Use of the Chapel for Music Practice

The Chapel Trustees have given their permission for students to use the Chapel for music practice while the music rooms are out of action. This page sets out a few guidelines to help this happen as smoothly as possible.

Heating

It is very important that the heating controls are not touched; interfering with the heating will make the organ go out of tune.

Instruments

There is a Yamaha grand piano and a two-manual organ in the Chapel. Members of college are welcome to use the piano and organ, though those wishing to use the organ should speak to the chairman of the trustees (see the who's who page). Unfortunately there is no space to store students' instruments in Chapel.

Other Users of the Chapel

The Chapel is used by a number of different people. You should be aware that:

• Services generally happen on Sunday evenings and are marked in the diary, but do bear in mind that preparations for services, clearing up etc. mean that the Chapel is not available for most of Sunday afternoon and evening.
• Special services, such as baptisms, weddings etc. will be marked in the diary, but the same considerations apply as for regular services
• The Chapel is often used by members of college as a venue for prayer, meditation and informal worship. This is not generally booked in the diary, but we would ask those using the Chapel for music to be sensitive to this.
• The Chapel choir and organists use the Chapel for practice. It is not always possible to put (particularly organ) practices in the diary, but practice for Chapel services will generally take priority over other practice.
• Other groups also use the Chapel for meetings and rehearsals; these will appear in the diary.

Booking

It is anticipated that the Chapel will mostly be used for personal practice, and there is no need to book for this as long as you are considerate of other users of the Chapel. However, if you need to be sure that the Chapel is free, you can book by emailing the Bursar's secretary at Sharon.Knight@chu.cam.ac.uk.

Locking Up

A key which opens the Chapel and the toilet door (the door next to the entrance door) is available from the Porters' Lodge. Any College member wishing to use this key must sign for this key and return it to the Porters' Lodge afterwards. On leaving the Chapel, please ensure that it is tidy, that the Chapel and toilet doors are locked and that all lights are switched off.