Ben Lamb (Musical Director)
Ben Lamb is Director of Music at Lichfield Cathedral. His love of choral music was
kindled as a chorister at
Salisbury Cathedral,
and has been a key part of his life ever
since. He has held organ scholarships at
Truro
and Salisbury Cathedrals and spent
some years in the classroom, latterly as Head of Music at La Retraite Swan School
(now Leehurst Swan School) in
Salisbury. While teaching, he founded
Sarum Voices,
a semi-professional choir which he still
runs today, and with whom he has
recorded several albums. Prior to
his move to the Midlands, he was
Organist and Master of the Choristers at
St Peter’s Bournemouth,
and sang as a regular deputy lay vicar
with various Cathedral choirs.
When his wife, Cathy, was appointed Assistant Organist here, he took up the post of Director of Music Outreach at St Peter’s Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, combining this with singing work at Birmingham Cathedral until an Alto vacancy came up in Lichfield Cathedral Choir. During the two years he held this post, he was also appointed Singing Teacher at Wrekin College, and took on the directorships of the Beaumaris Singers and (very briefly) the Midlands Chorale.
Cathy Lamb (Accompanist)
Cathy Lamb is Head of Performance Music at Lichfield Cathedral School, with particular responsibility for ensembles and performances, plus manager and practitioner for the MusicShare Singing Schools Programme.
Until Easter 2017 she was Director of Music at Lichfield Cathedral alongside her husband Ben (who is now full-time Director of Music). Her role included directing the Lichfield Cathedral Girl Choristers (a choir she took on from their second year and integrated into the Cathedral’s Choral Foundation) and organising the Cathedral’s exciting singing outreach project entitled ‘MusicShare’, which expanded so much under her leadership that the need to focus on this work led to her new role. MusicShare won the 2019 TES Independent-State School Partnership Award and the Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year with ABRSM 2025 ‘Best Music Learning Initiative’ award.
She is also founder/Director of Lichfield Cathedral Young Voices, which has now expanded to include Youth and Mini sections plus Ladies who Lark, City of Sanctuary Ukrainian Voices and Mantabile.
Cathy enjoyed guest conducting for Lichfield Cathedral Chorus in their Autumn Term 2016, conducting the second ever performance of Paul Spicer’s Advent Oratorio and again at Easter 2019 when they performed the Verdi Requiem. She has also several times filled in as an accidental vocal soloist when needed!
Cathy’s roots, however, are as an organist and she has held Organ Scholarships at Salisbury Cathedral and Sidney Sussex College Cambridge and organist posts at Wells Cathedral and Christchurch Priory as well as at Lichfield Cathedral. Cathy’s recital engagements have included many major venues across the country. She has tutored on several courses for the NCCGB (National Children’s Choir of Great Britain), RCO (Royal College of Organists), Oundle for Organists and the RSCM (Royal School of Church Music — where she was awarded the ARSCM for her educational work) and is the main accompanist for Salisbury-based choir, Sarum Voices, and is featured on ten of their CDs. Cathy has one solo CD recorded on the organ by B.C. Shepherd & Sons at St. Alphage, Burnt Oak (London).
Cathy is proud to be the President of the North Staffs & District Organ Society, on the committee of the Lichfield Area RSCM, Lichfield Area Representative (Cathedral Music Trust) and Trustee on the Board of FOSYM (Friends of Staffordshire’s Young Musicians). She is also thrilled to be co-presenter of the RCO’s online forum for Young Organists, ‘TOSE Community’.
Cathy is delighted to become the official Lichfield Cathedral Chorus accompanist.
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