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Transforming lives through choral and organ music 🎶
UK grant-giving charity supporting choirs, musicians, and the next generation 🤝

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As the Trust marks its 70th Anniversary in 2026, we are honoured to receive a message from our Royal Patron, HRH The Duchess of Gloucester.

HRH The Duchess of Gloucester’s long-standing support recognises how, over seven decades our charitable impact has extended far beyond music itself, creating opportunities for young people to experience the joy of collective music-making, nurturing confidence, collaboration, and shared purpose across communities.

Learn more about our Royal Patron and read the full letter on our website 🔗 in bio

#cathedralmusictrust #cathedralmusic #royalpatronage #hrhduchessofgloucester #ukmusicnews by @cathedralmusictrust

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📣 We’re launching a national campaign to secure UNESCO Living Heritage recognition for English Sacred Choral Music.

This campaign brings together organisations from across the choral and cathedral music sector to ensure this centuries-old living tradition is celebrated, protected, and passed on to future generations.

Called upon by Royalty to mark moments of national significance, English Sacred Choral Music is one of the UK’s cultural treasures, admired around the world for its excellence and influence. From Evensong in cathedrals and parish churches to inspiring composers across genres and generations, this living tradition continues to shape music and communities alike.

You can help safeguard it.

Learn more about the campaign and your voice to the growing number of others by signing an open letter in support of UNESCO recognition. 🔗 in bio or visit
www.cathedralmusictrust.org.uk/unesco-living-heritage/

#unescolivingheritage #unesco_world_heritage #englishsacredchoralmusic #cathedralmusic #cathedralmusictrust by @cathedralmusictrust

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9 months ago

Our friends, colleagues, and supporters of cathedral music have signed an open letter calling for urgent action to protect and recognise English Sacred Choral Music as a Living Heritage.

We’re asking the UK Government to support the nomination for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage status, ensuring this living tradition is protected, valued and sustained for generations to come.

Choral music offers world-class musical training, opportunity, education, and belonging for thousands of people. We believe safeguarding English Sacred Choral Music as an element of the UK’s intangible heritage would:

- Acknowledge its cultural and educational value
- Affirm its role in community life
- Help secure support for its continuation in an age of shifting values and financial pressures

The stewardship of sacred choral music in the UK involves meeting the daily costs of sustaining world-class music while navigating significant financial pressures. As musicians, educators, parents and supporters, we have seen first-hand the life-changing impact of cathedral music building confidence, discipline, wellbeing and community.

📢 Share this post
📩 Write to your MP asking them to support English sacred choral music and its UNESCO nomination
🔗 Read and download the full open letter link in our bio

#openlettersthatmatter #choralmusiclover #unescolivingheritage #cathedralmusictrust #musiceducation by @cathedralmusictrust

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8 months ago

A huge thank you to @exetercathedral and @buckfastabbeyofficial for hosting our National Gathering event this weekend! Our additional thanks also go to Peter and Simon Toyne for their most engaging after-dinner speech.

A memorable occasion bringing together over 100 guests to experience and celebrate the rich musical traditions of both locations.

To find out more about events near you from Cathedral Music Trust, visit our website: www.cathedralmusictrust.org.uk

#CathedralMusicTrust #CathedralMusic #ChoralMusic #extercathedral #buckfastabbey by @cathedralmusictrust

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Today @exetercathedral, a new introit by Errollyn Wallen CBE, Master of the King’s Music, is to be performed for the first time during Evensong at our National Gathering.

The commission based on Psalm 96,  'O sing to the lord a new song', is through a partnership between Cathedral Music Trust and supporter Tom Hoffman, whose charitable trust has established an endowment to fund a new anthem every two to three years, in perpetuity, for cathedral, church and chapel choirs.

The aim is to bring new music by contemporary composers into the living repertoire of choral music. Errollyn Wallen's introit is the first commission through this endowment, written for the Choir of Exeter Cathedral. Its first performance also falls during Cathedral Music Trust's 70th anniversary year, making this a particularly special moment for us to support new music.

We are greatly looking forward to hearing this new work for the first time today in Exeter 🎉

Image of Errollyn Wallen CBE by Paul Tucker by @cathedralmusictrust

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Harry Bramma was one of the most distinctive figures in English church music. His musical career left a lasting mark on the cathedral and church music tradition, leaving behind an enormous legacy.

Our Trustee, James Gurling OBE, pays tribute to his former Choirmaster and reflects on his time working alongside Harry.

Read the full tribute on our website news pages: www.cathedralmusictrust.org.uk

#southwarkcathedral #harrybramma #choirmasters #cathedralmusic #cathedralmusicians by @cathedralmusictrust

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Clive the cat draws great inspiration from the @cathedralmusictrust magazine - produced twice a year for our supporters and featuring interviews and insights from sector luminaries such as @johnrutter.composer

Next edition landing in just a few weeks’ time, featuring articles on the anniversary of Choral Evensong broadcasts on @bbcradio3 (beautifully written by @collersb), teenage voices (@clarestevenssilverlawn), the wonderful 7am Choir (@luxaeternachorale) and more.

Support Cathedral Music Trust today to get your copy!
https://www.cathedralmusictrust.org.uk/support/friend/

#magazine #handofgod #michelangelo #catsofinstagram #cathedralmusic by @cathedralmusictrust

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🎶 100 years of BBC Choral Evensong

Today marks the centenary of a treasure in British broadcasting. Since 7 October 1926, BBC Choral Evensong has brought the sound of choirs, organists and sacred music from churches, chapels and cathedrals to listeners across the world.

Today, our CEO, Jonathan Mayes, and Chair of Trustees, Jonathan Macdonald, were at Westminster Abbey for the special centenary service, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. The service included music by Howells and Parry, alongside a new introit by Kerensa Briggs, composed especially for the occasion.

For the Trust, this anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate the importance of the cathedral music tradition, and the extraordinary window BBC Choral Evensong provides into the breadth and richness of the UK’s choral heritage.

Listen back to this afternoon’s live broadcast from Westminster Abbey via BBC sounds..

#choralevensong #bbcchoralevensong #westminsterabbeychoir #evensong #cathedralmusictrust by @cathedralmusictrust

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11 days ago

✨ A creative touch to our Christmas cards

Our 2026 Christmas cards feature five original designs by London-based illustrator Rosie Brooks, inspired by cathedral music and the festive season.

Working in traditional pen and ink and watercolour, Rosie brings a distinctive style shaped by her background in both music and illustration. A Durham University music graduate with a Master’s in Children’s Book Illustration from Cambridge, she has worked with organisations including Oxford University Press, Classic FM, the Royal Ballet and Opera, and John Lewis.

We are delighted to have Rosie’s creativity bringing our Christmas cards to life this year.

🎄 Your purchase of our Christmas cards goes directly towards supporting the sector and our mission to transform lives through the power of cathedral music. Each pack contains 10 cards with envelopes.

Now on sale - browse the designs and order yours via our website: https://www.cathedralmusictrust.org.uk/shop/

#christmascards #classicalmusicianlife #cathedralmusic #musicillustrated #classicalmusicmode by @cathedralmusictrust

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Beyond the music, choristership can shape how a young person sees themselves, their place in a group and their relationship with music.

At our 2027 conference, we’ll explore how identity develops through cathedral choir auditions and rehearsals. Join us as we bring together researchers, practitioners, educators, musicians and policymakers for a remarkable two day conference.

The Impact of Cathedral Music on Educational Outcomes
25–26 February 2027 | Drapers’ Hall, Coventry

Find out more and book tickets via our website: www.cathedralmusictrust.org.uk/events

#musicconferences #cathedralmusic #ukmusicnews #musiceducationlife #musicidentity by @cathedralmusictrust

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13 days ago

Happy International Chorister Day! 🎶✨

Today is all about celebrating our incredible choristers and the sheer amount of heart (and hours!) they put into every single rehearsal and performance.

We’ve got some fun stuff lined up for you today to give you a backstage look at our choir: so keep an eye on our feed! 👀

To our singers: thank you for making magic and spreading worship and love every single week. We love you guys!

To our parents: you're all heros 🦸

Drop a comment below to send our choristers some love today! 👇

#InternationalChoristerDay #ChoirLife #HullMinster #ChoralMusic hullminsterchoir by @cathedralmusictrust

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14 days ago

This year, our Christmas cards have had a very special creative touch ✨

We’ve been working with illustrator @rosiebrooksillustration to create five original designs inspired by cathedral music and the festive season.

Working in traditional pen and ink, and watercolour, Rosie brings together her background in both music and illustration. With a BA in Music from Durham University and a Master’s in Children’s Book Illustration, her work combines storytelling, atmosphere and imagination. Having worked with organisations including Oxford University Press, Classic FM, the Royal Ballet and Opera and John Lewis, we are delighted Rosie has brought her distinctive style to our Christmas cards this year.

Here’s Rosie sketching out 'Pipe Dreams' before adding splashes of colour to bring it to life.

🎄 Our 2026 Christmas cards are now on sale, with every purchase helping to support the future of cathedral music.

Shop via the link in our bio or on the website www.cathedralmusictrust.org.uk

#cathedralmusic #illustrationuk #musicillustrations #charitychristmascards #cathedralmusictrust by @cathedralmusictrust

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