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Senior Choir

This auditioned choir of 38 singers has the most demanding rehearsal and performance schedule of all our choirs. The Senior Choir sings at all 11:15 a.m. services (10 a.m. during the summer), and frequently on holy days or at special musical services throughout the year. The repertory consists of the finest choral music from every period from the medieval period to the present, including composers such as Josquin DesPrez, Lassus, Byrd, Tallis, Gibbons, Tomkins, Weelkes, Palestrina, Purcell, Jacob Handl, Victoria, Schütz, G.F. Handel, motets and cantatas by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Faurè, S.S. Wesley, Elgar, Stainer, Stanford, Parry, Bairstow, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Howells, Duruflè, Poulenc, and more recent composers such as Lee Hoiby, Morton Lauridsen, Paul Drayton, John Rutter, Robert Chilcott, Richard Shepherd, and John Tavener.
Rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 (first rehearsal September 3, 2008) and one hour before services. Occasional longer or additional rehearsals will be held as necessary. A sign-out-in-advance system is in place and choristers are expected to be scrupulous about their absences both from rehearsals and services, and are requested to be present on major holy days and throughout Holy Week.
Vacancies in the various sections of the choir occur from time to time, although it is hoped that the membership of the Senior Choir will be constant throughout the year. If you are interested in singing in the choir please call Dr. Quinn to inquire about openings and to arrange an audition. This can be done at any time during the year.