Winchester Cathedral Choir/David Hill

The Winchester Cathedral Choir is one of the most celebrated ensembles active in England's great tradition of choirs consisting of boy choristers and adult lay clerks. In addition to performing music for services at the cathedral, the choir gives concerts, broadcasts often on BBC television and radio, and has amassed a large discography. The Winchester Cathedral Choir as a fixed institution probably dates back to the late 14th century; an organist was listed as having been paid in 1402. Music has certainly been heard at the cathedral, however, since its founding in the year ...