Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The choir, looking towards the organ and entrance. The cathedral was originally the church of St Frideswide's Priory.The site was historically presumed to be the location of the nunnery founded by St Frideswide, the patron saint of Oxford, and the shrine is now in the Latin Chapel; originally containing relics translated at the rebuilding in 1180, it was the focus of pilgrimage from at least ...
The choir stalls at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, where Darlington was Director of Music for 33 years. After attending King's School, Worcester, Darlington was an organ scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, in the early 1970s, studying under Simon Preston.
The adults are made up of lay clerks and choral scholars, or academical clerks. The choir was all male until 2019, when they welcomed alto Elizabeth Nurse, the first female clerk of Christ Church Cathedral Choir. [41] The boys, whose ages range from eight to thirteen, are chosen for their musical ability and attend Christ Church Cathedral School.
While at Gloucester Cathedral, Lloyd became the Honorary Secretary of an organisation called Cathedral Organists of England and Wales, which worked for better working and living conditions for organists and choristers. [8] [Note 1] At the invitation of Dean Henry Liddell, Lloyd became organist at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (1882–1891 ...
Richard Goodson, the son of an Oxford publican also called Richard, was a member of the choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, firstly as a boy chorister from 1667 and then as one of the gentlemen of the choir from 1675 to 1681. [1]
Christ Church Cathedral School is an independent preparatory school for boys in Oxford, England. It is one of three choral foundation schools in the city and educates choristers of Christ Church Cathedral, and the Chapels of Worcester College and Pembroke College. [1] It is a member of the IAPS and the Choir Schools Association.
Steven Grahl is the Director of Music at Trinity College, Cambridge. [1] [2] He is also conductor of Schola Cantorum of Oxford.He is a past president of the Incorporated Association of Organists, [3] and previously conducted both the Peterborough Choral Society and the Stamford Chamber Orchestra. [4]
Stephen Darlington, Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford: Music from The Eton Choir Book, volumes 1-5 More Divine Than Human, Avie: AV2167. Choirs of Angels, Avie: AV2184. Courts of Heaven, Avie: AV2314; The Sun Most Radiant, Avie: AV2359; The Gate of Glory, Avie: AV2376; Other groups: