National Cathedral Choristers

[Anonymous]

Chorister boys may fit the ideal of a well rounded man, but the program has an opposite effect on the girls, effectively forcing them to choose between music or sports.

[Anonymous]

Neither STA nor NCS gives the program enough props. They need to better advertise the virtues of the program and the accomplishments of the singers. Instead, they herald the Chorale and Madrigals, who next to the Choristers, sound like a herd of dying cattle.

[Anonymous]

When my D started as a chorister, a mom of an older girl remarked that the chorister program was considered by others at NCS as "the AP choir." LOL. If they only knew!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Neither STA nor NCS gives the program enough props. They need to better advertise the virtues of the program and the accomplishments of the singers. Instead, they herald the Chorale and Madrigals, who next to the Choristers, sound like a herd of dying cattle.

A little harsh. The choir is really a professional music group. There are many very talented singers at both NCS and STA. But certainly the training the Choristers receive is superior and it shows.

[Anonymous]

Definitely harsh! I heard my fellow chorister moms complain that the other singing groups are harsh on the ears. I don't subscribe to this thought. Of course, I am not a former BVR mom like the others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Neither STA nor NCS gives the program enough props. They need to better advertise the virtues of the program and the accomplishments of the singers. Instead, they herald the Chorale and Madrigals, who next to the Choristers, sound like a herd of dying cattle.

A little harsh. The choir is really a professional music group. There are many very talented singers at both NCS and STA. But certainly the training the Choristers receive is superior and it shows.

Agreed. The part about the schools not giving the program enough props. Disagree about the dying cattle comment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Neither STA nor NCS gives the program enough props. They need to better advertise the virtues of the program and the accomplishments of the singers. Instead, they herald the Chorale and Madrigals, who next to the Choristers, sound like a herd of dying cattle.

Unnecessary and untrue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Neither STA nor NCS gives the program enough props. They need to better advertise the virtues of the program and the accomplishments of the singers. Instead, they herald the Chorale and Madrigals, who next to the Choristers, sound like a herd of dying cattle.

My son was a chorister and is now in the Chorale. I honestly think both groups are excellent. We enjoy hearing the Chorale as much as we did the choristers to be honest.

[Anonymous]

I went to NCS in the 90s.

Is there still a stigma to being a choir boy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to NCS in the 90s.

Is there still a stigma to being a choir boy?

Not at all.

And Glee made acapella groups pretty cool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anglican Church music has a pretty limited appeal.

Not if you are Anglican! And not if you are among the thousands of tourists, worshipers, and concertgoers who visit the Cathedral each year in part to hear this very repertoire in a magnificent setting.

I don't think pp you're quoting has spent much time in an Anglican Church, or perhaps doesn't realize that most of the great European "classical" music was written to be performed in the church context. My very small Anglican Church provides a wonderful -- and diverse -- selection of music during its services.

[Anonymous]

Can a girl join as chorister after 6th grade? (at 7th, 8th or 9th grade admissions?)

My daughter has sung choral music in a children's choir (with formal music theory instruction) since age 9 but we did not apply to NCS for 6th. Her older siblings are at NCS and STA but are not involved in any of the musical offerings so I have no experience with this.
Thx!

[Anonymous]

The first year a girl can be a chorister is in 7th grade. It is not typical to accept girls after 7th unless a spot opens up. However, for the upcoming school year, a rising 8th grader was just accepted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Same at both: 8,000 for senior choristers (6-8th grades at STA, high school at NCS), 6,000 for junior choristers.

God that's peanuts..price of a sofa

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to NCS in the 90s.

Is there still a stigma to being a choir boy?

Yeah me too. There was definitely a stigma.