Lost cathedral choir recording from 1926 found

A recording of a choir made inside a Kent cathedral almost a century ago has been uncovered.

The record was made in 1926 when Columbia Records sent technicians to Rochester Cathedral.

It is the earliest known recording of a live choir inside a cathedral, according to Rochester Cathedral.

Adrian Bawtree, director of music at the cathedral, said they were “delighted to be sharing this historic recording”.

The chance discovery was made by a member of the City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society, the cathedral said.

The recording features the Magnificat in B flat by Charles Standford on one side and the Old Hundredth hymn, All People That On Earth Do Dwell, on the other.

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