The Cathedral serves as the worship center for a tradition that has long placed great emphasis on the union of worship and music. Central to that work are our choirs, whose principal role is to lead the several liturgies the Cathedral offers each week during the school year.
The Cathedral Choir
The Cathedral Choir is the beating heart of the Cathedral's weekly liturgical life — a traditional Anglican cathedral choir of professional and volunteer singers whose commitment to excellence gives voice to some of the most sublime music in the Christian tradition.
Drawing from the finest of the global Anglican choral inheritance, the choir's repertoire spans the polyphony of the early modern era, the grand sweep of the English cathedral tradition, and the rich diversity of music from across the worldwide Anglican Communion — including settings by contemporary composers who are extending that tradition into the present day. Under Canon Green's direction, the choir brings this breadth of repertoire to bear on the full arc of the Cathedral's liturgical year, Sunday by Sunday and season by season.
The choir sings for the weekly Choral Eucharist at 11:15 am, monthly Choral Evensong, and the Cathedral's great festival services — Christmas, Holy Week, Easter, and beyond — as well as special concerts and events throughout the year. Each service is approached not merely as a performance, but as an act of worship: carefully prepared, spiritually grounded, and offered with the artistry this magnificent space deserves.
For those who love to sing and wish to place their gift in service of something greater, the Cathedral Choir is an incomparable home.
The Cathedral Choristers
At the heart of the Cathedral's music program is its nationally recognized Chorister program — one of the most celebrated choral training programs for young singers in the United States. Rooted in the finest traditions of the Anglican choral school, the program offers boys and girls an unparalleled musical education in an environment where excellence, discipline, and joy go hand in hand.
Choristers rehearse weekly, on Tuesdays or Wednesdays from 5:00–6:00 pm, and sing twice a month at the 9:15 am Cathedral for Kids Sunday Mass. In addition to preparing music for worship, they learn sight-singing, music reading, and healthy vocal technique in a fun, supportive atmosphere. Older Choristers go on to join the Cathedral Choir once their singing skills have developed.
Choristers at the Cathedral of the Incarnation do not simply sing in church — they are trained musicians, shaped by a tradition that has produced professional vocalists, music educators, and lifelong lovers of the art form. Under Canon Green's leadership, the program continues to deepen and expand, building on the strong foundation laid by his predecessors and carrying that legacy forward with renewed energy and purpose.
Membership & Auditions
Membership in any of the Cathedral's choirs is by audition. Our singers come from throughout the region and represent many different faith traditions; adult singers should have basic music-reading skills and prior singing experience.
Interested singers, or parents of prospective boy or girl choristers, are invited to contact Canon Musician Martin Green at 516-746-2956 ext. 184, or mgreen@incarnationgc.org.