A HEARTFELT THANK YOU
With your generous support, our work in 2022 made a lasting impact on the lives of thousands of individuals involved in the UK’s vibrant choral tradition.
Your kind donations ensure that we are here to support choirs and musicians at every stage in their journey, from education and engagement programmes through to early career training and scholarship opportunities.
Your contributions go beyond financial aid; they breathe life into the music
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that fills our magnificent cathedrals and churches, inspiring congregations, connecting communities, and uplifting hearts and minds.
Thank you for believing in the power of choral music to change lives.
With gratitude,
Alexander Armstrong Ambassador, Cathedral Music Trust Image © Peterborough CathedralTHE DIFFERENCE YOU HAVE MADE
Your generosity provides vital support to ensure a bright and sustainable future for choral music.
You made a big impact on cathedral music across the UK in 2022!
TRAINING & EDUCATION
You helped over 1,000 young choristers across the UK benefit from a worldclass music education through their choir in 2022. Through the funding of singing and music theory lessons, as
well as providing essential support for travel and bursaries, you ensured that children from all backgrounds can get involved.
Through the provision of organ and choral scholarships in nine choral foundations, you helped nurture the next generation of cathedral musicians.
Individual time with an experienced vocal trainer gives our choristers and probationers the very best opportunity to realise their vocal potential as well as building confidence with repertoire and performance challenges and ultimately enables them to sing at their best.
It is an investment in each child in return for the commitment they and their families make to music at the Cathedral. We could never have considered this provision without your support, and we are so grateful.
Dr Elizabeth Stratford, Director of Music at Arundel CathedralWIDENING PARTICIPATION
Thanks to your generosity, well over 5,000 children and young people from all backgrounds engaged with singing sacred choral music in their cathedrals, churches and local communities, benefitting personally, socially and musically.
St Wulfram’s offers a thriving weekround programme of choral activity. We are particularly proud to give teenage boys and girls opportunities to continue singing with us having ‘graduated’ as choristers. Your support will help us fund additional members of the music department, including a voice coach, who will help train young musicians at our afterschool singing clubs.
Dr Tim Williams, Director of Music at St Wulfram’s, GranthamI loved the focus and professionalism of everyone involved. It really inspired me to take my own singing up a notch… This will definitely be near the top of my life-long achievements.
Gabrieli Roar ParticipantENRICHING WORSHIP
Music brings our worship and heritage to life, connecting us to our history, our communities and our spiritual selves.
We welcomed nearly 1,500 people to our events and gatherings in 2022. The participation of so many of you has uplifted choir communities and shone a light on the brilliant music being made every day throughout the UK.
We launched the Church Choir Award in partnership with the RSCM to recognise and develop excellence in music-making by church choirs through the funding of imaginative new projects and initiatives.
In 2021 we became the first place of worship in Wales to hold regular choral services in the Welsh language. Our new choral scholars will help us to put Welsh on an equal footing with English in our music and better serve our community, where 80% are Welsh speakers. We are incredibly grateful to you for making this a reality.
The launch of the Church Choir Award with the RSCM in 2022 has been a fantastic opportunity to recognise and develop excellence in choral music-making by church choirs. Through this partnership, we’ve been able to help transform more lives through the choral tradition and enrich workship in local communities.
ENHANCING EXCELLENCE
Your donations have helped ensure cathedral choirs retain their worldrenowned reputation for excellence by supporting 27 professional roles, from lay clerks to Assistant Directors of Music, and by funding vital music department costs.
Salford Cathedral has undergone a musical renaissance since July 2020 and is now home to five choirs, offering a larger number of choral services. It is our ambition to establish a music department that becomes a centre of excellence for cathedral music in the North West.
Your support will fund our choral scholars and enable an organ associate to join the team, as well as help us to buy much-needed sheet music. Thanks to this generosity, music at Salford will go from strength to strength.
The performance of music to this exceptional standard, not only in the divine service but also in concert, TV, radio and CD, is an extraordinary cultural and artistic achievement. This is the result not only of ability but also sustained hard work by thousands of people each day and week. The infrastructure, skills, and knowledge behind its production would be almost impossible to replicate if lost.
Alex Patterson, Director of Music at Salford Cathedral Harry Christophers CBE, founder and conductor of The Sixteen President of Cathedral Music TrustSUPPORTING LEADERSHIP
Our inaugural Cathedral Music Education Conference ‘Joining the Dots’ – held online in early 2022 – welcomed over 100 musicians and clergy.
The focus across the two days was on education in the broadest possible sense: from creating a successful learning environment for choristers, to providing equality of access and building sustainable partnerships with schools and music hubs. There were opportunities throughout for discussion and exploration of best practice, in sessions with leading musicians, educators and cultural leaders.
I’m still buzzing from this session. Brilliant & thought-provoking discussion on how to support cathedral musicians of the future.
What a fascinating insight into ‘The Whole Chorister’ as part of Cathedral Music Trust’s conference - covering latest pedagogical frameworks, changing voices, culture, and more. Thank you.
It was very encouraging to see Cathedral Music Trust grabbing the bull by the horns and making diversity a central topic in this conference.
Attendee feedback, Joining the Dots, January 2022
EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION
In Spring 2022, we launched our Future Leaders Group, a forum for young people with connections to, or an interest in, the world of cathedral music, giving the next generation a seat at the table.
As well as receiving mentoring and training in leadership, each member plays a crucial role in shaping our long-term strategy, participating in key committees and leading on projects and events.
It has been great to get involved with the work of the Trust and the world of cathedral music. I feel like I’ve been recognised for bringing valuable skills and a different perspective to discussions, and it’s clear that the organisation really cares about our own professional development too.
Through the scheme, the Trust has proved that it genuinely cares about what the younger generation thinks, and I’ve been encouraged by how we have been able to influence decisions and strategy: the scheme hasn’t just been a token gesture.
Victoria Eyre, Future LeaderRESEARCH AND ADVOCACY
We work in partnership with other charities to research and present an evidence-based case for cathedral music and musicians with senior policy makers, church leaders and funders.
In 2022 this included a visit to the House of Commons with the RSCM to meet the Minister for Schools and an opportunity to lead a workshop at the National Cathedrals Conference in Newcastle on the role of music in cathedrals and its future.
The Future for Cathedral Music
We commissioned More Partnership to undertake a landmark report into the future of cathedral music, involving a comprehensive review of literature and practice, and interviews with more than fifty senior leaders in cathedrals, churches, government, education and the arts.
The report highlights how important cathedral music is to the cultural and religious life of our country, but also outlines the significant investment needed so that it can thrive and develop for future generations. The recommendations will inform our future strategy so that we can effectively respond to the needs of all involved and ensure a vibrant future for cathedral music.
This report should serve as a rallying cry; for cathedral music to survive, we all must work to make this world and its traditions accessible to everyone and appealing to the young people of today. Elite sport is a point of pride for our nation, steeped in history with roots running deep in schools across the country. Elite music should be just the same; not something to be feared, but something to celebrate, enhancing the lives of all involved.
Anna Lapwood, organist and choir director Cathedral Music Trust AmbassadorHow your donations have been used in 2022
£458,000 awarded in grants to 30 organisations
Choral Foundation Sum Purpose
Arundel Cathedral ** £2,500
Bradford Cathedral ** £17,000
Carlisle Cathedral £4,300
Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace £22,100
Church of St Mary le Tower, Ipswich * £7,000
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Newark * £5,000
Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick £7,500
Coventry Cathedral £3,200
Croydon Minster £18,900
Supporting training for choristers
Supporting vocal coaching and increased hours for the choir matron
Supporting an organ scholarship for one year
Supporting the children’s singing programme
Partnering with state schools in Ipswich to deliver choral singing activities
Widening access to singing lessons
Supporting an organ scholarship for one year
Supporting an organ scholarship for one year
Appointing a Singing Development Leader
Gabrieli Roar £10,000
Supporting the Gabrieli Roar Christmas performances involving 3,700 primary and secondary school students performing Michael Praetorius and Heinrich Schütz’s choral music in Portsmouth, Canterbury, Peterborough, Ely, Coventry and Westminster Cathedrals, York and Hull Minster
Hull Minster * £7,000
Increasing bursary provision for choristers and increasing the offer of choral scholarships for university-age students
Leeds Cathedral £28,450
Improving choristers’ core vocal skills, developing choral leadership through enhanced choral scholarships and developing pathways and opportunities for organ scholars
Leicester Cathedral ** £29,700
Supporting vocal tuition for Senior Girls and Young Songmen, transport for choristers, sheet music and robes, the DioSing outreach programme and associated overheads
Portsmouth Cathedral ** £20,400
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Supporting the Cathedral Sing Programme, vocal training for choristers and core costs for the sub-organist and Choir Matron
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** Denotes a grant made wholly or partially with thanks to the Diamond Fund for Choristers
Choral Foundation Sum Purpose
Salford Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist £16,000
Southwark Cathedral, London £15,000
St Davids Cathedral | Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi ** £18,000
St Deiniol’s Cathedral, Bangor | Cadeirlan Deiniol Sant £22,000
St Edmundsbury Cathedral £15,000
St Mary the Virgin, West Malling * £2,500
St Mary’s in the Lace Market, Nottingham * £6,000
St Paul’s Cathedral, London £30,000
St Peter’s Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton £15,000
St Wulfram’s Church, Grantham ** £22,300
Tewkesbury Abbey £4,200
The Parish of Chingford SS Peter and Paul with All Saints’, London * £2,500
Truro Cathedral ** £30,000
Wakefield Cathedral £16,400
Westminster Abbey, London £30,000
Westminster Cathedral, London £30,000
Supporting choral scholarships, sheet music and an organ associate
Supporting salaries of the Assistant Organist, Music Administrator, additional lay clerks and choir chaperone
Supporting travel costs for choristers
Appointing three Welsh-language choral scholars
Supporting three new lay clerk posts
Increasing support for its choral and organ scholarship programme
Establishing three children’s choirs and working with local schools
Supporting lay clerk salaries
Supporting an organ scholarship and choral scholarships and the Edington Festival Award to support choristers’ vocal training
Supporting a new Assistant Master of Music post and a vocal coach for choristers
Supporting junior choral and organ scholarships for the Abbey Choir
Establishing a chorister bursary scheme for its summer residential singing course
Supporting scholarships and bursaries for choristers
Supporting the salary of the Assistant Director of Music
Supporting the salary of the Assistant Organist
Supporting the salary of the Lay Clerk/Administrator
CURRENT & FUTURE PRIORITIES
DEVELOP a new strategic plan informed by research, evaluation and consultation to ensure we are investing our resources effectively to help sustain cathedral music in the long term.
WORK closely with our partners to design programmes and initiatives that support and develop young talent, including early years children, teenage singers, organists and early career professional musicians.
UNDERTAKE further research, including a nationwide survey of the current chorister experience and recruitment issues to inform future support programmes.
INCREASE support for cathedral music through the expansion of our Friends and Patrons scheme, our legacy programme, and the launch of new Future Leaders’ initiatives to involve the next generation of supporters in our work.
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We receive no government or church funding, and raise funds from individuals as well as trusts and foundations. Thanks go to our Friends and Patrons who loyally support our work through their regular donations.
We continue to carefully manage our reserves to allow for fluctuations in income and expenditure in unpredictable times. Despite lower income, the Trustees chose to increase financial support to beneficiaries in 2022 in view of the challenging economic environment.
TRUSTS & FOUNDATIONS
The Atlas Fund
Bertarelli Foundation
Digital Lift
Essex Community Foundation
Genesis Foundation
Marsh Charitable Trust
Mosawi Foundation
MuchLoved Charitable Trust
Pettit Charity
ORGANISATIONS
Banks Music Publications
Birmingham Cathedral
Braintree Choral Society
Bristol Cathedral
Chichester Cathedral Choristers Association
Ely Cathedral
FCOCA
Fulham All Saints
Gloucester Cathedral
Hereford Cathedral Library
Leeds Cathedral
Leicester Cathedral Old Choristers
Microsoft
New College School
Norwich Cathedral Ex Choristers Association
Oriana Singers
Southwell Minster
St Davids Cathedral | Eglwys
Gadeiriol Tyddewi
St John’s Church Choir, Harrogate
St John’s College Cambridge
St Mary’s Church, Rickmansworth
St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral
The Edington Festival
The Family History Society of Cheshire Sale Group
Uppermill Methodist Church
Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks
SIBTHORP CIRCLE
The Sibthorp Circle recognises those who have notified us of their intention to honour Cathedral Music Trust with a gift in their Will. The Circle is named after our Founder, the Revd Ronald Sibthorp, in honour of the longstanding impact of gifts in Wills.
We are very grateful to all those who have recognised the Trust in this way.
Michael Antcliff
Marcia Babington
Sarah Bourne
David Bridges
Michael Cooke
Eric Cox
Stephen Crookes
Robert Frier
Rodney Gritten
Clarendon Gritten
Edward Hart
Rosemary Hart
Sheila Kemp
James Lancelot
Robin Lee
Terence Locke
Jonathan Macdonald
Kate MacLean
Roddie MacLean
Iain Nisbet
Martin Owen
John Pettifer
Denis Roberts
David Williamson
Margaret Williamson and 26 anonymous donors
VOLUNTEERS
We are incredibly grateful to the many brilliant volunteers across the UK who do so much to support cathedral music every week. Thank you.
TRUSTEES
Peter Allwood
(Chair until Feb 2023)
Jonathan McDonald (Chair from Feb 2023)
Sooty Asquith (Trustee until May 2023; Editor Cathedral Music until Dec 2022)
Ann Parsons (Trustee until May 2023)
Giverny McAndry (Honorary Secretary)
Jason Groves
Sue Hind Woodward (Vice Chair, Development Committee)
Stuart Laing (Chair, Development Committee)
James Lancelot (Chair, Grants Panel until December 2022)
We gratefully acknowledge all the individuals and organisations who generously supported our work in 2022.
Heather Morgan
James Mustard
Isobel Pinder (Chair, Impact & Delivery Committee)
Gavin Ralston (Chair, Finance & Audit Committee; Lead Safeguarding Trustee)
Peter Smith (until December 2022)
COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS
Henrietta Fraser (Chair of Events Working Group; Development)
Robert Horton (Development)
Jonathan Manners (Development)
Olivia Sparkhall (Development)
David Flood (Impact & Delivery)
Jane Hedges (Impact & Delivery)
Diana Johnson (Chair of Grants Panel from 2023)
Max Kramer (Impact & Delivery from 2023)
Mark Bellis (Regional Coordinator, Development & Events)
Rosemary Downey (Regional Coordinator & Events)
Christopher Barnard (Regional Coordinator & Events until March 2023)
Jean Duerden (Events)
Neil Medland (Events)
Penelope Brown (Grants)
Carl Jackson (Grants)
Laura Worsford (Grants from 2023)
AREA REPRESENTATIVES
Stewart Aylward (Gloucester)
Christopher Barnard (Salisbury)
Mark Bellis (Chelmsford)
Judy Chisman (St Edmundsbury until Aug 2022)
Rosemary Clemence (Rochester)
Simon Crookall (Lincoln)
Graham Curtis (Manchester)
Susan Dawson (Southwell & Nottingham from 2023)
Jeremy Duerden (Blackburn)
Peter Gould (Portsmouth)
Jonathan Hunt (St Paul’s until Easter)
Sarah Hunt (Winchester until Aug 2023)
Donald Kerr (Down, Connor & Dromore until Aug 2023)
Catherine Lamb (Lichfield)
Tim Layton (London Greenwich)
Sarah & Richard Malins (London Southwark)
Anne McDonald (Peterborough)
John Paton (Oxford)
Heather Ross (St Albans)
Graham Shelton (Norwich until Mar 2023)
Paul Stockbridge (Chester)
Ian Thompson (Canterbury)
Graham Thorpe (Bradford)
Alistair Timmis (York)
Adam Tunnicliffe (St Paul’s from 2023)
Simon Webb (Westminster Abbey)
Arnold Wills (Bath & Wells)
Diana Wills (Chichester until Jan 2022)
FUTURE LEADERS
Thomas Allery
Ophelia Appleby
Victoria Eyre
Alexander Hamilton
Arianwen Harris
Guy James
Lizzie Leather
Libby Marsland
Daniel Maw
Imogen Morgan
Eilidh Owen
Benjamin Phillips
Elizabeth Preece
Rupert Scarratt
Graham Thorpe
ADVISORY GROUP
Peter Allwood
Christopher Gower
Terry Duffy
STAFF
Cathryn Dew (Director of Impact & Delivery)
Olivia Sparkhall (Impact & Delivery Manager)
Natasha Morris (Director of Development)
Anna Kent (Digital & Communications Manager)
Katy Ashman (Development Officer)
Jessica Lock (Director of Finance)
Amanda Welsh (Finance Officer)
Image © Nick RutterRoyal Patron
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
President
Harry Christophers CBE
Ambassadors
Alexander Armstrong
Anna Lapwood
Honorary Patrons
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd and Rt Hon.
Dr Justin Welby
Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, His Eminence
Vincent Nichols
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