The choir has a national reputation for excellence. During the desolution of the monastries by Henry VIII, the choir's survival was personally ensured by the king himself.Composers: James MacMillan,Various,John Rutter,Felix Mendelssohn,John Tavener,Roxanna Panufnik,Judith Weir,Henry John Gauntlett,William Mathias,Andrew Carter,Alexander Campkin,Richard Allain,Richard Wilberforce,Ghislaine Reece-Trapp,Cecelia McDowall,Elisabeth Poston.