Choral scholarships The gap-year choral scholarships at Hereford Cathedral (one each of alto, tenor and bass) run annually from 1 September to 31 August. The scholarships offer experience of singing daily in the cathedral choir alongside the six lay clerks (who are augmented by three assistant lay clerks at weekends), and they would thus particularly suit singers intending to go on to one of the major university choral foundations. The 2020–21 choral scholars: Max Boorman, Charlotte Sleet and Robert Guthrie Charlotte Sleet alto choral scholarCharlotte has graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with a BMus(Hons) in vocal performance. In recent years she has been an Ex Cathedra altostudent scholar and an alto choral scholar at St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham. Robert Guthrie tenor choral scholarRobert has graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MA (Hons) degree inFrench and politics. In recent years he has been singing in the choirs of St Mary’sEpiscopal Cathedral in Glasgow, Paisley Abbey, and as a member of GenesisSixteen. Max Boorman bass choral scholarMax was a chorister at St John’s College, Cambridge and comes to us havingcompleted his A-Level studies at Rugby School earlier this summer, where he was amusic scholar and head of choir. 2021–22 scholarships Applications are invited for the alto scholarship for the year 2021–22. Details of the scholarship may be downloaded here. Prospective applicants are welcome to contact the Director of Music, Geraint Bowen, by email or to telephone him on +44 (0)1432 374238. Former choral scholars are present or former students at King’s College, Cambridge; Trinity College, Cambridge; Christ Church, Oxford; the universities of Edinburgh, Manchester and St Andrews; the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire; the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama; Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance; and the Royal College of Music. Several are now working as freelance singers and two are lay clerks at Manchester Cathedral and Christ Church, Oxford. Details of the organ scholarship are available here. The image at the head of this page is St Ethelberts House, where the music scholars live