Blog
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1,400 Children join Global Mega Zoom across 14 Time Zones to Sing to G7!
On June 9th, as G7 leaders converged on Cornwall, over 1,400 children across 14 time zones met to sing on a Sing2G7 Mega Zoom led by Truro Cathedral’s choristers, singing together Gee Seven, the song …
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Pray for G7
Some of the world’s most influential leaders meet in Cornwall over the weekend of 11th – 13th June. As they do so, most of us will be crucially aware – as they will surely also be – of the multiple …
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Introducing the cathedral's fundraising officer
Truro Cathedral warmly welcomes Judith to the team who joined the team this month. Judith has taken on the role of fundraising officer for the cathedral, a position created thanks to recent funding. …
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Truro Cathedral to receive £16K from the Cathedral Music Trust
Truro Cathedral is one of the recipients of a grant from the Cathedral Music Trust who have awarded funds to support 36 choral foundations across the UK. Truro Cathedral is to receive a fantastic £16, …
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Join 12,000 voices and Sing2G7!
Sing2G7 is a concept created jointly by our director of music, Chris Gray, and Esmé Page founder of Cornwall Hugs Grenfell. It is an international children’s engagement programme prompted by UK’s …
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Half Muffled Bells and other Bell Ringer News
The cathedral tenor bell, weighing 33 cwt was rung, by Ringing Master Robert Perry, just before the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral. For such occasions, the bell is ‘half muffled’ by use of a leather pad …
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Our boy choristers and their million dreams
One of the things I love about my job is how the moving parts under the surface of what appears to be roughly the same thing (since 1880) make for fresh challenges all the time. One example is the …
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Sign Up to Sing2G7!
After the recent launch of the Sing2G7 initiative, the organisers are thrilled to report that over 3000 voices have already signed up to sing (including some in Washington DC, Alaska and Australia) …
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Truro Cathedral receives second grant from Cultural Recovery Fund
Truro Cathedral has received a grant of £72,300 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation recover and reopen. The second round of funding is from a £400 …