2020 Course Canceled

It is with a heavy heart that we have decided to cancel this year's St. Louis Course due to the coronavirus pandemic. Our number one priority is the health and safety of all our participants. Fear not…we will be back for 2021!  Watch this website for an announcement of dates for next year's course!  Stay safe.

Your RSCM St. Louis Family

2020 Course Overview

• Participants: 25 boys and 25 girls, treble voices grade 4 and up; 25 adults and teens (altos, tenors, and basses)

• Dates: July 13-19, 2020

• Music Director: Robert Nicholls, Director of Music, First Presbyterian Church, Evansville, Ind.

• Organist: Nick Quardokus, Assistant Organist, St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.

• Residential Venue: Todd Hall Retreat Center, Columbia, Ill.

• Services:

  • Evensong (Saturday) at Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church, Ladue, Mo.

  • Mass (Sunday) at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, Mo.

• Course Fees: $600 for registrations received before April 1, 2020. $625 for registrations received after April 1. RSCM members receive a $25 discount

• Contact: Br. Vincent Ignatius, OSB, Executive Director, or Debbie Smith, Registrar at rscmst.louis@gmail.com

Closing Services 

Choral Evensong

Saturday, July 18, 2020

4:00 p.m.

Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church 

9450 Clayton Road

Ladue, Missouri

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Mass

Sunday, July 19, 2020

10:00 a.m.

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis

4431 Lindell Blvd

St. Louis, Missouri

Sample Schedule

A typical day includes lots of singing and lots of fun

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7:40 a.m. Morning Prayer

8:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Sectional Rehearsals

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. Sectional Rehearsals

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Rest period in rooms

2:00 p.m. Full Rehearsal

3:30 p.m. Sports & Activities

3:30 p.m. Adult Program

5:30 p.m. Dinner

6:30 p.m. Full Rehearsal

7:45 p.m. Evensong

8:30 p.m. Activities

9:45 p.m. Compline

10:30 p.m. Lights out