Saint Mark’s Cathedral Choir School welcomes all, regardless of church affiliation, who are interested in singing beautiful sacred music in a striking cathedral setting, while growing musically and spiritually.


2025 CAMP DATES:

Junior & Senior Chorister Camp: July 14–18, 2025 (plus Sunday morning participation July 20)

  • M–F, 9 a.m.–noon for Junior Choristers; 9 a.m.–4 p.m. for Senior Choristers
  • Concluding Evensong Friday, July 18, 4 p.m.
  • Sunday morning participation July 20.

Junior Chorister Camp Registration Link

Senior Chorister Camp Registration Link


ABOUT CHOIR CAMP

This year the Choir School will offer camps for two age brackets: Junior Choristers (age 5 to 2nd grade) Senior Chorister Camp (for children in 3rd – 8th grade).

(NOTE: Due to the Evensong Choir Pilgrimage to England in August 2025, there will be no Schola Camp (for high school singers and changed-voice boys) in 2025.

Email questions to: choirschool@saintmarks.org


TUITION

  • Junior Chorister Camper: $175
  • Senior Chorister Camper: $325

The Saint Mark's Choir School also operates year-round. Click here for more information about the Choir School program.

2024 Choir Camp Concluding Evensong Liturgy

FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2024, 4 P.M., in the cathedral nave and livestreamed

The Senior Choristers participants in 2024 Cathedral Choir Camp led a service of Choral Evensong on the last day of camp to show off what they had learned. See a video of the liturgy here. They also offered music at Sunday morning services on July 20—video of the 11 a.m. service can be seen here.

Junior Chorister Camp

Ages: age 5 through rising 2nd grade

2025 Camp Dates: July 15–18, 9 a.m.–12 p.m., with Sunday morning participation on July 20

Concluding Evensong: Friday, July 18, 4 p.m.

Example Camp activities:

  • Joyful singing of glorious music
  • Daily sung Morning Prayer
  • Closing Evensong service
  • Coaching in vocal production
  • Sight-singing
  • Theory
  • Ear-training
  • Choral listening
  • Rehearsal etiquette
  • Cantor training
  • Choral liturgical leadership
  • Art projects
  • Drumming and Handbells
  • Organ Demonstration and Lessons

Senior Chorister Camp

Ages: rising 3rd grade–8th grade

2025 Camp Dates: July 15–18, 9 a.m.–12 p.m., with Sunday morning participation on July 20

Concluding Evensong: Friday, July 18, 4 p.m.

Example Camp activities:

  • Joyful singing of glorious music
  • Daily sung Morning Prayer
  • Closing Evensong service
  • Coaching in vocal production
  • Sight-singing
  • Theory
  • Ear-training
  • Choral listening
  • Rehearsal etiquette
  • Cantor training
  • Choral liturgical leadership
  • Art projects
  • Drumming and Handbells
  • Organ Demonstration and Lessons

Schola Camp

Ages: rising 9th–12th grade and younger newly changed-voice tenors/basses

[Schola Camp will not be offered Summer 2025]

Example Camp activities:

  • Joyful singing of glorious music
  • Nightly sung Compline service
  • Coaching in vocal production
  • Guidance for changing/maturing voices
  • Sight-singing
  • Theory
  • Ear-training
  • Choral listening
  • Rehearsal etiquette
  • Cantor training
  • Choir Yoga
  • Conducting

Watch footage from previous camps below.

Choir Camp Choral Evensong 2019