St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Music at the Cathedral

The Facts

The Cathedral has several choirs who sing at services. The choristers, girls and boys, children and adults, come from many different walks of life to support the music and liturgy of the Cathedral.

The services are accompanied by the magnificent Harrison and Harrison organ, situated above the chancel. It contains over 3500 pipes. Re-built in 2010, the organ has been in different locations in the building, with its current location being part of the Stephen Dykes Bower 1960s work.

The two brightly coloured cases were also added in 2010 thanks to a generous donation.

As well as services, the Cathedral has an extensive concert and recital programme.

Organ Cherub Close Up
Shields organ and arches
Organ Pipes from Inside the Organ

Find out more about the joining one of the choirs here

Listen to music from the Cathedral organ on the Cathedral’s YouTube channel here

Did you know…?

  • There are two spellings of choir with two meanings. Choir = a group of singers, Quire = the area of the cathedral where services take place
  • The golden angel over the Cathedral entrance used to sit on top of the organ. It was lost and re-found in an antique shop in Belgium

If you’d like a more in-depth tour, Cathedral Tours are available! Please speak to a welcomer to find out more details.