‘Their singing is, in short, a delight’ — Classic CD Magazine

‘Such poise and technical control from a college choir, with its constant turnover of undergraduate voices, is remarkable’ — BBC Music Magazine

‘The world-class Caius Choir’ — Classics Today

Caius College Choir is one of the UK’s leading collegiate choirs. Its members are almost all undergraduates of the College who have been elected into Choral Exhibitions. The twenty–three singers and two organ scholars, under the direction of Dr Geoffrey Webber, perform a wide range of sacred and secular choral music ranging from the fourteenth century to the present day. Alongside familiar repertoire from the Anglican choral tradition and beyond, the choir performs much new music and has developed a niche for reviving neglected repertoires.

The College’s musical tradition began at the end of the nineteenth century with a traditional male choir with boy trebles, founded by Charles Wood, and later became an exclusively undergraduate male choir under Wood’s successor Patrick Hadley. Hadley was succeeded by Peter Tranchell, under whose direction the choir became a mixed undergraduate choir in 1979.

The day-to-day activities of the choir revolve around Caius Chapel which is probably the oldest purpose–built college chapel in Cambridge still in use. In addition, the choir has a high public profile through its touring and recording activities.

General enquiries should be directed to the Choir Administrator:

The Choir Administrator
Gonville & Caius College
Cambridge
CB2 1TA
Telephone: 01223 332411
Email: choir@cai.cam.ac.uk

The Precentor is often available to speak with prospective choral and organ applicants:

Dr Geoffrey Webber
Gonville & Caius College
Cambridge
CB2 1TA
Telephone: 01223 332448
Email: gaw25@cam.ac.uk