Anglicanism a surpliced choir to accompany parish services, drawing explicitly on the musical traditions of the ancient choral foundations. Over the next century, the Leeds example proved immensely popular and influential for choirs in cathedrals, parish churches and schools throughout the Anglican communion. More or less extensively adapted, this choral tradition also became the direct inspiration for robed choirs leading congregational worship in a wide range of Christian denominations. In 1719 the cathedral choirs of Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester combined to establish the annual Three Choirs Festival, the precursor for the multitude of summer music festivals since. By the 20th century,
Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival The Festival now regularly attracts over 60,000 people to over 150 events in Belfast's city centre. This year's festival will take place between 3 May - 13 May in venues across the Cathedral Quarter. Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival is an annual festival of music, comedy, theatre, art and literature that takes place in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The festival, now in its 13th year, primarily takes place in the first weeks of May in an area of Belfast known as the Cathedral Quarter, so-called because of its proximity to St. Anne's Cathedral. Regarded these days for