The Choirs

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Ripon Cathedral has two choirs: Ripon Cathedral Choir, which is the boys' choir, and The Girl Choristers.

Ripon Cathedral Choir comprises 18 Boy Choristera and 6 Lay Clerks singing eight services each week - evensong daily except Wednesday, and three services each Sunday. The Boy Choristers range in age from 8 to 13 and are boarders at the Cathedral Choir School, which was founded in 1960.

Each morning they are engaged in instrumental and singing practice before the start of the school day. They trive on a quite rigorous timetable which includes all the normal activities for boys of their age.

The Choir is involved in three Annual Festivals with other cathedrals, and there are numerous concerts and special services within the Diocese and beyond.

Broadcasts of Choral Evensong on BBC Radio 3 are a regular feature, and the Choir has made a number of recordings with the Cantoris and Priory labels. A recording of Music for Holy Week will be undertaken in 2005.

The Choir has made various successful tours to the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany and Holland.