TOUR CHOIR
The most advanced and skilled choristers enter the Tour Choir. These boys learn a very challenging repertoire, often with limited rehearsal time. The Tour Choir usually consists of a maximum of 20 unchanged voices (trebles and altos) and 15 changed voices (tenors and basses). Any Concert Choir member may audition for Tour Choir, but those hoping for membership must possess outstanding sight-singing skills, have demonstrated a high level of self-motivated learning and self-discipline, and achieve scholastic success.
CONCERT CHOIR
While continuing their training in voice and sight-singing, boys in Concert Choir are given the opportunity to sing a professional repertoire in public performances. The Concert Choir is the largest group in our five-choir program. Choristers who continue to develop their musical skills and demonstrate further maturity and responsibility as performers may audition for membership in the Tour Choir.
TREBLE CHOIR
This program enables boys to continue to build upon skills learned in Training Choir, while slowly being introduced to a professional performance schedule. The Treble Choir performs combined selections with the Concert Choir and Tour Choir at major events throughout the season. Likewise, boys in Treble Choir begin learning a repertoire of music suited for their level of proficiency.
RESIDENT CHOIR
A boy can enter this apprenticeship group with little or no knowledge of singing. During a semester of training (4 months), these probationers develop fine singing voices and the ability to read music at sight. During their semester in Resident Choir, most boys develop the musical knowledge and skills as well as the performance maturity to advance to the next level, Treble Choir.
YOUNG MEN’S CHORUS
In order to meet the needs of an ever-growing number of teenagers, an additional program exists solely for changed voices. Members are drawn from changed voices in Concert Choir and Tour Choir, and rehearse in addition to their regular schedules. This group presents a variety of music intended to challenge the musicianship of teenage boys.