A teenager will sing out for Cumbria during a special ceremony in London's iconic St Paul's Cathedral.

Matthew Warwick, a pupil at Brampton's William Howard School and Carlisle Cathedral's head chorister, will be joined by singers from 60 others around the UK to launch the Friends of Cathedral Music's Diamond Fund for Choristers tomorrow.

The 13-year-old, who has been singing at Carlisle Cathedral for the past four years, is looking forward to the event but is also a little nervous.

"I found out about a month ago that I'd been chosen to sing at St Paul's," he told the News & Star.

"When I first found out I was excited about it, but I am a little nervous at the same time. I've sung in front of a lot of people before but I don't know how many people St Paul's Cathedral holds.

"Carlisle Cathedral is the second-smallest in the country so it will be very different. I will be singing alongside others, though, so that will help a bit."

The concert will feature the music of Handel, Britten, Parry, Stanford and Tippett, under the direction of Andrew Carwood.

Other classics including Allegri's Miserere and Zadok the Priest will also be performed, while The Duchess of Gloucester will be in attendance. The concert will also be hosted by Classic FM presenters Aled Jones and Alexander Armstrong.

Jeremy Suter, Carlisle Cathdral's master of music nominated Matthew to sing at St Paul's. 

He said: "Matthew is our head chorister, our head boy and a very talented pupil, which is why I nominated him to represent us in London.

"I'm sure it will be absolutely fantastic for Matthew to get that experience of singing at St Paul's Cathedral."

However Matthew is not the first person from Carlisle to sing at what is probably the most iconic cathedral in the world. 

"In 2000, our head chorister Nick Brown also sang there," Jeremy added.

"He was also named BBC Radio 2's young chorister of the year."