Section Lead (Lay Clerk) Positions: King’s Chapel Choir
The King’s Chapel Choir, directed by Dr Neil Cockburn, is celebrated throughout the Maritimes, and known across Canada for its professional-level choral singing in services and concerts. It maintains one of the most prestigious college liturgical choral programs in Canada – on a par with the chapel choirs of Oxford and Cambridge.
Section Lead (Lay Clerk) positions are awarded to professional singers in an annual application and audition process: one each of Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass. We also maintain a substitute paid singer list to cover absences, and to enlarge the group for specific performances.
The choral season runs during the full academic year from September to mid-April, and the regular weekly schedule includes rehearsals on Tuesday evenings (7-9pm), and Choral Evensong on Wednesdays (4-6pm). There are occasional additional rehearsals on Saturdays (morning or afternoon). Two of the four Section Leads are also engaged each week for the Sung Eucharist service on Thursdays (4-6.30pm): the voice allocation (SA or TB) varies according to the repertoire to be performed. Other additional performance dates include Remembrance Day, Holy Week (Easter), and termly concerts and tours: the full schedule is confirmed at the start of each of the two terms (September to December, and January to April). There is no regular Sunday commitment.
To apply as a Section Lead or substitute singer for the 2024/25 season, please send a musical resumé, specifying your choral voice part and previous choral experience, to:
music@ukings.ca
A review of applications and scheduling of auditions will begin on Monday June 24, 2024. Applications will remain open until all positions are filled.
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