The Saint Thomas Choir is considered by critics to be the leading ensemble in the Anglican choral tradition in the United States, and among the finest in the world. In the Gothic setting of Saint Thomas Church, the choir performs regularly with period instrument ensemble, Concert Royal, or with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s as part of its own Concert Series, yet its primary raison d’être is to provide music for five choral services each week. Choral Evensong is sung Tuesday through Thursday at 5:30 pm, with Sunday services at 11:00 am and 4:00 pm, a schedule which requires the preparation of approximately four hundred sacred choral works each year.

Supplementing its choral services and concert series, the choir has toured throughout the United States and Europe, with performances at Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, King’s College, Cambridge and the Aldeburgh Festival. In 2004, the choir toured Italy and received a Papal audience at the Vatican. In 2005, the choir toured in the southern United States, with a benefit concert in New Orleans. Upon returning to New York, they performed in Saint Matthew Passion at Carnegie Hall. Other appearances have included performances at Lincoln Center with the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, and alongside artists such as Jessye Norman and Placido Domingo. In addition, the choir gave the world-premiere performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem, which was subsequently televised internationally by the BBC.

All choristers in the Saint Thomas Choir attend Saint Thomas Choir School, the only church-affiliated residential choir school in the United States, and one of only four such schools remaining in the world. Saint Thomas Choir School offers extensive musical training and a rich curriculum for boys in grades three through eight, with class sizes averaging just eight students. This intimate environment ensures individual attention, and with the addition of a third grade class for the fall of 2006, the school further enhances its commitment to training and educating talented musicians from the youngest of ages without regard to religious, economic, or social background. Choristers are sought from all regions of the country. Details of admissions procedures and audition requirements are available at www.ChoirSchool.org.