Video interview with JJ. Click here to see what one student has to say about our program.
Now on Facebook! Click here to see our Facebook page. Become a fan!
Four Choir School students graduated last May. Click here to learn about these talented students.
Saturday, October 30, 11:00 a.m., A Day of Remembrance. Our Diocesan Service of Apology & Repentance for the Role of the Episcopal Church in the Institution of Slavery, at the Cathedral Church of Saint John, Wilmington.
Wednesday, November 10, 8:00 a.m., Free One-Hour Fundraising Breakfast, at the Cathedral Church of Saint John. Seating for tours and breakfast is limited, so please call 302.654.6279, ext. 2 to make your reservation today.
Sunday, November 14, 4:00 p.m., Choral Evensong with the combined choirs, the Choral Scholars from St. Andrew's School, and with Darryl Roland and Gary Harney, conductors, at the Cathedral Church of Saint John, Wilmington.
Friday, December 24, 10:00 p.m., Christmas Eve Concert and Holy Eucharist, at the Cathedral Church of Saint John, Wilmington.
Click here to see our On-Line Calendar of Events.
Wonderful things happen with our Cathedral Choir School mentors and their students. Learn more about mentoring.
And please consider our Annual Scholarship Program:
Cathedral Choir School of Delaware
10 Concord Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19802
302 654-6279
To schedule an audition for the 2010/11 season, please contact Dr. Darryl Roland at 302.654.6279, ext. 3. The Cathedral Choir School of Delaware's after-school program, for ages 7 - 17, provides professional choral training, piano lessons, music theory, academic mentoring and opportunities for travel. No previous musical experience required, only the ability to match pitch. Full scholarships available.
Wednesdays, 5:45-6:45 p.m.
September 22
October 6
October 20
November 3
Want to see the Choir in rehearsal? Or, hear Director Dr. Roland and the choristers tell about their life-changing experiences traveling and singing with the Choir? Then enjoy a one-hour “Director’s Tour.” Tours take place at the Cathedral Church of Saint John, 10 Concord Avenue.
For details, call 302 654-6279 x2.
The Cathedral Choir School of Delaware is seeking a driver to transport students from school/home to the Cathedral Church of St. John in Wilmington for afternoon choir school activities Monday through Thursday, September through early June. Schedule varies from an afternoon start time of 2:15-2:45 and an end time of 4:30-5:30, depending on the pickups for any given day. Average of 9 hours weekly. Contact Leslie Acker-Rowe 302 654-6279 ext. 118 for details and to apply.
The Donald C. Taylor Legacy Society was created to honor and recognize alumni, parents and friends who share Don Taylor’s passion for making a difference in the lives of young people and who, like Don, have included the Cathedral Choir School of Delaware in their estate plans or have made a gift to the Choir School’s Endowment Fund. Click here to learn more about the Donald C. Taylor Legacy Society.
Cathedral Choir School of Delaware
10 Concord Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19802
302 654-6279
Shaping the next generation of community leaders through the power of music.
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Fall 2010 Newsletter -- Students explore great literature. 2011 Washington, D.C. Choir Tour
The Cathedral Choir School of Delaware exists to provide children and youth in Delaware and its surrounding region with professional musical training, leadership development, and college-bound mentoring. This after-school program is in residence at the historic Cathedral Church of Saint John in Wilmington, Delaware, where students find a supportive, intergenerational community.
The Cathedral Choir School is a winner of the prestigious Coming Up Taller Award, our nation's highest honor for after-school youth arts programs.
Through the Choir School scholarship fund, children of all faiths, ages 7-17, receive free professional musical training and mentoring.
Here are links to two large PDF documents full of photos (7MB and 9MB)
125th Anniversary - One
125th Anniversary - Two
Our newsletters are available here in PDF format, including the most recent issue.
Here is a detailed introduction for students and parents.
We have over eight hundred alumni! On our Alumni page, a few of them tell about their experiences as students. If you are an alumnus but not yet on our mailing list for newsletters and invitations, please contact Lisa Slinkard.
The Cathedral Choir program has been training young singers to become tomorrow’s leaders since 1883. Students receive almost ten hours per week of professional choral training, piano lessons, leadership development and mentoring. Through the Scholarship Fund, the Cathedral Choir School provides an annual scholarship to its students, so that every child, regardless of income, can participate. Currently 50 students are enrolled.
Participation in the Cathedral Choir School of Delaware brings unexpected rewards and connections that last a lifetime. Every year, hundreds of alumni, parents, and friends join the Cathedral Choir School's faculty and staff to create exciting opportunities for students ages 7 to 18 to receive the finest musical education possible and to nurture their leadership and citizenship skills in the process. We invite you to participate in this effort by mentoring, and by providing gifts of time and financial support that maximize the Cathedral Choir School experience for all of the youth who participate. Together we can use music as a positive tool to intervene in the lives of young people in the Wilmington area and the region. Click here to learn more about supporting the Choir School.
Please consider our Annual Scholarship Program or Endowment Fund.
Support is provided, in part, by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, the Trustees of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware, and by local individuals, businesses and foundations. Click here to see our 2009 Honor Roll of Donors in PDF format.
Each year the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities presents the Coming Up Taller Award. In 2004, we were a semi-finalist; in 2005, we won! Click here to see our scrapbook.
The Cathedral Choir School of Delaware operates under Cathedral Community Services, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
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