Jeremy Fletcher was previously the precentor at York Minster and became vicar of Beverley Minster in 2009.

Gilly Myers has been the Canon Precentor at Manchester Cathedral since March 2008. Prior to her move to Manchester, Gilly was Succentor at Durham Cathedral for five and a half years and, before that, was priest in charge of a UPA parish in Nottingham, the city where she also undertook two curacies, and trained for ordination. Gilly is convenor of the Bishop of Manchester's Advisory Group on Liturgy and Worship, the editor of Praxis News of Worship and an observer on the Church of England's Liturgical Commission.