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The Festival is an annual church service held on Christmas Eve (24 December) at King's College Chapel in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The Nine Lessons, which are the same every year, are read by representatives of the college and of the City of Cambridge from the 1611 Authorized King James Version of the Bible.
It was created by King Henry VI, who founded King's College, Cambridge, in 1441, to provide daily singing in his Chapel, which remains the main task of the choir to this day. [ 1 ] Today the choir is directed by Daniel Hyde and derives much of its fame from the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols , broadcast worldwide to millions on Christmas ...
The first Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College Chapel, Cambridge, was held on Christmas Eve in 1918, directed by Arthur Henry Mann who was the organist from 1876 to 1929. [12]. During World War I the dean, Eric Milner-White, had served as army chaplain in the 7th Infantry Division and he was concerned that the distress of the ...
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In term time, the choir usually sings in the Chapel of King's College London twice a week, providing music for the College's main acts of corporate worship: 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays for Choral Evensong; 1:10 p.m. on Wednesdays for College Eucharist [5] Most famed for their Advent Carols Services, the choir performs across three nights to meet demand.
The choir was founded in October 1997 under the direction of Dr John Butt, then Director of Studies of Music at the College.The primary aim of the choir was to give female students to opportunity to sing in the chapel, and it renders female King's students able to audition for choral awards. [1]
The choir stalls and great organ of King's College Chapel, Cambridge, where Hyde has served as Director of Music since 2019. After Durham, Hyde spent a year as assistant organist at St George's Cathedral in Perth, Western Australia, from 1998 to 1999. [5] He was awarded an organ scholarship at King's College, Cambridge, which he commenced in ...