choristers

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The school's history with music dates back to its founding in 676 AD, when it began as a song school for choristers.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

He has hired a slew of younger choristers who trained as soloists, and has guided those powerful and characterful voices into a cohesive whole.

From New York Times • May 21, 2024

The chorus has 74 regular members plus 85 extra choristers.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024

One of the original choristers who has already been identified is John Rutter - who went on to become an acclaimed composer in his own right.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

His job at the cathedral in Arezzo was to train the young choristers, and he’d calculated that teaching them the whole of the Church’s plainsong repertoire by ear, parrot-fashion, would take over ten years.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall