All Saints appoints four Choral Scholars each year - soprano, alto, tenor and bass. The Choral Scholars sing with the choir at services and concerts throughout the year, principally at the Sunday morning Eucharist and Sunday Evensong. Rehearsals are held on Wedensday evenings and prior to each service.

The Choral Scholarships are open to students who intend to pursue a professional career in music and are studying at an undergraduate or postgraduate level. The Scholarship, tenable for a year in the first instance, carries an award of £2,000, plus the opportunity to earn a similar amount through singing weddings, funerals and memorial services. With a total scholarship value around £4,000, All Saints' is one of the best-funded scholarships in London.

'I felt that All Saints was my second family,' said Amelia Whiteman, former soprano choral scholar. 'It was lovely to be singing in the choir at Christmas and Easter, times when family is usually around. Especially being so far from my home in New Zealand.' After her time at All Saints, Amelia went on to the Flanders Opera Studio and, like several other former choral scholars, now sings professionally.

Scholars may also use the church as a recital venue, and several have given their finals recital programme to a very appreciative audience as part of our ongoing Music by the Bridge concert series.

We will next be appointing choral scholars in spring 2008 for the year starting September 2008. To find out more or to arrange an audition, please contact Director of Music Graeme McCullough on dom@allsaints-fulham.org.uk.