Choral Scholarships
Are you looking for a chiral scholarship? This page lists basic details of a number of institutions offering choral scholarships in the United Kingdom and overseas.
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The data on this page is given for guidance only; you will need to contact the appropriate institution directly for details of the scholarships. The RSCM can take no responsibility for any errors or omissions; however, we welcome corrections, updated information and additions by email to education@rscm.com.
The RSCM takes no responsibility for the safeguarding arrangements of any of the institutions listed here, or the suitability of any individuals involved in the delivery of organ/choral scholarship opportunities. Therefore, it is essential that parents/guardians ensure they are satisfied that the necessary policies, procedures and safer recruitment checks are in place before any scholarship begins.
| Institution | Scholarship Details | Associated Institution | Contact Information | Further Information |
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| Hereford Cathedral Church of England |
Geraint Bowen, Director of Music Email: organist@herefordcathedral.org Phone: 01432 374238 Website: Click here |
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| Hexham Abbey Church of England |
Michael Haynes Email: directorofmusic@hexhamabbey.org.uk Phone: 07763 062983 Website: Click here |
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| Ely Cathedral Church of England |
Sarah MacDonald, Director of the Girl Choristers Email: SarahMacDonald@kingsely.org Phone: 01353 660586 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/ElyCathedral/?locale=en_GB |
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| Downside School Roman Catholic |
Issy Hartnell Email: ihartnell@downside.co.uk Phone: 01761 235103 Website: Click here Social Media: https://twitter.com/downsideschool |
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| Blackheath, All Saints’ Church Church of England |
Max Puller, Assistant Director of Music Email: music@allsaintsblackheath.org Phone: Please email Website: Click here |
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| Switzerland, Geneva, Holy Trinity Church Church of England |
Mark Charles Email: mark.gwynfil.charles@gmail.com Phone: +41 79 944 5175 Website: Click here |
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| Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax, The University of King’s College Anglican Church of Canada |
Director of Chapel Music Email: music@ukings.ca Phone: +1 902 422 1271 ext 141 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/kingschapelchoir/ |
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| Oxford, Magdalen College Church of England |
Choir Administrator Email: choir@magd.ox.ac.uk Phone: 01865 286701 Website: Click here |
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| London, Beckenham, St George’s Church Church of England |
Charlie Warren, Director of Music Email: office@stgeorgesbeckenham.co.uk Phone: 020 8633 6996 Website: Click here |
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| Wantage Parish Music Guild Church of England |
Director of Music Email: music@wantageparish.com Phone: 07841 457524 Website: Click here |
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| London, Pimlico, St Saviour’s Church Church of England |
Yvette Murphy, Director of Music Email: music@stsp.org.uk Phone: 020 7834 9520 Website: Click here |
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| Leighton Buzzard, All Saints Church Church of England |
Paul Dickens, Director of Music Email: parish@allsaintslb.org.uk Phone: 01525 381418 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/allsaintsleightonbuzzard/?locale=en_GB |
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| Leeds Cathedral Roman Catholic |
Tom Leech Email: office@dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk Phone: 0113 2448634 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/DioceseofLeedsMusic/?locale=en_GB; https://twitter.com/DOLMusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor |
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| Solihull, St Alphege Church of England |
Isabel Baumber Email: isabel@solihullparish.org.uk Phone: 07950 583459 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofStAlphegeMusic/?locale=en_GB |
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| Inverness Cathedral Scottish Episcopal Church |
Adrian Marple, Director of Music Email: music@invernesscathedral.org Phone: 01463 225553 Website: Click here |
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| Salford Cathedral Roman Catholic |
Alex Patterson, Cathedral Director of Music Email: alex.patterson@dioceseofsalford.org.uk Phone: 07792 618634 Website: Click here Social Media: https://twitter.com/SalfordCathedra?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor |
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| London, St Margaret’s Lee Church of England |
Duncan Atkinson Email: office@stmargaretslee.org.uk Phone: 0208 318 9643 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.stmargaretslee.org.uk/page/?title=Facebook&pid=61; https://www.instagram.com/saintmargaretschurchlee/ |
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| London, Battersea, St Mary’s Church Church of England |
Katy Silverman, Director of Music Email: music@stmarysbattersea.org.uk Phone: 020 7228 9648 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/stmarysbattersea/?locale=en_GB |
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| London, Wimbledon, St John the Baptist Church of England |
Robert Mingay-Smith Email: music@stjohnswimbledon.co.uk Phone: 07734 659740 Website: Click here |
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| Canada, Quebec, St Lambert, The Anglican Church of St Barnabas Anglican Church of Canada |
Francine & Matthieu Latreille Email: OrganDuoCom@gmail.com Phone: +1 438-921-0920 Website: Click here |
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| Dorking, St Martin Church of England |
Alison Harding Email: alisonharding20@btinternet.com Phone: 07787 938 144 Website: Click here |
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| Norwich Cathedral Church of England |
Ashley Grote, Master of Music Email: masterofmusic@cathedral.org.uk Phone: 01603 218306 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/NorwichCathedral/?locale=en_GB; https://twitter.com/Nrw_Cathedral?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor |
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| Croydon Minster Church of England |
Justin Miller, Director of Choral Music Email: jdm@whitgift.co.uk Phone: 020 8688 9222 Website: Click here |
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| Wells Cathedral Church of England |
Melanie Lawlor Email: musicoffice@wellscathedral.org.uk Phone: 01749 832204 Website: Click here Social Media: X: http://www.twitter.com/WellsCathedral1 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WellsCathedral |
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| Tewksbury Abbey Schola Cantorum Church of England |
Simon Bell Email: sabell@deanclose.org.uk Phone: 01242 258091 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/p/Tewkesbury-Abbey-Schola-Cantorum-of-Dean-Close-Preparatory-School-100063692972204/?locale=en_GB |
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| London, West London Chorus Secular Choir |
Sheila Richards, Treasurer and Scholarship Coordinator Email: sheila.richards88@gmail.com Phone: 07590 042447 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/WestLondonChorus/ https://www.instagram.com/westlondonchorus/ https://twitter.com/WLondonChorus |
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| Exeter Cathedral Church of England |
Timothy Noon, Director of Music Email: timothy.noon@exeter-cathedral.org.uk Phone: 01392 255573 Website: Click here |
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| London, King’s College Church of England |
Dr Joseph Fort Email: choir@kcl.ac.uk Phone: 0207 8482333 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/choirofkcl/?locale=en_GB; https://twitter.com/choirkcl; https://www.instagram.com/choirofkcl/; https://www.youtube.com/ChoirofKingsCollegeLondon |
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| Nottingham Cathedral Roman Catholic |
Gregory Treloar, Director of Music for the Diocese of Nottingham Email: gregory.treloar@dioceseofnottingham.uk Phone: 0115 9539839 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/NottinghamCathedralMusic/ |
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| Leeds Minster Church of England |
Alexander Woodrow, Organist and Director of Music Email: alex.woodrow@leedsminster.org Phone: 0113 245 2036 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/ChoirofLeedsMinster/ |
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| Glagow Cathedral (St Mungo’s or High) Church of Scotland |
Director of Music Email: andrew.forbes@glasgowcathedral.org Phone: 07507 786740 Website: Click here |
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| New Malden, St James Church Church of England |
David Pimm, Director of Music Email: pimmda@btinternet.com Phone: 020 8942 5070 Website: Click here |
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| London, Earl’s Court, St Cuthbert’s Church of England |
Quintin Beer, Director of Music Email: quintin.beer@saintcuthbert.org Phone: 0207 370 3263 Website: Click here |
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| Nottingham, St Mary’s in the Lace Market Church of England |
Ellie Tobin, Chair of Trustees Email: scholarships@stmarynotts.org Phone: 0115 958 2105 Website: Click here |
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| Portsmouth Cathedral Church of England |
Dr David Price Email: music@portsmouthcathedral.org.uk Phone: 02392 823300 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/PortsmouthCathedralChoir/?locale=en_GB; https://twitter.com/PortsCathChoir?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor |
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| Italy, Rome, St Paul’s Within the Walls Anglican – Episcopalian |
Stefano Vasselli, Organist and Director of Music Email: music@stpaulsrome.it Phone: 0039 4883339 Website: Click here |
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| Durham, St Oswald’s Parish Church Church of England |
David Harris, Director of Music Email: d.m.harris108@gmail.com Phone: 07481 922041 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/music.at.st.oswalds/?locale=en_GB |
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| Peterborough Cathedral Church of England |
Tansy Castledine, Director of Music Email: music@peterborough-cathedral.org.uk Phone: 01733 355318 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/pborocathedralchoir/; https://www.instagram.com/pborocathedralchoir/?hl=en |
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| Oxford, Brasenose College Church of England |
Polina Sosnia, Director of Music Email: admissions@bnc.ox.ac.uk Phone: 01865 277822 Website: Click here |
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| Cambridge, University of Cambridge Church of England |
Louisa Denby, Intercollegiate Choral Awards Scheme Co-ordinator Email: choralawards@group.cam.ac.uk Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/people/Cambridge-Choral-Awards/100072109745683/; https://twitter.com/CamChoralAwards/; |
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| London, Merton Park, St Mary the Virgin Church of England |
Tristan Weymes Email: info@stmarysmertonchoir.com Phone: 07939 075548 Website: Click here |
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| London, Sloane Square Choral Society Choral Society |
Oliver Lallemant, Musical Director Email: scholarships@sloanesquarechoralsociety.com Website: Click here |
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| Swansea, The Collegiate Church of St Mary Church in Wales |
Dr William Reynolds, Director of Music Email: twreynolds123@gmail.com Phone: 01792 467606 Website: Click here |
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| Bristol, St Mary Redcliffe Church of England |
Joe Cryan, Director of Music Email: joe.cryan@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk Phone: 0117 231 0060 Website: Click here |
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| London, Barnes, St Michael’s and All Angels Church of England |
Owen Elsley, Director of Music Email: music@stmichaelbarnes.org Website: Click here |
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| Ross-on-Wye, St Mary’s Church Church of England |
Mark Sanderson Email: mark@rossparishes.uk Phone: 01989 562175 Website: Click here |
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| Canterbury Cathedral Church of England |
Dr David Newsholme, Director of Music Email: music@canterbury-cathedral.org Phone: +44 (0)1227 86 5281 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/CburyCathedral/?locale=en_GB; https://www.instagram.com/cburycathedral/?hl=en |
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| London, Fulham, All Saints Church of England |
Jonathan Wikeley, Director of Music Email: jonathanwikeley@gmail.com Phone: 07966 969746 Website: Click here |
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| Grimsby Minster Church of England |
Director of Music Email: markwilde@grimsbyminster.co.uk Phone: 07973 287732 Website: Click here |
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| Bradford Cathedral Church of England |
Graham Thorpe, Organist and Director of Music Email: graham.thorpe@bradfordcathedral.org Phone: 07507 455979 Website: Click here |
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| London, Old Royal Naval College, Trinity Laban Chapel Choir Church of England |
Ralph Allwood Email: allwood.ralph@gmail.com Website: Click here |
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| Truro Cathedral Church of England |
James Anderson-Besant, Director of Music Email: jab@trurocathedral.org.uk Phone: 01872 276782 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/TruroCathChoir/?locale=en_GB; https://twitter.com/TruroCathChoir?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor; https://www.instagram.com/trurocathedral/?hl=en |
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| Norwich, St Peter Mancroft Church of England |
Jody James, Director of Music Email: music@stpetermancroft.org.uk Phone: 01603 610443 Website: Click here |
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| Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King Roman Catholic |
Jacqueline Larrosa, Music Administrator Email: j.larrosa@metcathedral.org.uk Phone: 0151 708 7283 Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/liverpoolmetrocathedral/?locale=en_GB; https://www.instagram.com/liverpoolmetropolitancathedral/?hl=en; YouTube – to advertise events/services/vacancies at the Cathedral and across the parishes of the archdiocese. YouTube is used for the streaming solemn Mass on Sundays at the cathedral. |
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| Crediton Parish Church Church of England |
Jon Rawles, Director of Music Email: creditondirectorofmusic@gmail.com Phone: 01363 773226 Website: Click here |
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| Richmond, St Mary Magdalene Church of England |
Seb Gillot, Director of Music Email: music.stmarys@richmondteamministry.org Phone: 07933 024101 Website: Click here |
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| Repton School Church of England |
Katie Staggs Email: kstaggs@repton.org.uk Phone: 01283 559318 Website: Click here |
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| Leicester Cathedral Church of England |
Dr Christopher Ouvry-Johns, Director of Music Email: chris.ouvry-johns@leicestercofe.org Phone: 0116 261 5374 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/LeicesterCathedral; https://twitter.com/leicscathedral; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIVGq4CApYDUulr2DJ04xMg |
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| London, Trafalgar Square, St Martin-in-the-Fields Church of England |
Alicia Hill, Music Programme Manager Email: choirs@smitf.org Phone: 020 7766 1100 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/stmartininthefields/?locale=en_GB; https://twitter.com/stmartinsmusic; https://www.instagram.com/stmartins_music/?hl=en |
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| Wakefield Cathedral Church of England |
James Bowstead, Director of Music Email: DoM@wakefield-cathedral.org.uk Phone: 01924 373923 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/WakefieldcathedralChoir/; https://www.facebook.com/wfdcathedral/?locale=en_GB; https://twitter.com/WakeCathedral/status/1514151402628599810; https://www.instagram.com/wakecathedral/ |
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| Nottingham, St Peter and All Saints Church of England |
Dr Peter Siepmann Email: peter.siepmann@nottinghamchurches.org Phone: 0115 9482658 Website: Click here Social Media: https://twitter.com/stpchoirnotts?lang=en-GB |
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| London, Catford, St Laurence Church Church of England |
Jocelyn Freeman, Director of Music Email: jocelyn_freeman@hotmail.com Phone: 07791 958309 Website: Click here |
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| Swanage, St Mary the Virgin Church of England |
Simon Lole, Director of Music Email: simon@simonlole.com Phone: 07888 653529 Website: Click here |
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| Coventry Cathedral Church of England |
Luke Fitzgerald, Acting Director of Music Email: luke.fitzgerald@coventrycathedral.org.uk Phone: 02476 521 219 Website: Click here |
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| Rugby Choristers Church of England |
Richard Tanner, Director of Music Email: rjt@rugbyschool.net Phone: 01788 556207 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/rugbymusicdepartment; https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085493515005 |
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| Bristol Cathedral Church of England |
Mark Lee Email: mark.lee@bristol-cathedral.co.uk Phone: 01179264879 Website: Click here |
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| Arundel Cathedral Roman Catholic |
Elizabeth Stratford Email: arundelcathedralmusic@gmail.com Phone: 07971090724 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/arundelcathedral/?hl=en; https://x.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Faruncathchoir |
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| London, Covent Garden, Crown Court Church Church of Scotland |
Jacob Collins, Director of Music Email: music@crowncourtchurch.org.uk Phone: 44 (0)20 7836 5643 Website: Click here |
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| London, Kilburn, St Mary’s Church Church of England |
Paul Carey, Director of Music Email: paulcarey99@yahoo.com Phone: 07552 500974 Website: Click here |
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| London, St Peter De Beauvoir Town Church of England |
Ryan Connolly, Director of Music Email: musicdirector@stpeterdebeauvoir.org.uk Phone: 07903 766683 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/StPetersDB/?locale=en_GB; https://x.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fstpetersdb; https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/252699967/st-peters-church-de-beauvoir-town-london/?hl=en |
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| Worcester Cathedral Church of England |
Samuel Hudson, Director of Music Email: samuelhudson@worcestercathedral.org.uk Phone: 01905 732 916 Website: Click here Social Media: https://en-gb.facebook.com/WorcesterCathedral, @WorcCathedral (X, formerly Twitter) |
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| London, Carshalton, All Saints Parish Church Church of England |
Antony Matthews, Director of Music Email: music@carshaltonallsaints.org Phone: 07843 389 432 Website: Click here |
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| Sheffield Cathedral Church of England |
Tom Daggett, Director of Music Email: tom.daggett@sheffield-cathedral.org.uk Phone: 0114 275 3434 Website: Click here Social Media: Sheffield Cathedral – Facebook, @sheffieldcathedral – Instagram |
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| Oxford, Worcester College Church of England |
Caius Lee, Director of College Music Email: Caius.lee@wprc.ox.ac.uj Phone: n/a Website: Click here |
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| London, Ealing, St Peter’s Church Church of England |
Mr Mark James Email: directorofmusic@stpeterealing.org.uk Phone: 07837 788940 Website: Click here |
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| Bristol, Clifton Cathedral Roman Catholic |
Choral Director Email: choir@cliftonms.com Phone: 0117 9738411 Website: Click here Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/cliftoncathedral/?locale=en_GB |
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| London, Temple Church Church of England |
Susan Keeling, Music Administrator Email: susan@templechurch.com Phone: 020 7427 5650 Website: Click here |
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| London, Southwark, St George’s Cathedral Roman Catholic |
Jonathan Schranz Email: cathedralmusic@rcaos.org.uk Phone: 0207 9285256 Website: Click here |