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Winchester Cathedral Choir
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Classical
Professional choir based at Winchester Cathedral, in Hampshire. It comprises 22 boy choristers (aged 8-13) and 12 permanent adult male singers (lay clerks), who sing eight services a week. The Cathedral also runs a girls’ choir (founded in 1999 and composed of 20 girls aged 12-17), a chamber choir (consisting of 25-30 singers of all ages and complementing the main choirs outside choir term time) and a nave choir (formed in 2007 and made up of around 40 singers drawn from the Cathedral congregation, who sing at services that fall outside those covered by the main choirs). Since 2002, the Director of Music is Andrew Lumsden, assisted by George Castle since September 2012. Former directors include Samuel Sebastian Wesley (October 1849-1865), (1949-1972), Martin Neary (2) (1972-1988) and David Hill (1988-2002).
Members
 | David Hill org *1957 GB |
 | Christopher Robson voc |
 | Stephen Layton org *1966 GB |
 | Stephen Roberts voc |
 | Julian Podger g, voc GB |
| Timothy Pride voc |
| Donald Sweeney voc, b GB |
| Geraint Watkins voc |
Popular Tracks 
Requiem: 7. Pie Jesu on Lloyd Webber: Requiem by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Plácido Domingo, Sarah Brightman & Lorin Maazel Barber: Agnus Dei on Barber: Agnus Dei by Samuel Barber, David Hill & Winchester Cathedral Choir Jerusalem on Jerusalem: Parry, Stanford & Elgar by Winchester Cathedral Choir, Hubert Parry, Waynflete Singers, Edward Bairstow, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Edward Elgar, David Hill, Charles Villiers Stanford & Patrick Hadley Mattins Antiphons for St. Ursula: De patria etiam earum on Introduction to Female Composers by Various Artists Mattins Antiphons for St. Ursula: Deus enim in prima muliere praesignavit, Aer enim volat on Gregorian Yoga & Meditation - Entrancing Relaxation by Various Artists I Was Glad on Jerusalem: Parry, Stanford & Elgar by Winchester Cathedral Choir, Hubert Parry, Waynflete Singers, Edward Bairstow, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Edward Elgar, David Hill, Charles Villiers Stanford & Patrick Hadley Requiem: 1. Requiem & Kyrie on Lloyd Webber: Requiem by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Plácido Domingo, Sarah Brightman & Lorin Maazel Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K.339: 5. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes on Mozart: Coronation Mass; Vesperae solennes de confessore by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Emma Kirkby, Catherine Robbin, John Mark Ainsley, Michael George, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618 on Lux Aeterna Motets by David Hill/Winchester Cathedral Choir & David Hill Cantique de Jean Racine, Op.11 on Fauré: Requiem etc. by David Hill & Winchester Cathedral ChoirTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mass for Five Voices with Propers for the Feast of Corpus Christi | William Byrd, Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill | 2012 | Album |
| Requiem / Motets | Nancy Argenta, Simon Keenlyside, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, David Hill - Gabriel Fauré, Pierre Villette, Jean Roger-Ducasse | 2012 | Compil. |
| The Red House (Complete Original Motion Picture Score) | Miklós Rózsa, Allan Wilson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Winchester Cathedral Choir | 2012 | Album |
| The Winchester Service And Other Late Works | Herbert Howells, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lumsden | 2011 | Album |
| Christmas From Winchester | Winchester Cathedral Choir Directed By Andrew Lumsden, Simon Bell | 2010 | Album |
| Requiem | Gabriel Fauré, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Nancy Argenta, Simon Keenlyside, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, David Hill | 2009 | Album |
| Anthems By Orlando Gibbons | Orlando Gibbons, Robin Blaze, Stephen Varcoe, Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill | 2007 | Album |
| Requiem | Gabriel Fauré, David Willcocks, Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill | 2005 | Compil. |
| Evensong For St Swithun's Day | Winchester Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lumsden, Sarah Baldock | 2004 | Album |
| Requiem | Nancy Argenta, Simon Keenlyside, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, David Hill - Gabriel Fauré | 2002 | Album |
| Missa Salve Intemerata | Thomas Tallis - Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill | 2001 | Album |
| Agnus Dei | Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Henryk Górecki, Arvo Pärt, Winchester Cathedral Choir, The King's College Choir Of Cambridge | 1999 | Album |
| Sacred Choral Music Volume 2 | Charles Villiers Stanford, Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill, Stephen Farr | 1998 | Album |
| Lux Aeterna | Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill | 1998 | Album |
| George Frideric Handel: Dixit Dominus/ Nisi Dominus | Winchester Cathedral Choir, Winchester Baroque Ensemble, Martin Neary | 1997 | Album |
| Carols From A Cathedral | Winchester Cathedral Choir | 1996 | Album |
| Anthems | John Blow - Winchester Cathedral Choir, The Parley Of Instruments, David Hill | 1995 | Album |
| Hymns And Psalms From Winchester | Winchester Cathedral Choir | 1995 | Album |
| Thunder Entered Her | John Tavener - David Hill, Winchester Cathedral Choir | 1994 | Album |
| Zadok The Priest ∙ Four Coronation Antems ∙ Foundling Hospital Anthem | Georg Friedrich Händel, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Brandenburg Consort, David Hill | 1994 | Album |
| Highlights From Messiah | Georg Friedrich Händel, Winchester Cathedral Choir, London Handel Orchestra, Martin Neary | 1994 | Album |
| Thunder Entered Her | John Tavener - David Hill, Winchester Cathedral Choir | 1994 | Album |
| Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary | Henry Purcell - Winchester Cathedral Choir, Baroque Brass Of London ∙ Brandenburg Consort, David Hill | 1994 | Album |
| Motets By Peter Philips | Peter Philips, Winchester Cathedral Choir, The Parley Of Instruments, David Hill | 1993 | Album |
| Krönungsmesse / Coronation Mass, K 317 • Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, K 339 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Academy Of Ancient Music • Christopher Hogwood • Emma Kirkby • Catherine Robbin • John Mark Ainsley • Michael George • Winchester Cathedral Choir | 1993 | Album |
| O Clap Your Hands | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir William Walton, Winchester Cathedral Choir, The Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill | 1992 | Album |
| Cathedral Music | Thomas Weelkes - Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill | 1992 | Album |
| Jerusalem (I Was Glad • Blest Pair Of Sirens) | Charles Hubert Hastings Parry • Charles Villiers Stanford • Sir Edward Elgar, Winchester Cathedral Choir, The Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill | 1991 | Album |
| Mass In C Minor, K. 427 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Christopher Hogwood, Arleen Auger, Lynne Dawson, John Mark Ainsley, David Thomas, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Winchester College Quiristers, The Academy Of Ancient Music | 1990 | Album |
| Cathedral Music By Christopher Tye | Christopher Tye - Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill | 1990 | Album |
| The Three Masses | William Byrd / Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill | 1990 | Album |
| Spem In Alium (The 40-part Motet And Other Music) | Thomas Tallis, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Winchester College Quiristers, Vocal Arts Chorus, David Hill | 1990 | Album |
| A Solemn Musick | Winchester Cathedral Choir, Baroque Brass Of London, Timothy Byram-Wigfield (Organ), Hilary Brooks (Baroque Cello) Conducted By Martin Neary | 1988 | Album |
| In Dulci Jubilo, Polychoral Music From Venice And Germany | Samuel Scheidt, Heinrich Schütz, Giovanni Gabrieli, Michael Praetorius, Winchester Cathedral Choir, London Cornett And Sackbut Ensemble, Martin Neary | 1987 | Album |
| In Dulci Jubilo | Samuel Scheidt, Heinrich Schütz, Giovanni Gabrieli, Michael Praetorius, Winchester Cathedral Choir, London Cornett And Sackbutt Ensemble, Martin Neary | 1987 | Album |
| Messiah Highlights | Georg Friedrich Händel - Winchester Cathedral Choir, London Handel Orchestra, Martin Neary | 1984 | Album |
| The Golden Age Of English Cathedral Music | Winchester Cathedral Choir | 1983 | Album |
| On Tour | Winchester Cathedral Choir | 1982 | Album |
| Evensong For Ash Wednesday | Winchester Cathedral Choir | 1982 | Album |
| Carols From Winchester Cathedral | Winchester Cathedral Choir, Martin Neary | 1980 | Album |
| Come Sunday | Winchester Cathedral Choir, Martin Neary | 1979 | Album |
| Coronation Music | Winchester Cathedral Choir, Martin Neary | 1977 | Album |
| Golden Hour Presents | Winchester Cathedral Choir | 1976 | Album |
| Missa Brevis / The Golden Vanity / A Ceremony Of Carols | Benjamin Britten - Winchester Cathedral Choir, Martin Neary, Marisa Robles | 1975 | Album |
| A Golden Hour From Winchester Cathedral - Hear My Prayer | Winchester Cathedral Choir | 1974 | Album |
| Christmas Carols | Winchester Cathedral Choir Conducted By Martin Neary | 1973 | Album |
| Christmas Carols From Winchester Cathedral | Winchester Cathedral Choir | 1972 | Album |
| Coronation Anthems, Utrecht Te Deum & Jubilate, Ode For The Birthday of Queen Anne | Georg Friedrich Händel – Winchester Cathedral Choir, Brandenburg Consort, David Hill, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Simon Preston | Album | |
| Christmas Fantasy | Winchester Cathedral Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill | Album |
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