2025 - July - Exeter Cathedral OrganExeter Cathedral Valedictory 2025Valedictory Evensong

The Cathedral gave heartfelt thanks and said farewell to several choristers, members of the back row and this year's Organ Scholar, during and after Valedictory Evensong on Thursday 10th July.

Choristers: Year 8 - Arabella, Beatrice, Cecily, Freddie, Henry, Maria, Rose, William. Year 6 - Noah.

Exeter Cathedral Valedictory 2025

Choral Scholars: Adam Warne (Decani Bass, 2023-2025); George Haymes (Cantoris Tenor, 2024-2025); Joseph Ward (Cantoris Bass, 2021-2025); Rowan Atkins (Decani Alto, 2024-2025).

Lay Vicar: Alice Risdon-Osborne (Decani Alto, 2023-2025, choral scholar 2019-2022)

Organ Scholar: Adam Field (2024-2025)

Exeter Cathedral Valedictory 2025

Service:

Responses: Michael Walsh

Hymn: Angel-voices ever singing

Psalms for the day: 53, 54, 55

First Lesson: read by Lay Vicar Alice Risdon-Osborne

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Dyson in D.

Second Lesson: read by chorister Freddie.

Anthem: Handel - Zadok the Priest

Hymn: The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended

Hymn: How shall I sing that Majesty

Anthem: Harris - Bring us, O Lord God

Voluntary: Howells - Psalm-Prelude Set 3, No. 3