From the Director of Music: Andrew Kirk, MA, FRCO.
Tel: (0117) 972 8713 or (07974) 794142; email: awkirk_uk@yahoo.co.uk
www.stmaryredcliffe.co.uk

The Choir of St Mary Redcliffe Church , Bristol

Recruitment of Choristers (aged 8+)

Dear Parents,

To continue and further our high musical standards, we are looking to recruit boys aged 8+. We have also set up a girls’ choir (ages 10-14), which rehearses on a Thursday from 4.15-5.45pm at the church: please get in touch if this is of interest too!

Here are some of the benefits of singing in the choir:

• Enjoyment of music and new friendships
• A free musical education (including vocal tuition)
• A structured system of training (including singing exams)
• Opportunities to develop in the Christian faith (children from families

with little or no religious inclination are also welcome to join the choir)

• Termly payment (currently in the range £10 - £30)
• Extra money through singing for weddings (range of £5 - £9 per wedding)
• Regular Cathedral visits/tours and concerts. Foreign Tours every 4/5 years.
• Social Events, including a Choir Club (after Friday practice)
• Trips out: Theme Parks, 10 pin bowling and other events.
• Opportunities beyond our choir (Residential courses- optional)
• Important life skills (self-discipline, high standards, sense of achievement)

Timetable of practices/services    

The boys and men’s choir year is broadly similar to school terms;

Holidays after Christmas, Easter and all of August; reduced practices at half-term.

Tuesday   Practice: 6.30 – 7.30pm         Friday   Practice: 6.30 – 8.20pm  

Sundays   Services at 9.30am & 6.30pm.    (We meet 30 minutes before)

(Choristers often share lifts, so the weekly commitment becomes easily manageable)

New boys usually attend one rehearsal and the commitment gradually builds up over time.