What could it be? Excitement building in Truro Cathedral to hear some quirky instruments and 100’s of Cornish kids sing with the glorious Gabrieli!

We had a blast in Truro Cathedral yesterday! It was fantastic to hear 250 Cornish children singing a glorious programme of Christmas music - some familiar, some less well-known - with Gabrieli’s professional musicians. Thank you to all who joined us 🎉🎄 📸 Frances Marshall 🏳️‍🌈🇮🇪

After seven Christmases as a Cathedral Chorister, Head Chorister David completes his final 8am morning practice. What an incredible record - thank you David for your superb singing and leadership.

Here's a taster of Rutter's beautiful "There Is A Flower", which our boy choristers and adults will be singing at our Christmas concert tomorrow! You can still purchase your tickets here: buff.ly/3Us8gec 📅 Saturday 14 December ⏰ 19:30 - 21:00

Take a Sleigh Ride to our choir concert tomorrow at 7.30pm! 🎄 Featuring Andrew Wyatt on our famous Father Willis organ and chorister Thomas on percussion ☃️

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Welcome to Winchester! We’re looking forward to our concert at St Cross this evening, a beautiful medieval almshouse alongside the River Itchen. You can catch us on BBC Radio 3 In Tune tomorrow from 5pm, or in Norwich on Saturday. 📻 thegesualdosix.co.uk/festive-concer…

There is still time to submit your application to become a choral scholar at Truro Cathedral 🎶 Download the job description and application form: buff.ly/3PDEktQ Find out more about what it takes to be a choral scholar at Truro Cathedral 👇 buff.ly/4eHOkv5

If you are joining us for our Christmas Family Service this afternoon, we can't wait to have you with us! 🙌 We are looking forward to the retelling of the Christmas story and some of our favourite carols! 🎶 ⏰ 15:30 -16:15 buff.ly/4i3d43K

On the week of #Christmas, we look ahead to the last of our Christmas services for 2024 🎄🎶 To see the full schedule of what's going on at #TruroCathedral this week, visit our What's On page 🔗➡️ buff.ly/49eIq3v

Ooh 🎵 #ChristmasEve treat! Listen out for Cornish composer Russell Pascoe with Julie Skentelbery on BBC Cornwall today - all about his new carol and its journey to Hamburg with St John's College Choir! On around 10.15am - also on DAB🎄✨

So very saddened to hear of the death of William Kendall. An outstanding tenor, one of our greatest who wasn’t always recognised as such, who sang Winchester Cathedral and soloist with SO many conductors and ensembles. Taught by Piers, he was the quintessential English tenor. RIP.

🎵💚 ‘Composing Resilience…’ Funded #PhD opp with Southampton Education School Wonyong Park on role of #music in disaster recovery. We've seen how valuable it can be. Important work for someone to do to shape future policy - please share 👉🏼 findaphd.com/phds/project/c… #Grenfell

At 8pm on 27 January, join us to Light the Darkness for #HMD2025. On Monday, people will light candles and place them safely in their windows to remember those who were murdered for who they were, and stand against prejudice and hatred today. 🕯️ #LightTheDarkness for

Beautiful day for a BBC Radio 3 broadcast ☀️🌸 Tune in at 3pm to hear the Choir live from St John's College, Cambridge Chapel. The music is by Ruth Gipps, Francis Poulenc, Sasha Johnson Manning, Théodore Dubois, and JOANNA MARSH 🎶 📻Listen from wherever you are: bit.ly/3PVAQ56

📩 Our January newsletter is out! ✨ Find out about: - Meet the Funders 2025 (register now!) 💻 - Energy Awareness Training with CommunityEnergyPlus - 1:1 support for not-for-profit Cornish groups Read it here: rb.gy/si7q2h Not subscribed? Sign up on our website 👆

No auditions - just enthusiasm! 🎶 David Ross, director of the Choral Course in Cambridge this summer, explains how it all works and why you'll have the time of your life. ✨ Learn more and register via the link below! bit.ly/choral_courses…

Quickfire 'this or that' with Alexander Armstrong He poses all important questions to cathedral musicians across the UK, starting with... Dec or Can? 🤔 📽️ Choral Adventure, 2024 St Mary's Cathedral Newcastle Cathedral York Minster The Choirs of Pembroke College, Cambridge WestminsterCathedral

Happy #PancakeDay! 🥞 The boy choristers joined Dean Simon for lots of pancake fun! Head over to our Instagram to see what they got up to! 🤩 #TruroCathedral #Cornwall

It's Shrove Tuesday, so here's your annual snap of choristers flipping pancakes courtesy of @bfdcathedral 🥞