, ▁there ▁has ▁existed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Ass istant ▁Organ ist . ▁Currently , ▁the ▁' Organ ist ▁and ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Chor ister s ' ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁cho ir ▁and ▁c athedral ▁lit ur gy , ▁and ▁the ▁' Ass istant ▁Organ ist ' ▁accompan ies ▁the ▁cho ir . ▁ ▁The ▁s ack ing ▁of ▁Ch ich ester ▁C athedral ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 6 4 2 ▁caused ▁all ▁c athedral ▁services ▁to ▁be ▁susp ended . ▁They ▁were ▁not ▁res umed ▁until ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁mon archy ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 1 . ▁The ▁cho ir ▁was ▁re - formed ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁but ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁organ ist ▁did ▁not ▁occur ▁until ▁ 1 6 6 8 . ▁ ▁Cov entry ▁C athedral ▁This ▁list ▁details ▁only ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁held ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Cov entry ▁C athedral . ▁ ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁Music ▁▁▁ 1 9 6 1 <0x09> David ▁F oster ▁Le pine ▁▁ 1 9 7 2 <0x09> Ro bert ▁Wed d le ▁▁ 1 9 7 7 <0x09> I an ▁Little ▁▁ 1 9 8 4 <0x09> Paul ▁Led d ington ▁Wright ▁▁ 1 9 9 5 <0x09> David ▁P oul ter ▁( sub sequently ▁Organ ist ▁of ▁Ch ester ▁C athedral ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁Music ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁C athedral ) ▁▁ 1 9 9 7 <0x09> R u pert ▁Jeff co at ▁( sub sequently ▁Director ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁Organ ist