Cathedral Choral Summer Intensive
August 15th - 17th, 2025
Welcome!
The Cathedral Choral Summer Intensive brings singers together for a weekend of sacred music, offering choristers at all levels the chance to learn and perform great sacred choral works in an uplifting environment of excellence. Through hard work and a joyful approach to learning, choristers grow as they celebrate the beauty of sacred song.
🎶 Sing Sacred Music in Saint John!
Join us for a weekend of singing at the Cathedral in Saint John, New Brunswick!
🎼 Fantastic Sacred Choral Repertoire.
Featuring one large-scale sacred choral work, and two smaller-scale works.
💒 Rehearse. Reflect. Rejoice.
Spend a weekend making music that lifts the soul.
🎵 One Weekend. One Choir. One Glorious Sound.
Come sing in a beautiful setting with your friends and friends-to-be.
Schedule 2025
Friday, August 15
5:30–6:00 PM – Arrival, Registration
6:00–6:15 PM – Welcome
6:15–7:45 PM – Rehearsal Block 1
7:45–8:00 PM – Break
8:00–9:00 PM – Rehearsal Block 2
Saturday, August 16
8:30-9:00 PM - Coffee/Tea/Muffins
9:00–9:15 AM – Warm-Up
9:15–10:45 AM – Rehearsal Block 3
10:45–11:00 AM – Break
11:00–12:30 PM – Sectionals
12:30–2:00 PM – Lunch Break
2:00–3:30 PM – Rehearsal Block 4
3:30–3:45 PM – Break
3:45–4:30 PM – Rehearsal Block 5
4:30–5:30 PM – Concert Run-Through
5:30–7:00 PM – Informal Group Dinner at Churchill's Restaurant
7:00–9:00 PM – Tentative Rehearsal/Evening Activities
Sunday, August 17
8:30-9:00 PM - Coffee/Tea/Muffins
9:00–9:15 AM – Warm-Up
9:15–11:00 AM – Final Rehearsal
11:00 AM–2:00 PM – Free Time​
2:00–2:30 PM – Warm-Up/Concert Prep
3:00 PM – Concert Performance
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PLEASE NOTE:
Regrettably, we cannot accommodate anyone that requires wheelchair access at this time.
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WORKSHOP COST:
$75 - Adult
$35 - Student
REPERTOIRE:
Antonio Vivaldi's GLORIA
Paul Halley's I CANNOT DANCE
Stephen Paulus' THE ROAD HOME
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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CENTRE (UPSTAIRS) - 146 Waterloo Street
- main rehearsal and meeting space
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CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - 91 Waterloo Street
- across the street from SVDP
- parking
- Sunday concert location
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Address
146 Waterloo Street
Saint John, NB
Phone
506-214-2530