CATHEDRAL chiefs are celebrating being awarded a grant of £20,000 by the Cathedral Music Trust to support the cost of singing tuition for its choristers for a year.
The grant is part of a huge funding boost by the CMT for 26 Cathedral Choirs, totalling nearly £450,000 which has been allocated to enable choirs to expand their work with musicians and young people.
Samuel Hudson, organist and director of music at Worcester Cathedral, said: “We are extremely grateful to the CMT for this generous grant, which goes right to the heart of supporting music at Worcester Cathedral.
“The grant will enable us to continue to provide the highest quality singing tuition to all members of our choirs and maintain a safe and well-resourced environment in which all our singers can give their best.
“We offer our heartfelt thanks to the CMT for their support of cathedral music here in Worcester, and indeed throughout the country.”
Dean of Worcester, Peter Atkinson, added: “The best case for Cathedral music is for it to be heard as widely as possible.
“The Coronation had the wonderful effect of bringing English choral music to the attention of the world, and every cathedral, on a somewhat smaller scale, is doing the same in our cities and counties. We are very grateful to the Cathedral Music Trust for its support.”
