Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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The Choir of King's College, Cambridge is a world-renowned English choral ensemble of boy choristers and male undergraduates, celebrated for its annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols and its distinctive performances of Anglican church music.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Choir of King's College, Cambridge canonical | 4 |
| Choir of King’s College, Cambridge | 4 |
| Sir David Willcocks – Choir of King’s College, Cambridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T170528 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Choir of King's College, Cambridge Context triple: [King's College Chapel, choir, Choir of King's College, Cambridge]
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A.
Westminster Abbey Choir
The Westminster Abbey Choir is a renowned professional liturgical choir of boys and men based at Westminster Abbey in London, celebrated for its role in royal ceremonies and its rich choral tradition.
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B.
Westminster Choir College (historically)
Westminster Choir College is a renowned music conservatory known for its choral studies and sacred music programs, historically located in Princeton, New Jersey.
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C.
Temple Church choir
The Temple Church choir is a renowned professional choral ensemble based at London’s historic Temple Church, noted for its liturgical music and recordings of English choral repertoire.
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D.
Manchester Camerata
Manchester Camerata is a renowned British chamber orchestra based in Manchester, known for its innovative programming and collaborations across classical and contemporary music.
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E.
Cambridge Apostles
The Cambridge Apostles was an elite, secretive intellectual society at the University of Cambridge whose members included prominent philosophers, writers, and politicians such as Bertrand Russell.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Choir of King's College, Cambridge Target entity description: The Choir of King's College, Cambridge is a world-renowned English choral ensemble of boy choristers and male undergraduates, celebrated for its annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols and its distinctive performances of Anglican church music.
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A.
Westminster Abbey Choir
The Westminster Abbey Choir is a renowned professional liturgical choir of boys and men based at Westminster Abbey in London, celebrated for its role in royal ceremonies and its rich choral tradition.
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B.
Westminster Choir College (historically)
Westminster Choir College is a renowned music conservatory known for its choral studies and sacred music programs, historically located in Princeton, New Jersey.
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C.
Temple Church choir
The Temple Church choir is a renowned professional choral ensemble based at London’s historic Temple Church, noted for its liturgical music and recordings of English choral repertoire.
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D.
Manchester Camerata
Manchester Camerata is a renowned British chamber orchestra based in Manchester, known for its innovative programming and collaborations across classical and contemporary music.
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E.
Cambridge Apostles
The Cambridge Apostles was an elite, secretive intellectual society at the University of Cambridge whose members included prominent philosophers, writers, and politicians such as Bertrand Russell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English choir
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boys' choir ⓘ choir ⓘ church choir ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| broadcastOn |
BBC Radio 4
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BBC television services ⓘ
surface form:
BBC Television
BBC ⓘ
surface form:
BBC World Service
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formerConductor |
Boris Ord
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Daniel Hyde ⓘ David Willcocks ⓘ Philip Ledger ⓘ Stephen Cleobury ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
King Henry VI of England
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surface form:
Henry VI of England
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| foundedFor | Chapel of King's College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| genre |
Anglican church music
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choral music ⓘ sacred choral music ⓘ |
| hasConductor | Director of Music of King's College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| hasPart |
boy choristers
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male choral scholars ⓘ organ scholars ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
leading Anglican choral foundation
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world-renowned choir ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
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surface form:
Christmas Eve Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
daily choral services during term ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, England
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surface form:
Cambridge
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge ⓘ England ⓘ King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ
surface form:
King's College, Cambridge
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| notableFor | Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols ⓘ |
| performs |
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
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anthems ⓘ canticles ⓘ hymns ⓘ psalms ⓘ |
| performsAt |
Choral Evensong
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Christmas Eve services ⓘ Easter services ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Decca Records
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EMI Classics ⓘ King's College, Cambridge own label ⓘ |
| repertoireIncludes |
Anglican chant
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Baroque sacred music ⓘ English cathedral music ⓘ Renaissance polyphony ⓘ contemporary choral works ⓘ |
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Subject: Choir of King's College, Cambridge Description of subject: The Choir of King's College, Cambridge is a world-renowned English choral ensemble of boy choristers and male undergraduates, celebrated for its annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols and its distinctive performances of Anglican church music.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
this entity surface form:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
this entity surface form:
Sir David Willcocks – Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
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Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D)
this entity surface form:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
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firstPerformedBy
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Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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subject surface form:
Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D)
this entity surface form:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge