Overview
August 5 – 11, 2024
In sharing the DNA and experience of St. Paul's Co-educational College’s choral programme and in spreading the joy and love of singing, Choir Camp! is a vibrant, 7-day-long programme designed for children aged 11-14. Students will be selected through an audition process and be placed according to their age, ability and voice range. Curated by the College Music Director, the programme offering of the camp encompasses a wide range of stimulating activities, and which culminates in a finale Spectacular performance!
20+ hours of choral and voice training with acclaimed choral conductor, Mr. Sanders Lau
10+ hours of interdisciplinary workshops on “Movement and Acting for Singers” with professional practitioners
Masterclasses and workshops with renowned artists such as Darius Lim and Warren Lee who will each compose a new piece for the camp
excursion
Half-day excursion with a focus on arts and culture of Hong Kong
VAlue
Education
Evening Activities and Values Education Workshop led by Portal Guardian and Resident Tutors
​movement
and
acting
Choral
and voice training
Masterclass
and
workshop
FACULTY
Mr. Sanders Lau
Conductor
Music Director, Noēma
1st Prize Winner, 3rd Romano Gandolfi Choral Conducting Competition
Mr. Warren Lee
Artistic Director
SPCC Music & Creative Director
Naxos and Steinway Artist
Dr. Darius Lim
Composer-in-Residence
Music Director, Voices of Singapore
Eligibility
Current P5- F2
(~aged 11-14)
Boys & Girls
The Choir Camp! is open to any student aged between 11-14. While prior choral singing experience is not a prerequisite, it is expected that participants are able to prepare the repertoire by themselves ahead of the camp; and as such, some degree of musical experience is necessary.
Details
Audition
April 13-14, 2024
There are around 65 places in the camp where students will be chosen strictly on a merit-based audition, which will be held in early April 2024 where the student’s voice range, technique and sight-singing ability will be assessed by our panel of experts. Successful applicants will be notified around the end of May.
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Students are required to prepare a piece of his or her own choice for the audition.
Fees
HKD$16,800
This is a 7-day-6-night residential camp, where students will be housed in the Chong Yau Pak Wan Residence Hall at St. Paul's Co-educational College and where boarding is compulsory. The programme fee is inclusive of tuition fees, costs for all camp materials as well as room and board.
About Our Choral Tradition
Music has always been at the forefront of the school experience at St. Paul’s Co-educational College. Since the founding of the School Choir in 1949, the College has built a fine choral tradition over the span of seven decades. Choirs of the College and its affiliated Primary School have appeared on the prestigious stages of many international festivals in Hong Kong and abroad, and have worked with eminent musicians such as Bobby McFerrin, Mark Hayes and the likes. The choirs are also featured in the best-selling CD album, “Sacred Choral Music: Faith, Hope and Love” released internationally on the Naxos label in 2010.