london choir school

LONDON CHOIR SCHOOL : 

LONDON CHOIR SCHOOL 1915 - 1958

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Contents London Choir School General photographs Savoy Chapel Choristers General photographs USA and Canada Tours Savoy Chapel Choristers The English Boy Choristers of the London Choir School

LONDON CHOIR SCHOOL : 

LONDON CHOIR SCHOOL

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Founded by Carlton Borrows, who was assistant organist at the Savoy Chapel in London. The London choir school was both day and residential, its raison d'être was to supply the London churches with choristers. The school averaged 125 pupils with over 100 London churches on their books. The first premises in Dog Kennel Road

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Choristers were supplied to churches either on permanent contract or as and when required. Many churches, such as the Savoy Chapel and St Peter’s Eaton Square, were supplied entirely by the London Choir School. St Peter’s Eaton Square, 1955

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The choristers of the London Choir School made frequent visits to the various film studios around London to record sound tracks. You are listening to the choristers singing their role as the Saintbury School Chapel Choir in the famous film, ‘The Guinea Pig,’ starring Richard Attenborough. The FILM MUSIC NOW playing…… Choir practice, 1949 1948

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Life Magazine December 28th 1942. Singing in the bombed out ruins of St. Mark’s Church

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Choir practice, 1949

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Singing at a wedding, c.1953

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School moved to new premises at Bexley during the war A classroom at Bexley

SAVOY CHAPEL CHOIR : 

SAVOY CHAPEL CHOIR

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The London Choir School supplied the entire complement of choristers to the Savoy Chapel from 1915 to 1952. Choir practices took place daily at the School and the choristers travelled to the Savoy Chapel for full practices and services. To be a Savoy chorister was the ultimate accolade.

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Beating the Bounds, 1927 The traditional upending of the chorister to examine the boundary marker

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Outside the Chapel, 1947 King George VII and Queen Elizabeth, 1946

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The boys with Father Claire, July 1941

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On the set of ‘Sixty Glorious Years,’ The Savoy and Chapel Royal choristers, 1938 The film starred Dame Anna Neagle as Queen Victoria FILM STARS!

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David King, chorister 1941 Photograph by Bill Brant, entitled ‘Innocence of Youth’ A still from the film ‘Sixty Glorious Years’

USA & CANADA TOURS : 

USA & CANADA TOURS

SAVOY CHAPEL CHORISTERS : 

SAVOY CHAPEL CHORISTERS Their one and only tour abroad in 1930

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Arriving at Southampton docks on the boat train ready for the voyage

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Wearing their specially made uniform suits for the tour Singing in Christ Church Cathedral photo appeared in the Montreal Standard

English boy choristers : 

English boy choristers The English Boy Choristers were an elite group of boys from the London Choir School who undertook three tours of the USA and Canada.

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Waving goodbye at Southampton docks as they set off on their tour 1933 Tour

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The boys visit Niagara Falls

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1934 Tour The English Boy Choristers in New York with Carton Borrows

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1937 Tour Tour programme Keith Savage’s passport Keith Savage, one of the English Boy Choristers

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In their Sunday best

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St James’s Church, New York

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The first in a series of PhotoMusic discs, featuring archive recordings and photographs from the Collection. All monies raised from these PhotoMusic discs will go towards the continuing work of the Collection. Visit the website for complete information on the Collection. www.inquiresandplaces © Colin J.R. Brownlee 2010

LONDON CHOIR SCHOOLThe End : 

LONDON CHOIR SCHOOLThe End 1915 - 1958