The Choir of the American Cathedral was organized in 1884, when its Choir School educated 16 boys who, with a complement of men's voices, sang the offices daily, in the manner of the great English and continental cathedrals.  The Choir School was closed shortly after World War I, and women choristers were admitted.  Today, its singers, of a number of different nationalities, provide music for more than 80 services each year, including weekly Sunday Eucharists, special feast days during the week, Solemn Evensongs, marriages and funerals.  Recent concerts have included Handel's Messiah, Christmas Oratorio and St. John Passion of Bach, Stabat Mater settings of Palestrina and Pärt, motets of Brahms, Chichester Psalms of Bernstein, the Four Motets and Requiem of Duruflé, and large works of Britten, Howells, and Finzi.  They have been recorded for radio broadcast by the BBC and Fréquence Protestante.  The Service of Nine Lessons and Carols is offered every year during December, and was included, in 1995, in the Festival d'Art Sacré de la Ville de Paris.  Singers of all nationalities and faiths are admitted: required are a good ability with English and good sight-reading and vocal skills.  Its concerts are under the aegis of the Cathedral's not-for-profit arts association, Les Arts George V. 

 " Christmas in Paris ", a CD of the Cathedral choir singing music from Lessons and Carols is now available. Please click here to order.

CHILDREN'S CHOIRS - Trinitas and Cantori

As the children’s music ministry is quickly expanding, we have developed two choir programs for our young voices- Trinitas, for ages six to thriteen, and Cantori, for ages fourteen to eighteen. Both rehearse every Wednesday evening, preparing music for Cathedral services, concerts, and other events, learning the fundamentals of music, and having a lot of fun along the way. This year, both groups will participate in several Cathedral services, perform in concert, and participate in several musical field-trips and workshops. Last year, the groups were regular participants in worship, gave a concert, and successfully performed a fully-staged version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Trinitas explores traditional and contemporary unison and two-part repertoire from around the world, while focusing on vocal technique and musical essentials. Cantori concentrates on more challenging three-part repertoire, from Renaissance to Contemporary Black Gospel. Although our roster now includes forty young voices, we are looking for more singers to join our ranks! For more information, please contact Christopher Houlihan.