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Music at Old St. Paul's

Founded by Old St. Paul's rector, The Rev'd John Sebastian Bach Hodges, Old St. Paul's Choir of Men and Boys first sang on Easter Sunday in 1873, making it among the oldest such choirs in this country. Currently there are 17 boys in the choir, all drawn from St. Paul's School in Brooklandville, Maryland.

A parallel program for girls began in September 2002. Both the boys and the girls sing with the Gentlemen of the Choir separately. There are 15 girls currently in the program, all drawn from St. Paul's School for Girls (on the same campus as St. Paul's School) from both the Middle and Upper schools.

The girls and middle school boys rehearse during the school year four days a week at 7:20 a.m. for about 35 minutes while the Lower School boys rehearse to 8:15 a.m.

The boys and girls share the service schedule equally. Both the boys and girls are trained in the tradition of the Royal School of Church Music, a systematic approach to music and vocal training.

The 12 gentlemen of the choir are drawn from the greater Baltimore area and beyond and rehearse on Thursday evenings.

The choirs sing music typical of the repertory heard in the great English cathedrals, spanning all the major eras of music history. Their primary duty is to sing at the 10:30 Sunday morning service at Old St. Paul's. They also sing special services and concerts during the year.

Click here to view the Q & A about the Boys' Choir

Click here to view the Q & A about the Girls' Choir

The website for the Choirs containing schedule info and memoranda is separate
from this site and we cannot provide a direct link to it from this page.
If you are a chorister or parent, please e-mail or call one of the
choirmasters to obtain the web address.
 

This page last updated on 06/19/2006.

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