Bishops’ and Deans’ Chorister Awards Church Music Awards for Choristers under the patronage of the Bishops and Deans of Brentwood and Chelmsford Dioceses.   The Bishops’ Chorister Awards were established circa 1975 by Donald Coote, and ran with great success, until 1997, as Awards solely under the patronage of the Bishop of Chelmsford. In 1998 the Awards became ecumenical with the Roman Catholic diocese of Brentwood and are now under the joint patronage of the Bishops of Chelmsford and Brentwood. The Awards are believed to be unique in this respect, and continue to be popular and to flourish across both dioceses. The Deans’ Chorister Award for the two dioceses was launched in October 2006 and the first examinations held in 2007. Like the Bishops’ Chorister awards, it is ecumenically based and under the joint patronage of the Deans of Brentwood and Chelmsford. For more information please visit the RSCM-EEL website: Bishops’ Chorister Awards Deans’ Chorister Awards All material © 1999-2012 Brentwood Cathedral Music Home News & Reviews Forthcoming events Choirs & Organs Resources Information Recordings for sale Music lists