Cathedral Appoints Sarah Baldock as Organist and Master of the Choristers...

Chichester Cathedral is delighted to announce that Miss Sarah Baldock has accepted the position of Organist and Master of the Choristers, with effect from Easter of next year.

Sarah has been at Winchester Cathedral since 1998, for the last five years as Assistant Director of Music. Prior to joining Winchester, Sarah was Organ Scholar at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Sarah says she is “particularly looking forward to working with the Chichester Cathedral Choir and joining the Cathedral community”.

Chichester Cathedral are very pleased with this appointment, which was made from an outstanding field of applicants. The Dean of Chichester, the Very Reverend Nicholas Frayling said, “We are delighted that Sarah will be joining us at the Cathedral. She is a wonderful musician and I am sure she will be a worthy successor to Alan Thurlow who has contributed so much to the worship and life of the Cathedral for over a quarter of a century.”

The appointment follows Alan Thurlow's announcement that he will be retiring next year. Alan has been Organist and Master of the Choristers at Chichester Cathedral for 28 years.



END NOTES:

1. Sarah, aged 32, will be moving to Chichester with her husband David Hurley, one of the King's Singers and a considerable musician in his own right.

2. Interviews and photographers are welcome.

3. Chichester Cathedral is situated right in the heart of Chichester. The Cathedral combines intimacy and majesty in a building that successfully mixes the old with the new. Visitors can experience the wonderful atmosphere and see the treasures within such as a stunning Chagall window, a Piper tapestry and works by Feibusch, Sutherland and Skelton. More ancient treasures include the Arundel Tomb: the inspiration for Philip Larkin's poem, two Romanesque sculptures from the 12th Century depicting the raising of Lazarus and Christ arriving at Bethany, and the site of the Shrine of St Richard. There is no charge for entry to the Cathedral. More information about the Cathedral can be found on the Cathedral website

For more information, please contact Ruth Poyner on 01243 812482.