Laudate pueri Dominum | The Choir of New College Oxford

THE CHOIR of NEW COLLEGE OXFORD is firmly established as one of the most acclaimed British choral ensembles. Celebrated for its distinctive sound, it embodies the splendour of the English choral tradition. The choir is renowned for its versatility, reflected in its diverse core repertoire, with a particular scholarly focus on renaissance and baroque music.
When William of Wykeham founded his ‘New’ College in 1379, a choral foundation was at its heart, and daily chapel services have been a central part of college life ever since. The choir comprises seventeen boy choristers and fourteen adult clerks – a mixture of professional singers and undergraduate members of the college.
Touring is an important part of the choir’s profile, and recent highlights have included concerts in New York in 2023, where the choir will return in spring 2026. Future plans include concerts in Sweden later this year, and China in 2026.
The choir has performed with the UK’s finest ensembles, including the Academy of Ancient Music, The Orchestra of the Enlightenment, The English Concert, and more recently with Instruments of Time & Truth in Oxford. Bach is fundamental to the choir’s work, with a regular cantata programme and annual performances of the Christmas Oratorio and St John Passion.
The choir has an impressive discography of over 100 recordings and regularly commissions new music, including James MacMillan, When one man dies in 2023. In 2020 it made its debut recording for Linn Records with John Sheppard: Media vita and has followed this with New College Commissions in 2024. In June 2025 the choir launched William Mundy: Vox patris caelestis.