Cathedral Music
There are several choirs at the Cathedral under the direction of the Director of Music, Mr. Neil Page BA LRAM ARCO, the Full choir which consists of thirty-two adults including twelve choral scholars, and Schola Cantorum, which is the Cathedral's Chamber Choir. The Full Choir's repertoire ranges from Gregorian Chant to Górecki. In addition to the obvious commitment of singing at the Cathedral's Choral Masses, both choirs sing at additional special occasions and put on concerts throughout the year. The choirs have given several premiers of works by the composer-in-residence, Alex Patterson.
The Cathedral's choral scholarships are available to students above or of eighteen years of age who are in full-time tertiary education in the Nottingham area.
There is also a youth choir which was set up by a previous choral scholar, Sarah Smith n 2003 and is open to children between the ages of eight and fourteen. This is a great opportunity for children to gain vocal training and the intention of this choir is to provide music at some of the Cathedral's 10.00am Masses as well as to occasionally support the Cathedral Choir during the hectic periods of Lent and Advent. It is directed by the Assistant Director of Music, assisted by the Music Associate and others.
In addition to these three choirs, the Cathedral also has a music group which serves the first and third 6.00pm Sunday Masses of each month. The group's members lead the congregational singing, accompanied by guitars and flutes.
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