Do you know any young people, aged between 7 and 11, who enjoy singing? If so, ‘Be a chorister for a day’ is for them! It’s a unique and free opportunity for children with a love of singing to have a go at being a chorister. The day begins with workshops at 12noon, where they learn some of the music for choral evensong that day. The workshops are followed by lunch (people coming will need to bring their own packed lunch) and a chance to have a go at the Cathedral Explorer Trail before taking part in a rehearsal with the full Cathedral Choir.
Manchester Cathedral Interfaith Religious Poetry Competition, 2012
Last year’s competition was a great success with over 200 people sending in over 400 poems, many of which were from abroad, confirming the competition’s interfaith status.
Copies of the booklet of last year’s winning entries and runners-up are available. If you would like a copy, please send a cheque for £4.00 for each booklet made out to ‘Manchester Cathedral.’ The address is: The Cathedral Office, Manchester Cathedral, Victoria Street, Manchester, M3 1SX.
Tickets are now available for St John Passion. This concert will be conducted by Christopher Stokes and performed by Manchester Cathedral Choir and Manchester Baroque.
St John Passion (in German: Johannes-Passion), is a sacred oratorio of Johann Sebastian Bach. During the first winter that Bach was responsible for church music...
