The Chapel Choir
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The Chapel of St Peter’s College is the former Parish Church of St Peter le Bailey (1874). It is one of Oxford’s largest and most versatile performing spaces and in addition to the regular pattern of term-time worship the generous acoustic makes it a much sought after venue for concerts and recitals.
The Chapel Choir is a twenty-five strong mixed voice ensemble consisting of graduate and undergraduate choral scholars and volunteer singers admitted by audition. The choir is directed and administered by the organ scholars together with the Fellow and Tutor in Music, Dr Roger Allen. There are presently eight awards available each year with no restrictions as to voice type. Choral Scholars sing in the two weekly services (Evensong on Sundays and Thursdays during full term) and play a leading role in the musical life of the College. The Thursday service is often followed by a short recital given by a member of the College before the choir dines together in Hall as a group. This social cohesion has become an important feature of the choir in recent years.