Very excited to be going to the Land of the Prince Bishops and the Shrine of St Cuthbert next Tuesday. The Schola will be singing the All Saints’ Eucharist at Durham Cathedral

Amazing day at Royal Northern College of Music Our students had masterclasses with Head of Vocal, Head and Deputy of Piano and Head of Brass Wind and Percussion. Then a superb lunchtime recital, tour of the College, and introduction and Q&A from staff and students. Outstanding and inspirational!

Beautiful day in The Valley. Beautiful music at school Mass. Stanford Justorum Animae and It Is Truly Meet from the trad Ukrainian Liturgy. Nice!

Congratulations to our Guitar Teacher, Mr Morgan MA (Ebor)

Wonderful to be at King's College School, Cambridge for their Senior Schools Fair. Wonderful place and a great welcome. Thank you

On #InternationalChoristerDay we join RSCM Centre in highlighting the importance of safeguarding the chorister tradition for future generations of young people.

Read how David Lammy 's life was changed after becoming a chorister Peterborough Cathedral Choir

On #InternationalChoristerDay , together with the RSCM Centre, we hear how becoming a chorister St Mary's Cathedral was the start of a lifelong journey for our Ambassador Alexander Armstrong

From our great cathedrals to small parish churches, today we join RSCM Centre in celebrating #internationalchoristerday

Read how Alastair Cook learned key skills that paved the way for a glittering cricket career during his years as a chorister St Paul’s Cathedral Choir

Schola sounding on great form. Motets for today:
O Clap your Hands (RVW)
Mother of God Here I Stand (Tavener)

Meet the five amazing musicians competing to be named BBC Young Musician 2022.

Watch BBC Four and BBC iPlayer from 7pm on Sunday to find out who will take home the prestigious award: bbc.in/3V3VqBA

Percussion dept’s view of the orchestra. Kenneth Platts’ ‘Seasonal Dances’ on the menu here

Introducing Miss Maslin. As well as teaching piano at Ampleforth, Miss Maslin is the rehearsal accompanist for our Community Choir, the Ryedale and Ampleforth Concert Choir (It makes for a very long but fulfilling Tuesday!)

Wonderful to welcome musicians from Terrington Hall School the other week for our Orchestral Experience. They had trial lessons on a variety of instruments and played alongside the College Orchestra. What a sound! Thanks for coming!

School Mass
A Second English Mass (Bevenot)
Tantum Ergo (Bruckner)
O Clap Your Hands (RVW)
#RVW150 #Choral #MusicEd

Full Choral Mass this evening sung by the Schola Cantorum:
Introit: O Nata Lux (Tallis)
Ordinary: Missa Aeterna Christi Munera (Palestrina)
Offertory: O Praise God in His Sanctuary (Jackson)
Communion: Nunc Dimittis (Stanford)

More great news today. This time from recent leaver Alasdair McKell (John’s 2022) who has been awarded a Scholarship at the Cardiff Oratory. So pleased to know his superb voice will continue to enhance worship.

Introducing Mr Longhawn, one of our instrumental teachers who specializes in Jazz piano. Great action picture!

Over the moon and bursting with pride for Yr 12 Music Scholar Lucy who has been awarded a place in National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. A gifted musician but also a real grafter and this MASSIVE achievement is richly deserved! More details to follow about her exciting schedule of concerts... #music #MusicEd