the liturgical commitment, concert work and touring are a regular feature of the choristers' lives. Choristers normally join the school at the age of seven and are selected by audition, examination and interview, although places may sometimes be available to boys who join the school at a later stage. The Choristers rehearse at 8 o'clock every morning, as well as for an hour immediately before services, and frequently during the lunch break and after school. They receive voice training from one of London's vocal coaches and all boys are given individual voice lessons. When their voices change, they devote more time to their instrumental music. Their interest in singing is kept alive until their voices have developed sufficiently to enable them, where appropriate, to return to the Schola as Choral Scholars, when they benefit from the unique opportunity of singing alongside professional lay clerks from the Oratory Church Choir. Choristers are fully involved in other aspects of the musical life of the school. In addition to liturgical and concert performances, the choir has recorded film soundtracks and audio albums. The choir is most famous for its contribution to the double-platinum award-winning soundtrack to The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Each of these three soundtracks won a Grammy Award For Best Score. The choir also works extensively for charity, helping raise funds for various charities including Macmillan Cancer Support, Save the Children and the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program. The Patronal Festival The tradition of marking St Philip's feast day began in 1936. The School celebrates its patronal festival with a Pontifical High Mass in the Brompton Oratory on the feast of Saint Philip Neri, 26 May, or on the nearest Friday that falls during the Trinity term. The Mass is followed immediately by the distribution of prizes to award winners and the presentation of ties and badges of office to the Senior Prefects by the outgoing Head of School. The official handing over of duties from the outgoing Senior Prefects to the incoming prefects occurs when the badges and ties of office are issued. All members of Staff traditionally wear full academic dress on this occasion. The Principal Celebrant is usually a high-ranking official of the Catholic Church. Recent Celebrants have included: Leo Cardinal Burke (2013) The Right Reverend Bishop Alan Hopes, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (2012); The Reverend Paul Keane, Old Oratorian and Chaplain to the University of