The singers’ gallery was first mentioned in the Cathedrals documents as early as of 1578 as the “nye cantorey”, in other cases also the “chorus musicus”.
In 1622 it was explained that “schoolboys sing” there but in 1785 there was a mention that “Passion music is performed in this place every year”.
The origins of the railings and paintings of the gallery have not been fully researched. According to Head of conservation of 19. Century conservation works and art history researcher Dr. V. Neumann, the paintings have survived from the first half of the 18th century. Probably these paintings belongs to the few 18th century samples in the territory of Latvia. However, it is possible that the paintings are older. The paintings are made on a roughly treated wooden base with oil paints. The colors of these paintings are difficult to judge due to the darkened and blackened layer of varnish. Currently, these paintings are in a relatively poor state of conservation.