Choir of Hereford Cathedral

The Choir of Hereford Cathedral is an English Anglican choir based at Hereford Cathedral in Hereford.

The vicars choral at Hereford were incorporated as a college in 1395, at which time there were twenty-seven members. Their number was reduced to twelve, with an additional five lay members, in 1637. The college continued to provide singers for the choir until 1937, when the college was dissolved.[1] The choir’s choristers (aged 7–13), and the lay clerks and choral scholars (adult members who sing the alto, tenor and bass parts), continue the tradition.

The choir takes part in BBC Radio 3’s weekly live broadcasts of Choral Evensong, performing works such as Allegri's Miserere and Herbert Brewer's Magnificat in D major.[2]

Three Choirs Festival

The Three Choirs Festival is a music festival held annually at the end of July, rotating among the cathedrals of the "Three Counties" (Hereford, Gloucester, and Worcester)

References

  1. ^ Boden, Anthony; Hedley, Paul (2017). The Three Choirs Festival: A History. Boydell Press. pp. 3–4. ISBN 9781783272099.
  2. ^ Bowen (2012). "Hereford Cathedral Choir to appear in live BBC Radio 3 service". Hereford Times.
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