former choral & Organ Scholars
The choir community extends to over 400 former members, and the Caius Choir Alumni association was launched in 2016.
Many have professional lives outside music, such as Engineer and former Cambridge Vice-Chancellor Sir Alec Broers, TV & Arts presenter Alistair Appleton and the actor Simon Russell Beale.
Singers
Many former choir members have studied at a music conservatoire after graduating and forged solo careers.
Others have joined professional groups such as:
Far East Tour - December, 2015
USA Tour - September, 2019
Other Professional Musicians
Jeremy Bines, Chorus Master at Glyndebourne Opera
Conductors
Thomas Hewitt Jones, Composer
Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Composer
Jack Furness, Opera director
Cerian Holland, Singer-songwriter
Jazz musicians
Michael Law, Piccadilly Dance Orchestra
David Buckley, Film and TV composer
Barnaby Brown, Early instrument specialist
Matthew Fletcher, Piano accompanist
Organist/conductors
Cathedral organists
Norman Harper (formerly at St George's RC Cathedral, Southwark)
Francesca Massey (Rochester Cathedral)
Martin Neary (formerly at Winchester Cathedral and Westminster Abbey)
James Thomas (formerly at St Edmundsbury Cathedral)
Gonville & Caius Choir - 2014
Caius Consort - 2015
Organ Scholars - 2020
Caius Choir Alumni Association
CCA Choral Evensong - March 2022
On June 16th 2016 the College hosted the first gathering of the Caius Choir Alumni association. Formed in the 150th anniversary year of the birth of Charles Wood, the group exists to bring together all former choir members, organ scholars and clergy, recognising their shared musical inheritance in the Chapel and beyond. The CCA committee, chaired by Richard Northcott, plans a variety of events each year and hopes to keep everyone in touch with each other and informed about the programme of the current choir.
You can follow CCA on Facebook for updates on upcoming events.