" So in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to the others’. That’s how The Bible tells us to meet together to praise the lord at the church. "
--Holy Bible
The cathedral has a strong tradition of music. In 1503, Princess Margaret, daughter of Henry VII and engaged to marry James IV of Scotland, passed through Newcastle, noting in her journal a number of children in surplices "who sang melodious hymns, accompanying themselves with instruments of many sorts". Later, the baroque composer Charles Avison (1709–1770) was organist and choirmaster at the church.
The cathedral choir has been featured on BBC Radio 3's Choral Evensong, performed with the Northern Sinfonia at The Sage Gateshead and sung in concert with the Mediæva Bæbes. They have also recorded a number of CDs.
The cathedral is home to a fine organ, a four-manual Grand Organ built by T C Lewis, although rebuilt several times since, notably by Harrison & Harrison in 1911 and 1954 and currently by Nicholson & Co. of Worcester.
There is a wide variety of music to be heard in Newcastle Cathedral ranging from the singing at choral services most days by one or other of the cathedral's excellent choirs, weekly organ recitals on the extensive and exciting cathedral organ, a range of other concerts featuring groups as varied as the Avison Ensemble and The Medieval Babes.
Everything we cherished here.
The Very Revd Chris Dalliston
Dean of Newcastle
Michael Stoddart
Director of Music
Gordon Scott
Acting Head Verger
