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There has been a choir at Hereford Cathedral since at least the 13th century, producing beautiful music in the building’s unrivalled acoustic and glorious surroundings.

Today, the choir’s 18 boy choristers aged 7–14, together with the lay clerks (the gentlemen of the choir who sing the alto, tenor and bass parts), continue this tradition into the 21st century, providing music at the cathedral’s daily services and many special occasions throughout the year. They also reach a wider audience by singing in concerts, broadcasts on television and radio, recordings and international tours.


Recordings
The choir has made several recordings on the Priory and Griffin labels.

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Tuesday 13 May 1.15 pm
Hereford Cathedral
Lunchtime organ concert


Sunday 18 May 3.30 pm
Hereford Cathedral
Choral Evensong


 

Concerts
In 2002 the choir took part in a gala concert at the Barbican Hall in London, with the City of London Sinfonia conducted by Harry Christophers.

The choir has a regular programme of concerts in the diocese: consult the events section for details of the next performance.


In recent years the choir has sung Bach’s St John Passion in the cathedral on Tuesday of Holy Week. It gave its first performance of the St Matthew Passion in March 2005.


Broadcasts
The choir has appeared on BBC Songs of Praise several times and also takes part regularly in BBC Radio 3’s weekly live broadcasts of Choral Evensong.

 
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