When I went into the Cathedral last Saturday, I was lucky enough to witness the choir practising in the stalls.
From the Cathedral website: The English choral tradition is the lifeblood that turns our cathedrals from silent spaces into resounding places of glory. Singing eight choral services each week, shared between the boy and girl choristers and the lay clerks, Chester Cathedral Choir sings some of the greatest music from the fourteenth century to the present day. The Cathedral Choir and the Nave Choir (the longest serving cathedral voluntary choir in the country) rehearse weekly in the purpose-built Song School, which stands on the site of the monks’ dormitory. In addition to the daily worship of the cathedral, the Choir perform at least three concerts a year, record CDs and regularly appear on radio and television and, when time permits, undertake tours to other countries.
There is no choir school at Chester and the choristers are recruited from schools all over the city and surrounding area. The Cathedral itself provides bursaries for the choristers and this level of support, together with the commitment of the choir members, is absolutely vital to ensure consistently high musical standards.
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