All Souls Youth and Children’s Choirs Begin Exciting Season
The time has now come to think about activities for the Fall and joining the All Souls Children’s and Youth Choral Program! A fun-filled year is being planned! Choir registration and the first rehearsal will take place in mid-September.
We are holding a brief meeting for all parents and choristers interested in participating in the choir program on Sunday, September 5 at 10:10 a.m. in the Owen Library. At this meeting, we would like to particularly discuss rehearsal scheduling, and what times during the week are most convenient for families to get choristers to the cathedral for rehearsals. Our traditional rehearsal day has been Wednesday, but if mid-week rehearsals are difficult and there is a more convenient time, we would like to know! All interested families are encouraged to attend.
The All Souls Children’s and Youth Choral Program is divided into two separate choral groups. The St. Nicholas Choir is for boys and girls in the 1st and 2nd grade, and the St. Cecilia Choir welcomes all those in 3rd grade through high school. The choristers sing in church twice a month at the 9:00 service, and on one of those Sundays they have the opportunity to sing four-part music with the adults singing the bottom three parts!
Continuing this fall, choristers in both choirs will be participating in a music education program produced by the Royal School of Church Music called A Voice for Life. This program is a fun method that promotes an enduring understanding of liturgy and music that the choristers will take with them into their adulthood. Through A Voice for Life, the choristers will have the opportunity to build their musical and vocal skills, sing repertoire from a variety of periods, styles and nationalities, and become more familiar with The Book of Common Prayer and the music of the church.
The St. Nicholas and St. Cecilia choristers are hard-working folks that have fun while they sing and explore the rich heritage of musical styles of the Episcopal Church.
Questions? Contact Kyle at church (274-2681 or kyle@allsoulscathedral.org).