The
Choristers consist of approximately eighteen boys and
eighteen girls - two separate choirs who take it in
turn to sing with the men, and occasionally on their
own. Boy choristers should be 8 or 9 years old in September
of the year which they enter the choir. They leave the
choir at the end of school year nine (when the chorister
is about fourteen years of age) or when their voice
breaks. The boys are all educated at Wells Cathedral
School, and scholarships are provided to assist with
fees.
Girl choristers may enter the choir aged 8,9,10 or 11
(school year seven), and may stay in the choir until
the end of year eleven (about sixteen years of age).
Girls are educated at Wells Cathedral School
and bursaries are available to assist with fees.
For both boys and girls voice trials are held in January
of each year for the following September, but enquiries
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Choristers
receive a world class musical education singing
in one of the most beautiful cathedrals in England.
Wells Cathedral School provides a first class
academic education and is one of the finest specialist
musical schools in the country.
Choristers have the opportunity to sing on international
tours, commercial recordings and radio and television
broadcasts.
Choristers learn how to organise their time and
they develop the essential life skills of self-reliance
and self-discipline working as a team member seeking
the highest possible standards.
Through being in the choir a Chorister’s
innate sense of spirituality is nurtured and they
experience and contribute to a profound quality
of worship, and thereby grow in understanding
of the Christian faith.
The Choristers develop close friendships and have
a lot of fun!
Essential
in all of this is the support of the parents and family
given the demanding schedule and commitment required.
We are looking for alert and keen children with a
love of music. In the first instance we are not looking
for any sophisticated musical training but a clear
voice with good high notes and a good musical ear.
It is important that being a chorister is something
that the child wants to do and not just the parents.
The Organist and Master of the Choristers, Matthew Owens, is always pleased to meet
parents and children for an informal pre-audition.
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