Cambridge Choral Academy – 2025 courses now open!

Singing in Cambridge – the perfect holiday gift for singers!
Cambridge Choral Academy offers the chance to sing in glorious college chapels under world-class directors in perhaps the most intensive square mile of choral singing on the planet. Staying in ensuite accommodation in historic Cambridge colleges, courses are limited to 30-40 singers (chamber choir) depending on the college, and focus on liturgical repertoire for Evensong and Compline. They also include directing workshops, talks from leading academics, private viewings of manuscripts and sessions on vocal health and sustainability. Why not join us in 2025?

2025 courses:

• Epiphany Singing Retreat, 3-5 January
  *£50 discount available for tenors and basses*
  A cosy, candle-lit weekend in Sidney Sussex College to brighten the long January nights! With candle-lit Compline and Evensongs in historic chapels and a sumptuous Twelfth Night Dinner, we’ll enjoy a kingly feast of repertoire for Epiphany – including wassailing! The medieval music traditions of this post-Christmas period produced some of the most ground-breaking music of all time.
• Spring Singing Retreat, 28-30 March
  Staying in Magdalene College, home to the famous Pepys Library and set in glorious gardens right on the banks of the River Cam, we’ll sing candle-lit Compline and Evensong in three different chapels. Magdalene’s own chapel dates from the 15th century, and is one of the most atmospheric in Cambridge – a truly inspiring place to sing.
• Choral Summer School, 27 July – 2 August
  Our week-long course is designed to immerse you in the rich choral life of Cambridge, singing Evensong and Compline by candle-light in historic chapels under a range of Cambridge choir directors. Staying in St Catharaine’s College, next door to King’s College, you’ll enjoy choral and directing workshops, manuscript reading, cultural and educational talks, madrigals in punts, and a splendid formal dinner. You will develop your voice and choral skills with daily vocal health sessions, and enjoy warm camaraderie with a friendly group of people who share your passion for choral music.

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