Congratulations to all incoming freshers! Whatever your interests, at Exeter College and in Oxford more widely you’ll find a warm welcome and opportunities to take part, whether it’s something you have enjoyed for years or something new you would love to try.
Exeter College Choir is one of the UK’s leading student-led choral ensembles and a fabulous way to make friends, improve your singing, travel, and enjoy free meals in College! The Choir is now accepting applications for new members, so apply today to become involved in one of Exeter’s liveliest and most popular student groups. To arrange an audition, please write to the organ scholar, Sungjoon (SJ) Park: organ.scholar@exeter.ox.ac.uk.
- One of the UK’s leading student-led choral ensembles
- International tours
- Free singing lessons
- Receive a generous stipend
- Free meals after every service
- Three services per week
You can listen to Exeter College Choir on Spotify.
The weekly commitment
Members of the Choir sing three services per week under the direction of the College’s Parry Wood Organ Scholar. The normal weekly schedule includes services every Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday evenings throughout term with rehearsal prior to each, and a general rehearsal on Wednesday evenings.
Additional opportunities
One of the things that makes Exeter special is that the Choir is student-led, which makes for one of the friendliest and most supportive communities of any Oxford college choir. The Choir works to a high musical standard: producing professional recordings, performing concerts, and organising outreach events throughout the United Kingdom. Through these many opportunities, the Choir explores the great breadth of choral repertoire, from medieval polyphony to newly-composed works. Choir members also organise lots of social events throughout the academic year in Oxford, and being in the Choir is a fantastic way to meet people from the wider university in all stages of their academic life, working in every discipline. Many of our singers go on to become lifelong friends.
Compensation
Everyone in the Choir is receives the same compensation: a stipend, individual singing lessons with Carris Jones throughout term, and dinners following every service (a formal dinner on Sundays, informal on weekdays).
For further information email SJ (organ.scholar@exeter.ox.ac.uk) or visit the Choir’s website.
