Thursday 30 May

7.30pm

English Touring Opera

Verdi's little performed opera Simon Boccenegra. A rich family tale of feuds and passions , tickets from Hall For Cornwall, 01872 262 466 or click here for tickets

JUNE

Saturday 1

10-5pm

Truro Cathedral Calendar Exhibition Stunning photographic images from our new fundraising calendar. Free

Saturday 1

Noon-2pm

Messy Table Fun for families and children Free

Saturday 1

2pm

Lutheran Service A service of Holy Communion according to the Lutheran rite. All welcome.

Saturday 1

5pm

Cathedral Bell Ringer’s Full Peal attempt to celebrate the Queen’s 60th year of accession to the throne

Sunday 2

4pm

Children’s Coronation Service marking the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation. Children from St Mawes and around Cornwall will re-enact the Coronation of 1953, complete with Robes and Regalia. All Welcome. Contact Yvonne Fuller if your child would like to take part, 01326 270617.

Monday 3

5.30pm

Solemn First Evensong of Petroc of Cornwall

Tuesday 4

5.30pm

Solemn Eucharist of Petroc of Cornwall

Friday 7

1.10pm

David Phillips  (London) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 8

7.30pm

Rejoicing Romantics A concert by St Mary’s Singers and Orchestra. Featuring Holst’s St Paul’s Suite, Verdi’s Pater Noster, Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, Hayden’s Kleine Orgelmesse, and Britten’s Rejoice the Lamb. Tickets £12-15 from Hall For Cornwall, 01872 262466.

Sunday 9

8pm

Open to Question- An informal opportunity to reflect on issues of Faith with Rev Canon Dr Stephen Dawes in the Pearson Room.

Monday 10

5.30pm

Solemn First Evensong of Barnabas the Apostle

Tuesday 11

5.30pm

Solemn Eucharist of Barnabas the Apostle

Wednesday 12

10am

Friends' Coffee Morning in the Pearson Room (10-12 Noon) All welcome

Friday 14

1.10pm

Luke Bond (Truro Cathedral) free lunchtime organ recital

Friday 14

7pm

Cornwall Youth Choir Concert (Tickets on the door)

Saturday 15

11am-2pm

Messy Table Fun for families and children Free

Saturday 15

All day

Organ Discovery Day A chance to play the amazing Father Willis Organ, followed by a free concert at 4.30pm.

Sunday 16

4pm

The Mayor of Truro’s Civic Service All Welcome

Tuesday 18

10-5pm

Penrice Community College Exhibition (until 24 June)

Thursday 20

2pm

Mothers’ Union Meeting with guest speaker Alison Osborne ‘The Neo-natal unit at RCH Treliske’ All welcome.

Friday 21

1.10pm

Gary Desmond (Bristol) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 22

5pm

Renaissance and Baroque Masterpieces sung by Truro Cathedral Choir including

Music from 16thcentury Europe by Josquin, Dunstaple, Lassus, Palestrina and Victoria, and from 17thand 18thcentury Germany and England by Purcell, Blow, Handel and Bach. Tickets available from the Hall for Cornwall priced £12 (students £6, under-18s free) 01872 262466. A two course (£14.95) or three course (£16.95) supper will be available after the concert. Must pre-book on 01872 245011.

Sunday 23

11.30am

Fairtrade Table after Morning Eucharist in North Transept

Sunday 23

4pm

Solemn First Evensong of the Birth of John the Baptist

Monday 24

5.30pm

Solemn Eucharist of the Birth of John the Baptist

Wednesday 26

6.45pm

Schools BIG Sing (£3 tickets on the door)

Friday 28

1.10pm

Harry Meehan  (Truro Cathedral) free lunchtime organ recital

Friday 28

7.30pm

Ordination of Deacons

Saturday 29

10.30am

Ordination of Priests

Saturday 29

5.30pm

First Evening Prayer of Peter and Paul, Apostles

Sunday 30

10am

Solemn Eucharist of Peter and Paul, Apostles

Sunday 30

4pm

Solemn Evensong of Peter and Paul, Apostles

JULY

Monday 1

10-5pm

Mission Moldolva Awareness Exhibition (until 15 July)

Tuesday 2

5.30pm

Solemn First Evensong of Thomas the Apostle

Wednesday 3

5.30pm

Solemn Eucharist of Thomas the Apostle

Friday 5

1.10pm

David Jernigan (New Haven, USA) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 6

12-2pm

Messy Table Fun for families and children Free

Saturday 6

7.30pm

Mahler with David Briggs: A concert with Three Spires Singers featuring Mahler Symphony No. 2 (Organ transcription) Mendelssohn Hear My Prayer, Brahms Wie lieblich and Rheinburger Abendlied. Tickets from Hall For Cornwall, 01872 262466, www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Sunday 7

4pm

Evensong with valediction of Choristers and Choral Scholars

Wednesday 10

10am

Friends' Coffee Morning in the Pearson Room (10-12 Noon) All welcome

Friday 12

1.10pm

Paul Dewhurst (Pontefract Parish Church) free lunchtime organ recital

Friday 12

7.30pm

Winter Words A recital for tenor and piano celebrating the centenary of Benjamin Britten’s birth. Programme to include Britten’s Winter Words and Abraham and Isaac. Nick Hawker (tenor) and Paul Drayton (piano) Tickets £7 on the door. In aid of Truro Cathedral Choir Tour Fund.

Saturday 13

1pm

Free Informal lunchtime concert with Leicester Grammar School Chamber Choir

Saturday 13

7.30pm

Waiting For Godot with Miracle Theatre open air performance on the Cathedral Green. This is one of the most profound, moving and funny plays ever written. Bring a picnic and seating to enjoy this outdoor performance. Tickets from Hall For Cornwall, 01872 262466, www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Sunday 14

8pm

Open to Question- An informal opportunity to reflect on issues of Faith with Rev Canon Dr Stephen Dawes in the Pearson Room.

Wednesday 17

7pm

Organ Recital by Simon Jacobs also featuring the Academia Musica Choir directed by Aryan O. Arji. A programme that includes works by Walton, Ives and Parry with interval. £7 on the door. Buffet in Chapter House afterwards £7 (or £12 if booked together)must pre-book on 01872 276292.  In aid of Truro Cathedral Choir Tour Fund.

Friday 19

1.10pm

Simon Morley (Tampa, USA) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 20

11-2pm

Messy Table Fun for families and children Free

Saturday 20

12noon

Free Informal lunchtime Concert with Gresley Male Voice Choir

Sunday 21

4pm

Solemn First Evensong of Mary Magdalene (sung by Academia Musica Choir)

Monday 22

9-5pm

Exeter University Graduations (cathedral closed all day)

Tuesday 23

1pm

Free Informal lunchtime concert with Wokingham Choral Society

Wednesday 24

5.30pm

First Evening Prayer of James the Apostle

Thursday 25

1pm

Free Informal lunchtime concert with Diego Valeri Youth Orchestra (Italy)

Thursday 25

5.30pm

Solemn Eucharist of James the Apostle (sung by St Luke’s Choir, Chelsea)

Friday 26

1.10pm

Robert Dixon (Jesus College, Cambridge) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 27

1pm

Free Informal lunchtime concert with Rossendale Scout Group Band

Saturday 27

4pm

First Evensong of Samson, Bishop, Missionary (sung by St Luke’s Choir, Chelsea)

Sunday 28

10am

Solemn Eucharist of Samson, Bishop, Missionary (sung by St Luke’s Choir, Chelsea)

Sunday 28

11.30am

Fairtrade Table after Morning Eucharist in North Transept

Sunday 28

4pm

Solemn Evensong of Samson, Bishop, Missionary (sung by St Luke’s Choir, Chelsea)

Monday 29

10am-5pm

North American Indian Exhibition An exhibition of handicrafts, photos and posters, items for sale  (until 3 Aug)

Monday 29

1pm

Free Informal lunchtime concert with Wessex Warblers a Salisbury Community Choir

AUGUST

Thursday 1

2pm

Start of 2pm free guided tours of the cathedral (through August)

Friday 2

1.10pm

Charles Maxtone-Smith (Winchester College) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 3

10am-3pm

City of Truro Male Voice Choir Fundraising High Cross

Saturday 3

12 Noon-2pm

Messy Table Fun for families and children Free

Monday 5

7.30pm

St Endellion Music Festival Concert with St Endellion Festival Chorus and Orchestra. Programme includes Ein deutches Requiem and St Anthony Variations by Brahms with Britten’s Russian Funeral (for brass and percussion).

Tickets £8-23 from Hall For Cornwall, 01872 262466, www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Friday 9

1.10pm

Edward Symington (Westminster Cathedral) free lunchtime organ recital

Wednesday 14

10am

Friends' Coffee Morning in the Pearson Room (10-12 Noon) All welcome

Thursday 15

11am-3pm

Mothers Union Children’s Free Fun Day Lots of great games and stalls, fun for all the family. On the Cathedral Green (or in the Cathedral if wet.)

Friday 16

1.10pm

Georgina Sherriff (St Paul’s, Knightsbridge) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 17

10am-3pm

City of Truro Male Voice Choir Fundraising High Cross

Saturday 17

11am-2pm

Messy Table Fun for families and children Free

Sunday 18

10am

Solemn Eucharist of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Patronal Festival

Sunday 18

4pm

Solemn Evensong of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Patronal Festival

Tuesday 20

1pm

Free lunchtime concert with Truro Cathedral Choir

Friday 23

1.10pm

John Keyes (St Mary’s Nottingham) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 24

1pm

Charles Timberlake Informal Lunchtime Concert Free

Saturday 24

5.30pm

Solemn Eucharist of Bartholomew the Apostle (sung by the Kingsbury Singers)

Sunday 25

11.30am

Fairtrade Table after Morning Eucharist in North Transept

Monday 26

From 9.30am

BANK HOLIDAY Cathedral open from 9.30am

Friday 30

1.10pm

James Luxton (Worcester Cathedral) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 31

10am-3pm

City of Truro Male Voice Choir Fundraising High Cross

Saturday 31

7.30pm

Duo MusArt-Barcelona with Raul Prieto Ramirez (organ) and Teresa Sierra (piano).

Spanish virtuoso musicians play a wide selection of music from Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue to Jean Langlais’s Dyptique for piano and organ.  Tickets £7 (Students £5, U18s free) on the door.

SEPTEMBER

Friday 6

1.10pm

Ian Ball (Worcester) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 7

12 Noon-2pm

Messy Table Fun for families and children Free

Saturday 7

1pm

Free lunchtime concert with St Stythians Male Voice Choir

Saturday 7

7.30pm

The Queen of Heaven Tour. Harry Christophers CBE directs the Sixteen as it takes you through the musical evolution of the Allegri’s legendary and much-requested Miserere. The programme also features music by Palestrina and Macmillan’s Miserere. Tickets from Hall For Cornwall Box Office, 01872 262466, www.hallforcornwall.co.uk Pre-concert talk at 7pm.

Sunday 8

10am

Sunday Eucharist with Installation of Choral and Organ Scholars and Head Choristers

Sunday 8

8pm

Open to Question- An informal opportunity to reflect on issues of Faith with Rev Canon Dr Stephen Dawes in the Pearson Room.

Monday 9

1pm

Free lunchtime Concert with Schola Cantorum

Wednesday 11

10am

Friends' Coffee Morning in the Pearson Room (10-12 Noon) All welcome

Friday 13

1.10pm

Nicholas Sutton (Doncaster Minster) free lunchtime organ recital

Friday 13

5.30pm

Solemn First Evensong of Holy Cross Day

Saturday 14

10.30am

Cornish Wrasslin’ on the Cathedral Green. Traditional Cornish wrestling with stalls and refreshments.

Saturday 14

6pm

Diocesan Confirmation Service

Monday 16

2pm and 7.30pm

Windows into the Lord’s Prayer A six week course (Sept 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 21, 28) This course looks at the Lord's Prayer bit by bit, asks what Jesusmeantand explores what it means today. In the Pearson Room of the Cathedral office. £10 per course. Entry via blue door opposite entrance to Cathedral car park.

Wednesday 18

7 for 7.30pm start

‘What is the Church? Contemporary Greek Orthodox perspectives on the nature of ecclesial communion’ a lecture by Dr Norman Russell (Theologian, translator and novelist. Lecturer in the Institute of Orthodox Studies University of Cambridge) for Truro Theological Society. Tickets £4 on the door

Thursday 19

2pm

MU Meeting in the Pearson Room with guest speaker Canon Peter Walker ‘The Isles of Scilly’ All welcome.

Friday 20

1.10pm

Philip Davey (Truro Methodist Church) free lunchtime organ recital

Friday 20

7.30pm

125 years of the little Giant. An Evening Recital with Luke Bond celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Father Willis Organ. Luke will play music from the era and give a short historical presentation. Wine and nibbles served during the interval.

Tickets £7 (Students £5, U18s free) on the door.

Saturday 21

11am-2pm

Messy Table Fun for families and children Free

Saturday 21

1pm

Free Informal lunchtime Concert with the Riverside Singers

Saturday 21

5.30pm

Solemn Evensong of Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist attended by the Old Choristers Association

Sunday 22

11.30am

Fairtrade Table after Morning Eucharist in North Transept

Friday 27

1.10pm

Mike Edwards (Cornwall) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 28

1pm

Free Informal lunchtime Concert with Mabe Ladies Choir

Saturday 28

7.30pm

Sacred Chants and Songs of the Ukraine. The Boyan Ensemble has been stunning UK audiences for over 20 years performing an exciting mix of Eastern Orthodox Church music and thrilling Ukrainian folk songs performed in traditional costume. For ticketing information see www.trurocathedral.org.uk

Sunday 29

10am

Solemn Eucharist and celebration of 50 years in the priesthood of Canon James Edwards and Canon Peter Larkin

Sunday 29

4pm

Solemn Evensong of Michael and All Angels

Sunday 29

6pm

A Night of Colour with Daniel Cozens (founder of Through Faith Missions) Daniel is an artist, preacher and painter. He tells his life story and what Jesus means to him through a collection of his paintings. Part of Walk Cornwall 2. Free.