Students from Cambridge University have announced the foundation of The Cambridge University Schola Cantorum. A cross-college ensemble of Cambridge’s most talented singers and an elite group of vocalists from the University – the equivalent of a sporting blue for music in the choral tradition.

The Cambridge University Schola Cantorum will be run by award-winning cellist and conductor Graham Walker, the Director of Music at Emmanuel College and former Director of the recently disbanded St. John’s Voices Choir. St. John’s Voices Choir were widely known on a local and international level, with broadcasts on BBC Radio 3, albums on the Naxos label and numerous concerts and tours. The Cambridge University Schola Cantorum aims to step into the role of this predecessor.

Schola will perform weekly services of candlelit Compline in a different chapel or church each Monday, as well as concert performances each term in and around Cambridge. They also have an active social media presence and a keen interest in community outreach, forming a partnership with Sheffield’s Steel City Choristers. CUSC will also pursue an interest in the Russian and Slavic schools of church music.

Their current plans include a potential ‘Carols from Cambridge’ programme to be broadcast on national radio, Christmas Performances at the Ritz and the possibility of a US tour in Easter.