Past visits
All historic visits
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* indicates the summer residency
1985
1 St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Although initially based in the Diocese of Chelmsford, Harsnett's first ever visit was to the beautiful cathedral in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.
Batten, Deliver us, O Lord our GodHolman in f minorOrr, They that put their trust in the LordMorley responses
2 Ely Cathedral
3 Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford*
Batten, Lord we beseech theeHowells, O pray for the peace of JerusalemNares, The souls of the righteousPurcell, Lord how long wilt thou be angry?Statham, Praise thou the LordSS Wesley,Thou wilt keep him in perfect peaceHaydn, Missa brevis Sancti Johannes de DeoGibbons, Short serviceHowells in GStanford in BbSumsion in GWalmisley in D minorWise in E flatAyleward responses
1986
4 Southwark Cathedral
5 Hertford College, Oxford
Rutter, God be in my headStainer, How beautiful upon the mountainsWeelkes, Short serviceMorley responses
6 Norwich Cathedral*
1987
7 St Edmundsbury Cathedral
8 Rochester Cathedral
9 Wells Cathedral*
1988
10 Guildford Cathedral
11 Arundel RC Cathedral
Bairstow, Sing ye to the LordLey, A prayer of King Henry VICaustun, in the Dorian modeSmith responses
12 Lichfield Cathedral*
1989
13 St Edmundsbury Cathedral
14 York Minster*
1990
15 Southwark Cathedral
16 Great St Mary's, Cambridge
17 Bristol Cathedral*
1991
18 Chelmsford Cathedral
19 St Peter's, Yalding
56 Salisbury Cathedral*
20 Exeter Cathedral*
1992
21 St Edmundsbury Cathedral
22 Rochester Cathedral
23 Ripon Cathedral*
1993
24 Southwark Cathedral
25 St Bride's, Fleet Street, London
26 Llandaff Cathedral*
1994
27 Ely Cathedral
28 Guildford Cathedral
29 Bristol Cathedral*
1995
30 St Albans Cathedral
Parry, There is an old beliefHowells, Collegium RegaleG Brown responses
31 Westminster Abbey
32 Winchester Cathedral*
33 St Paul's Cathedral, London
1996
34 St Edmundsbury Cathedral
35 St Paul's Cathedral, London
36 Chichester Cathedral*
37 St Albans Cathedral
1997
38 Southwark Cathedral
39 Peterborough Cathedral
40 Worcester Cathedral*
41 Norwich Cathedral
1998
42 Rochester Cathedral
43 Bristol Cathedral
44 Durham Cathedral*
45 Portsmouth Cathedral
1999
46 Ely Cathedral
47 St Paul's Cathedral, London
48 Hereford Cathedral*
49 Coventry Cathedral
2000
50 Southwark Cathedral
51 St George's Chapel, Windsor
52 Carlisle Cathedral*
53 Chichester Cathedral
2001
54 St Albans Cathedral
55 Rochester Cathedral
57 Norwich Cathedral
2002
58 Peterborough Cathedral
59 St Paul's Cathedral, London
60 Exeter Cathedral*
61 Southwell Minster
2003
62 Chelmsford Cathedral
Streeting, The peace of GodWood in DStewart responses
63 St Albans Cathedral
64 Lincoln Minster*
65 St Edmundsbury Cathedral
2004
66 Ely Cathedral
67 Southwark Cathedral
68 Chester Cathedral*
69 Norwich Cathedral
2005
70 Canterbury Cathedral
71 Peterborough Cathedral
72 Gloucester Cathedral*
73 Southwell Minster
2006
74 Chichester Cathedral
75 Guildford Cathedral
76 Norwich Cathedral*
Elgar, Give unto the LordHaydn, Achieved is the glorious workNardone, I give to you a new commandmentNaumann, Lauda SionRippin, My beloved SonSchütz, Verba mea auribusThorpe Davie, Come, Holy Ghost, the makerLeighton in DAyleward, Short serviceBlow in the Dorian modeHowells, St. John's serviceNoble in A minorStainer in E flatWood in G (double choir)Bertalot responsesMorley responses
77 Ely Cathedral
Gray, What are these that glow from afar?Cooke in GMorley responses
2007
78 Rochester Cathedral
Harris, Bring us O LordPurcell, Hear my prayerCaustun in the Dorian modeSmith responses
79 Canterbury Cathedral
80 Rochester Cathedral
81 Winchester Cathedral*
82 Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
2008
83 Chelmsford Cathedral
Blow, Salvator MundiWood in E minorMorley responses
84 Southwark Cathedral
85 St Albans Cathedral
86 Llandaff Cathedral*
87 St Edmundsbury Cathedral
2009
88 Norwich Cathedral
89 Chichester Cathedral
90 Worcester Cathedral*
91 Derby Cathedral
2010
92 Peterborough Cathedral
93 Tewkesbury Abbey
94 Chelmsford Cathedral
95 Rochester Cathedral*
96 Ely Cathedral
97 Southwark Cathedral
2011
98 Rochester Cathedral
99 Birmingham Cathedral
26 February100 Winchester Cathedral
28-29 MayAnerio, Angelus autem DominiDyson, LaudsRutter, The Lord bless you and keep you [at wedding]Vivaldi, Gloria (1st Movement) [at wedding]Wood, O thou the central orbDarke in ETallis, Short serviceWood in E flat no. 2Prince Albert, Te DeumByrd responses
101 St Albans Cathedral
16-17 July102 Truro Cathedral*
08-14 August103 All Saints', Edmonton
17 SeptemberRippin, Sing ye faithfulCrusha in DSmith responses
104 St Edmundsbury Cathedral
29 October2012
105 Chester Cathedral
06-08 January106 Derby Cathedral
14-15 AprilSunday EucharistCascioline, Panis angelicusCasciolin in a minorLauridsen, O nata lux
Sunday EvensongBlair in b minorStanford, Ye choirs of new JerusalemBertalot responses
107 St Albans Cathedral
04 June108 Durham Cathedral*
06-12 August"I will always remember Durham - we stayed at St Chad's College, I had a room opposite the the East end of the cathedral and woken each morning by the distant sound of our organist's early morning practice." - Ed
This was also the year one of tenors failed to put the handbrake on his car correctly and it rolled down the road, coming to rest in a local restaurant window. Luckily no one was hurt.
Monday Evensong Smart in FLauridsen, O nata lux
Tuesday EvensongCooke in GGounod, Send out thy lightStatham responses
Thursday EvensongWatson in EHowells, O pray for the peace of JerusalemStatham responses
Friday EvensongPlainsong serviceBatten, When the Lord turned again
Saturday Eucharist for Bishop StephenMozart, Coronation MassLloyd, The Call
Saturday EvensongNoble in b minorHarris, Behold the tabernacle of GodStatham responses
Sunday MatinsIreland in C (Te Deum & Benedictus)Spohr, Great and wonderfulStatham responses
Sunday EucharistMozart, Coronation MassMealor, Ubi caritas
Sunday EvensongWood in G for double choirWesley, Ascribe unto the LordStatham responsesOrganist - Robert Dixon
109 Guildford Cathedral
20 OctoberSaturday EvensongGibbons, Short serviceHarris, Give us, O Lord GodSmith responses
2013
110 Christchurch Priory
05-06 JanuarySunday MatinsIreland in C (Te Deum)Attwood, O God, who by the leading of a starTunnard responses
Sunday EucharistDH Sweelinck, How brightly beams the morning starWood, Mass in FWarlock, Bethlehem down
Sunday EvensongBrewer in DCrotch, Lo, star led chiefsTunnard responsesOrganist - Nick Morris
111 Rochester Cathedral
23 March112 Exeter Cathedral
06-07 AprilSaturday EvensongBrewer in DMendelssohn, HeiligTomkins responses
Sunday EucharistBatten, O praise the LordWood in FByrd, Ave verum corpus
Melanesian service???
Sunday EvensongStanford in BbWesley, Blessed be the God and fatherTomkins responsesOrganist - Chris Burton
113 Canterbury Cathedral*
05-11 AugustTuesday Evensong for the TransfigurationBatten, Praise the LordHL Smith, Service in CWood, Hail gladdening lightRose responses
Thursday EvensongBairstow in GBairstow, Save us, O LordRose responses
Friday EvensongPlainsong serviceTye, Omnes gentes plaudite
Saturday EvensongMendelssohn, Magnificat, Op 69Mendelssohn, Nunc Dimittis, Op 69Mendelssohn, Hear my prayerRose responses
Sunday EucharistBlatchly, Gloucester MassChilcott, God so loved the world
Sunday EvensongWood in G for double choirSumsion, They that go down to the sea in shipsRose responsesOrganist - Nick Morris[except on Thursdays when he and Ed swapped]
114 Chichester Cathedral
07 September115 Beverley Minster
19-20 OctoberMany will recall a fault with the (health of) the MD on Sunday morning too!
Saturday EvensongBalakirev, Rejoice in the Lord at all timesSmith Evening Service in C Schubert, Where thou reignest Ferial responsesOrganist - Nick Morris Sunday Parish EucharistAichinger, Confirma hoc, DeusChilcott God so loved the world Organist - Nick Morris
Sunday EvensongMurrill in EVaughan Williams, Let all the worldFerial responses Director - Nicholas WhitakerOrganist - Ed
2014
116 St Edmundsbury Cathedral
04-05 JanuarySunday Solemn EucharistWood in FVictoria, O magnum mysterium
Sunday Solemn EvensongMurrill in ELauridsen, Sure on this shining night
117 York Minster
22-23 FebruarySunday EucharistCasciolini in a minorLauridsen, O nata lux
Sunday MatinsStanford in Bb (Te deum & Jubilate)Stanford, Justorum animaeReading responses
Sunday EvensongBlair in b minorIreland, Greater LoveReading responses Organist - Tim Semken
118 Southwark Cathedral
15 March119 Bristol Cathedral
05 May120 Salisbury Cathedral*
04-10 AugustTuesday Evensong Dyson in c minorMusson, Fill us with love
Wednesday Transfiguration Eucharist Tallis, O nata luxHassler, Missa dixit MariaTallis, O sacrum comvivium
Friday Evensong Plainsong serviceRedford, Rejoice in the Lord always
Saturday Evensong Stanford in BbQuilter, Non nobis, DomineClucas responses
Sunday EucharistVittoria, Missa pro VittoriaChilcott, God so loved the world
Sunday EvensongWood, Collegium regaleWalton, JubilateClucas responsesOrganist - Nick Morris
2015
121 Sheffield Cathedral
03-04 JanuarySaturday Evening PrayerBrewer in DPalestrina, Dies sanctificatusAyleward responses
Sunday EucharistHassler, Missa dixit MariaSweelinck, Hodie, Christus natus est
Sunday EvensongStanford in CHead, The little road to BethlehemAyleward responses Organist - Graham Thorpe
122 Portsmouth Cathedral
28 February123 Liverpool Cathedral
10-12 AprilFriday EvensongLey in a minorLey, The strife is o'erClucas responsesOrganist - Jonathan Bunney
Saturday EvensongBruckner, Locus isteHowells in GBalfour Gardner, Evening HymnClucas responsesOrganist - EdDirector - Jonathan BunneySunday EucharistHassler, Missa dixit MariaByrd, Ave verumOrganist - Dan MansfieldDirector - Jonathan Bunney/Ed
Sunday EvensongGibbons, Almighty and merciful GodStanford in CWood, O thou the central orbClucas responses Organist - Dan MansfieldDirector - Jonathan Bunney/Ed
124 Norwich Cathedral
30 May125 Lincoln Minster*
03-09 AugustMonday EvensongLey in a minorSchubert, Sanctus from German Mass
Tuesday Evensong Creighton in EbPalestrina, Sicut cervus
Thursday Transfiguration Evensong Mendelssohn, Above all praiseGray in f minor (scheduled - replaced with plainsong canticles)Guerrero, Et post dies sex
Friday EvensongSumsion in GTurner, O clap your hands
Saturday EvensongWood in Eb, no 2Elgar, The spirit of the Lord
Sunday EucharistDove. Missa BrevisMawby, Ave verum
Sunday MatinsStanford in CRippin Sing, ye faithful
Sunday EvensongHowells in GParry, Hear my words, ye people Organist - Nick Morris
126 St Michael the Archangel, Retford
05 AugustWednesday EvensongMendelssohn, Above all praiseCreighton in EbPalestrina, Sicut cervusOrganist - Ed
127 Bradford Cathedral
24-25 OctoberSaturday Evening PrayerCreighton in EbJacob, Brother James's Air
Sunday Cathedral EucharistHealey Willan in GByrd, O Lord, who in thy sacred tent
Sunday EvensongSumsion in GRutter, Look at the world Organist - Graham Thorpe
2016
128 Wells Cathedral
09-10 JanuarySunday Cathedral EucharistHealey Willan in GSchubert, Sanctus
Sunday MatinsStanford in CStanford, If thou shalt confess
Sunday Choral EvensongCima, MagnificatMusson, Harsnett Nunc DimittisRippin, Sing, ye faithful Organist - Graham Thorpe
129 Peterborough Cathedral
27 February130 Leicester Cathedral
02-03 AprilSunday EucharistHealey Willan in GPalestrina, Angelus Domini
Sunday EvensongCima, MagnificatMusson, Harsnett Nunc DimittisMendelssohn, JubilateTomkins responsesOrganist - Dan Mansfield
131 Rochester Cathedral
30 May132 St Paul's Cathedral, London
06 August133 Hereford Cathedral*
22-28 AugustTuesday EvensongBrewer in FBrewer, Prevent us, O LordHC Stewart responses
Wednesday EvensongSmith in CWillaert, Omnipotens sempiterne DeusHC Stewart responses
Thursday EvensongC Arburn in a minorSchubert, Where thou reignestHC Stewart responses
Saturday EvensongNoble in b minorHaydn, Insanae et venae curaeHC Stewart responses
Sunday Sung SucharistTye, Laudate nomen DominiRheinberger, Mass in EbByrd, Ave verum corpus
Sunday MatinsPlainsong serviceTomkins, Almighty God, the fountain
Sunday EvensongParsons, First great serviceGibbons, O clap your handsHC Stewart responses
134 Newcastle Cathedral
22-23 OctoberSunday EucharistHealey Willan in GStanford, O for a closer walk
Sunday EvensongWalmisley in d minorRippin, Sing, ye faithfulHC Stewart responses
2017
135 Manchester Cathedral
07-08 JanuarySunday Cathedral EucharistPalestrina, Missa Aeterna christi munera Taverner, The lambOrganist - Graham Thorpe
136 Derby Cathedral
11 February137 Blackburn Cathedral
22-23 AprilSunday EucharistPalestrina Missa aeterna Christi muneraTallis, Verily, verily I say unto youByrd, Ave verum corpus
Sunday EvensongTye, Laudate nomen DominiStanford in CStanford, Ye choirs of new JerusalemByrd responses Organist - Graham Thorpe
138 York Minster*
31 July-05 AugustTuesday EvensongPalestrina, Magnificat octavi toniVictoria, Nunc dimittis,Gibbons, Great Lord of Lords
Wednesday EvensongCrusha in GHaydn, Achieved is his glorious works
Thursday EvensongByrd, Faux bourdonsByrd, Miserere mihi
Saturday EvensongSumsion in AChilcott, Be thou my visionSpedding responses
Sunday EucharistHowells, Collegium regaleLauridsen, O nata lux
Sunday MatinsWood, Te Deum & JubilateTallis, O nata lux
Sunday EvensongDarke, Magnificat & Nunc dimittisStanford, For lo I raise upSpedding responsesOrganist - Graham Thorpe
139 Sherborne Abbey
21-22 OctoberSunday EucharistWood in FTallis, Verily verily I say unto you
Sunday EvensongCreighton in CRippon, Sing, ye faithfulSpedding responsesOrganist - Ben Newlove
2018
140 Southwell Minster
06-07 JanuarySunday EucharistWood in FMacmillan, O radiant dawn
Sunday EvensongWatson in EHowells, There is the little doorEbdon responsesOrganist - Ben Newlove
141 Worcester Cathedral
17-18 FebruarySunday EucharistTallis, LitanyCasciolini in a minorBlow, Salvator mundi
Sunday EvensongWalmisley in d minorGreene, Lord let me know mine endTomkins responsesOrganist - Ben Newlove
142 St Edmundsbury Cathedral
07 May143 St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh*
23-29 JulyTuesday EvensongPurcell in BbAttwood, Teach me O LordTomkins responses
Wednesday EvensongAmner, Cesar,ServiceAmner, O God my kingTomkins responses
Thursday EucharistDarke in EByrd, Ne irascaris Domine
Friday EvensongWeelkes, Sixth ServiceMathias, Lift up your heads, O ye gatesTomkins responses
Sunday EucharistGuerrero, Missa ecce sacerdos magnus Messiaen, O sacrum convivium
Sunday EvensongGibbons, Song 44Howells, St Paul's ServiceJackson, Lo God is hereTomkins responses Organist - Nick Morris
144 St Paul's Cathedral, London
25 August145 Bath Abbey
29-30 DecemberSunday Sunday EucharistDarke in EWhitacre, Lux aurumque
Sunday EvensongCima, MagnificatMusson, Harsnett Nunc dimittisRutter, Candlelight carolTomkins responses Organist - Graham Thorpe
2019
146 Chichester Cathedral
23-24 FebruarySunday MatinsPlainsong canticlesStainer, How beautiful upon the mountainsPlainsong responses
Sunday Sung EucharistDarke in EStopford, Ave verum
Sunday EvensongWeelkes Sixth Service (Mag/Nunc)Ireland, Greater LoveTomkins responsesOrganist - Chris Burton
147 Leicester Cathedral
27-28 AprilSunday Cathedral EucharistMatthew Martin, The Oratory MassMorley, Haec dies
Sunday EvensongWood in G for men's voicesGreene, The Lord is my shepherdPlainsong responsesOrganist - Ben Newlove
148 Lichfield Cathedral
22 June149 Exeter Cathedral*
05-11 AugustTuesday Transfiguration EucharistMatthew Martin, The Oratory MassJohn Brackenborough, O nata lux
WednesdayCF Stewart in CPurcell, O God the king of glory
ThursdayBrewer in EbBairstow, The king of love my shepherd is
SaturdayGrayston Ives, Salisbury Festival ServiceRutter, I will sing with the spirit
Sunday Choral EucharistMendelssohn, HeiligCasali, Mass in G (Missa IX)Gjeilo, Northern Lights
Sunday EvensongAnthony Musson, Harsnett ServiceJohn Rippin, Sing, ye faithful
Sanders responsesOrganist - Nick Morris
150 Wakefield Cathedral
19-20 OctoberSunday Solemn EucharistCasali, Mass in GMundy, Sing ye unto the LordPhilip Stopford, Ave verum corpus
Sunday EvensongStanford in CParry, My soul there is a countryRose ResponsesOrganist - EdDirector - Ed, Ashley Thompson, Elizabeth Jack
151 Chelmsford Cathedral
28-29 DecemberSunday Choral EucharistCasali in GStopford, Lully, lullay, Lullah
Sunday Choral EvensongGrayston ives, Salisbury Festival ServiceGardner, The holly and the ivyOrganist - Graham Thorpe
2020
152 Ripon Cathedral
15-16 FebruarySunday Sung EucharistCasali, Mass in GGjeilo, Ubi caritas
Sunday EvensongBrewer in EbPalestrina, Sicut cervusAyleward responsesOrganist - Graham Thorpe
C1 St Paul's Cathedral, London
25 MayC2 Norwich Cathedral*
03-09 AugustC3 Coventry Cathedral
24-25 October2021
C4 Gloucester Cathedral
02-03 JanuaryC5 Bradford Cathedral
10-11 April153 Southwark Cathedral*
02-08 AugustMondayByrd Fauxbourdon serviceSchubert, Holy holy holy
TuesdayDyson in FBevan, There's a wideness in God's mercy
WednesdayBrewer in FAttwood, Come, Holy Ghost
FridayGibbons Short ServiceTallis, O nata lux
SaturdayGrayston Ives Salisbury ServiceChilcott, Be thou my vision
Sunday EucharistDarke in ELloyd, The CallByrd Ave verum corpus
Sunday EvensongStanford in BbRutter, For the beauty of the EarthOrganist: Graham Thorpe
154 Portsmouth Cathedral
16-17 OctoberSaturdayByrd Tones and FauxbourdonsRedford, Rejoice in the Lord alway
Sunday Evening EucharistCasciolini in a minorStanford, Beati quorum viaOrganist: Peter Gould
2022
C6 Norwich Cathedral
01-02 January155 Winchester Cathedral
02-03 AprilSunday EucharistCasciolini in a minorNardone, A new commandment
Sunday EvensongDyson in FHowells, Like as the hartOrganist: Samuel Ali
156 Salisbury Cathedral
22 JuneThursdaySmart in FHewitt Jones, In our serviceRose responses
FridayStanford in SParry, I was gladRose responsesOrganist - Graham Thorpe
157 Chester Cathedral*
01-07 AugustTuesdayMurrill in EBrahms, Geistliches lied
ThursdayWilliam Monk in A (arr Ed Sutton)Kuhnau, Tristas est anima mea
FridayCreighton in EbClemens non Papa, Ego flos campi
SaturdaySumsion in GRippin, My beloved son
Sunday EucharistWood in FChilcott, God so loved the world
Sunday EvensongNoble in b minorElgar, Give unto the LordOrganist - Graham Thorpe
158 St Paul's Cathedral, London
29 August159 Coventry Cathedral
22-23 OctoberSunday EucharistWood in FHarris, Behold the tabernacle of God
Sunday EvensongTallis, te lucis terminumBrewer in DBalfour Gardner, Evening HymnOrganist - Samuel Ali
2023
160 Gloucester Cathedral
31 December - 01 JanuarySunday EucharistWood in FMacmillan, O radiant dawn
Sunday EvensongBach, O little one sweetStanford in CGibbons, See, see the word is incarnateOrganist: Graham Thorpe
161 Bradford Cathedral
15-16 AprilSunday EucharistWood in FByrd, Laudibus in sanctus
Sunday EvensongCreighton in EbRippin, Sing ye faithfulSpedding responsesOrganist: Graham Thorpe
162 Romsey Abbey
27-28 MaySunday EvensongMurrill in ERutter, I will sing with the spiritSpedding responsesOrganist: Richard McVeigh
163 Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford*
01-06 AugustWednesdayWatson in EByrd, Miserere meiByrd responses
ThursdayBairstow in Eb for unison voicesCharles Wesley Jr, Like as we do put our trust in theePlainsong responses
FridayMoore Second ServiceBiffi, O salutaris hostiaPlainsong responses
SaturdayStainer in ASullivan, O gladsome lightByrd responses
Sunday EucharistPalestrina Missa BrevisLauridsen, O nata lux
Sunday EvensongHowells Collegium RegaleStopford, In my father's houseByrd responsesOrganist - Graham Thorpe
164 Beverley Minster
28-29 OctoberOrganist: Graham Thorpe
2024
165 Lincoln Cathedral
17-18 FebruarySunday Eucharist
Sunday Evensong
Organist: Graham Thorpe
166 Bristol Cathedral
06-07 AprilSunday Eucharist
Sunday EvensongOrganist - Graham Thorpe
167 St Albans Cathedral
25-26 MayOrganist: Graham Thorpe
168 Carlisle Cathedral
05/11 AugustOrganist: Graham Thorpe
169 St Paul's Cathedral, London
26 AugustOrganist: Graham Thorpe
170 Tewkesbury Abbey
26-27 OctoberOrganist: Graham Thorpe
2025
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