| Choir of Somerville College | |
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| Choir | |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Music director |
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| Chief conductor | William Dawes |
| Affiliation | Somerville College |
| Website | somervillechoir |
The Choir of Somerville College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, is mixed voice and is led by a Director of Chapel Music, currently William Dawes,[1] incumbent since 2017.[2] In conjunction with the organ scholars, the choir is central to the musical life of the college and, in its present form, was founded by Francis Knights and Sam Bayliss in 2001.[1][3] Previous Directors of Chapel Music include David Crown,[4] who directed the choir between 2007[5] and 2015.[6] The choir sings in Somerville College Chapel every Sunday during term and performs regularly in concerts organised by Somerville Music Society.[1][7] The organ of the college chapel is a traditionally voiced instrument by Harrison & Harrison.[8] Somerville offers up to five Choral Exhibitions each year to applicants reading any subject.[9]
- ^ a b c "About the Choir". Somerville Choir.
- ^ "Somerville College Report 2016-17". Issuu. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Oron, Aryeh (March 2015). "Choir of Somerville College, Oxford (Choir)". www.bach-cantatas.com.
- ^ "Biography". David Crown - Conductor. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford". Somerville College Chapel Blog. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "David Crown's Farewell Service". The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Somerville Chapel Choir". some.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "NPOR [N07885]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies.
- ^ "Choral and Organ Scholarships". www.some.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2018.