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,
The Daffodil Festival (Gloucester, VA) The Daffodil Festival (Gloucester, VA) Since 1986, Gloucester County, Virginia has had its annual Daffodil Festival. This festival is well known to people of the area and around the area. The festival takes place every year in early April to celebrate the heritage and community of the county of Gloucester, as well as the heritage of daffodils in Gloucester. (2014 Gloucester Daffodil Festival Program. (n.d.). Retrieved February 24, 2015.) Gloucester's historic production of daffodils led it to become named the "Daffodil Capitol of America." The Daffodil Festival offers many aspects including scholarships for local students, contests for Daffodil Queen, a