Welcome to the Royal School of Church Music in America Carolina Summer Choral Residency -- a week long course of sacred music.
2025 Course dates are July 14th - 20th
December 30, 2024
The RSCMA Carolina Summer Choral Residency is pleased to welcome Tansy Castledine as this year’s Music Director! Described by BBC Radio 3 as “one of the UK’s leading women conductors” Tansy is a highly regarded British choral conductor at the forefront of the profession within Church Music. Her dynamic and engaging style is known for engendering outstanding results from the choirs with which she works, making her much in demand as a conductor, educator, and animateur.
December 29, 2024
The RSCMA Carolina Summer Choral Residency is pleased to welcome Margaret Harper as this year’s Organist! Margaret Harper is the Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Church in Princeton, NJ. At Trinity, she oversees a landmark Episcopal music program, including multiple choirs that have released critically acclaimed recordings over the years. Before coming to Trinity, Margaret served churches in Texas, New York, Illinois, and New Hampshire. She was founding manager of the RSCM America’s Dallas Boys Course and founding director of the Choir School at St.
December 28, 2024
The RSCMA Carolina Summer Choral Residency is pleased to welcome Reverend Andrew Kryzak as this year’s Chaplain! The Rev. Andrew A. Kryzak is the rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Stamford, Connecticut. His ordained ministry has taken place entirely in parishes with a significant musical life, and he has consistently advocated for the central place of the Anglican choral tradition in the Episcopal Church. Prior to his arrival in Stamford, Andrew served as associate rector of Christ Church, Georgetown, in Washington, D.C., where he supported Christ Church’s all-professional choir and helped expand its ministry.
July 28, 2024
What a fantastic course! A special thank you to all the parents, teachers, and mentors of our participants in 2024. You make their journey possible, and how far and fast they have come! A special thank you to our outgoing manager, Matthew Brown who is passing the baton to Dr. Mark Ardrey-Graves for 2025. Also, thanks go to our music director Nick Quardokus and organist James Kealey. We hope to see all of you in 2025! Video links and pictures are below.
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