We are all extremely proud of our Cathedral Choristers, who as well as singing at a professional standard several times a week, also play a wide variety of instruments. Join us for our annual showcase of our young musicians, which will include choral, vocal and instrumental items.
Free admission with a retiring collection for Southwell Minster Choir Association.
Music in the State Chamber began as Music in the Crossing at 8pm on Sunday 16 May 1976 when the Southwell Singers gave a concert beneath the Minster’s central tower. The concert was arranged by their baritone Alan Thorpe as a one off fundraiser for the Minster Choir but a regular series quickly emerged, organised by Alan Thorpe for over twenty years.
In the 1990s concerts moved to the Great Hall (now referred to as the State Chamber) with six concerts each year on Sunday evenings at 8pm, usually for about an hour. Now held at the earlier time of 7.30pm, the concerts are held to provide financial support to the Minster Choirs as part of the fundraising activity of the Southwell Minster Choir Association. The series’ artistic policy is to provide a platform for local musicians and especially
for young artists.