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Winchester Cathedral Choir

Winchester Cathedral Choir

Winchester Cathedral Choir has been played on NTS in shows including Kaizen w/ Madam X , featured first on 12 June 2016. Songs played include Agnus Dei, Toward The Unknown Region and Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, K 339.

The Winchester Cathedral Choir is an internationally recognized professional choir based at the Winchester Cathedral at Winchester in Hampshire. The choir currently consists of 18 boy choristers and 12 lay clerks and sings eight services weekly in the Cathedral. Sometimes the group augments their numbers when certain musical works require a larger number of voices. The group's choiristers all attend The Pilgrims' School where they study singing, music theory, music history, and at least one instrument in addition to general academic studies. The choir regularly tours internationally, has produced numerous recordings, and appears often in television and radio broadcasts. The choir is currently directed by Andrew Lumsden who assumed the post in 2002.[1]

The exact year in which the chorus was founded is unknown, but it is likely that the choir was formed in the 14th century. The earliest historical document relating to the chorus dates from 1402 when a John Dyer is named as the cathedral's organist and chorusmaster. A 1544 statute by Henry VIII of England decreed that the cathedral should have ten boys in the choir and a single organist.

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Winchester Cathedral Choir

Winchester Cathedral Choir has been played on NTS in shows including Kaizen w/ Madam X , featured first on 12 June 2016. Songs played include Agnus Dei, Toward The Unknown Region and Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, K 339.

The Winchester Cathedral Choir is an internationally recognized professional choir based at the Winchester Cathedral at Winchester in Hampshire. The choir currently consists of 18 boy choristers and 12 lay clerks and sings eight services weekly in the Cathedral. Sometimes the group augments their numbers when certain musical works require a larger number of voices. The group's choiristers all attend The Pilgrims' School where they study singing, music theory, music history, and at least one instrument in addition to general academic studies. The choir regularly tours internationally, has produced numerous recordings, and appears often in television and radio broadcasts. The choir is currently directed by Andrew Lumsden who assumed the post in 2002.[1]

The exact year in which the chorus was founded is unknown, but it is likely that the choir was formed in the 14th century. The earliest historical document relating to the chorus dates from 1402 when a John Dyer is named as the cathedral's organist and chorusmaster. A 1544 statute by Henry VIII of England decreed that the cathedral should have ten boys in the choir and a single organist.

Original source: Last.fm

Tracks featured on

Most played tracks

Agnus Dei
Barber, Bernstein, Górecki, Pärt, Winchester Cathedral Choir, The King's College Choir Of Cambridge
HMV Classics1999
Toward The Unknown Region
Vaughan Williams, Walton, Choir Of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill
Argo1992
Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, K 339
Mozart, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, Kirkby, Robbin, Ainsley, George, Winchester Cathedral Choir
L'Oiseau-Lyre1993