Aric Prentice - Director of Music and Master of the Choristers - has been associated with music at Lincoln Cathedral since 2001. For the first ten years of his tenure as Director of Music, he was proud to direct the girl choristers and was responsible for the Lincoln girls achieving parity with the boy choristers in workload, opportunities, and benefits.

A former chorister of Durham Cathedral and Choral Scholar at St John’s College, Cambridge, Aric is a passionate advocate for the beauty of sacred choral music and the enormously enriching experience that it brings to everyone it touches.

Under his direction, the Choir of Lincoln Cathedral sings seven times each week, has broadcast frequently on radio and television, and has made numerous recordings. Aric also appeared as the conductor of Napoleon’s coronation in Ridley Scott’s 2023 Hollywood film Napoleon. He is the Principal Conductor of the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, with whom he has conducted more than forty works, including The Planets, Scheherazade, and many symphonies. He also regularly conducts the Lincolnshire Chamber Orchestra.

In 2025, he was delighted to be appointed a Fellow of the London College of Music in recognition of his many professional achievements.

Looking ahead, Aric is preparing for an exciting 2026 season with the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, including performances of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 in G, Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto and Saint-Saëns’ mighty Organ Symphony, which will be performed in Lincoln Cathedral.