Christmas with the Choristers
Please plan to join us this December for a festive month of Christmas Music:
Sunday, December 3rd at 7:30 PM - The Annual RCCO Lessons and Carols Service
Saturday, December 9th at 7:30 PM - London Sinfonia Christmas Concert. The Choristers join the Metropolitan Choir and The McAuley Brothers for this concert conducted by Scott Good.
Friday, December 15th at 7:00 PM - The Ninth Annual Service of Nine Lessons and Carols for Christmas. World Premiere performance of a commissioned carol by Canadian composer, Mark Sirett: 'A Babe is born'. Also music by David Willcocks, Barry Rose, Cesar Franck, Laura Hawley, Malcolm Archer, Leo Sowerby Arnold Cooke, Richard Lloyd and Benjamin Britten.
Sunday, December 24th at 11PM - Christmas Eve Midnight Mass.
Sunday, December 3rd at 7:30 PM - The Annual RCCO Lessons and Carols Service
Saturday, December 9th at 7:30 PM - London Sinfonia Christmas Concert. The Choristers join the Metropolitan Choir and The McAuley Brothers for this concert conducted by Scott Good.
Friday, December 15th at 7:00 PM - The Ninth Annual Service of Nine Lessons and Carols for Christmas. World Premiere performance of a commissioned carol by Canadian composer, Mark Sirett: 'A Babe is born'. Also music by David Willcocks, Barry Rose, Cesar Franck, Laura Hawley, Malcolm Archer, Leo Sowerby Arnold Cooke, Richard Lloyd and Benjamin Britten.
Sunday, December 24th at 11PM - Christmas Eve Midnight Mass.
A Christmas Concert with London Symphonia
The Choristers were thrilled to be invited to sing with London Symphonia for their annual Christmas Concert. The Choristers were joined by the Metropolitan Adult Choir and the McAuley Brothers, all under the baton of Scott Good.
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Thank you for visiting our website!
Thank you for visiting the Metropolitan United Church Choir School website. Here you will find everything that you need to know about our exciting program. The thirty members of the choir, called Choristers, are in grades 3 and up. The Choir School exists to provide high level professional musical training to auditioned children from across the London area. Training includes tuition in music theory, sight-singing, dictation and vocal technique.
Membership at Metropolitan United Church is not a requirement for participation, neither is membership in the United Church of Canada or in any other religious denomination.
The program is offered without cost, but it is not free. Consistent commitment on the part of the choristers and their families to the work of the Choir School is their payment for participation.
Membership at Metropolitan United Church is not a requirement for participation, neither is membership in the United Church of Canada or in any other religious denomination.
The program is offered without cost, but it is not free. Consistent commitment on the part of the choristers and their families to the work of the Choir School is their payment for participation.
England 2024 Tour
In July of 2024 the Choristers will return to England to sing a week residency at Norwich Cathedral. In addition, we will be singing services at Durham, Ripon and Edinburgh Cathedrals.
What People are saying about the Metropolitan United Church Choir School
"The Metropolitan Choir School is truly doing essential work, and changing the face of choral music in Canada. Gregg Redner and Catherine Gray's remarkable ability to inspire young people is evident at every turn. The Choir School bares great fruit now, but equally, this is an investment in the future of music. I would strongly recommend this outstanding musical experience to any young musician, and I look forward very much to watching the Choir evolve for years to come." - John Robinson, FRCO (Director of Music, Blackburn Cathedral, UK)
"The chorister programme at Metropolitan United Church is a vibrant and wonderful community of dedicated staff, musicians and educationalists who are determined to provide an enriching and fulfilling musical education to the children of London, Ontario, CA. Through its annual chorister festival and at services throughout the year children learn what it is to sing, learn and grow alongside each other in a caring environment, increasing their musical skills and knowledge to enable them not just to sing together in a resonant, healthy manner but to explore the riches of choral repertoire both past and present and learn how to be together in a team. It is a pleasure to have been involved with the chorister festival and to be part of a very special community." - Katherine Dienes-Williams, FRCO (Organist and Master of the Choristers, Guildford Cathedral, Guildford, UK)
"I enjoyed working with the Met Choristers enormously over the weekend. They are really focused and keen, and are learning all of the right sorts of skills. There's plenty of potential in the sound, and what Gregg has achieved with them already is impressive in such a short space of time. They were also incredibly welcoming and friendly!" - Sarah MacDonald, FRCO (Director of Chapel Music, Selwyn College, Cambridge University and Director of the Ely Cathedral Girls Choir)
"Wonderful choristers! Bravo to Gregg and Metropolitan for having this vision!" - Bruce Neswick - FAGO, FRSCM (Director of Music, Trinity Cathedral, Portland, OR)
"I enjoyed working with the Met Choristers enormously over the weekend. They are really focused and keen, and are learning all of the right sorts of skills. There's plenty of potential in the sound, and what Gregg has achieved with them already is impressive in such a short space of time. They were also incredibly welcoming and friendly!" - Sarah MacDonald, FRCO (Director of Chapel Music, Selwyn College, Cambridge University and Director of the Ely Cathedral Girls Choir)
"Wonderful choristers! Bravo to Gregg and Metropolitan for having this vision!" - Bruce Neswick - FAGO, FRSCM (Director of Music, Trinity Cathedral, Portland, OR)