Visiting Choirs

When the Cathedral Choirs are on leave, the Cathedral welcomes visiting choirs from around the country and abroad to help maintain a regular pattern of choral services.

We take applications from visiting choirs to sing:

Most Mondays inside and outside of term time
During schools holidays and half terms

In 2021 we have the following dates available:

4 & 5 September 2021

In 2022 we have the following dates available:

28 & 29 May 2022
16 & 17 July 2022
Various weekends in August 2022

How to apply

To make an application please contact [email protected]
For more information click here to download a pdf of our notes for visiting choirs.

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