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Chapel Choir

Originally formed in 1626, it was re-constituted in 1998 with the intention of honouring the wish of the College’s Founder, Edward Alleyn (1566 to 1626), to create a choral foundation at Dulwich modelled on those of the Chapels Royal and Westminster Abbey.

The Chapel Choir now sings around 30 services each year in the Christ’s Chapel. These include for special ecclesiastical and College occasions, Chapel Assemblies and services for the beginning and end of terms.  In recent years the Chapel Choir has sung Services at Westminster Abbey,  Westminster Cathedral, St Paul’s Cathedral, Holy Trinity Sloane Square, St George’s Chapel Windsor, Hereford Cathedral and at Trinity, Clare and Jesus Colleges in Cambridge. The Chapel Choir is at the centre of College’s annual Carol Service which is given at Southwark Cathedral, where Edward Alleyn was a Sidesman. A number of boys go on to win Choral and Organ Awards at Oxford, Cambridge and the London Conservatoires, notably at King’s, Trinity, and Gonville & Caius Colleges, Cambridge and to the Royal Academy of Music.

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Director of Music

Mr Gareth Hemmings MA (Cantab)
hemmingsg@dulwich.org.uk

College Organist

Lucy Bannan, MA ARCO
bannanlg@dulwich.org.uk

Head of Vocal Studies

Dan Ludford-Thomas BA FRSM
thomasdl@dulwich.org.uk

Chaplain

Reverend Tim Buckler BA MA
bucklert@dulwich.org.uk

Head Chorister

Oliver Butterworth

Deputy Head Choristers

Taylor Lai and James White

Head of Choir 

William Barter-Sheppard