Church & Cathedral

Choral music stands at the centre of much religious worship around the world, and provides us with a rich history of development, evolution and experimentation in numerous musical styles. This page of links to church and cathedral resources covers live and recorded music, hymn and sheet music resources, as well as organisations and societies providing vital support, information and training.

Useful worship and music related resources on the web, including associations, copyright, institutes, publishers, worhip and liturgy

Over 35,000 chant references and 6000 fingerprints for 10,000+ unique melodies, as at Dec 2021

Preserving a unique and priceless recorded heritage from choirs singing in the English Cathedral tradition from 1902 to the present day

Successor to the American Cathedral Organists & Choirmasters Association, membership embraces musicians, clergy, and supporters of music in Anglican

Increasing the effectiveness of church musicians as they participate in the mission of the Church

Formed in 1990 to represent the interests of English Anglican Cathedrals in negotiations with English Heritage about a Cathedrals Grant Scheme

Fosters the art of musical liturgy, serving the Catholic Church in the United States as musicians, clergy, liturgists, and other leaders of prayer

Sung choral evening services from around the country, first heard in 1926 and the BBC's longest-running outside broadcast programme

Bringing together music ministers, church music educators, denominational leaders and students

First attempt to produce a replacement for John Julian’s A Dictionary of Hymnology, first published by John Murray in 1892, subscription required

Catalogue of chant texts and melodies for Mass and Office chants

A listing of UK and ROI cathedrals, choir pubs and eateries, last updated 2014

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