Blog
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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 …
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Kynance Cove captured in music
When you receive the score of a new piece of music there is always a mixture of excitement and trepidation. When you know that new work is being performed not only by your own choir but also by the …
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Post-Easter Blues?
I don’t know about you, but after a particularly wonderful event I always feel a little bit down: you plan something, like a special birthday, for ages, and it is great while it lasts, but the next …
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HRH The Prince of Wales Visit
On Thursday 22 March 2018, Truro Cathedral was honoured to welcome His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, known as The Duke of Cornwall when in Cornwall, to both the cathedral and the newly …
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Luther, Bach and a U-boat
The cathedral marked the 500th anniversary of Reformation Day (31 Oct 1517) with a special choral and orchestral Evensong that included J S Bach’s Cantata Ein feste Burg, based on Martin Luther’s …
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Volunteers awarded St Piran Cross
We send our hearty and warm congratulations to both Peter Hewson and Hazel Yelland Helliwell who have each been awarded the St. Piran Cross. This is an annual recognition, by the bishop, of people …
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Cathedral toilet upgrade
For your convenience...we’re improving ours! Thanks to the continued fundraising efforts of The Friends of Truro Cathedral, our visitor toilets are receiving a much-needed re-fit. Work started in …