Welcome
Welcome to the website of St. Philip Neri Singers – Please note that we are in the process of updating our website so please keep checking for new details etc.
- Would you like to join a choir which performs masses and motets by composers from 16th. century to the present day?
- Rehearsals are on Mondays from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at Manchester University Catholic Chaplaincy, Oxford Road.
- You don’t have to be a Catholic but we are particularly interested to hear from young Catholic singers who are studying music at college or university or who have had previous experience in choirs and wish to develop their vocal skills and their knowledge of sacred music for the Catholic liturgy including plainchant.
- Applicants will be requred to take part in a short audition.
- The choir is limited to 24 members.
- Individual vocal coaching is available. Vocal coach: Thomas Eaglen, BMus(Hons) GRADRNCM
- Contact the Director of Music, Rosemarie Darby, Mus.M, B.Mus(Hons),GLCM,LLCM for more information
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St. Philip Neri (1515-1595), the founder of the Oratory, was adopted as the patron of the choir because of the particular emphasis he gave to the importance of music and musicians in the Church. He was profoundly convinced that there is in music ‘a mysterious and mighty power to stir the heart with high and noble emotions, and an especial fitness to raise it above to the love of heavenly things.’
