MARCH

22 Feb to

27 March

9am-5pm

IKONS An exhibition that explores the history and theology of Icons.

Open daily 9am -5pm. FREE (until 27 March). See also lectures on 1st & 15th March, and Icon John (6th -27th March).

Friday 5

From noon

St Piran’s Day Lunch A special menu using the best of Cornish produce. No need to book.

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Friday 5

From 6pm

St Piran’s Day pre-concert supper in the Cathedral Restaurant. (Must be pre-booked. £12.95 for two courses and £14.95 for three courses, tel 01872 245011).

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Friday 5

7.30pm

St Piran’s Day Concert in association with Cornish World Magazine

Truro Cathedral Choir and City of Truro Male Choir present a programme of mixed classical and choral music. Tickets £12 From Hall For Cornwall Box Office, tel 01872 262466 or www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Saturday 6

Daily 9am-5pm (hours may vary)

Icon writer in residence in St Samson’s Chapel John Coleman is a professional icon writer who has ‘written’ images for orthodox churches and monasteries. He will be writing and displaying icons in St Sampson’s Chapel and would welcome visitors as he works. Until 27 March.

Wednesday 10

From 10am

Friends' Coffee Morning in the Pearson Room (10-11.30am) All welcome

Friday 12

7 for 7.30pm

‘ORGAN EXTRAVAGANZA’ to launch the 2010 Organ Recital Series. Join Christopher Gray, Director of Music, and Luke Bond, Assistant Director of Music, for a spectacular selection of organ music, with a popular programme of organ music, including ‘duets’, Nigel Ogden’s Scherzo for the ‘White Rabbit’ and an arrangement of ’The Simpsons’ theme tune. Tickets £5 on the door. Download poster and programme

Sunday 14

10am

Mothering Sunday Service and Lunch (to pre-book lunch tel: 01872 245011)

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Monday 15

7.30pm

Praying with Icons, a lecture given by Father Benedict Ramsden in the Chapter House. Free.

Wednesday 17

7.30pm

Murder in the Cathedral   T.S Elliot’s dramatic poetic retelling of the murder of Thomas à Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170. Performed by the Veryan Players on three consecutive nights. Tickets £10 from Cathedral Office (cash or cheque) tel: 01872 276782 or from the Cathedral Shop (cash, cheque or card) tel: 01872 275125. In aid of the restoration of Truro Cathedral.

Thursday 18

7.30pm

Murder in the Cathedral   as above

Friday 19

From 5.30pm

Medieval Buffet – Friday 19th March only

The Cathedral Restaurant will be serving a themed medieval pre-theatre buffet from 5.30pm. Details TBC. Fully licensed.

These suppers must be pre-booked by contacting the Restaurant Manager on 01872 245011.

Friday 19

7.30pm

Murder in the Cathedral   as above

Friday 19

1.10pm

Joshua Hales (Exeter College Oxford) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 20

7.30pm

Three Spires Singers performing Monteverdi Vespers. Tickets £8-£20 from HFC 01872 262466 or at www.hallforcornwall.co.uk 

Sunday 21

6pm

The Crucifixion by Stainer. A Liturgical performance by singers of RSCM Free with retiring collection.

Friday 26

1.10pm

Tome Olives (Menorca) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 27

11am

Mothers’ Union Diocesan Festival Service

HOLY WEEK

AND EASTER

Join us at Easter as we celebrate Christ’s ultimate triumph over death. There are a variety of services to which you are warmly invited. Most are choral, sung by the Cathedral Choir. A full list of services over the period can be downloaded from our website.

Sunday 28 March

10am

Palm Sunday Service A donkey carrying Jesus triumphantly into Jerusalem is not only the focus of this service but also foreshadows the dramatic events of the forthcoming week.

Sunday 28

6pm

The St John Passion by J S Bach Join St Mary’s Singers for this liturgical performance of one of the greatest choral works ever written. (Free with retiring collection)

Monday 29

7pm

Sung Eucharist for Holy Week Mon, Tues, Wed sung by the Gentlemen of the Cathedral Choir.

APRIL

Thursday 1 April

7pm

Maundy Thursday’s Eucharist of the Last Supper With the Cathedral Choir singing Byrd’s Mass for Five Voices and Ave verum Corpus, followed by the Vigil and Watch of Prayer.

Friday 2

10am

The Good Friday Service   The events of Good Friday unfold in this moving service of solemn music and intense drama, including the sung Passion gospel by Victoria and the Reproaches by Sanders.

Friday 2

12 noon

The Three-Hour Devotion. A series of meditations and hymns focusing on the dramatic events of Good Friday. Please come and go as appropriate.

Friday 2

5.30pm

Good Friday Evensong.  A dignified, quiet service, with plainsong and music by Byrd and Lotti.

Sunday 4

5.30am

The Dawn Service.  A real treat for the early-birds! Experience an exciting dawn as we celebrate the coming of the new Light of Christ with the Plainsong music of the Missa de Angelis.

Sunday 4

10am

The Easter Festival Service. The full drama of this day is played out in music and symbol at this service. The Choir sings Gabriel Jackson’s Missa Trieuriensis together with anthems by Charles Wood and James MacMillan. Bishop Tim to preach.

Sunday 4

4pm

Easter Day Evensong. The final service of the day with the Cathedral Choir singing Stanford's Evening Service in A and Blessed be the God and Father by Wesley.

Monday 5

BANK HOLIDAY Cathedral opens at 9.30am

Friday 9

1.10pm

Simon Dunbavand (Freelance) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 10

7.30pm

Western Morning News 150th anniversary concert TBC

Wednesday 14

From 10am

Friends' Coffee Morning in the Pearson Room (10-11.30am) All welcome

Friday 16

1.10pm

Michael Edwards free lunchtime organ recital

Friday 23

1.10pm

Philip Wilby (Musical Associate, Black Dyke Band) and Gordon Pullin (tenor) free lunchtime recital

Saturday 24

7.30pm

Cornish Male Voice Choir Fundraising Concert Join some of the best Choirs in Cornwall as they provide a rousing evening’s entertainment. Tickets from Hall For Cornwall Box Office, tel 01872 262466 or www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Sunday 25

2pm

Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving for Hospice and Nursing Services in Cornwall

Friday 30

1.10pm

Robert Poyser (Beverley Minster) free lunchtime organ recital

MAY

Monday 3

BANK HOLIDAY Cathedral opens at 9.30am

Wednesday 5

4pm

BBC Radio 3 live Evensong from Truro Cathedral with the Cathedral choir. Please take your seat by 3.45pm

Thursday 6

7.30pm

‘My Spirit Hath Rejoiced’ with Canon Perran Gay and Judith Whitehouse. Explore the theology of ‘The Magnificat’ and the great music it has inspired. In the Chapter House.TBC 01872 276782.

Friday 7

1.10pm

Christopher Boodle (Stroud Parish Church) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 8

All Day

ORGAN DISCOVERY DAY A unique chance to see, hear, and play Truro Cathedral’s world famous organ. Free and all welcome.

Saturday 8

7.30pm

ORGAN DISCOVERY DAY CONCERT Come along and enjoy the sound of the magnificent Father Willis Organ. Tickets £5 on the door

Sunday 9

2pm

Remember Our Child Service A service for families and friends to remember and celebrate the lives of children who have died. All welcome. (contact the Cathedral Office for details 01872 276782)

Wednesday 12

From 10am

Friends' Coffee Morning in the Pearson Room (10-11.30am) All welcome

Thursday 13

5.30pm

Solemn Eucharist for Ascension Day with the Cathedral Choir

Friday 14

1.10pm

Paul Carr (Birmingham) free lunchtime organ recital

Tuesday 18

12 Noon

College of Canons Eucharist and Lunch

Friday 21

1.10pm

Sarah MacDonald (Selwyn College Cambridge) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 22

Friends of Truro Cathedral Festival Day see www.friendsoftrurocathedral.co.uk for details

Sunday 23

10am

Solemn Eucharist for the Day of Pentecost

Thursday 27

7pm

Outreach Concert with local schools. Tickets on the door.

Friday 28

1.10pm

Ben Horden (St Matthew’s Northampton) free lunchtime organ recital

Saturday 29

7.30pm

St Mary’s Singers Summer Concert featuring music by Poulenc and Stravinsky Tickets from Hall For Cornwall, 01872 262466 or at www.hallforcornwall.co.uk 

Sunday 31

10am

Solemn Eucharist for Trinity Sunday