Salisbury Cathedral is celebrating the promotion of six current choristers and its new admission.
There have been celebrations this September as Salisbury Cathedral’s choristers have been promoted for their final year in the choir.
Phoebe Budd and Emmie Piper were promoted to Senior Choristers during a special Evensong service on September 8, followed by Joshua Field, Gabriel Watson, Frederick Lumley and Fred Maltby on September 15.
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There was also one addition to the boy choristers, as Vincent Harris was admitted into the choir with a special ‘bumping ceremony,’ a time-honoured tradition where the Senior Choristers bump the head of the new chorister seven times on the bumping stone as all the choristers chant a welcome.
"Our boys and girls work relentlessly, with impressive dedication for ones so young, to master some of the most complex and beautiful liturgical music that has ever been written.
"Our newly appointed Senior Choristers are crucial in encouraging and supporting the rest of the choir through this exciting and busy part of the year”
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