Southwell Minster - Music and Liturgy

Music and Liturgy

See also: List of organists, assistant organists and organ scholars at English cathedrals

Much of the worship at the Minster is led by the Cathedral Choir, a traditional cathedral choir of boys and men, directed by the Rector Chori (Literally "The Ruler of the Choir"), Paul Robert Hale. Choristers are educated at the Minster School, which is unusual among choir schools as it is in the state sector. The Minster Choir has recently attracted international attention thanks to previous head chorister Ben Inman, who was a member of The Choirboys, a "boy band" comprising three cathedral choristers. There is also a Girls' Choir and the Minster Chorale, a choir of adult volunteers. The Minster follows the rites of the Church of England and uses the 1662 Book of Common Prayer for the main Choral Eucharist on Sunday.

The Cathedral has 8 Choral Services a week, as follows:

Monday: 17:45 - Choral Evensong, Girls' Choir (Occasionally Girls' and Lay Clerks)

Tuesday: 17:45 - Choral Evensong, Boys' Voices

Thursday: 17:45 - Choral Evensong, Cathedral Choir

Friday: 17:45 - Choral Evensong, Cathedral Choir, unaccompanied (Occasionally Men's Voices)

Saturday: 17:45 - Choral Evensong, Cathedral Choir

Sunday: 9:30 - Family Eucharist, Girls' Choir, or the Minster Chorale 11:15 - Sung Eucharist or Choral Mattins, Cathedral Choir 15:30 - Choral Evensong, Cathedral Choir