On the Feast of the Holy Trinity, Sunday 12th June, 7 new members were admitted to the Down & Connor Schola Cantorum at Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast.
Schola Cantorum is a male voice choir, featuring boy trebles, based in St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast.
The 7 boys have completed a year of training with the Cathedral’s Director of Music, James McConnell, while taking part in many liturgies in the Cathedral.
Praise for the boys was forthcoming. Writing on Facebook, Raymond Lennon posted: “Congratulations to the new boys; it’s wonderful to see the growth in quality as well as quantity in this wonderful Schola. Well done to its Director James McConnell and to all concerned in bringing this superb initiative forward. Deo Gratias.”
Some of the boys took part in the first ever Schola Summer School in August 2021 and it was such a success that the Summer School will run again this year from Monday 8 – Friday 12 August at St Dominic’s Grammar School on the Falls Road, in Belfast. The guest tutor will be Matthew Reeve, musical director, composer and voice consultant from London, who works on a wide range of theatre and film projects across the UK and Europe.
For more information on the Schola Summer School, please email schola@downandconnor.org
Picture: The seven new members with Fr Martin Graham and Mr James McConnell, Cathedral Director of Music.