Cambridge Choral Academy Summer School
Our Choral Summer School invites you to immerse yourself in a week of vocal excellence, exploring the theme of LOVE through powerful settings of the Songs of Solomon and other works celebrating love in all its forms.
Live, sing, and unwind in the iconic surroundings of King’s and St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, with rehearsals and performances in some of the most breathtaking chapels in the world.
It’s a chance to level up your singing, meet incredible people, and spend a week living and performing in gorgeous Cambridge chapels under world-class directors. Candle-lit services, talks and workshops, vocal health sessions, a formal dinner, a chauffeured punt down the River Cam, a choral wine-tasting evening – good music, good friends, good times!
Performers & leaders
Dr Edward Wickham (Director of Music at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge)
Repertoire & composers
We’ll indulge in a repertoire of exquisite music spanning chant, psalmody, Renaissance polyphony, masterpieces of the 20th century and choral music from living composers.
Our them explores music written in celebration of LOVE, including:
Walton Set me as a Seal
Howells Like as the hart – Howells
Ola Gjeilo Ubi caritas
How to apply
All forthcoming deadlines →apply, please email hello@cambridgechoral.com.
If you’re an experienced choral singer with good note-reading ability, this is the course for you!
We seek to create a balanced chamber choir, with places capped at 30-40 places depending on the college.
In order to achieve a balance of voices, we welcome applications throughout the year, and we will assess them on 31 January 2027, with a further review to balance voice parts on 31 May 2027.
Please note: all CCA courses involve walking between colleges to experience different college chapels. Due to the age of this historic city, there are cobbles and steps to navigate, which may be difficult for those with mobility issues.
- Application deadline31 May 2027
Location
Cambridge Choral Academy Singing Retreats and Choral Summer Schools are an opportunity to immerse yourself in the choral life of one of the choral capitals of the world.
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