Three Choirs Festival
E121419
The Three Choirs Festival is one of the world’s oldest classical choral music festivals, held annually in rotation between the English cathedral cities of Worcester, Gloucester, and Hereford.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Three Choirs Festival canonical | 6 |
| Hereford Three Choirs Festival (rotating host) | 1 |
| Three Choirs Festival (in practice, associated with it) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1030290 — 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: Three Choirs Festival Context triple: [Worcester Cathedral, hosts, Three Choirs Festival]
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A.
Lichfield Festival
Lichfield Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Lichfield, England, featuring a diverse program of music, theatre, literature, and visual arts.
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B.
Canterbury Festival
Canterbury Festival is an annual arts and culture festival held in Canterbury, England, featuring a wide range of performances, exhibitions, and events.
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C.
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Shrewsbury Folk Festival is a major annual music and arts event in Shrewsbury that showcases folk and roots music from the UK and around the world.
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D.
Bath Festival
Bath Festival is a long-running arts and music festival in the city of Bath, England, featuring a diverse program of concerts, performances, and cultural events.
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E.
Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival
The Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival is an annual book and ideas festival in Shakespeare’s birthplace, featuring talks, readings, and events with authors, thinkers, and performers.
- 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: Three Choirs Festival Target entity description: The Three Choirs Festival is one of the world’s oldest classical choral music festivals, held annually in rotation between the English cathedral cities of Worcester, Gloucester, and Hereford.
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A.
Lichfield Festival
Lichfield Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Lichfield, England, featuring a diverse program of music, theatre, literature, and visual arts.
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B.
Canterbury Festival
Canterbury Festival is an annual arts and culture festival held in Canterbury, England, featuring a wide range of performances, exhibitions, and events.
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C.
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Shrewsbury Folk Festival is a major annual music and arts event in Shrewsbury that showcases folk and roots music from the UK and around the world.
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D.
Bath Festival
Bath Festival is a long-running arts and music festival in the city of Bath, England, featuring a diverse program of concerts, performances, and cultural events.
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E.
Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival
The Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival is an annual book and ideas festival in Shakespeare’s birthplace, featuring talks, readings, and events with authors, thinkers, and performers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral festival
ⓘ
classical music festival ⓘ music festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gloucester Cathedral choir
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surface form:
Gloucester Cathedral Choir
Hereford Cathedral Choir ⓘ Worcester Cathedral Choir ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| features |
chamber concerts
ⓘ
large-scale choral works ⓘ new commissions ⓘ orchestral concerts ⓘ organ recitals ⓘ song recitals ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
choral singing
ⓘ
church services ⓘ orchestral performance ⓘ organ performance ⓘ talks and lectures ⓘ |
| hasAudienceType | classical music audience ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Anglican choral tradition
ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ |
| hostCityRotation |
Gloucester
ⓘ
Hereford ⓘ Worcester ⓘ |
| involves |
chamber music
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ organ music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Gloucester Cathedral ⓘ Hereford Cathedral ⓘ Worcester Cathedral ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Gloucester Cathedral
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Hereford Cathedral ⓘ Worcester Cathedral ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the world’s oldest classical choral music festivals ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Gloucester
ⓘ
Hereford ⓘ Worcester ⓘ |
| organisedIn |
Gloucester
ⓘ
Hereford ⓘ Worcester ⓘ |
| region |
West Midlands
ⓘ
southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
West of England
|
| typicalMonth |
August
ⓘ
July ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Three Choirs Festival Description of subject: The Three Choirs Festival is one of the world’s oldest classical choral music festivals, held annually in rotation between the English cathedral cities of Worcester, Gloucester, and Hereford.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hereford Three Choirs Festival (rotating host)
this entity surface form:
Three Choirs Festival (in practice, associated with it)