York Minster Choir
York Minster Choir
Top Songs
| 1 | Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken | ||
| 2 | Give Me the Wings of Faith to Rise | ||
| 3 | The Lord's my shepherd (Crimond) | ||
| 4 | Amazing Grace | ||
| 5 | Jesus shall reign where'er the sun (Truro) |
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Biography
Arguably the world's oldest musical ensemble, the York Minster Choir continues to provide daily service music at England's York Minster Cathedral, one of the largest in Europe. In addition to its regular duties, the choir has toured widely and appeared on British radio and television.
Among the ancestors of the present-day York Minster Choir (or Choir of York Minster) was a "song school" established in the year 627 by Paulinus of York, the first Archbishop of York. As the present-day cathedral took shape and was completed in 1472, the education, musical and otherwise, of youn...