an important part in the provision for musical events in the cathedral. Organists The Organist and Master of the Choristers is responsible for overseeing the music of the cathedral, including the training and direction of the cathedral choir. The Assistant Organist accompanies the choir and is required to deputise the responsibilities of the Organist and Master of the Choristers. Despite the title which implies that they assist an organist, the Assistant Organist spends the most time at the organ console. In common with nearly all cathedrals in the UK, Chichester appoints an organ scholar each year to take a share of the playing of services in the cathedral and the training of the probationers in the Prebendal School. The organ scholarship is a one-year non-renewable post usually held by someone in their gap year between school and university, or in the first couple of years after graduation. See also Chichester Cathedral List of musicians at English cathedrals Choir of Chichester Cathedral Notes References Sources N. Plumley and J. Lees, The Organs and Organists of Chichester Cathedral (Phillimore, 1988) W. B. Henshaw, Biographical Dictionary of the Organ 2003–2012 ExLibris, Early English Musick 1385–1714 1998–2008 English organists Culture in West Sussex Chichester Cathedral Organists & Masters of the Choristers of Chichester Cathedral Assistant Organists of Chichester Cathedral