it in working order until Wood Wordsworth and Co. were called in 1978. It was a large four-manual organ with 61 speaking stops. It had a large Gothic Revival case with heavily decorated front pipes as well as two smaller cases either side of the quire. This organ (apart from the large transept case and pedal pipes) was removed in 2006 in order to make way for a new instrument by Kenneth Tickell, which was completed in the summer of 2008. The nave has a separate three-manual Rodgers organ. Notable organists at Worcester have included Thomas Tomkins (from 1596), Hugh Blair (from 1895), Ivor Atkins (from 1897) and David Willcocks (from 1950). From 2012 to 2018 the Director of Music and Organist was Peter Nardone. Events Worcester Cathedral hosts the annual graduation ceremonies for the University of Worcester. These ceremonies are presided over by the vice-chancellor of the university, and take place over four days in November. Since 2018 Worcester Cathedral became the host to the annual honours celebration of the Royal Life Saving Society UK, celebrating the long service and meritorious achievements of their lifesaving members. Gallery See also Ealdred (archbishop of York) Bishop of Worcester Worcester Cathedral Voluntary Choir Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England List of Gothic Cathedrals in Europe English Gothic architecture Romanesque architecture Church of England References Sources and further reading General Worcester Cathedral (official guidebook), Scala Publishers Ltd. (2004) R. K. Morris, ed. Medieval Art and Architecture at Worcester Cathedral, 1978 Medieval } Dissolution and Civil War External links Worcester Cathedral official web site. Retrieved 3 June 2009 Worcester Cathedral at Skyscrapernews.com A history of the choristers of Worcester Cathedral Adrian Fletcher’s Paradoxplace – Worcester Cathedral Pages – Photos Flickr images tagged Worcester Cathedral The Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir Anglican cathedrals in England Cathedral Monasteries in Worcestershire Tourist attractions in Worcester, England Church of England church buildings in Worcestershire English churches with Norman architecture English Gothic architecture in Worcestershire Grade I listed cathedrals Grade I listed churches in Worcestershire Pre-Reformation Roman Catholic cathedrals Cathedral Cathedral Anglican Diocese of Worcester Churches in Worcester, England Burial sites of the Lyttelton family Monasteries dissolved under the English Reformation Burial sites of the House of Plantagenet Churches completed in 680