 0161 275 3250 (daytime)

 
Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church Choir (Edinburgh) Choral Scholarships each worth £1000 for ten months of the year September - June. Two soprano, one alto, one tenor, one bass.  Choir practice: Thursday at 7.45pm - 9pm, Service: 10.45am Sunday. Applications all year round can be accepted. Please be in contact with the Director of Music at damienmason@btinternet.com

[Posted 23 August 2007]
Two Choral Scholarships (alto and tenor) at St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate, London

St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate, the National Musicians' Church in the City of London, is seeking an alto and a tenor Choral Scholar for the academic year 2007-08. The Scholarships are open to those aged 18-25, preferably (though not necessarily) in full time education. Choral Scholars sing Choral Evensong on the 1st, 3rd (and 5th, where appropriate) Tuesdays of the month, during term time, as well as take part in a number of additional services/concerts. Choral Scholars receive a remuneration of £500. An integral part of the scholarship programme is a series of workshops/masterclasses in different aspects of choral singing.

For further details and an application form, please contact the Director of Music, Andrew Earis, either by e-mail (a.earis@st-sepulchre.org.uk) or post: Andrew Earis, St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate, The Watch House, 10 Giltspur Street, London EC1A 9DE.


[Closing date for applications 1st September 2007]

Choral Scholarships - value approx. £4,000 The church of All Saints, Fulham, southwest London, is seeking to award four Choral Scholarships (soprano, alto, tenor and bass) for the year beginning September 2007. The Choral Scholars sing with the choir at approx 60 services throughout the year, principally at the Sunday morning Eucharist and Sunday Evensong. Rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings and prior to each service. The choir, comprised of volunteers along with the four Choral Scholars, is fast becoming one of the finest church choirs in the UK. As our repertoire is wide-ranging, the ability to sight-read well is important. We are a dynamic and lively group and we take our socializing seriously as well. The Choral Scholarships are open to singing students who intend to pursue a professional career in music and are studying at undergraduate or postgraduate level. The Scholarship, tenable for a year in the first instance, carries an award of £2,000, plus the opportunity to earn a similar amount through singing weddings, funerals and memorial services – making All Saints one of the best-funded scholarships in London. Scholars are also encouraged to use the church as a recital venue and to participate in our monthly music series, Music by the Bridge. To find out more or to apply, please contact: Graeme McCullough (Director of Music) Tel: 07739 161137 Email: dom@allsaints-fulham.org.uk or visit www.asfchoir.org.uk    

Lincoln Cathedral Choir - Choral Scholarships are available for Alto, Tenor and Bass for 2007-2008. Remuneration £5,000, reviewed annually. For further details please contact: Mr Aric Prentice, Director of Music, The Chapter Office, 4 Priorygate, Lincoln, LN2 1PL Tel: 01522 551342 email: aric.prentice@church-schools.com and visit the website: http://www.lincolncathedral.com/

Scholarships for Students at Leeds Cathedral
The Cathedral is well known as home to one of the finest and most comprehensive Catholic Choral Foundations in England. It offers scholarships to students studying at Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield Universities, and Leeds College of Music. Post graduate applications are also welcome.

University Choral Scholarships are offered for Sopranos, Altos, Tenors and Basses in the mixed voice adult choir. The normal commitment is two weekly early evening practices (Tuesday and Wednesday) and one Sunday service. Broadcasts, recordings and concert performances take place throughout the year. The scholarships have a degree of flexibility designed to suit the university term and are currently worth up to £1500 per annum.

The Organ Scholarship is suitable for students intending to follow a professional career in classical music. The Organ Scholar works alongside the Director of Music and Organist to provide organ accompaniments and to assist in choral training if desired. The organ scholarship is currently worth £2250 per annum.

A Choral Conducting Scholarship is offered annually for those interested in following a professional career involving work with both young and adult voices, either in Cathedral/Church/secular settings or within a school environment. As with the Organ Scholarship it affords ample opportunity to make the many professional contacts necessary to enter the profession. The choral conducting scholarship is currently worth £2250 per annum.

A Composition Scholarship is available usually in conjunction with B.Mus. B A, M.Mus. or M A students at Leeds or Huddersfield universities. Students should approach their Composition Professor about this opportunity.

Schools Choral Scholarships are available to pupils aged 15 to 18 and cover the cost of any singing lessons over the year.

Scholarships run from September to June, with auditions at the Cathedral. For prospective university students this can sometimes be arranged to coincide with open days. It is advisable to seek auditions early in the year if possible. Auditions for any remaining choral scholarships will be held on arrival for appropriately qualified candidates wishing to apply.

For further information and to arrange an audition, please contact Benjamin Saunders, Director of Music or Mrs. Claudine Tat (PA), on 0113 244 8634 or by email at music@leedscathedral.org.uk

 
Leicester Cathedral Choral Scholarships - Two scholarships of £1,000 are available most years to undergraduates and post graduates students who sing Alto, Tenor or Bass. Four sung services weekly. Contact Jonathan Gregory Tel 0116 2593981 or 0116 2620822 email Jonathan.Gregory@LecCofE.org to arrange an interview.
Westminster Abbey Choir - Choral Scholarships available. Concerts, recordings and broadcasts worldwide. Why not come for an informal audition (Boys aged 7 or 8) Tel 020 7222 6150 or email headmaster@westminster-abbey.org
Tonbridge School Music Scholarships - At least 10 scholarships per year plus Choral Boarding places for Cathedral Choristers. To arrange an individual visit or to receive a prospectus please contact Rachel Hearnden 01732 304297. email admisssions@tonbridge-school.org