St Andrew's Cathedral Choir Sydney
Australia’s oldest choir- singing since 1819. Established in 1818, St Andrew's Cathedral Choir is Australia's oldest continuing music group.
Made up of boys and men lead services on Monday and Thursday evening and Sunday Morning.
20/12/2023
Come and join us Thursday 21st at 7pm!
Once in Royal David’s City - Christmas 2020 at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney
12/08/2023
This is going to be such a fun concert with some truly wonderful people! It's wonderful to see the choristers getting excited over singing Bach's Magnificat for the first time in the Cathedral choir's 204 years of history. And all to aid the restoration and repair of our great Cathedral organ. Please join us! Tickets: www.trybooking.com/CKLJR
25/04/2023
We have exciting news!!!
Our audition submission deadline for the youth choir winter school has been extended!
Make sure you check out our website for information on audition requirements and submit your video via the link below
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfd24YRWCO6JIhcSoaj6Pjbg1B_-23sRkUV1ePVEot7_AbHYQ/viewform
15/08/2022
Organ with orchestra! Poulenc’s majesterial and playful organ concerto, coupled with Albinoni’s famous and moving Adagio, Handel's infectiously-tuneful 'The Cuckoo and the Nightingale' and Resphigi's gorgeous Suite for Organ and Strings combine to make the most delightful way to spend a Saturday after...
01/08/2022
LIKE+SHARE: 5 days to go... have you booked your tickets yet? Don't miss out!
Book now: www.platinumjubileeconcert.org.
23/07/2022
A thrill to be able to sing with one of the finest trumpeters in the world, James Morrisson, last year in Sydney Town Hall.
28/05/2022
This is Liam Gallagher’s opening song from his new album & it was a real privilege for the choristers to sing on this track. So happy that it’s turned out even better than I remember! The boys were so excited when they recorded it, as we had just come out of Covid lockdowns two years ago here in Sydney. Brilliant song and album, Liam!
Liam Gallagher - More Power (Lyric Video) Listen to the new album C'MON YOU KNOW: https://liamgallagher.link/cmon-you-knowLive dates: https://liamgallagher.com/tourSubscribe to Liam Gallagher's Youtu...
19/05/2022
Saturday 4th June at 2.30pm: Come celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of HM The Queen with a concert of glorious royal music! Featuring the Cathedral Choir, Brass, Harp organ and soloist Penelope Mills, the concert will thrill and inspire! www.trybooking.com/bzqri
13/04/2022
Ross will be on Richard Glover Drive at 4pm today to talk about the Messiah - tune in and listen
Get your tickets for Friday here
Messiah- Good Friday 15 April - St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney Australia's oldest Choir- St Andrews Cathedral Choir- perform Handel's immortal masterpiece as part of their 200th Anniversary season. International soloists join the orchestra of the Ancient Academy of St Andrew's on historical instruments, along with the famed choir of boys and men, in...
01/04/2022
At a loose end this afternoon(Saturday)? Come and sing some lovely music with our Cathedral Choir to get you in the mood for Easter!
12.30 rehearsal, 4.30 concert.
www.trybooking.com/BXPXT
27/03/2022
Book your tickets for Handel's Messiah at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney
7pm Good Friday 15 April 2022
A beautiful, memorable musical event, not to be missed!
Messiah- Good Friday 15 April - St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney Australia's oldest Choir- St Andrews Cathedral Choir- perform Handel's immortal masterpiece as part of their 200th Anniversary season. International soloists join the orchestra of the Ancient Academy of St Andrew's on historical instruments, along with the famed choir of boys and men, in...
05/02/2022
This morning we are giving thanks at the Cathedral for the 70 years of service given by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. We will also celebrate this Platinum Jubilee this week with the first Evensong of the new year, this coming Thursday, 10th February at 5.15pm. The service will feature special royal music, as well as the Royal Anthem, God save the Queen. Here is a recording of us singing it in the presence of Her Majesty in her last visit to St Andrew’s in 2006.
Her Majesty, for her coronation day, asked the people of the Commonwealth to “pray for me that God may give me wisdom and strength to carry out the solemn promises I shall be making, and that I may faithfully serve Him and you, all the days of my life.”
https://youtu.be/XK5IStX3Ujw
All welcome.
God save the Queen- Royal National Anthem 'God Save The Queen', sung in the presence of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II in St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney, March 2006.Fanfare & Arrangement by Gordon Jac...
21/12/2021
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Our Story
‘One of the best Choirs I have ever heard’ was the response of HRH Prince William and Kate, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after attending the Easter service in 2014. As the oldest continuous musical institution in Australia, the St Andrew’s Cathedral Choir has nurtured some of Australia’s finest voices and musical talent. The role-call of former members include Musica Viva’s Ken Tribe, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, international Opera stars Stuart Skelton, Andrew Goodwin, David Hansen, French horn virtuoso & conductor Barry Tuckwell and the first Prime Minister of Australia, Sir Edmund Barton, as well as one half of Australia’s The Presets: Julian Hamilton and more recent pop stars Cosmo’s Midnight and Wild Eyed Boy.
St Andrew’s Cathedral Choir has upheld the heritage of sacred choral music for 200 years in Australia and has played a vibrant and vital role in the education of young boys, as well as making a significant contribution to the national life of Australia, through singing at some of the country’s major events, such as visits from HM the Queen and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The Choristers are educated at one of Sydney’s oldest schools, St Andrew’s Cathedral School, which was established in 1885 by Bishop Barry (the third Bishop of Sydney) for the purpose of educating the choristers to sing the services at the Cathedral. Through its tours and recordings the Cathedral Choir has won an international reputation, and has led the music at most significant Anglican churches & cathedrals in Europe. During the past few years the choir has sung with many notable ensembles, such as the Choir of Westminster Abbey and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and Orchestra and in 2014 was awarded the unique privilege of performing with the Choir of King’s College Cambridge and their eminent Director, Sir Stephen Cleobury, CBE. At the end of 2017 two of our Choristers were invited to join the trebles in the choir of King’s College Cambridge. The Choristers of St Andrew’s have also provided the musical soundtrack for two feature films, and have featured many times on television, even on the ABC’s Playschool. The Choristers regularly provide soloists for Opera Australia’s productions at Sydney Opera House.
This year is the Choir’s 200th Anniversary year, as the Choir was formed to sing at the inaugural service for the Cathedral with the laying of the foundation stone by Governor Macquarie in 1819. The Cathedral Choir has a musical feast planned this year to celebrate and the celebrations will culminate at the end of the year with a 200th Anniversary Tour to Europe, visiting some of the finest places to sing in the world. The Choir is fundraising for this tour and if you would be interested in supporting this tour financially please contact [email protected]
The Director of Music, Ross Cobb, is always very keen to hear boys sing for an informal audition, please contact him on 02 9265 1674, or at [email protected]. The Choristers receive a generous scholarship from our school, St Andrew’s Cathedral School, where they receive a first-class education in addition to their musical training.
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