Selwyn Alternative Prospectus

The Choir
“Selwyn College Chapel
Choir is made up of up to 28
singers at a time as well as 2
to 3 organ scholars. Our
main role in college is to
sing choral evensong three
times a week during term
time. This is a peaceful
church service led by the
choir that focuses on restful
contemplation for Church
members, agnostics and
atheists alike. We also have an extra
rehearsal on Wednesdays which is
sometimes replaced by a late night
candlelit compline service.
One thing that is particularly lovely
about Selwyn College Chapel Choir is
that we sing a wide variety of repertoire,
from Renaissance composers (such as
Byrd) to premiering newly composed
works. Our choir director, Sarah
MacDonald, makes sure that our music list
features a diverse range of composers; we
sing at least one piece by a female or nonbinary
composer each service and we sing
music from different traditions.
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Singing choral evensong isn’t the only thing we do. Choir is a wonderful
community to be a part of - we do spend 8+ hours a week together after all! .
We all eat a free ‘chapel supper’ together each Sunday and organise several
formal halls (dinners) together each term. For a week either side of the
Christmas holidays, we do a little concert tour round East Anglia and London
and usually record a CD in Ely Cathedral in January. We have games nights
and movie nights in these weeks, as well as making the most of the coach
journeys and other free time to socialise.