WCS hosts CSA Conference
It was a pleasure for the School to recently host around 40 Heads and 20 other delegates for the annual Choir Schools’ Association Conference. The conference was entitled: Sound the Trumpet! Music – a catalyst for social change and enabled delegates from UK and US Choir Schools, along with other representatives of the British Cathedral and Collegiate Choral Foundations, to consider the manifold benefits of choristership for those who become choristers as well as for society more broadly and the people who benefit from their performances and talents.
As you would expect, our own Choristers featured prominently, alongside a whole host of our other solo and group musicians including a brass sextet, jazz ensemble and barbershop choir. Delegates also heard from a range of eminent speakers, including from a panel of former and current Wells Choristers who spoke movingly and passionately about their experiences of choristership.
Even the School’s Patron, King Charles III, sent a word of support for the Conference in a letter received on the opening day of the Conference.
We have received very many positive reports from delegates about their experience at Wells and of the very positive impression they had from all the pupils they came across. In particular, the CSA Chair has written:
“The School’s welcome was warm and generous, and for all that Wells is clearly a powerhouse of high-octane musical excellence, there was also such a strong, tangible sense of purpose and industry, with real generosity of spirit evidenced in the many wonderful performances, and in the sharing of experiences, aspirations and values. I can’t imagine there was anyone who did not leave Wells with renewed hope for the future, and joy.”
To find out more about Choristry at Wells, click here.
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As you would expect, our own Choristers featured prominently, alongside a whole host of our other solo and group musicians including a brass sextet, jazz ensemble and barbershop choir. Delegates also heard from a range of eminent speakers, including from a panel of former and current Wells Choristers who spoke movingly and passionately about their experiences of choristership.
Even the School’s Patron, King Charles III, sent a word of support for the Conference in a letter received on the opening day of the Conference.
We have received very many positive reports from delegates about their experience at Wells and of the very positive impression they had from all the pupils they came across. In particular, the CSA Chair has written:
“The School’s welcome was warm and generous, and for all that Wells is clearly a powerhouse of high-octane musical excellence, there was also such a strong, tangible sense of purpose and industry, with real generosity of spirit evidenced in the many wonderful performances, and in the sharing of experiences, aspirations and values. I can’t imagine there was anyone who did not leave Wells with renewed hope for the future, and joy.”
To find out more about Choristry at Wells, click here.
Download the FREE Wells Cathedral School app to easily keep up with the parts of Wells that interest you, interact with our social media feeds, access useful links more! We highly recommend enabling notifications to stay informed about the many wonderful things happening at our School.
