For children and youth, our choir program provides instruction in the basics of music theory, performance and history. There are significant opportunities for meeting challenges in a loving, team-oriented environment, and the privilege and responsibility of leading God's praises in public worship. Through a structured program affiliated with the Royal School of Church Music in America, our singers learn to appreciate the value of achieving short- and long-range goals both individually and collectively. They sing some of the greatest pieces of sacred music ever written, and receive early opportunities for social interaction within the parish and the broader church. Those who achieve higher levels in the RSCM music study program also receive a stipend for their services in the choir.

The Choirs
The Saint Cecilia Girl Choir and The Saint Nicolas Boy Choir are choirs for choristers fourth grade and up. They rehearse on Mondays from 5:00 to 6:15 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 6:00 to 7:15 p.m. Members of the Saint Cecilia and Saint Nicolas choirs with a dark blue ribbon or higher are invited to attend the Wednesday rehearsal above and the Thursday Cathedral (Adult) Choir rehearsal from 7:00 to 8:15 pm. These choirs sing weekly at the 9:00 am Sunday service during the school year.

Probationers are less-experienced members of the St. Cecilia and St. Nicolas choirs, generally in second or third grade. This choir rehearses on Mondays from 5:00 to 6:15 pm, and on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Probationers sing weekly at the 9:00 am Sunday service during the school year.

The Saint David Choir is for children ages 5 through first grade. This choir rehearses on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:10 p.m. and sings approximately monthly at the 9:00 am Sunday service during the school year.

Current Parent Page

PARENT PAGE May 2013.pdf

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR FALL!

Saint Cecilia, Saint Nicolas, and Probationer Choirs will begin rehearsals again on Wednesday, August 21.

Holders of dark blue ribbons or higher will join the Cathedral (Adult) Choir rehearsals on Thursdays from 7:00 
to 8:15 pm starting on Thursday, August 22.

Saint David Choir rehearsals begin on Wednesday, September 11.

OTHER GENERAL NOTES FOR CHORISTERS:

Sunday mornings:

On regular Sunday mornings, all C&N Choristers and Probationers are to be vested and in seats for vocal warm up in the Choir room by 8:15 am.

Dark shoes are required for all choir members on Sundays. 

Hair bows are not appropriate for choristers. 

Rehearsal Cancellations:

If Denver Public Schools are closed on a rehearsal day because of weather or school schedule, the rehearsal on that day is cancelled.  

If rehearsals are cancelled for any reason, the choir still sings at regularly scheduled liturgies.

Wednesdays:

Godly Play for ages 4 to 9 is available on Wednesdays from 4:15 to 5:30 pm in Room 103; your child is invited, and will be escorted to Choir rehearsal afterward by a member of the Christian Education Department. 

If there is no parent present to collect a child at the end of their Wednesday rehearsal, they will be automatically taken to the nursery. Please sign them in ahead.  The nursery is open on Wednesdays from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m.   

Communication:

If you cannot attend a rehearsal or service, please notify the Music Department ahead of time at 303-577-7717 or musicadmin@sjcathedral.org.

If you have moved, have a new phone number or email address, or have not been receiving emails from the Music Department, please make sure we have your current information!

A Chorister's Prayer

Bless, O Lord, us Thy servants
who minister in Thy temple.
Grant that what we sing with our lips,
we may believe in our hearts,
and what we believe in our hearts,
we may show forth in our lives.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Amen.


Contact Us

Please email the Music Department at musicadmin@sjcathedral.org with any questions.