Today, Portsmouth Cathedral Choir features a top line of either boys or girls - both are heard on this album, though the two do not usually appear together in services. Singing in at least six services per week in the cathedral, the choir has also toured widely across Europe including, in recent years, to Belgium, Poland the Nordic and Baltic countries. The back row of our choir is formed of a mix of Lay Clerks and Choral Scholars, the latter of whom work as assisting staff at our choir school, Portsmouth Grammar School. The choir takes a full part in leading Portsmouth’s Cathedral Sing! Chorister Outreach Programme in Hampshire and Portsmouth schools in partnership with programmes like The Gabrieli ROAR programme and with the Diocese of Portsmouth’s Choir Church projects.
As well as featuring on BBC Radio 3’s Choral Evensong and BBC Television, we have recorded a number of albums with Convivium, Regent, Herald, Smudged Discs and this our first with Signum.

David Price has been Organist and Master of the Choristers at Portsmouth Cathedral since 1996, before which he was Assistant Organist at Ely Cathedral. During his time at Portsmouth, he has made significant changes to the choir, including the introduction of girls in 2006, a Choral and Organ Scholar Scheme, additions to the cathedral organ and has built up its profile considerably. Also a regular organ recitalist who performs across the UK and beyond, he is a Honorary Fellow of The Royal School of Church Music and in 2013 Price was awarded an honorary doctorate of music by Portsmouth University in recognition of his contribution to the cultural life of the cathedral and in Portsmouth in general.