Blog
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My Last Concert with Truro Cathedral Choir
Excitement has been increasingly building for this year's upcoming summer concert, 'Only in Sleep', especially for me anyway. We've been practising the music daily as we get close the performance. …
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Playing the Duruflè Requiem on BBC Radio 3
On Thursday 12th July, I shall be playing the cathedral’s Father Willis organ during the choir’s concert broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, and in so doing undertaking undoubtedly the biggest challenge …
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Discovering Stormzy
It is always good to have your prejudices challenged. Having a reputation for not warming to much music after Schubert (not true!), I was chided when out with a group of friends for being too …
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Cathedral Upgraded Toilets Officially Open
After several months the cathedral is pleased to announce that the much-needed cathedral visitor toilet upgrade work has reached completion. The toilets were officially opened and blessed on Friday 1 …
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Couple from Australia renew their wedding vows
We were contacted last September from Australia by Amy and Patrick Little who enquired about renewing their wedding vows as they would be celebrating their 20th anniversary. Since they were married 20 …
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Grenfell from Today
The memorial song 'Grenfell from Today' has been released as an expression of remembrance and solidarity for those affected by Grenfell Tower Fire. Ideas for the song came from charity Cornwall Hugs …
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Performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra
There was something slightly surreal about walking on to conduct the BBC Concert Orchestra, Natalie Clein and a massed choir of around 150 people, all assembled in Truro Cathedral primarily to give …
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My Life as an Organist
One of my earliest memories is of sitting on the organ bench with my grandfather who was Organist of a large anglo-catholic church in Birmingham UK for over forty years. He was a rather well-known …
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Being the composer-in-residence with Truro Cathedral
I am writing this on the train back from the final workshops with three schools in Truro and my thoughts turn to how the connection with Truro started and the beginnings of a very fruitful …