| Choir of King's College, Cambridge | |
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| Choir | |
 King's College Chapel, Cambridge | |
| Founded | 1441 |
| Founder | Henry VI of England |
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| Music director | Daniel Hyde |
| Website | www |
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge is an English Anglican choir. It was created by King Henry VI, who founded King's College, Cambridge, in 1441, to provide daily singing in his Chapel, which remains the main task of the choir to this day.[1]
Today the choir is directed by Daniel Hyde and derives much of its fame from the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, broadcast worldwide to millions on Christmas Eve every year, and the TV service Carols from King's which accompanies it. The choir commissions a carol from a contemporary composer for each year's festival.
- ^ Michael White (3 July 2017). "Choir brings the floating resonance of King's College Chapel to St Jude's Prom". etcetera. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.