Cambridge choral tradition

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The Cambridge choral tradition is a renowned style and system of collegiate choir music centered on the University of Cambridge, characterized by high musical standards, regular liturgical performances, and a distinctive English choral sound.

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instanceOf choral tradition
cultural tradition
musical style
associatedWith Anglican Communion
Church of England
King's College Chapel
St John’s College Chapel
Trinity College Chapel
broadcastOn BBC Radio
BBC Television
country United Kingdom
developedIn Anglican church music context
collegiate chapels
hasCharacteristic Anglican liturgical repertoire
boy trebles and mixed-voice choirs
choral scholarships for students
collegiate choir structure
daily choral services
distinctive English choral sound
emphasis on a cappella singing
emphasis on blend and clarity of diction
high musical standards
professional or semi-professional musical direction
regular liturgical performances
regular recording and broadcasting
use of Latin and English liturgical texts
hasEducationalRole training organ scholars and directors of music
training student singers
influenced global Anglican choral practice
university chapel choirs worldwide
influencedBy Anglican choral evensong
linked to: Choral Evensong

English cathedral choral tradition
locatedIn Cambridge
linked to: Cambridge, England

England
University of Cambridge
notableEvent A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College, Cambridge
practicedBy Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Clare College Choir, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College Choir, Cambridge
Jesus College Choir, Cambridge
King's College Choir, Cambridge
Queens’ College Choir, Cambridge
Selwyn College Choir, Cambridge
typicalPerformance Choral Evensong
Sung Eucharist
typicalRepertoire 20th-century English choral works
Baroque sacred music
Renaissance polyphony
Victorian and Edwardian Anglican music
contemporary choral commissions

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Choir of Clare College, Cambridge associatedWith Cambridge choral tradition