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The Parish Choir sings at the 9 a.m. Sunday service.It is a volunteer ensemble supplemented by staff singers. They share an enthusiasm a love of singing and a commitment to excellence that enriches our sung worship. No previous musical experience is required. Rehearsals are in Sanders Hall from 6–7 p.m. on Thursday evenings. Sunday warm-ups begin at 8:25. To join or get more information please contact Robert Simpson, Canon for Music Robert Simpson, 713-590-3311, [email protected].

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The Cathedral Choir sings at the 11 a.m. Sunday service offering sacred choral works from plainsong to music of our day. In addition, the Choir sings Choral Evensong to mark the seasons of the Liturgical year, special Diocesan and Parish services, and an annual Service of Advent Lessons and Carols. Most years the choir performs a major sacred work with orchestra. Since 2000, the Cathedral Choir has traveled abroad every three years, most recently to England in 2019 where they served as choir-in-residence at Salisbury and Canterbury Cathedrals. A volunteer ensemble with a core of staff singers, the Cathedral choir rehearses from 7–9:30 p.m. on Thursday evenings and at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday mornings. Please contact Robert Simpson (713-590-3311), [email protected] to schedule an audition.

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Helping Young Women Find Their Voice

The Treble Choir of Houston at Christ Church Cathedral is an acclaimed ensemble of young women grades 6-12 that provides outstanding musical training in a nurturing environment. They are the resident children’s choir at Christ Church Cathedral, singing regularly for service. The Treble Choir also performs concerts throughout the greater Houston area. Coming from widely diverse backgrounds, the young women of the Treble Choir are united in their pursuit of musical excellence within a supportive community.

The Choir’s mission is to help each singer realize her full potential as a person and as a musician. Self-esteem, confidence, and leadership skills are cultivated through an environment of love, respect, and support.

The Treble Choir was founded in 2006 by Marianna Parnas-Simpson. Some of the Choir’s highlights include performances at Carnegie Hall, the International Choral Festival in Powell River, British Columbia, and the Washington National Cathedral. Treble Choir was named a finalist in the 2021 American Prize National Competition, Youth Choirs Division. Treble Choir is extremely proud of its association with the Grammy award-winning Houston Chamber Choir and the opportunities this collaboration has given them, including the recording of Bob Chilcott’s cantata CIRCLESONG, released and distributed internationally by Signum Classics. Learn more.

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Robert Simpson
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713-590-3311 

    Robert Simpson

    Canon for Music
    713-590-3311 |

    Robert Simpson, AAGO, ChM, SMM, is Organist-Choirmaster at historic Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal), Houston, Texas, and Founder and Artistic Director of the Houston Chamber Choir. He also serves on the faculty of The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, as Lecturer of Church Music. An honors graduate of Brown University, Mr. Simpson was a student of Robert Baker at The School of Sacred Music, Union Theological Seminary, and Michael Schneider at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, Germany. He has served as Adjunct Professor of Organ at Georgia State University and Senior Teaching Fellow at the University of Texas, Austin. Mr. Simpson earned the Associate and Choirmaster Certificates from the American Guild of Organists, receiving the S. Lewis Elmer Prize for attaining the highest test scores. He served as Vice Chair of the Standing Commission on Church Music for the Episcopal Church and on the Editorial Board of the African American hymnal Lift Every Voice and Sing II.

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