08.03.2022
Experience life as a Cathedral Chorister at St Patrick’s
Wednesday March 30 at St Patrick’s Cathedral.
St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, is offering children in 2nd and 3rd class the opportunity to experience what life is like as a chorister – just for an afternoon.
As part of the event, which takes place in St Patrick’s Cathedral on Wednesday March 30, they will spend the afternoon singing with the Cathedral Choristers and members of the music team. There will also be an opportunity to hear the Cathedral’s mighty organ being played (all 4,000 pipes of it), to explore the Cathedral, to try on a cassock and sing Evensong in the stalls as part of the Cathedral Choir.
Every year a number of places become available at the Cathedral Choir School for boys and girls to become choristers and join the choir in the stalls – something they have been doing for nearly 600 years.
“A chorister’s musical education is second to none, producing young people who are organised, focused, hard–working, and often with a lifelong love of music, not just choral music,” explains Stuart Nicholson, Master of the Music at St Patrick’s Cathedral.“Becoming a chorister opens up a wealth of opportunities and experiences that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. Not only do they benefit from some of the finest musical tuition available, they perform daily on a par with professional adult musicians. Most choristers spend four or five years in the choir, and it’s definitely hard work but it gives children many useful skills that will never leave them. Choristers often go on to become remarkably successful in a wide variety of fields due to the valuable arts of self–discipline, focus and organisation learnt ‘on the job’,” he adds.
This year they are inviting children in 2nd and 3rd class, along with their parents, to come to the Cathedral and experience life as chorister for themselves, for an afternoon.
So if your child/grandchild/nephew/niece/student is currently in either 2nd or 3rd class and they enjoy singing/making music then come along to Saint Patrick’s on Wednesday March 30.
You can visit their website www.stpatrickscathedral.ie/sing for more details and to book a place. NB places are limited so pre–booking is essential.
Whilst you’re there, if you’d like more details about the Choir School and the Cathedral Choir, even have a listen to one of our most recent recordings, you can head over to www.stpatrickscathedral.ie/choirschool