Choral Awards | Chorister for the Day Application Form

Please complete this Admissions Registrar form in capital letters and Old Palace of Preparatory School | return by Monday Melville Avenue, South CR2 7YN Choral Awards Chorister for the Day 2020 9 March 2020 to: [email protected]

Name of daughter: Music is an important part of the lifeblood of Old Palace of John . The school has a reputation for Chorister for the Day Name of parent/carer: its musical achievements and all girls are encouraged Saturday 21 March 2020 1.45pm-4.30pm Address: to take part in a wide variety of musical ensembles of Croydon Minster various styles and genres. Church Street | Croydon CR0 1RN The school boasts 8 choirs including three auditioned Choral Awards choirs (Preparatory Polyphonic and Senior Polyphonic – Auditions Year 2 girls only the school’s chapel choirs who sing evensong monthly Thursday 26 March 2020 at Croydon Minster, and the Chamber Choir who sing a 9.30am-12.30pm (individual times to be notified) Post Code: secular repertoire). There are three orchestras, concert Preparatory School band, brass group, string orchestra, chamber ensembles Melville Avenue | Croydon CR2 7YN Email: and four steel pan groups. Emergency Contact No:

Current School Year Group:

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Approximate grade: Are you currently in a church choir or a school choir? (If yes, please give details) Do you have / have you ever had singing lessons? Name of singing teacher if applicable:

I confirm that my daughter can attend both the Chorister for the Day workshop and the Choral Awards audition.

Signature: OPS420JAN2020 Chorister for the Day Timetable Saturday 21 March 20120

1.45pm Arrival at Croydon Minster (CR0 1RN) 2.00-2.30pm Life as a Minster Chorister: Open to girls presentation by Ronny Krippner 2.00-2.20pm Vocal Warm Up for Girls Tom Little currently 2.20pm Choral Workshop I led by Tom Little 2.50pm Minster Organ Discovery Tour in Years 2, 3 3.00pm Choral Workshop II led by Ronny Krippner 3.30pm Try on a Cassock / biscuits and 4. 4.00pm Choral Evensong 4.30pm Service finishes

Performing opportunities abound There are strong links between Chorister for the Day takes with weekly lunchtime recitals in Croydon Minster Choir and Old place at Croydon Minster school as well as major concerts Palace of John Whitgift School. and is designed to introduce in venues such as Croydon The school currently offers prospective girls to singing Minster and , Choral Awards to musical girls with the Minster Girls Choir collaborations with the other who show great potential and and to give them and their Foundation Schools, Whitgift and are willing to commit to singing parents a chance to meet Trinity and performances with at the Minster every Wednesday Director of Music at the Minster, professional musicians. and Sunday (alternately in the Mr Krippner, and Director of morning and evening) during Music at Old Palace, Mr James In recent years Polyphonic have term time. The Award, available Griffith. In addition to a variety sung at Worcester, St Paul’s, on entry to Year 3 and valid to of activities and rehearsals, Gloucester and Salisbury the end of Year 6, covers 10% off all the girls will sing Choral Cathedrals. Other musicians have school fees. Evensong at 4pm, together performed on stage with English with the Minster Girls’ Choir. National Opera, Glyndebourne, Parents will also have a short Garsington Opera and the Royal meeting with the music staff Opera House in professional and be invited to stay to hear opera productions. Chamber Evensong at 4pm. Choir is frequently invited to perform with professional During the Choral Award ensembles such as the Orion Audition, your daughter will Orchestra and Rick Wakeman. be asked to sing a hymn of her choice and perform some simple ear tests.