Cambrdige Choirs

Ohh, a guy from my school got into Caius on a choral scholarship two years ago...Geoff, give him some abuse from me, will you?

Jesus have got a good choir too. Sidney get all the people who can't get into the Jesus choir! Anyway, Nicky's a member of Sidney choir so it must be pretty good.

Oi! I could get into Jesus if I wanted to

Seriously, Sidney's is a choir to join if you want a laugh. Good ones (in no real order):

John's
Trinity
King's
Clare
Caius
Selwyn
Jesus male choir (the mixed choir's not so good)
Girton, apparently, though few people get to hear them!
Magdalene

There are lots of pretty good ones. The biggies are really the top 4 in my list; the most famous is King's but most of my musician friends seem to agree that the best are John's and Trinity

To get into a choir you have to have auditioned when you interviewed didn't you? I didnt have my gr8 then so I didnt bother to ask, but I'd love to be in a choir...although because my exam board wasn't ABRSM/Trinity my chances of getting in suck a bit...
what do you think?

To get into a choir you have to have auditioned when you interviewed didn't you? I didnt have my gr8 then so I didnt bother to ask, but I'd love to be in a choir...although because my exam board wasn't ABRSM/Trinity my chances of getting in suck a bit...
what do you think?

To get into a choir you have to have auditioned when you interviewed didn't you? I didnt have my gr8 then so I didnt bother to ask, but I'd love to be in a choir...although because my exam board wasn't ABRSM/Trinity my chances of getting in suck a bit...
what do you think?

Um, I'm pretty sure Newnham is one of the colleges that does G2 choral awards (you audition once you're there). That means they probably accept people who didn't audition at interview, whether you're applying for a choral award or not. I thought Newnham didn't have its own chapel thoguh...they share with Selwyn or something.

Yeah, the Newnham girls sing with Selwyn generally - sorry Fluffstar, had forgotten you were off to Newnham! I'm not sure about vacancies in selwyn choir, but it's something to look at. If not, there are several choirs who take people from other colleges. It's worth asking around once you get there.

Oh and if you carry on with singing lessons you might have the same teacher as me She teaches the Newnham and Selwyn ladies! How exciting

You don't have to; some of them only do auditions after you come up. But it depends on which choir you're after and whether they have any vacancies. You don't need grades - just good sightreading ability and (obviously) a nice voice. What voice are you and what choir are you thinking of?

gzftan...do you know whether you are less likely to get an academic place to the college if you are not successful in the choral competition?

Umm, sorry to butt in, but you have to be awarded a place before they will audition you, so it makes no difference whatsoever.

dont they audition them when they interview?