Cathedral Choir
Ongoing £250,000 plus per annum
The music of the cathedral is at the very heart of its daily life. Choral Evensong sung daily, the Cathedral Eucharist celebrated every Sunday morning, Matins for those who wish to have solitude, special services remembering those who have gone before or marking great national celebrations are all part of the choir’s life. From sonnets by William Byrd to works by James McMillan; quiet, sublime Evensongs in the middle of February to the explosion of a Haydn Mass celebrating the opening of a Three Choirs Festival.
The music of this place however does not come without a cost; time, commitment and, above all, money. The music and liturgy, which includes the support of the Voluntary Choir, music outreach programmes and the developing programme of organ and choral scholars costs over £250,000 per annum. But without that cost what would be the beating heart of our worship?
Support for all aspects of our musical life is needed – support of choristerships as to ensure any boy can take up the opportunities available – funding of the organ scholar and the Choral Scholars we will welcome in September 2011 – lay clerks, Organists and Directors of Music, Assistant Organist, administrative support, new music, new robes … The list goes on but it all needs to be supported and within the support of those who love this place it can be achieved.
What your gift might enable us to do …
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£100 plus Cost of a choir cassock
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£200-1,000 Purchase of music scores for the Cathedral Choir
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£1,000 Average cost of each choral service
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£2-4,000 Cost of staging an orchestral Eucharist, a choral concert or the annual organ recital series
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£7,500 Annual cost of a choristership or a choral and a organ scholarship
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£10,000 Annual running costs of the Willis organ
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£25,000 Cost of our music outreach programme with local schools
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£75,000 Annual cost of employing staff organists
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£150,000 Development of the Choir House (No 14 College Cloisters)
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£225,000 Annual cost of offering music in the liturgy
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£250,000 plus Endowment needed to fund each choristership, choral or organ scholarship or lay clerkship
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£500,000 plus Endowments need to support the staff organists
Critical acclaim for Hereford Cathedral Choir's new CD release
Hereford Cathedral Choir's latest CD, Howells from Hereford (Regent REGCD316) has been attracting critical praise in the national and international press.
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Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust
5 College Cloisters
Hereford HR1 2NG
01432 374261