2026 - New Singing Year, New Musicians

The Cathedral invested Senior Choristers and installed Choral Scholars, a Lay Vicar and this year's Organ Scholar, at evensong on Sunday 13th September.

Lay Vicar: Elizabeth (Lizzie) Coldrick (Alto Decani. Former Exeter girl chorister)

Choral Scholars: Aedin Ferguson (Alto Decani); Hugh Chippington (Bass Cantoris); Wilfred Astin-Cooke (Bass Decani)

The Senior Choristers (year 8 choristers) for the current year were invested with their ribbons of office.

Congratulations to: Douglas, Elio, Freja, Georgina, Maria, Minnie, Seth, Thomas.

Order of service:

Conductor: Timothy Noon - Director of Music
Organists: Michael Stephens-Jones - Assistant Director of Music
Max Toth - Organ Scholar

Responses: Rose

Hymn: The God of Abraham praise

Psalm: 150

First lesson: 1 Samuel 2:1-10

Installation of Organ Scholar, Lay Vicar, Choral Scholars and Investiture of Senior Choristers

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Charles Stanford - Service in C

Second lesson: Revelation 7:9-12

Anthem: James Macmillan - O Sing unto the Lord a new Song

Hymn: Praise, my soul, the King of heaven

Organ Voluntary: Max Toth - Toccata (on the Maori 1950s folk tune Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi)

Followed by a reception and celebratory cake.