Winchester College Chapel Choir is an historic British boys choir that sings in the Chapel of Winchester College. It contains boys under age 12 as well as older students from Winchester College. The Choir has performed on the radio and on international tours.
When William of Wykeham founded Winchester College, he provided for 16 boys under age 12 to sing in the Choirs. These young boys are called Quiristers, or Qs . The Quiristers are educated at The Pilgrims’ School,[1] receiving a 40% discount on the school’s boarding fee. The lower parts of Chapel Choir are sung by senior boys from the school, some of whom were previously Quiristers.
Winchester College has maintained this same choral foundation for more than 625 years.[2]
The choir has toured Russia, Italy, Holland, France and the USA. It has competed in the BBC Young Chorister of the Year competition, winning three times.l
Directorsedit
The Director of Chapel Music at Winchester College is Howard Ionascu (as of December 2018), previously Director of the Junior Academy at the Royal Academy of Music. Previous directors include David Hurley (2017–2018), Malcolm Archer (2007–2017), Christopher Tolley (1992–2007), Julian Smith (1977–1992) and Raymond Humphrey (1970–1977).
^Green, Adrian (30 April 2018). "Winchester College Chapel Choir". Convivium Records.
^"The Winchester Tradition - Regent REGCD331 [JS]: Classical Music Reviews - September 2010 MusicWeb-International". www.musicweb-international.com.
December 15, 2023
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