Alto Choral Scholarship

Our choral scholarships are ideal for aspiring and young professional singers who wish to develop their choral singing, sight-reading and musicianship skills. The scholarship is open to singers aged 18-35, or students in full or part-time music education. An annual stipend of £1000 will be paid to the scholar across three terms.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Attend a minimum of 75% of weekly rehearsals, providing confident and skilled support. Further missed rehearsals are subject to aggreement with our MD and may result in a reduced stipend for the term. Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings 7:45-9:45pm in term time, currently at St Michael's Church, Elmwood Road W4 3DZ
• Attend all concerts during the year
• Participate in other musical events in the choir calendar where able
• Take an active role with social media for the ensemble
• Prepare for rehearsals in order to take a leading role

In return, the scholar will receive th following benefits:

• Occasional solo opportunities in performance, dependent on reportoire
• Coaching from the MD
• Chance to lead warm-ups if desired
• Annual stipend of £1000 paid at the end of each term
• Free music hire for the year
• Two complimentary tickets for each concert

Scholars are appointed for a year, although there may be opportunity to stay on for an additional year by re-applying