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Cathedral News, published bi-monthly, gives full listing information on all services, music and future events as well as topical articles, features and other editorial content.
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TWO NEW CD RELEASES FROM SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 22nd May 2013There are two new CD releases from Salisbury Cathedral this month. An archive recording of Salisbury Cathedral Choir singing Anthems from the 17th and 18th Centuries originally...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL NIGHT VISIONS OPEN EVENING BROUGHT FUN FOR ALL!
Issued 20th May 2013Image above by Ash Mills: having fun trying out stonemasonry at 'Night Visions' Look at the photo gallery. Hear what people said. Salisbury Cathedral's...
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A LITTLE PARADISE FOR VISITORS AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL!
Issued 20th May 2013Image above: Artist’s impression of the building at Little Paradise by St Ann’s Gate Architects. Salisbury Cathedral has taken a big step towards improving its facilities for...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTER RUNNER UP IN NATIONAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION
Issued 17th May 2013Cecily Moorsom (11), a year 6 pupil at Salisbury Cathedral School, has been announced a runner up in the first David Willcocks Composition Competition. Her setting of Prepare our...
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PEREGRINES ON SALISBURY CATHEDRAL TOWER
Issued 9th May 2013Members of the public who have climbed to the base of Salisbury Cathedral's spire on a Tower Tour in recent weeks have found they're unable to take in two of the views....
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A SPARKLING START TO CHRISTMAS FOR GROUP VISITORS AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 8th May 2013Salisbury Cathedral is holding two special Christmas Carol Services for groups at 2.00pm on Tuesday 10 December and Thursday 12 December. This is a marvellous opportunity to...
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‘SECRET SALISBURY CATHEDRAL’ IS A SENSATION!
Issued 30th Apr 2013Photograph: The Clerk of Works Gary Price has the rapt attention of a group in the Works Department at Salisbury Cathedral. Salisbury Cathedral hosted two special ‘Secret...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL JUNIOR CHOIR - A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY CHILD IN SCHOOL YEARS 4 – 8 WHO LOVES TO SING
Issued 30th Apr 2013Salisbury Cathedral Junior Choir is looking for new members who would like to join this fun choir, learn to sing to a high standard and take part in a wide variety of concerts and...
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GREAT BIG GREEN MAN HUNT HALF TERM FUN AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL - 30 AND 31 MAY 2013
Issued 26th Apr 2013Salisbury Cathedrals fun activities for children and their families this May half-term take inspiration from the curious Green Men that can be found hidden around the Cathedral....
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OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SCULPTOR HELAINE BLUMENFELD IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL AS PART OF SCULPTURE EXHIBITION EVENTS PROGRAMME
Issued 26th Apr 2013EVENTS LISTING INFORMATION Theres a special opportunity to meet sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld OBE, on Thursday 9 May at 7.00pm 8.30pm. Her first major retrospective...
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THRILLING RECITAL FROM INTERNATIONAL CONCERT ORGANIST - MARTIN SETCHELL PERFORMS THE ALOCK RECITAL ON 19 JUNE 2013
Issued 22nd Apr 2013This year’s prestigious Alcock Organ Recital is given by international concert organist Martin Setchell on Wednesday 19 June at 7.30pm. Renowned for his entertaining repertoire,...
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THE JENKINSON RECITAL AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL SHOWCASES TALENTED ORGAN SCHOLAR JOSHUA HALES
Issued 15th Apr 2013The Jenkinson Recital in Salisbury Cathedral on Wednesday 8 May at 7.30pm is the annual opportunity to hear the Cathedral's organ scholar in concert and this year it falls to...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR PERFORMS IN ALL SAINTS CHURCH, FARLEY
Issued 15th Apr 2013The girl choristers and men of Salisbury Cathedral Choir are performing a concert in the beautiful setting of All Saints Church, Farley, on Monday 20 May at 7.30pm, as part of...
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MAJOR SCULPTURE EXHIBITION BY HELAINE BLUMENFELD OPEN AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL - MESSENGER OF THE SPIRIT, FRIDAY 12 APRIL - SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER
Issued 12th Apr 2013The EXHIBITION EVENTS PAGE with dates of free guided tours of the sculptures, specialist talks, hands-on activities, video interviews and photo gallery can be found here....
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PRESS / PHOTO CALL - HELAINE BLUMENFELD NEW SCULPTURE EXHIBITION AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 2nd Apr 2013Salisbury Cathedral hosts major new sculpture exhibition MESSENGER OF THE SPIRIT by Helaine Blumenfeld OBE Friday 12 April Sunday 8 September 2013 Press are invited to a...
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ENJOY AN ACTION PACKED FREE EVENING AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL - FRIDAY 17 MAY 2013
Issued 27th Mar 2013Salisbury Cathedral is running an action-packed free open evening Night Visions: An Evening at Salisbury Cathedral on Friday 17 May from 6.30pm to 10.00pm. The event is part of...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL TO INSTALL FIVE NEW CANONS ON 1 MAY 2013
Issued 22nd Mar 2013Five new Canons will be installed in Salisbury Cathedral by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Revd Nicholas Holtam, during sung Eucharist to celebrate the Feast of the Apostles...
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ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY VISITS SALISBURY AS HE PREPARES FOR ENTHRONEMENT
Issued 19th Mar 2013The new Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby, visited Salisbury this week as he prepares for his enthronement which takes place on Thursday. The visit was an...
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OVER 100 CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS TO SING EVENSONG IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH AT 5.30PM
Issued 24th Feb 2013Image: Salisbury Cathedral quire which will be filled with the sound of 100 cathedral choristers at Evensong on Wednesday 6 March The glorious sound of over one hundred treble...
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‘CLEANED UP’ CLEANS UPWARDS - TO THE TOP OF THE CATHEDRAL'S TOWER
Issued 22nd Feb 2013Image: the team from Cleaned Up Ltd in the cathedral’s bell chamber. L to R: Georgie Lishman, Sue Shaw, Richard Newman, Alison Hart, Simon Overton and Catarina Gouveia. A team...
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CATHEDRAL’S NEW CLERK OF WORKS FULFILS LIFETIME’S AMBITION
Issued 20th Feb 2013Photograph of Gary Price (white hard hat) at the top of the spire with steeplejacks Philip Scorer and Arthur Needham. Photographer: Ash Mills Gary Price, Salisbury Cathedral’s...
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MAJOR SCULPTURE EXHIBITION AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL BY HELAINE BLUMENFELD INCLUDES FOUR NEW PIECES
Issued 19th Feb 2013Photograph: Helaine Blumenfeld with Esprit 2013 Salisbury Cathedral is the iconic location for the first major retrospective exhibition by Helaine Blumenfeld OBE, one of...
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CATHEDRAL ORGANIST FROM SALISBURY'S TWIN TOWN SAINTES OPENS SALISBURY CATHEDRALS PRESTIGIOUS RECITAL SERIES
Issued 18th Feb 2013Salisbury Cathedral's organ recital series 2013 is opened on Wednesday 17 April with a mainly French programme performed by the excellent Cedric Bergelin, organist titulaire...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL COMMENDED BY BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION FOR ITS DEFIBRILLATOR ‘VISION’
Issued 15th Feb 2013Photograph - left to right: Godfrey Ball, Salisbury branch British Heart Foundation volunteer; David Coulthard, Director of Marketing and Communications at Salisbury Cathedral;...
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PANCAKES, PALMS AND PROBATIONERS!
Issued 5th Feb 2013Image: Ash Mills, www.ashmills.com The young trainee choristers (known as probationers) of Salisbury Cathedral Choir have a special way of learning about Shrove Tuesday and...
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CHORAL EVENSONG BROADCAST LIVE FROM SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 4th Feb 2013Choral Evensong will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 from Salisbury Cathedral at 3.30pm on Wednesday 6 February and celebrates the accession of Princess Elizabeth to the throne...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRALS PRESTIGIOUS ORGAN RECITAL SERIES 2013
Issued 31st Jan 2013Salisbury Cathedrals prestigious Organ Recital Series 2013 features recitalists from far and wide in what promises to be an exciting programme of concerts held once a month from...
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HOLY WEEK AND EASTER 2013 AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL – SERVICES AND CONCERTS
Issued 31st Jan 2013Download a full listing of the special services and events during Holy Week and Easter Day at Salisbury Cathedral. Over thirty services and events focused on Holy Week and...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL AND MAGNA CARTA 800TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS IN 2015
Issued 31st Jan 2013Salisbury Cathedral, home to the finest of the four surviving original 1215 Magna Carta, plans to take a leading role in the 2015 celebrations marking the 800th anniversary of the...
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‘IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID!’ - SALISBURY CATHEDRAL’S LENT PROGRAMME OF SERMONS AND DISCUSSIONS
Issued 28th Jan 2013The words "Its the Economy, Stupid!" were the Clinton campaign teams memo to themselves and its the starting point for this years Lent Sermons and Lecture series at Salisbury...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL APPOINTS NEW DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY CHAPTER CLERK
Issued 28th Jan 2013Salisbury Cathedral is delighted to announce the appointment of Martin Field as its new Development Director and Deputy Chapter Clerk. Martin will be responsible for raising funds...
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FUN FOR CHILDREN AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL THIS EASTER
Issued 25th Jan 2013Salisbury Cathedral is running a series of fun activities for children and their families during the Easter holidays with a special 'If Easter Could Speak' trail, craft...
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CATHEDRAL OPEN AS NORMAL
Issued 18th Jan 2013Salisbury Cathedral is operating as normal during the current wintry weather. However, those coming to the Cathedral are advised to take extra care and heed the police’s advice to...
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WINNERS OF ‘LANDMARKS AND LEGENDS’ SHORT STORY COMPETITION ANNOUNCED
Issued 17th Jan 2013Salisbury Cathedral is delighted to announce the winners of its first creative writing competition which has been run in collaboration with the children’s author Cornelia Funke...
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'CATHEDRAL FLOWERS’ TOURS - A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL LOVERS OF FLOWERS AND FLOWER ARRANGING
Issued 10th Jan 2013New for this year, Salisbury Cathedral is offering specialist group visits for all lovers of flowers and flower arranging. Hosted by members of the Cathedral’s dynamic flower...
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SEE THE ACCLAIMED TV DOCUMENTARY 'ANGELIC VOICES: THE CHORISTERS OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL' ON BBC FOUR ON FRIDAY 18 JANUARY
Issued 7th Jan 2013The superb 90 minute BBC television documentary Angelic Voices: The Choristers of Salisbury Cathedral, broadcast five times during Holy Week last year, can be seen again when it...
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SPECIAL EVENT IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON SATURDAY 19 JANUARY INVITES EVERYONE TO ENJOY SOME ‘TIME OUT’
Issued 4th Jan 2013Salisbury Cathedral looks forward to welcoming many people on Saturday 19 January between 1.30pm – 3.30pm as it runs a special free drop-in event focusing on spiritual...
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THE DEAN OF SALISBURY DELIVERS A CLEAR CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
Issued 26th Dec 2012The Sermon on Christmas Day 2012 preached by the Very Revd June Osborne, Dean of Salisbury at the 10.30am Eucharist. Hebrews 1 v 1-4 John 1 v 1-14 Forgive me for if I state...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL’S GOVERNING BODY BACKS CALLS FOR SWIFT ACTION ON WOMEN BISHOPS
Issued 23rd Dec 2012The Chapter of Salisbury Cathedral has released a joint statement making clear its complete support for the Bishop of Salisbury, the Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam, in his call for swift...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL’S EPIPHANY PROCESSION - SUNDAY 13 JANUARY 2013
Issued 12th Dec 2012The Cathedral’s Epiphany Procession, the third and final of its popular processional services celebrating Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, takes place on Sunday 13 January at...
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NEW DVD - 'WELCOME TO SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'
Issued 12th Dec 2012Salisbury Cathedral has produced a beautifully filmed Welcome to Salisbury Cathedral DVD as a short introduction for anyone planning a visit here, be it as pilgrim or...
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12 YEAR OLD PETER FOLKES IS BOY BISHOP IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 10th Dec 2012Twelve year old Peter Folkes, Bishop’s Chorister (head chorister) of Salisbury Cathedral Choir, assumed the role of Boy Bishop during Evensong in the Cathedral last weekend in...
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NEW HEAD MASTER FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
Issued 7th Dec 2012The Governors of Salisbury Cathedral School are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Clive Marriott as Head Master with effect from September 2013. Mr Marriott is...
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JOIN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR - A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN WHO LOVE SINGING
Issued 5th Dec 2012The next auditions for children in School Years 3 and 4 who would like to join Salisbury Cathedral Choir will be held on Saturday 19 January 2013 (boys) and Saturday 2 February...
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SUCCESS FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL STONEMASON ANDREW KIRBY
Issued 4th Dec 2012Salisbury Cathedral stonemason Andrew Kirby has just graduated with a Foundation degree in Stonemasonry from the University of Gloucestershire, one of the first group of...
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OVER 5000 PEOPLE ATTEND SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S SPECTACULAR ADVENT PROCESSION 'FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT' - SEE THE PHOTO GALLERY
Issued 3rd Dec 2012Over five thousand people came to Salisbury Cathedral last weekend to see its spectacular Advent Procession ‘From Darkness to Light’. See the photo gallery here. The...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S CANON TREASURER, THE REVD SARAH MULLALLY DBE, APPOINTED A NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Issued 27th Nov 2012The Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust today announced that it has appointed The Revd Sarah Mullally DBE, Canon Treasurer, as a Non Executive Director. Sarah is presently a Non...
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LANDMARKS AND LEGENDS – SHORT STORY COMPETITION - CLOSING DATE 31 DECEMBER 2012
Issued 26th Nov 2012Salisbury Cathedral is running a short story competition Landmarks and Legends in collaboration with award-winning children’s author Cornelia Funke and Orion Children’s...
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‘SECRET SALISBURY CATHEDRAL’ TOURS FOR GROUPS UNVEILED
Issued 24th Nov 2012Salisbury Cathedral is offering pre-booked groups the opportunity to see behind the scenes with special Secret Salisbury Cathedral tours on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 April...
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FUN FOR CHILDREN AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL THIS CHRISTMAS
Issued 22nd Nov 2012Salisbury Cathedral’s fun activities for children and their families this Christmas take their inspiration from Michael Morpurgo’s re-telling of the Christmas story ‘On Angel...
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TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL WHEREVER YOU ARE!
Issued 22nd Nov 2012Everyone who has access to the internet can now take an amazing virtual tour of Salisbury Cathedral and even find themselves at the base of England’s tallest spire seeing the...
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SPECIAL EVENTS AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL TO CELEBRATE THE STAGE PREMIERE AT SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE OF WILLIAM GOLDING’S ‘THE SPIRE’
Issued 30th Oct 2012Salisbury Cathedral is running specialist events in November in association with the stage premiere at Salisbury Playhouse of William Golding’s novel ‘The Spire’ which was...
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LARGEST GARGOYLE REPLACED ON SALISBURY CATHEDRAL IN OVER 150 YEARS FIXED INTO POSITION
Issued 26th Oct 2012The largest gargoyle to be replaced on Salisbury Cathedral for over 150 years has been lowered into position and fixed on the Chapter House roof. It completes the replacement...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL’S SPECTACULAR SERVICE ‘FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT’ IS THE UNMISSABLE START OF ADVENT
Issued 23rd Oct 2012Salisbury Cathedral’s spectacular Advent Procession ‘From Darkness to Light’, regarded by many as the unmissable start to the Christmas season, takes place this year on Friday 30...
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‘MESSENGER OF THE SPIRIT’ - FIRST SOLO PUBLIC EXHIBITION IN THE UK BY HELAINE BLUMENFELD OBE
Issued 23rd Oct 2012Salisbury Cathedral is the iconic location for the first major retrospective exhibition by Helaine Blumenfeld OBE, one of Britain’s leading contemporary sculptors working in...
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NEW CLERK OF WORKS FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 15th Oct 2012Gary Price has been appointed as the new Clerk of Works at Salisbury Cathedral with responsibility for leading and directing the work of the Cathedral’s specialist team of masons,...
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MEET MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING CHILDREN’S AUTHOR CORNELIA FUNKE AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 3rd Oct 2012Cornelia Funke, the multiple award-winning German author of children's fiction is coming to Salisbury Cathedral on 17 -18 October to celebrate the launch her new book Ghost...
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FORMER CHIEF NURSING OFFICER COMPLETES SENIOR CLERGY TEAM AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 2nd Oct 2012The Revd Sarah Mullally DBE was installed as the new Canon Treasurer at Salisbury Cathedral by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Revd Nicholas Holtam, during Evensong on Saturday...
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PILLARS OF FAITH AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL - 4 OCTOBER UNTIL 22 NOVEMBER
Issued 2nd Oct 2012Photo gallery here. The artist Greg Tricker brings his exhibition Pillars of Faith to the Cathedral from Thursday 4 October until Thursday 22 November. Based on the theme...
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FORMER CHIEF NURSING OFFICER TO BE INSTALLED AS NEW CANON TREASURER OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER
Issued 28th Sep 2012The Revd Sarah Mullally DBE will be installed as the new Canon Treasurer at Salisbury Cathedral by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Revd Nicholas Holtam, during Evensong on...
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NEW DIRECTOR OF CATHEDRAL PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 26th Sep 2012Richard Wood has been appointed Director of Cathedral Programmes and Projects at Salisbury Cathedral, and starts his new role on Monday 1 October. He will lead on capital...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHAMBER CHOIR LOOKING FOR NEW SINGERS
Issued 19th Sep 2012John Challenger, the new director of Salisbury Cathedral Chamber Choir, is looking for new choir members. Since being established four years ago, the Cathedral’s Chamber Choir...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL’S NEW ORGANIST GIVES PRESTIGIOUS EMERY RECITAL ON 10 OCTOBER
Issued 19th Sep 2012John Challenger, the newly appointed Assistant Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, performs the prestigious Emery Recital on Wednesday 10 October at 7.30pm. The recital,...
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THREE GREAT SERVICES MARK ADVENT, CHRISTMAS & EPIPHANY IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 17th Sep 2012Salisbury Cathedral is the setting for three great services which celebrate Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. The Advent Procession ‘From Darkness to Light’ takes place on three...
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THREE NEW CANONS FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 14th Sep 2012Salisbury Cathedral is to have three new Canons. Following an invitation from the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Revd Nicholas Holtam, The Right Revd Andrew Chan, Bishop of the...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR PERFORMS BRAHMS REQUIEM FOR REMEMBRANCE CONCERT
Issued 5th Sep 2012David Halls, Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, conducts the Cathedral Choir, soloists Charlotte Ashley (soprano) and Richard Hooper (baritone), and pianists John...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL WINTER LECTURE SERIES OPEN TO ALL
Issued 29th Aug 2012Salisbury Cathedral is running a special Winter Lecture series from October 2012 – February 2013 focussing on four topics which set the scene and context of life in the Cathedral...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL JUNIOR CHOIR LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS
Issued 23rd Aug 2012Salisbury Cathedral Junior Choir is looking for new members who would like to join this fun choir, learn to sing to a high standard and take part in a variety of concerts and...
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CHILDREN INVITED TO 'BE A CHORISTER FOR A DAY' AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER
Issued 23rd Aug 2012SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR’s popular annual open day Be a chorister for a day is on Saturday 17 November. An informal and friendly way for boys and girls in School Years 2 - 4 to...
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LOCAL 18 YEAR OLD IS NEW APPRENTICE STONEMASON AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 23rd Aug 2012Christian Sullivan (18) from Salisbury has been chosen from over forty candidates to be Salisbury Cathedral’s new full-time Apprentice Stonemason and begins his four year...
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WINNING ENTRY OF THE CHOIR & ORGAN COMPOSITION COMPETITION 2012 TO BE PREMIERED IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 17th Aug 2012Seán Doherty, 25, has won the Choir & Organ Composition Competition 2012 with his setting of Blessed be that Maid Marie and the premiere will be given by Salisbury Cathedral...
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ELGAR’S ENIGMA VARIATIONS PERFORMED ON SALISBURY CATHEDRAL’S FAMOUS FATHER WILLIS ORGAN
Issued 17th Aug 2012RECITAL LISTING Peter Dyke, Assistant Organist at Hereford Cathedral, performs his powerful transcription of Elgar’s Enigma Variations as the centrepiece of a major recital on...
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NEW FACES AND NEW ROLES IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Issued 26th Jul 2012When the Cathedral Choir returns in September it will welcome new senior choristers, five new girl and four new boy choristers, eight new probationer choristers, a new Assistant...
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OLYMPIC THEMED FUN FOR CHILDREN AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL THIS SUMMER
Issued 24th Jul 2012Salisbury Cathedral is running Olympic inspired summer fun activities for children and their families during the summer holidays. There are different exciting activities to enjoy...
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YOUNG CHORISTERS OFFICIATE AT EVENSONG IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 16th Jul 2012For the first time in living memory young cathedral choristers took the role of Precentor at Choral Evensong in Salisbury Cathedral. Rosanna Wicks and Finnbar Blakey, the deputy...
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MICHAEL JOHNSON TO RUN THE OLYMPIC TORCH FROM SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON THURSDAY 12 JULY
Issued 10th Jul 2012Olympic gold medallist, eight-times world champion and world record holder sprinter Michael Johnson will be running the Olympic flame from Salisbury Cathedral for the official...
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NHS TRUST CHAIRMAN ELECTED ONTO SALISBURY CATHEDRAL’S GOVERNING BODY
Issued 4th Jul 2012Luke March has been elected onto Salisbury Cathedral Chapter as one of the Lay representatives from the College of Canons. Chapter is the Cathedral’s governing body and is...
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SUMMER ORGAN RECITAL AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL - 15 AUGUST AT 7.30PM
Issued 2nd Jul 2012Andrew Millington, Director of Music at Exeter Cathedral, returns to Salisbury Cathedral to give its summer holiday organ recital on Wednesday 15 August at 7.30pm. Andrew’s hugely...
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SOUTHERN CATHEDRALS FESTIVAL 2012: 19 - 21 JULY AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 21st Jun 2012Download the Southern Cathedrals Festival 2012 booking brochure here. This year’s Southern Cathedrals Festival with the combined choirs from Chichester, Salisbury and...
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AVENUE OF CHAMPIONS SCULPTURE EXHIBITION CELEBRATING LONDON 2012
Issued 20th Jun 2012Ben Dearnley’s Avenue of Champions exhibition of sculptures which focus on the ‘power zones’ of some of the UK’s past and current Olympic and Paralympic champions is now installed...
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OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY DAY 55 BEGINS AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL - THURSDAY 12 JULY
Issued 15th Jun 2012LOCOG has chosen Salisbury Cathedral as the iconic location for the official start of Day 55 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, Thursday 12 July. David Coulthard,...
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300 CHORISTERS CELEBRATE THE SEASONS AT THE DIOCESAN CHOIRS FESTIVAL 2012
Issued 11th Jun 2012A massed gathering of over 300 choristers from parish churches throughout the Salisbury diocese meet at Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday 17 June for an afternoon of choral singing...
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THE JUBILEE WEEKEND SPECIAL EVENTS AND SERVICES AND A WEEK OF JUBILEE ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
Issued 1st Jun 2012Wiltshire’s Celebration Service to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee takes place in Salisbury Cathedral on Friday 1 June at 6.00pm. The Dean of Salisbury, the Very...
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WILTSHIRE’S JUBILEE CELEBRATION SERVICE IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL FRIDAY 1 JUNE AT 6.00PM
Issued 28th May 2012Wiltshire’s Celebration Service to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee takes place in Salisbury Cathedral on Friday 1 June at 6.00pm. The Dean of Salisbury, the Very...
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DAME GILLIAN WEIR BRINGS HER MAGIC TOUCH TO SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON THURSDAY 19 JULY AT 7.00PM
Issued 25th May 2012Dame Gillian Weir, one of the greatest concert organists of today, gives the celebrity organ recital at this year’s Southern Cathedrals Festival in Salisbury Cathedral on Thursday...
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THE FAMOUS FATHER WILLIS ORGAN OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL STARS IN NEW DVD
Issued 23rd May 2012David Halls, Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, performs a brilliant recital of music all linked to the Cathedral, its history or surroundings on the new DVD The Grand...
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JUBILEE THEMED HALF-TERM ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 22nd May 2012Further information on the Cathedral's Jubilee and London 2012 special services and events here. Jubilee themed half-term activities for children Salisbury...
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FAMILIES POUR INTO SALISBURY CATHEDRAL FOR SPECIAL OPEN EVENING
Issued 21st May 2012Salisbury Cathedral’s ‘Night Visions’ open evening last Friday was an extraordinary success with more than 1,000 visitors enjoying an action-packed event of music, stories,...
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PLANNED PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR 2012/13
Issued 11th May 2012The Chapter of Salisbury Cathedral has released its planned programme of work for 2012/13. This document is the product of joint planning work by the Cathedral's Chapter and...
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AVENUE OF CHAMPIONS - SCULPTURE EXHIBITION BY BEN DEARNLEY
Issued 10th May 2012Ben Dearnley brings his ‘Avenue of Champions’ to Salisbury Cathedral for three months to coincide with the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics. His sculptures focus on the ‘power...
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NEW PRECENTOR INSTALLED AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 3rd May 2012The Revd Tom Clammer was installed as the new Canon Precentor at Salisbury Cathedral during Evensong on Saturday 28 April. The appointment, made by the Bishop of Salisbury the Rt...
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HM THE QUEEN AND HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH VISITED SALISBURY CATHEDRAL AND CLOSE ON 1 MAY
Issued 2nd May 2012Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh were welcomed by over 10,000 well wishers when they visited Salisbury Cathedral Close on 1 May during the south...
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HRH THE COUNTESS OF WESSEX CELEBRATES TWENTY YEARS OF GIRL CHORISTERS IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 26th Apr 2012Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex today made a private visit to Salisbury to meet the cathedral’s girl choristers to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their formation as...
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HM THE QUEEN AND HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH TO VISIT WILTSHIRE'S DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION EVENT AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON TUESDAY 1 MAY
Issued 20th Apr 2012Wiltshire leaders welcome Royalty HM Lord-Lieutenant for Wiltshire, Mrs Sarah Troughton, and Wiltshire Council’s leader, Jane Scott, are looking forward to welcoming Her...
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ORGAN SCHOLAR’S PRESTIGIOUS RECITAL AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 20th Apr 2012Matthew Jorysz, organ scholar at Salisbury Cathedral, gives the prestigious Jenkinson Organ Recital on Wednesday 13 June at 7.30pm. Having spent the past ten months getting to...
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CATHEDRAL CHOIR SINGS FOR ST JAMES
Issued 18th Apr 2012The boys and men of Salisbury Cathedral Choir are giving a beautiful concert of Sacred Choral Masterpieces at St James Parish Church, Kingston (near Corfe Castle) on Monday 21 May...
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TWO SALISBURY CATHEDRAL STONEMASONS HONOURED BY THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF MASONS
Issued 18th Apr 2012Andrew Kirby and Carol Merryman, two stonemasons at Salisbury Cathedral, were admitted into The Worshipful Company of Masons as Yeoman Masons during a special Evensong to honour...
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MARK BONNEY, CANON TREASURER OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL, TO BE NEW DEAN OF ELY
Issued 11th Apr 2012Downing Street today announced that the Queen has approved the nomination of the Reverend Canon Mark Philip John Bonney, MA, Canon Residentiary and Treasurer of Salisbury...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL TO INSTALL FOUR NEW CANONS IN JULY
Issued 5th Apr 2012Four new Canons will be installed in Salisbury Cathedral by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Revd Nicholas Holtam, during Eucharist at 5.30pm on Tuesday 3 July. Mr Ceri...
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ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL ORGANIST TO GIVE ALCOCK RECITAL IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 2nd Apr 2012Simon Johnson, Organist & Assistant Director of Music at St Paul’s Cathedral, gives the prestigious Alcock Recital at Salisbury Cathedral on Wednesday 9 May at 7.30pm performing a...
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ANGELIC VOICES: THE CHORISTERS OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL – BBC FOUR DOCUMENTARY
Issued 26th Mar 2012RADIO TIMES - DOCUMENTARY OF THE WEEK - "...unmissable...exquisite...surprisingly moving...". THE TIMES - Pick of the Day FINANCIAL TIMES ***** - Weekend Choice it's...
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BACH MASTERPIECE PERFORMED IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL DURING HOLY WEEK
Issued 21st Mar 2012Salisbury Cathedral Choir and period instrument orchestra Charivari Agréable Simfonie are joined by soprano Charlotte Ashley in a performance of Bach’s St John Passion, sung in...
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FUNERAL OF DENE TURNER
Issued 18th Mar 2012The funeral of Dene Turner will take place at 1.30pm on Thursday 22 March at Salisbury Cathedral. Dene had been a member of staff at Salisbury Cathedral for 23 years until...
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CONSERVATOR’S AMAZING FIND ON 17TH CENTURY TOMB
Issued 13th Mar 2012Salisbury Cathedral conservator Dave Henson made a great discovery when he started the latest round of practical conservation work on the Monument to Sir Richard Mompesson...
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NEW GARGOYLE FOR THE CHAPTER HOUSE
Issued 24th Feb 2012Matt Barton, one of Salisbury Cathedral’s skilled stonemasons, has been given the rare opportunity to carve a new gargoyle for the Chapter House, replacing one which is badly...
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CATHEDRAL'S DIRECTOR OF MUSIC OPENS ORGAN RECITAL SERIES 2012
Issued 17th Feb 2012David Halls, Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, performs the opening recital of the Cathedral’s 2012 organ recital series on Wednesday 18 April at 7.30pm in a programme...
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HOLY WEEK AND EASTER 2012 AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 7th Feb 2012Holy Week and Easter 2012 listing information here. Over thirty services and events focused on Holy Week and its climax of Easter Day on 8 April take place in Salisbury...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL APPOINTS ITS FIRST FEMALE CHAPTER CLERK
Issued 6th Feb 2012Salisbury Cathedral is delighted to announce the appointment of Mrs Katrine Sporle as its new Executive Director and Chapter Clerk with immediate effect. The Chapter Clerk is...
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FUN FOR FAMILIES AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL THIS EASTER
Issued 19th Jan 2012Salisbury Cathedral is running fun activities for children and their families during the Easter holidays with activity mornings, spring-themed craft workshops, story time and a...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL’S CANON PRECENTOR RETIRES AFTER 27 YEARS
Issued 17th Jan 2012Salisbury Cathedral’s Canon Precentor Jeremy Davies presided and preached at the Sunday Eucharist in the Cathedral for the last time on 15 January as he retired after almost 27...
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CATHEDRAL STONES BENEFIT FROM CHRISTMAS ROCK CONCERT!
Issued 11th Jan 2012Salisbury Cathedral is the beneficiary of £22,600 thanks to the sellout concert ‘The Christmas Jethro Tull’ held here in December. Rock legend Ian Anderson generously gifted all...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL RECEIVES £50,000 GRANT FOR MAJOR REPAIR PROGRAMME
Issued 5th Jan 2012Salisbury Cathedral is delighted to announce it has been awarded a £50,000 grant towards the conservation and preservation of the Chapter House by the Cathedral Fabric Repair...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL’S EPIPHANY PROCESSION - 15 JANUARY 2012
Issued 4th Jan 2012The Cathedral’s Epiphany Procession, the third and final of its popular processional services celebrating Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, takes place on Sunday 15 January at...
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SERMONS BY THE DEAN OF SALISBURY AND BISHOP OF SALISBURY FOR CHRISTMAS DAY IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 27th Dec 2011Read the texts of the sermons given by The Very Revd June Osborne, Dean of Salisbury, at Midnight Mass on 24 December and The Right Revd Nicholas Holtam, Bishop of Salisbury at...
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CANON PRECENTOR JEREMY DAVIES RETIRES IN JANUARY 2012
Issued 22nd Dec 2011The Canon Precentor, the Revd Jeremy Davies, last service before he retires from the Cathedral will be the Epiphany Procession on 15 January at 4.30pm. In January we say a fond...
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GREAT YEAR FOR VISITORS AT AWARD-WINNING SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 12th Dec 2011It’s been a great year for Salisbury Cathedral which has welcomed many more visitors and pilgrims and been recognised for the superb quality of its welcome by two national travel...
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SENIOR VOLUNTEER GUIDE APPOINTMENTS AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 8th Dec 2011Photo: (left to right) Dudley Heather, Steve Dunn, Chris Bernard. It’s been ‘all change’ amongst the volunteer guides’ leadership team at Salisbury Cathedral. Dudley Heather...
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'TIME OUT' SPECIAL EVENT IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 30th Nov 2011Salisbury Cathedral looks forward to welcoming many people on Saturday 21 January any time between 11.00am - 3.30pm as it runs a special, free drop-in event. ‘Time Out’ is a...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL TO INSTALL FOUR NEW CANONS IN JANUARY
Issued 16th Nov 2011Four new Canons will be installed in Salisbury Cathedral by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Revd Nicholas Holtam, during Evensong at 5.30pm on Thursday 12 January 2012. Mrs...
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NEW PRECENTOR APPOINTED FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 6th Nov 2011The Revd Tom Clammer has been appointed as the new Canon Precentor at Salisbury Cathedral. The appointment, made by the Bishop of Salisbury the Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam, will see...
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CONGRATULATIONS FOR NEWLY QUALIFIED SPECIALIST CATHEDRAL STONEMASON ANDREW KIRBY
Issued 31st Oct 2011Andrew Kirby (23) from Salisbury Cathedral’s specialist Works Department has successfully completed his four year cathedral stonemasonry apprenticeship and this week received the...
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HUNDREDS OF MOURNERS ATTEND FUNERAL SERVICE AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL TO GIVE THANKS FOR THE LIFE OF HORATIO CHAPPLE
Issued 26th Aug 2011A special funeral service celebrating and giving thanks for the life of Horatio Chapple took place at Salisbury Cathedral today, Friday 26 August, at 2.00pm. Led by the Dean of...
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A SPECIAL FUNERAL SERVICE CELEBRATING AND GIVING THANKS FOR THE LIFE OF HORATIO CHAPPLE
Issued 18th Aug 2011A special funeral service celebrating and giving thanks for the life of Horatio Chapple will take place at Salisbury Cathedral on Friday 26 August, at 2pm. It will be led by the...
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PARIS BASED ORGANIST MARTIN BACOT GIVES PRESTIGIOUS RECITAL AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 29th Jun 2011Martin Bacot, the Paris based organist, performs ‘A Tribute to Jehan Alain’ in Salisbury Cathedral on Wednesday 13 July at 7.30pm to mark the centenary of Alain’s birth in 1911....
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL’S CHAPTER CLERK ON THE MOVE
Issued 20th Jun 2011Mark Elcomb, Chapter Clerk, is leaving Salisbury Cathedral on 30 June after five years in the post. The Cathedral’s Chapter is extremely grateful to Mark for his hard work and...
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GATHERING OF MODERN ANONYMOUS FIGURES WILL SURPRISE IN MEDIEVAL SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 20th Jun 2011The largest exhibition to date of figurative sculptor Sean Henry’s work can be seen in the spectacular surroundings of Salisbury Cathedral for three months from 22 July – 31...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL AND MAGNA CARTA WINS PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL AWARD FOR WORK WITH TRAVEL TRADE
Issued 17th Jun 2011Salisbury Cathedral and Magna Carta took the Editor's Award for Innovation in Tourism at the 2011 Group Travel Awards run by Group Travel Organiser magazine. The impressive...
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AMAZING ART AND SUMMER FUN FOR FAMILIES IN AUGUST
Issued 7th Jun 2011Salisbury Cathedral is running a series of imaginative fun art and craft sessions for two weeks in August for parents to enjoy with their children. Every weekday from Monday 8...
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SPECTACULAR FLOWER FESTIVAL PHOTO CALL ON MONDAY 13 JUNE, 11AM – 4.30PM
Issued 3rd Jun 2011Salisbury Cathedral Flower Festival 2011 Tuesday 14 – Sunday 19 June On Monday 13 June, 500 volunteer flower arrangers converge at Salisbury Cathedral to create its...
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SPECIAL GROUP CAROL SERVICES GIVE SPARKLING START TO CHRISTMAS
Issued 18th May 2011Salisbury Cathedral is holding two special Christmas Carol Services for groups on Tuesday 6 December at 2.30pm and Thursday 15 December at 1.00pm. This is a marvellous...
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ORGAN SCHOLAR'S PRESTIGIOUS RECITAL AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 12th May 2011Andrej Kouznetsov, organ scholar at Salisbury Cathedral and organ scholar elect at Westminster Abbey, gives the prestigious Jenkinson Organ Recital on Wednesday 8 June at 7.30pm....
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350 CHORISTERS 'CELEBRATING COMMUNITY' AT THE DIOCESAN CHOIRS FESTIVAL 2011
Issued 9th May 2011A massed gathering of over 350 choristers from parish churches throughout the Salisbury diocese meet at Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday 26 June for an afternoon of choral singing...
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CANON PRECENTOR, THE REVD JEREMY DAVIES, HAS ANNOUNCED A DATE FOR HIS RETIREMENT FROM SALISBURY CATHEDRAL.
Issued 20th Apr 2011Canon Precentor, the Revd Jeremy Davies, has announced a date for his retirement from Salisbury Cathedral. A constant presence at Salisbury since 1985, Jeremy Davies is...
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RECITAL IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CELEBRATES TWO GREAT ORGANISTS
Issued 20th Apr 2011Daniel Cook, Assistant Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, gives the prestigious Alcock Organ Recital on Wednesday 4 May at 7.30pm, named in memory of the illustrious Sir...
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VICAR OF ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS TO BE BISHOP OF SALISBURY
Issued 12th Apr 2011Information from: The Church of England Diocese of Salisbury Her Majesty the Queen has approved the nomination of the Reverend Nicholas Roderick Holtam BD MA FKC Hon DCL,...
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CHANGES AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S LIBRARY
Issued 1st Apr 2011After serving Salisbury Cathedral since the early 1980s the Cathedral's Librarian and Archivist Suzanne Eward retired from her post at the end of March. The Chapter of...
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ANTONY GORMLEY'S SCULPTURE FLARE II COMES TO SALISBURY CATHEDRAL FROM 2 APRIL UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2012
Issued 29th Mar 2011ANTONY GORMLEY FLARE II Salisbury Cathedral from 2 April 2011 until 5 September 2012 The Chapter of Salisbury Cathedral is delighted to announce the installation of Antony...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S ORGAN SCHOLAR HEADS FOR WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Issued 28th Mar 2011Andrej Kouznetsov, current Organ Scholar at Salisbury Cathedral, has been appointed Organ Scholar at Westminster Abbey from September 2011 – August 2012. His main duties will be...
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BBC TV AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL THIS EASTER
Issued 24th Mar 2011Salisbury Cathedral is delighted to be welcoming BBC TV for the Easter weekend. They are broadcasting the 10.00am Easter Day Eucharist service live from the Cathedral on BBC1,...
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HEAR BACH'S ST JOHN PASSION PERFORMED IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL DURING HOLY WEEK
Issued 21st Mar 2011David Halls, Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, conducts Salisbury Cathedral Choir and the outstanding period instrument orchestra Charivari Agréable Simfonie in a...
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EXPERIENCING MEDIEVAL WORSHIP IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 11th Mar 2011Salisbury Cathedral has always had a reputation for fine liturgy, and in the Middle Ages it influenced much of Britain. Just how did that medieval worship work in the...
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HOLY WEEK AND EASTER AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL – SERVICES AND CONCERTS
Issued 21st Feb 2011Over thirty services and events focused on Holy Week and its climax of Easter Day take place in and around Salisbury Cathedral in April culminating in a live broadcast at 10.00am...
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ANTONY GORMLEY SCULPTURE FLARE II COMES TO SALISBURY CATHEDRAL FROM 2 APRIL
Issued 15th Feb 2011The Chapter of Salisbury Cathedral is delighted to announce the installation of Antony Gormley’s FLARE II. The sculpture will be shown from 2 April 2011 until September 2012 and...
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MORE JAM WITH SALISBURY CATHEDRAL’S PRESTIGIOUS ORGAN RECITAL SERIES
Issued 14th Feb 2011Salisbury Cathedral is delighted to announce it is continuing the imaginative partnership between its prestigious organ recital series and the John Armitage Memorial Trust (JAM)...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL THE ICONIC SETTING FOR GLORIOUS FLOWER FESTIVAL
Issued 1st Feb 2011Lovers of floral art and design should head to Salisbury Cathedral between Tuesday 14th and Sunday 19th June during its spectacular and visually stunning six day flower festival....
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20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF GIRL CHORISTERS IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Issued 31st Jan 2011Salisbury Cathedral celebrates the 20th anniversary of the formation of the first girls’ cathedral choir in the UK during the weekend of 24-25 September and is inviting all its...
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BRUCE MUNRO’S WATER-TOWERS - CONTEMPORARY LIGHT AND SOUND ARTWORK IN CATHEDRAL CLOISTERS 15 JANUARY - 27 FEBRUARY
Issued 14th Jan 2011View our Water-Towers page, with installation images, YouTube clip and much more. NOTE: Water-Towers should be viewed at dusk or during darkness in order to properly see and...
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BRUCE MUNRO’S WATER-TOWERS COMING TO SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 20th Dec 2010Bruce Munro’s newest light and sound installation arrives in Salisbury Cathedral’s cloisters in mid-January. The sixty-nine glowing towers made of stacked recyclable water bottles...
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SPECIAL SERVICES FOR ALL AGES TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WEEK IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 17th Dec 2010In addition to its regular daily services, Salisbury Cathedral celebrates Christmas week with beautiful candlelit carol services on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 at 7.00pm, and a...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S EPIPHANY PROCESSION - SUNDAY 23 JANUARY, 7.00PM
Issued 15th Dec 2010The Cathedral’s Epiphany Procession, a special service of words and music which commemorates the journey of the Magi travelling from the East to worship the baby Jesus and follows...
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13 YEAR OLD BOY BISHOP ALEX STAGG PREACHES IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL IN CELEBRATION OF AN ANCIENT TRADITION
Issued 7th Dec 2010Thirteen year old Alex Stagg, Bishop’s Chorister (head chorister) of Salisbury Cathedral Choir, assumed the role of Boy Bishop during Evensong in the Cathedral on Saturday 4...
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THE WAY OF THE CROSS 2010 - DVD NOW AVAILABLE
Issued 29th Nov 2010The Way of The Cross 2010 DVD is now available, price £8.00, from Salisbury Cathedral Shop, Sarum College Bookshop and Sarum Bookshops, Catherine Street, Salisbury. With a...
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CHILDREN SING TOGETHER IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 24th Nov 2010Children from Semley and Sarum St Paul Primary Schools join forces with the cathedral choristers for a rousing and entertaining Informal Concert in the cathedral at 1pm on Monday...
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JOIN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR - A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN WHO LOVE SINGING
Issued 18th Nov 2010The next singing auditions for children in School Years 3 and 4 who would like to join Salisbury Cathedral Choir will be held on Saturday 22 January 2011 (boys) and Saturday 5...
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WATCH BLUE PETER ON 29 NOVEMBER TO SEE CATHEDRAL SPIRE'S WARNING LIGHTS CHANGED
Issued 18th Nov 2010Watch Blue Peter on BBC1 television on Monday 29 November at 4.30pm to see their intrepid presenter Helen Skelton as she joined the cathedral’s steeplejacks to replace the red...
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DOUBLED DONATIONS FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 18th Nov 2010Salisbury Cathedral has been invited to claim up to £50,000 from the Garfield Weston Foundation – but only if donors make their gift to the Cathedral on the 6th, 7th and 8th...
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VOICE TRIAL WORKSHOP FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN SCHOOL YEARS 3 AND 4 WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS
Issued 16th Nov 2010David Halls, Director of Music, is running his annual workshop for prospective cathedral choristers on Saturday 4 December at 11am – 12noon. “Parents have told us that this...
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BRUCE MUNRO BRINGS HIS LIGHT SHOWERS AND WATER-TOWERS IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 9th Nov 2010Salisbury Cathedral is delighted to announce a forthcoming installation by Bruce Munro from December 2010 to late February 2011. He has designed and created two large-scale...
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13 YEAR OLD ALEX STAGG TO BE BOY BISHOP IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL IN CELEBRATION OF AN ANCIENT TRADITION
Issued 8th Nov 2010Thirteen year old Alex Stagg, Bishop’s Chorister (head chorister) of Salisbury Cathedral Choir, assumes the role of Boy Bishop during Evensong in the Cathedral on Saturday 4...
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VOICE TRIAL WORKSHOP ON 4 DECEMBER FOR PROSPECTIVE CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS
Issued 8th Nov 2010David Halls, Director of Music, is running his annual workshop for prospective cathedral choristers on Saturday 4 December at 11am – 12noon. “Parents have told us that this...
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EDWARD GARDNER DIRECTS STELLAR LINE UP OF PERFORMERS IN ELGAR'S 'DREAM OF GERONTIUS' IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL, SUNDAY 27 MARCH 2011
Issued 8th Nov 2010Elgar’s choral masterpiece The Dream of Gerontius will be performed in Salisbury Cathedral by a stellar line up of internationally renowned musicians on Sunday 27 March 2011 at...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR GIVE SPECIAL AUTUMN CONCERT IN BOWERCHALKE
Issued 1st Nov 2010The girl choristers and men of Salisbury Cathedral Choir perform a special Autumn Concert of glorious sacred music at Holy Trinity Church, Bowerchalke, on Monday 15 November at...
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A HAPPY VICKY BURTON COMPLETES 4-YEAR APPRENTICESHIP IN CATHEDRAL'S GLAZING DEPARTMENT
Issued 29th Oct 2010Vicky Burton (25) from the Cathedral’s specialist Glazing Department has successfully completed her four year glazing apprenticeship and this week received the formal...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL - THE INSPIRATION FOR THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Issued 15th Oct 2010The eight hour TV adaptation of Ken Follett’s cathedral-building best-seller The Pillars of the Earth starts broadcasting in the UK on Channel 4 this Saturday 16 October. It has...
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BLUE PETER PRESENTER HELEN SKELTON SCALED SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S SPIRE TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULBS
Issued 14th Oct 2010Salisbury Cathedral welcomed Blue Peter’s intrepid presenter Helen Skelton and colleagues as they joined the cathedral’s steeplejacks to replace the red warning lights at the very...
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FUN FOR CHILDREN WITH ANGELS, ART AND STORIES THIS CHRISTMAS AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 13th Oct 2010Salisbury Cathedral is once again running innovative and fun activities for children and their families the week before Christmas with a free ‘Angel Delight’ trail, ‘Young at Art...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR'S OWN BEVERLEY SISTERS!
Issued 13th Oct 2010A Family Celebration at Salisbury Cathedral History was made at Salisbury Cathedral when Violet Beverley (10), the youngest of four sisters who have all been choristers at...
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HANDEL'S MESSIAH AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL - WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER AT 7.30PM
Issued 13th Oct 2010Handel’s great oratorio Messiah is performed in Salisbury Cathedral on Wednesday 15 December at 7.30pm by the Cathedral Choir, brilliant young soprano Amy Carson, La Folia...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL JUNIOR CHOIR - A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY CHILD IN SCHOOL YEARS 4-8 WHO LIKES TO SING!
Issued 28th Sep 2010Salisbury Cathedral Junior Choir is looking for new members who would like to join this fun choir and learn to sing to a high standard. The choir is non-auditioned, free of...
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A FEAST OF MUSIC AND ART TO CELEBRATE THE EPIPHANY IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL - MULTIMEDIA MESSIAEN PERFORMANCE PLANNED
Issued 23rd Sep 2010The Feast of the Epiphany will be celebrated in Salisbury Cathedral with a performance of Messiaen’s magnificent nine movement organ cycle La Nativité du Seigneur combined with an...
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THREE GREAT PROCESSIONAL SERVICES MARK ADVENT, CHRISTMAS AND EPIPHANY IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL 2010-2011
Issued 22nd Sep 2010Salisbury Cathedral is the setting for three great processional services which celebrate the special time of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. This year for the first time The...
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BRAHMS REQUIEM FOR REMEMBRANCE CONCERT WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER, 7.30PM
Issued 20th Sep 2010David Halls, Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, conducts the Cathedral Choir, soloists Charlotte Ashley (soprano) and Alistair Watson (baritone), and La Folia* in a...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR SINGS FOR MILTON ABBEY
Issued 17th Sep 2010The boys and men of Salisbury Cathedral Choir perform ‘Sacred Music from across the Centuries’ at a special diocesan concert in Milton Abbey on Monday, Monday 4 October at 7.30pm....
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL HOSTS MAJOR CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE EXHIBITION 'LIMINALITY: TOWARD THE UNKNOWN REGION' - OPEN NOW UNTIL 12 NOVEMBER
Issued 9th Sep 2010Salisbury Cathedral hosts a major exhibition of contemporary sculpture as eight renowned British based sculptors explore and respond to the theme of Liminality, or transitional...
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PETER KING GIVES PRESTIGIOUS EMERY ORGAN RECITAL AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 8th Sep 2010Peter King, Director of Music at Bath Abbey, brings Salisbury Cathedral’s 2010 organ recital series to a close performing the prestigious Emery Recital on Wednesday 13 October at...
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WINNERS OF INSPIRED PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ANNOUNCED
Issued 7th Sep 2010Over 250 inspired photographers from across the world submitted images to Salisbury Cathedral’s first photography competition. There was a huge originality of entries as people...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL INVITES CHILDREN TO 'BE A CHORISTER FOR A DAY'
Issued 3rd Sep 2010SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR’s popular annual open day ‘Be a chorister for a day’ is on Saturday 13 November. An informal and friendly way for boys and girls in school Years 2 - 4...
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PRESS/PHOTO CALL FOR MAJOR EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE
Issued 2nd Sep 2010PRESS / PHOTO CALL Photographers welcome: Monday 6 September/Tuesday 7 September Press call: Tuesday 7 September 10.30am – 11.30am Salisbury Cathedral hosts major...
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FORMER BISHOP OF ST ALBANS TO BE ARCHBISHOP'S REPRESENTATIVE IN DIOCESE OF SALISBURY DURING VACANCY
Issued 1st Sep 2010Following the announcement yesterday that the Bishop of Ramsbury, Stephen Conway, is to leave the Diocese of Salisbury at the end of the year to become Bishop of Ely, the...
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BISHOP OF RAMSBURY TO BE NEXT BISHOP OF ELY
Issued 31st Aug 2010The Prime Minister’s Office will announce today that Her Majesty the Queen has approved the nomination of Stephen Conway, Bishop of Ramsbury, to be the next Bishop of...
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PRESTIGIOUS ORGAN RECITAL TO BE GIVEN BY FORMIDABLE PERFORMER
Issued 5th Aug 2010Peter King, Director of Music at Bath Abbey, brings Salisbury Cathedral’s 2010 organ recital series to a close performing the prestigious Emery Recital on Wednesday 13 October at...
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SCHUBERT'S GREAT SONG-CYCLE PERFORMED FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S CHORAL FOUNDATION
Issued 30th Jul 2010Schubert’s great song-cycle Die Winterreise is performed by two of the leading young talents on the UK scene in St Martin’s Church, Salisbury, on Saturday 9 October at 7.30pm....
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A STATEMENT ON SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S RECENT STRATEGIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW
Issued 23rd Jul 2010Salisbury Cathedral employees were invited to an open meeting earlier this week to hear the outcome of a wide-ranging strategic and financial review undertaken during the past few...
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FLOWER ARRANGERS INVITED TO TAKE PART IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S FLOWER FESTIVAL 14-18 JUNE 2011
Issued 19th Jul 2010Salisbury Cathedral is looking for hundreds of volunteer flower arrangers who would like to be a part of its spectacular Flower Festival which will see the cathedral filled with...
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SIMON BELL GIVES MAJOR ORGAN RECITAL AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON 8 SEPTEMBER
Issued 15th Jul 2010Simon Bell, Assistant Director of Music at Winchester Cathedral, highly respected for his stylish playing, virtuosic brilliance and clarity, gives the penultimate recital in this...
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DAY OF CELEBRATION AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL FOR THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY
Issued 7th Jul 2010Salisbury Cathedral hosted a day of joyful celebration last Saturday marking the immense contribution of the Bishop of Salisbury, Dr David Stancliffe. Hundreds of well-wishers...
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BRILLIANT VIRTUOSIC ORGANIST IAIN QUINN GIVES RECITAL IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 5th Jul 2010On Wednesday 14 July at 7.30pm, the brilliant and virtuosic performer and composer Iain Quinn performs a superbly eclectic programme of music in a major organ recital at Salisbury...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL STONEMASON APPOINTED ONE OF FIRST YEOMAN MASONS BY THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF MASONS
Issued 2nd Jul 2010Alan Spittle, the Salisbury Cathedral stonemason who won the Improver Mason category in last year’s prestigious Duke of Gloucester Awards, is amongst the first group of...
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GREAT PERFORMANCE IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL BY 200 PRIMARY SCHOOLCHILDREN
Issued 30th Jun 2010Over 200 primary school pupils from in and around Salisbury gathered together in the cathedral with the boy choristers to perform an energetic and entertaining concert ‘Let’s...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S CANON THEOLOGIAN THE REVD CANON DR JANE ALISON SHAW APPOINTED EIGHTH DEAN OF GRACE CATHEDRAL, SAN FRANCISCO
Issued 25th Jun 2010The Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus, Bishop of California, and the Grace Cathedral Board of Trustees announced today the appointment of the Rev. Canon Dr. Jane Alison Shaw as the...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL APPOINTS ITS FIRST CREATIVE FLOWER DIRECTOR
Issued 25th Jun 2010Michael Bowyer, internationally renowned floral judge, demonstrator, speaker, teacher and Chelsea Gold Medalist (2009), has been appointed Creative Flower Director at Salisbury...
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PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION INSPIRED BY SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 21st Jun 2010Salisbury Cathedral is running a digital photography competition and inviting photographers of all ages to capture the essence of this most beautiful building and its surrounding...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL AND CLOSE OPEN DAY ATTRACTS OVER 5000
Issued 21st Jun 2010Over 5000 people flocked to the Salisbury Cathedral and Close open day last Saturday. Mark Elcomb, Chapter Clerk, said “There was a real buzz and sense of excitement throughout...
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SUPERB CONCERT ORGANIST GRAHAM BARBER GIVES SUMMER RECITAL IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL IN AUGUST
Issued 16th Jun 2010Graham Barber, Director of Music at St Bartholomew’s, Leeds, and widely regarded as one of the world’s leading concert organists with playing which is both technically brilliant...
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'LET'S DANCE!' - SINGING TOGETHER OUTREACH CONCERT IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL 28 JUNE
Issued 14th Jun 2010220 pupils from 4 primary schools join together at Salisbury Cathedral on Monday 28 June at 1pm to give a rousing and entertaining concert ‘Let’s Dance!’ as the culmination of...
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A BRAND NEW WELCOME FOR FAMILIES THIS SUMMER AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 4th Jun 2010Salisbury Cathedral is offering a brand new welcome for families this summer. There’s a new trail around the cathedral with accompanying activity leaflet for 8-12 year olds, new...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL JUNIOR CHOIR SING 'THE BEST OF BRITISH'!
Issued 3rd Jun 2010Salisbury Cathedral Junior Choir join the St John Singers at 7.30pm on Saturday 3 July in St Martin’s Church, Salisbury, performing a dynamic programme of music by three of the...
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A SPECIAL DAY FOR THE BOY CHORISTERS OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 3rd Jun 2010Six Wiltshire boys took part in a special ceremony in Salisbury Cathedral last Sunday with Henry Cooper (13 years) from Salisbury appointed Head Boy Chorister and five younger...
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MUSIC FROM ACROSS THE CENTURIES FROM THE CATHEDRAL CHOIR IN ST KATHARINE'S CHURCH, HOLT - MONDAY 5 JULY
Issued 26th May 2010The boys and men of the Cathedral Choir give a fundraising concert of ‘Music from across the centuries’ for and at St Katharine’s Church, Holt, at 7.30pm on Monday 5 July, raising...
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SUMMER MUSIC WITH SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR AT ST GEORGE'S, DAMERHAM - MONDAY 28 JUNE
Issued 26th May 2010The girls and men of the Cathedral Choir are giving a special ‘Summer Music’ concert at St George’s, Damerham, on Monday 28 June at 7.30pm to raise funds for the church. David...
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LORD SHARMAN APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL COUNCIL
Issued 20th May 2010Salisbury Cathedral is pleased to announce the appointment of Lord Colin Sharman as Chairman of its Cathedral Council from June 2010. Appointed by the Bishop of Salisbury, Lord...
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THE DEAN RECOGNISES OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO CATHEDRAL WITH ST OSMUND AWARDS
Issued 19th May 2010The Dean of Salisbury has presented the Cathedral’s annual St Osmund Award to Mary White and Naomi Key in recognition of their exemplary and outstanding service to the Cathedral....
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350 CHORISTERS ARE 'FULLY ALIVE' AT THE DIOCESAN CHOIRS FESTIVAL 2010
Issued 19th May 2010A massed gathering of over 350 choristers from parish churches throughout the Salisbury diocese meet at Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday 13 June for an afternoon of choral singing...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL THE ICONIC SETTING FOR GLORIOUS FLOWER FESTIVAL, TUESDAY 14 - SUNDAY 19 JUNE 2011
Issued 18th May 2010Lovers of floral art are in for a real treat as Salisbury Cathedral holds another spectacular five day flower festival from Tuesday 14 June – Sunday 19 June 2011. The cathedral’s...
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HEAD CHORISTER GIVES SERMON IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 18th May 2010This year's Marian Procession, a special service in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary to whom Salisbury Cathedral is dedicated, and during which the head chorister gives the...
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DEPARTING ARMY GIFTS DOMESDAY BOOK FACSIMILE TO SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 17th May 2010Salisbury Cathedral’s library is now the proud owner of the Number One facsimile copy of the County of Wiltshire section of the famous Domesday Book of 1086, thanks to the...
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CATHEDRAL'S ORGAN SCHOLAR REACHES "CLIMAX OF MY YEAR HERE"
Issued 14th May 2010Richard Cook, current organ scholar at Salisbury Cathedral, gives the prestigious Clive Jenkinson Organ Recital, “the climax of my year here”, in the cathedral on Wednesday 16...
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BRILLIANT VIRTUOSIC ORGANIST IAIN QUINN PERFORMS IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 13th May 2010The brilliant and virtuosic performer and composer Iain Quinn performs a superbly eclectic programme of music in a major organ recital at Salisbury Cathedral on Wednesday 14 July...
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TWO HIGH PROFILE EVENTS FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL GIRL CHORISTERS
Issued 27th Apr 2010Salisbury Cathedral’s girl choristers have been invited to sing in a re-creation of the first performance of John Blow’s famous masque Venus and Adonis (1682) in two high profile...
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DANIEL COOK COMBINES OLD AND NEW IN HIS VIRTUOSIC ORGAN RECITAL
Issued 23rd Apr 2010Daniel Cook, Organist at Salisbury Cathedral, gives a virtuosic recital at the cathedral on Wednesday 19 May at 7.30pm performing a great mix of music by living composers and...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL TO HOLD AN OPEN DAY WITH A DIFFERENCE ON SATURDAY 19 JUNE
Issued 19th Apr 2010Following the enormous success of its Open Day in 2008, Salisbury Cathedral is once again throwing open its doors and inviting people from all over the diocese and beyond to...
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NEW RUBBISH RECYCLING SYSTEM IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CLOSE
Issued 17th Apr 2010Picnickers in Salisbury Cathedral Close can now recycle their rubbish and waste, and by doing so help preserve our environment, through the new recycling system introduced at...
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BIGGER WINDOW FOR SUNDAY VISITING AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL THIS SUMMER
Issued 25th Mar 2010Exploring Salisbury Cathedral has been made easier for Sunday visitors this summer. Between the May Bank Holiday weekend and August Bank holiday weekend, Sunday 30 May to Sunday...
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BRILLIANT YOUNG ORGANIST ASHLEY GROTE GIVES THE PRESTIGIOUS ALCOCK RECITAL IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 25th Mar 2010The brilliant young organist Ashley Grote, Assistant Director of Music at Gloucester Cathedral, gives the prestigious Alcock Recital in Salisbury Cathedral on Wednesday 21 April...
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SINGING IS FUN!
Issued 23rd Mar 2010Two hundred children from four primary schools gave a rousing and entertaining concert in the Cathedral at lunchtime on Monday 22 March to a delighted audience of family members,...
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FUN FOR FAMILIES AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL THIS EASTER
Issued 19th Mar 2010Salisbury Cathedral is running two days of fun activities for children and their families during the Easter holidays. ‘Junior Craft: Get Cracking!’ is a fun 90 minute workshop...
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LIGHT SHOWERS AND WATER-TOWERS IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 16th Mar 2010Salisbury Cathedral is delighted to announce a forthcoming exhibition by Bruce Munro from December 2010 to late February 2011. Work is in progress on two large-scale illuminated...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL & TANDEM COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP BASED ON THE TELEVISION ADAPTATION OF KEN FOLLETT'S , 'THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH'
Issued 16th Mar 2010Salisbury Cathedral is delighted to announce a new partnership with TANDEM COMMUNICATIONS, who have just completed filming an eight-hour television series of Ken Follett’s epic...
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SOUNDS DIFFERENT IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL!
Issued 12th Mar 2010Current visitors to Salisbury Cathedral with discerning ears are in for a big surprise. For the next week, they will hear the quite different sounds of famous organs from...
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LATEST UPDATE ON THE 15TH CENTURY GOTHIC TEXT AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 11th Mar 2010We’d like to thank everyone who has contacted us about the 15th century English gothic text discovered unexpectedly on the cathedral’s South Aisle wall. It’s been a really busy...
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YOUNG ORGANISTS HAVE A 'SWELL' TIME ON SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S FAMOUS FATHER WILLIS ORGAN
Issued 25th Feb 2010If Salisbury Cathedral’s recent Open Day for young organists is anything to go by, the future of playing the ‘king of instruments’ is in safe hands. Over thirty students between...
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CAN YOU HELP SALISBURY CATHEDRAL IDENTIFY THIS 15TH CENTURY GOTHIC TEXT?
Issued 24th Feb 2010Gothic text recently discovered at Salisbury Cathedral is now thought to date from the fifteenth century. Tim Tatton-Brown, the cathedral’s Consultant Archaeologist, said “The...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ANNOUNCES GREAT NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH WILTS & DORSET BUS COMPANY'S STONEHENGE TOUR
Issued 10th Feb 2010Salisbury Cathedral and Wilts & Dorset bus company are delighted to announce a new partnership to expand the popular ‘Stonehenge Tour’. The new package for 2010/11, beginning on...
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PANCAKES, PALMS AND PROBATIONERS
Issued 10th Feb 2010The young trainee choristers (known as probationers) of Salisbury Cathedral Choir have a special way of learning about Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. They are invited to a fun...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S ORGAN RECITAL SERIES 2010 OPENS WITH PRESTIGIOUS ALCOCK RECITAL
Issued 10th Feb 2010Salisbury Cathedral Organ Recital Series 2010 opens with the prestigious Alcock Recital given by Ashley Grote on Wednesday 21 April at 7.30pm. Grote, Assistant Director of Music...
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HOLY WEEK AND EASTER DAY AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 2nd Feb 2010Over thirty services and events take place in and around the Cathedral during Holy Week and its climax of Easter Day, including performances of two of Bach’s greatest choral...
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A NEW LOOK FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S BEAUTIFUL CLOISTER GARDEN
Issued 29th Jan 2010Extensive works to transform the beautiful cloister garden (garth) at Salisbury Cathedral will begin in March and be completed by Easter thanks to an anonymous donation from a...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S ORGAN RECITAL SERIES 2010 FEATURES EXCITING COLLABORATION WITH JAM
Issued 14th Jan 2010Salisbury Cathedral is delighted to announce its collaboration with the John Armitage Memorial Trust (JAM) for the cathedral’s prestigious Organ Recital Series 2010. Each of the...
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GOTHIC TEXT UNCOVERED IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL AFTER BEING HIDDEN FOR OVER 350 YEARS
Issued 13th Jan 2010Salisbury Cathedral’s team of Conservators found more than they expected when, as part of their on-going schedule of work, they removed the Henry Hyde Monument from the...
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BACH'S ST JOHN PASSION TO BE PERFORMED IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL DURING HOLY WEEK
Issued 13th Jan 2010Salisbury Cathedral Choir and Sarum Orchestra, directed by David Halls, perform Bach’s St John Passion in Salisbury Cathedral on Wednesday 31 March at 7.00pm. Hugh Hetherington...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL AND PIPE UP! FREE OPEN DAY FOR YOUNG ORGANISTS - SATURDAY 13 FEBRUARY, 10AM - 2PM
Issued 11th Jan 2010Salisbury Cathedral and pipe up! are running a free open day on Saturday 13 February for young organists and keyboard players aged between 11yrs – 20yrs. It is a great...
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SPECIAL EVENT IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON TUESDAY 19 JANUARY INVITES EVERYONE TO EXPLORE SPIRITUALITY
Issued 11th Jan 2010Salisbury Cathedral looks forward to welcoming many people on Tuesday 19 January as it runs an all-day special free drop-in event focusing on Spirituality. Sarah Rickett, Head...
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MAJOR SCULPTURE EXHIBITION IN AUTUMN 2010 - LIMINALITY: TOWARD THE UNKNOWN REGION. MONDAY 13 SEPT - FRIDAY 12 NOV
Issued 6th Jan 2010Eight renowned British based sculptors respond to and explore the theme of Liminality, or transitional space, using the spectacular surroundings of Salisbury Cathedral as their...
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ARCHBISHOP OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SUDAN PREACHES IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL SUNDAY 10 JANUARY 10.30AM
Issued 5th Jan 2010The Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of Sudan, The Most Revd Dr Daniel Deng Bul, is preaching in Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday 10 January during the 10.30am Eucharist. The...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S EPIPHANY PROCESSION - SUNDAY 17 JANUARY AT 7.00PM
Issued 4th Jan 2010The Cathedral’s Epiphany Procession, the third and final of its popular processional services celebrating Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, takes place on Sunday 17 January at...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL : THE MAKING OF A MEDIEVAL MASTERPIECE - NEW BOOK BY TIM TATTON-BROWN AND JOHN CROOK
Issued 4th Dec 2009Salisbury Cathedral – The Making of a Medieval Masterpiece is a fascinating new book which presents the most authoritative account of the building of the Cathedral yet published....
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JOIN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR - A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN WHO LOVE SINGING
Issued 4th Dec 2009The next singing auditions for children in School Years 3 and 4 who would like to join Salisbury Cathedral Choir will be held on Saturday 23 January 2010 (boys) and...
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HANDEL'S MESSIAH AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL, WEDNESDAY 16 DECEMBER AT 7.30PM
Issued 26th Nov 2009David Halls, Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, conducts Salisbury Cathedral Choir and Sarum Orchestra in a performance of Handel’s great oratorio Messiah in the Cathedral...
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SPECIAL CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE WITH BBC WILTSHIRE ON THURSDAY 10 DECEMBER
Issued 26th Nov 2009Salisbury Cathedral is hosting a special Christmas Carol Service at 7.30pm on Thursday 10th December in partnership with BBC Wiltshire. The service will be recorded for radio...
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12 YEAR OLD WILLIAM MCDONALD TO BE BOY BISHOP IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL IN CELEBRATION OF AN ANCIENT TRADITION
Issued 20th Nov 2009Twelve year old William McDonald, Bishop’s Chorister (head chorister) of Salisbury Cathedral Choir, assumes the role of Boy Bishop during Evensong in the Cathedral on Sunday 6...
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VOICE TRIAL WORKSHOP FOR PROSPECTIVE CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS ON SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER
Issued 17th Nov 2009David Halls, Director of Music, is running his annual workshop for prospective cathedral choristers on Saturday 5 December at 11am...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ACQUIRES UNIQUE EARLY 19TH CENTURY BOOK
Issued 9th Nov 2009Salisbury Cathedral has acquired the original author’s copy of William Dodsworth’s famous book ‘An Historical Account of the Episcopal See, and Cathedral Church of Salisbury’,...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S POPULAR PROCESSION 'FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT' IS UNMISSABLE START OF ADVENT
Issued 3rd Nov 2009Salisbury Cathedral’s popular Advent Procession ‘From Darkness to Light’, regarded by so many as the unmissable start to the Christmas season, takes place this year on Saturday 28...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S ALAN SPITTLE WINS PRESTIGIOUS IMPROVER MASON AWARD
Issued 28th Oct 2009Alan Spittle, a stonemason at Salisbury Cathedral, has won the Improver Mason category in the prestigious Duke of Gloucester Awards 2009, sponsored by The Worshipful Company of...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR BY CANDLELIGHT FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY CONCERT WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER, 7.30PM
Issued 23rd Oct 2009Salisbury Cathedral Choir performs a beautiful programme of choral music in a candlelit concert at the cathedral on Remembrance Day, Wednesday November 11th, at 7.30pm. One of...
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NEW EXHIBITION - THE THORNFLOWER SCULPTURE BY CHARLOTTE MAYER ARRIVES AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 21st Oct 2009Charlotte Mayer’s beautiful and thought-provoking bronze and steel sculpture ‘The Thornflower’, which grew out of her reflections on the death of her grandmother in Treblinka and...
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REMEMBRANCE DAY CONCERT AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 15th Oct 2009LISTING INFORMATION FROM SALISBURY CATHEDRAL 15 October 2009 REMEMBRANCE DAY CONCERT Salisbury Cathedral Choir by Candlelight Wednesday 11 November, 7.30pm A rare...
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NEW SARUM CANON ADMITTED AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 14th Oct 2009Bishop Christian Nourrichard, the Bishop of Evreux in Normandy, France, was admitted as a Sarum Canon at Salisbury Cathedral by the Bishop of Salisbury, The Rt Revd Dr David...
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CAROL SINGING COMES EARLY IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL!
Issued 9th Oct 2009All 54 members of St Martin’s Primary School Choir visited the Cathedral during their lunch break last Monday to rehearse and sing two carols with the younger cathedral choristers...
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THREE GREAT PROCESSIONAL SERVICES MARK ADVENT, CHRISTMAS AND EPIPHANY IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 9th Oct 2009Salisbury Cathedral is the setting for three great processional services which celebrate the special time of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. The Advent Procession – From...
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CATHEDRAL TO INSTALL FIVE NEW CANONS
Issued 9th Oct 2009Five new Canons will be installed in Salisbury Cathedral during Evensong on Tuesday 13th October at 5.30pm by the Rt Revd Dr David Stancliffe, Bishop of Salisbury. Mrs Karen...
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INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED ORGANIST CATHERINE ENNIS WILL PERFORM THE PRESTIGIOUS EMERY RECITAL ON 14 OCTOBER
Issued 17th Sep 2009Catherine Ennis, Organist and Director of Music at the church of St. Lawrence Jewry and well known throughout Europe and the USA as a superb and inspiring musician, performs the...
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MAJOR NEW EXHIBITION OF SACRED AND SECULAR SCULPTURE BY PETER EUGENE BALL
Issued 15th Sep 2009A major exhibition of almost 40 previously unseen religious and secular sculptures by Peter Eugene Ball opened today in Salisbury Cathedral. Ball is the most well represented...
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CHILDREN IN SCHOOL YEARS 2, 3 AND 4 INVITED TO 'BE A CHORISTER FOR A DAY'
Issued 10th Sep 2009SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR’s popular annual open day ‘Be a chorister for a day’ is on Saturday 14 November. An informal and friendly way for boys and girls in school Years 2 - 4...
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MASTERCLASS WITH INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED SOPRANO LORNA ANDERSON FOR CATHEDRAL'S CHORISTERS, SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER
Issued 8th Sep 2009Salisbury Cathedral’s talented young choristers have a great opportunity on Saturday 10 October when internationally-renowned soprano Lorna Anderson leads a Masterclass devised...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL HOSTS MAJOR NEW EXHIBITION OF RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR SCULPTURE BY PETER EUGENE BALL 12 SEPTEMBER - 11 OCTOBER
Issued 4th Sep 2009Press / Photo Call - Friday 11 September, 10.30am - 11.30am Peter Eugene Ball has created 35 new sculptures of religious and secular pieces for this major new exhibition of his...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL JUNIOR CHOIR INVITES YOU TO 'COME AND SING' JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Issued 28th Aug 2009Salisbury Cathedral Junior Choir starts the new term on Saturday 12 September with its usual 11am – 12 noon rehearsal followed immediately by a free fun event – a ‘Come and Sing’...
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INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED SOLOIST PERFORMS PRESTIGIOUS EMERY ORGAN RECITAL
Issued 28th Aug 2009Catherine Ennis, Organist and Director of Music at the church of St. Lawrence Jewry (the church of the Corporation of London) and well known throughout Europe and the USA as a...
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VIRTUOSO PERFORMER PERFORMS VIRTUOSIC PROGRAMME ON SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S FAMOUS FATHER WILLIS ORGAN
Issued 25th Aug 2009Roger Sayer, Organist at Rochester Cathedral and well known as a brilliant player of the most demanding repertoire, performs a programme of virtuosic music on the Father Willis...
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NEW HEAD TOWER GUIDE FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 7th Aug 2009Popular local enthusiast David Acton has been appointed as the new head tower guide at Salisbury Cathedral. He will lead around sixty trained volunteer guides, who between them...
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CORDELIA WILLIAMS TO GIVE PRESTIGIOUS EDWARD HEATH MEMORIAL PIANO RECITAL ON SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER AT 7.30PM
Issued 7th Aug 2009Cordelia Williams, BBC Young Musician of the Year Finalist 2006 and regarded as ‘one of the outstanding pianists of her generation’, gives the prestigious annual Edward Heath...
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NEW EXHIBITION OF SACRED AND SECULAR SCULPTURE BY PETER EUGENE BALL SEPTEMBER 12 - OCTOBER 11
Issued 5th Aug 2009Salisbury Cathedral holds an Exhibition of around 30 previously unseen religious and secular sculptures by Peter Eugene Ball in the Morning Chapel from 12 September to 11 October,...
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1215 MAGNA CARTA INSCRIBED IN UNESCO 'MEMORY OF THE WORLD' REGISTER
Issued 31st Jul 2009Salisbury Cathedral is delighted by the announcement from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that the four surviving copies of the 1215 Magna Carta...
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THE THORNFLOWER SCULPTURE VISITS SALISBURY CATHEDRAL - OCTOBER 2009 TO APRIL 2010
Issued 30th Jul 2009Charlotte Mayer’s beautiful and thought-provoking bronze sculpture ‘The Thornflower’, which grew out of her reflections on the death of her grandmother in Treblinka and ‘man’s...
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A MARVELLOUS EVENING OF ORGAN MUSIC IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL WITH ROBERT SHARPE ON WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST
Issued 24th Jul 2009Robert Sharpe, Director of Music at York Minster and one of the younger rising stars of the current generation of Cathedral organists, gives a summer evening organ recital in...
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ROGER SAYER PERFORMS VIRTUOSIC ORGAN RECITAL 9 SEPTEMBER 2009
Issued 24th Jul 2009Roger Sayer, Organist at Rochester Cathedral and well known as a brilliant player of the most demanding repertoire, performs a programme of virtuosic music on the Father Willis...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHAMBER CHOIR AUDITIONS
Issued 22nd Jul 2009The Cathedral’s Chamber Choir, established in September 2008, has enjoyed a successful first year under the direction of Daniel Cook, Assistant Director of Music. It provides a...
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A SUMMER EVENING'S ORGAN RECITAL AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL - WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST
Issued 22nd Jul 2009Robert Sharpe, Director of Music at York Minster and a well-known international recitalist, gives a summer’s evening organ recital in Salisbury Cathedral on Wednesday 12 August at...
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ANGEL GABRIEL RETURNS TO SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 16th Jul 2009The Angel Gabriel, one of the eight beautiful angel heads sculpted by Emily Young and seen and loved by many thousands of visitors to Salisbury Cathedral last winter, returned...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL WINS COVETED TOURISM AWARD
Issued 15th Jul 2009Salisbury Cathedral is delighted to have won the VisitWiltshire Large Tourism Award in the tenth annual South Wilts Business of the Year Awards. Accepting the award on behalf...
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INSPIRED TEACHERS SING!
Issued 9th Jul 2009Over 35 primary school teachers took part in an inspirational free ‘twilight singing workshop’ held by Salisbury Cathedral as part of its flourishing music outreach programme....
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FIVE PRIMARY SCHOOLS FROM THE DIOCESE 'SING FOR JOY!' IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 30th Jun 2009220 pupils from 5 primary schools and Salisbury Cathedral’s boy choristers gave a rousing and entertaining concert ‘Sing for Joy!’ in the Cathedral at lunchtime on Monday 29 June...
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AMAZING ART AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR AUGUST
Issued 29th Jun 2009Salisbury Cathedral is running a series of imaginative art and activity sessions on Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the month of August for families with younger children....
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CATHEDRAL'S TWO APPRENTICES SCOOP £600 GRANT
Issued 15th Jun 2009Salisbury Cathedral’s two apprentices are the lucky recipients of a generous £600 grant from the Wessex Region of the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies....
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450 CHORISTERS SING AT THE DIOCESAN CHOIRS FESTIVAL 2009 IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 15th Jun 2009A massed gathering of 450 choristers from parish churches throughout the diocese met at Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday 14 June for an afternoon of choral singing under the...
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A 5-DAY FEAST OF CHORAL MUSIC - SOUTHERN CATHEDRALS FESTIVAL 2009 AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL 15 - 19 JULY
Issued 21st May 2009Tickets are now on general sale for the Southern Cathedrals Festival 2009, the popular annual five day festival of choral music featuring the choirs of Chichester,...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ORGANISTS CELEBRATE MENDELSSOHN'S 200TH ANNIVERSARY
Issued 15th May 2009Mendelssohn’s six iconic organ sonatas are to be played on the famous Father Willis organ in Salisbury Cathedral in a series of Sunday afternoon performances at 4.00pm to mark the...
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RECITAL IS 'PINNACLE OF MY YEAR' FOR CATHEDRAL'S ORGAN SCHOLAR
Issued 15th May 2009Stephen Moore, Salisbury Cathedral’s popular and talented organ scholar, gives the annual prestigious Jenkinson Recital, the “pinnacle of my year here”, on Wednesday 17 June at...
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350 CHORISTERS SING AT THE DIOCESAN CHOIRS FESTIVAL 2009 IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 7th May 2009A massed gathering of over 350 choristers from parish churches throughout the Salisbury diocese meet at Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday 14 June for an afternoon of choral singing...
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NEW 'TIME TEAM' EXHIBITION OPENS AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 1st May 2009NEW ‘TIME TEAM’ EXHIBITION OPENS AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL Digging deeper into the recent archaeological excavation at the Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral Cloister 1 May – 31 October...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL RESOUNDS WITH 600 MUSICIANS FOR THE PREMIERE OF BOB CHILCOTT'S MAJOR NEW WORK 'SALISBURY VESPERS'
Issued 1st May 2009Every inch of Salisbury Cathedral is set to resound on Saturday 23 May at 7.30pm when over 600 singers and instrumentalists perform the premiere of Salisbury Vespers, a major new...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL TO INSTALL FIVE NEW CANONS DURING EVENSONG AT 5.00PM ON 11 MAY
Issued 28th Apr 2009Five new Canons will be installed in the Cathedral on Monday 11 May by the Rt Revd Dr David Stancliffe, Bishop of Salisbury, during Evensong at 5.00pm. Chrysogon Bamber and...
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BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB MEMBERS ENJOY AN UNFORGETTABLE DAY AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 27th Apr 2009Salisbury Cathedral welcomed sixty members from the Mid-West Region of the Bentley Drivers Club with their thirty Bentley cars, models dating from the 1920s to 1990s, for a...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL BECOMES A HUGE PROJECTION SCREEN FOR FINALE OF BBC ARTS PROJECT "CONSEQUENCES"
Issued 21st Apr 2009Visit Salisbury Cathedral after 6.00pm on St George’s Day, 23 April, and join in the fun and excitement as its huge roof and West Front are used as giant projection screens for...
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MASSIVE GAME OF CONSEQUENCES TO BE PROJECTED ONTO SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ROOF FOR ST GEORGE'S DAY 23 APRIL
Issued 21st Apr 2009PHOTO CALL Date: Thursday 23 April Time: 6pm onwards; projections begin as dusk falls, c 8pm Place: Salisbury Cathedral, 33 The Close, Salisbury...
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AN EVENING OF ROMANTIC MASTERPIECES AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 17th Apr 2009Andrew Reid, Director of Music at Peterborough Cathedral and famous for performing the complete organ works of Bach in a non-stop 25 hour recital, gives the second in this year’s...
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'LET THE CHILDREN COME' TO A SPECIAL FAMILY DAY AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON SATURDAY 2 MAY
Issued 1st Apr 2009Salisbury Cathedral and Salisbury Diocese invite you to ‘Let the Children Come’, a Family Day at the Cathedral on Saturday 2 May as part of the ‘Year of the Child’. Through fun...
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SPECIAL 'TIME TEAM' EXHIBITION AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL FROM MAY - OCTOBER 2009
Issued 25th Mar 2009This bank holiday "Time Team" exhibition opens. A special exhibition at Salisbury Cathedral this summer digs deeper into the recent archaeological excavation at the Cathedral...
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DANIEL COOK HONOURED TO GIVE PRESTIGIOUS ALCOCK ORGAN RECITAL AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 18th Mar 2009Daniel Cook, Assistant Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, gives the prestigious Alcock Organ Recital on Wednesday 22 April. Dedicated to the illustrious Sir Walter Alcock,...
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A ROUSING ONE WORLD OF SONG IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 16th Mar 2009Pupils from five primary schools around Salisbury joined together in the Cathedral with the boy and girl choristers earlier today to create one large choir of over 170 singers and...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL JUNIOR CHOIR 'IN CONCERT' IN THE CATHEDRAL
Issued 16th Mar 2009Salsibury Cathedral Junior Choir give an Informal Concert in the North Transept of the Cathedral at 11.45am – 12.15pm on Saturday 28 March performing a great mix of music by...
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ONE WORLD OF SONG IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 6th Mar 2009Pupils from five primary schools around Salisbury join together in the Cathedral with the boy and girl choristers to create one large choir of over 170 singers to perform a...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL REFECTORY COOKS UP A GREAT YEAR!
Issued 4th Mar 2009Salisbury Cathedral’s popular Refectory Restaurant has announced 2008 saw a 20% increase in turnover, thanks to both the large numbers of cathedral visitors during its 750th...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR MAKE THEIR FIRST VISIT TO SALISBURY'S TWINNED CITY OF SAINTES
Issued 4th Mar 2009The boys and men of Salisbury Cathedral Choir are making their first visit to Salisbury’s twinned city of Saintes from 15 – 20 April and are giving a special pre-tour concert in...
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TALLEST CATHEDRAL SPIRE IN BRITAIN TURNS INTO A LARGE RED NOSE FOR COMIC RELIEF 2009
Issued 4th Mar 2009Salisbury Cathedral is taking part in Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day by turning its 404ft soaring spire red each night from Monday 9 March through to Red Nose Day on Friday 13 March....
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HOLY WEEK AND EASTER DAY AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 4th Mar 2009Thirty services and events will be taking place in Salisbury Cathedral during Holy Week with its climax of Easter Day, framed by a performance of Mozart’s Requiem on Saturday 4...
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PANCAKES, PALMS AND PROBATIONERS
Issued 24th Feb 2009The young probationers (trainee choristers) of Salisbury Cathedral Choir learnt about the meanings of Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday when they enjoyed cooking, tossing and...
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SPIRE FM STATION DIRECTOR JOINS THE BOARD OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ENTERPRISES LTD
Issued 4th Feb 2009Ceri Hurford-Jones, Station Director of Spire FM, has recently joined the board of Salisbury Cathedral Enterprises Ltd as a non-executive Director. Mark Elcomb, Chapter Clerk...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL HOSTS THE SOUTHERN CATHEDRALS FESTIVAL 2009 FROM 15 - 18 JULY
Issued 4th Feb 2009Southern Cathedrals Festival (SCF) 2009, the annual festival of choral music featuring the choirs of Chichester, Salisbury and Winchester Cathedrals, is hosted by Salisbury...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR GIVE SPECIAL DIOCESAN CONCERT IN BEAUTIFUL ST NICHOLAS CHURCH IN ASHMORE, 9 FEBRUARY
Issued 3rd Feb 2009Concert now on Monday 16 March. ‘Exultate Deo’ sings Salisbury Cathedral Choir The boys and men of Salisbury Cathedral Choir give a special diocesan concert ‘Exultate Deo’...
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CATHEDRAL'S ORGAN RECITAL SERIES 2009 OPENS WITH ALL-BACH PROGRAMME
Issued 21st Jan 2009David Halls, Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, opens the 2009 Organ Recital Series with a flourish on Wednesday 11 March at 7.30pm performing an all-Bach programme because...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM WINS COVETED AWARD
Issued 20th Jan 2009Salisbury Cathedral’s new state-of-the-art lighting system has received one of the coveted Salisbury Civic Society Conservation Awards in recognition of “outstanding work to an...
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CATHEDRAL'S APPRENTICE MASON HAS PIECE ACCEPTED FOR SPECIAL 'WALL OF GIFTS' AT HIGHGROVE HOUSE
Issued 19th Jan 2009Andrew Kirby (20), Apprentice Stonemason at Salisbury Cathedral, will be travelling to Highgrove House, home of HRH The Prince of Wales, in February to personally deliver a...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S ORGAN RECITAL SERIES 2009
Issued 19th Jan 2009Salisbury Cathedral’s Organ Recital Series 2009, performed on the cathedral’s famous Father Willis organ, runs from March through to October and features one recital a month on...
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'THE ORGAN MUSIC OF SIR WALTER ALCOCK' - IMPRESSIVE NEW CD RECORDED BY DANIEL COOK, THE CATHEDRAL'S ORGANIST, AVAILABLE NOW
Issued 12th Jan 2009Daniel Cook, the cathedral’s organist, starts the new year on a high with the launch of his new CD The Organ Music of Sir Walter Alcock recorded on the famous Father Willis organ...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL EPIPHANY PROCESSION - SUNDAY 18 JANUARY AT 7.00PM
Issued 8th Jan 2009The Cathedral’s Epiphany Procession, the third and final of its popular processional services celebrating Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, takes place on Sunday 18 January at...
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A GALA 'STARRY NIGHT' IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 8th Jan 2009Salisbury Cathedral is the setting for a star-studded fund-raising Gala Concert ‘A Starry Night’ on Saturday 24 January at 7.30pm. Adapted from the well-known Epiphany story...
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CHRISTMAS EVE - AND ALL'S WELL: A PAGEANT TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS
Issued 15th Dec 2008Families with children are particularly invited to begin their Christmas celebrations in the Cathedral on Christmas Eve at 4pm when the Sunday Club children are joined by...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL SHOWCASES CHORISTERS FOR THE FRIENDS OF CATHEDRAL MUSIC
Issued 9th Dec 2008Salisbury Cathedral’s boy choristers will be revealing the secrets of their daily choir practice when David Halls, Director of Music, takes them through their paces as the...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S FORTHCOMING VOICE TRIALS - A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN WHO LOVE SINGING
Issued 4th Dec 2008The next auditions for children in School Years 3 and 4 who would like to join Salisbury Cathedral Choir will be held on Saturday 24 January 2009 (boys) and Saturday 7 February...
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CANDLELIT CHRISTMAS CAROLS AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL 21 AND 22 DECEMBER AT 7PM
Issued 2nd Dec 2008Salisbury Cathedral’s much loved candlelit carol service The Christmas Procession is on Sunday 21 and Monday 22 December at 7.00pm. This service is a combination of readings...
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TWELVE YEAR OLD BOY TO BE BOY BISHOP AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON SATURDAY 6 DECEMBER
Issued 2nd Dec 2008Twelve year old Robert Folkes, Bishop’s Chorister (head chorister) of Salisbury Cathedral Choir assumes the role of Boy Bishop during Evensong in the Cathedral on Saturday 6...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S HUGELY POPULAR ADVENT PROCESSION 'FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT' ATTRACTS SEVERAL THOUSAND
Issued 1st Dec 2008Salisbury Cathedral’s hugely popular Advent Procession ‘From Darkness to Light’ took place on both evenings this weekend. Starting with the Cathedral in total darkness and...
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CATHEDRAL'S ORGANIST HAS RARE GIFT INDEED - A TRIBUTE TO DANIEL COOK
Issued 27th Nov 2008The following review appeared in the SALISBURY JOURNAL Thursday 27 November 2008 and is re-printed in full. Entertainments Section Reviews A tribute to Daniel Daniel...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS STAR IN NEW DVD
Issued 25th Nov 2008Salisbury Cathedral’s choristers are the stars of a new DVD which gives a fascinating insight into the lifestyle of the youngsters in the choir. Aptly titled ‘The Choristers of...
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ADVENT OF ARCHANGELS - NEW 'ANGEL HEADS' INSTALLATION BY EMILY YOUNG AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 21st Nov 2008Installation ends on 9th February 2009 Emily Young, one of Britain’s greatest contemporary sculptors, has brought seven and a half newly sculpted Angel Heads to Salisbury...
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FUN FOR THE YOUNG AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL THIS CHRISTMAS!
Issued 13th Nov 2008Salisbury Cathedral is running fun activities for children and families during the exciting few days leading up to Christmas. On Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 December, there are...
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PRESS / PHOTO CALL THURSDAY 20TH NOVEMBER 2008 FOR 'ANGELS IN ADVENT', THE NEW ANGEL HEADS INSTALLATION BY EMILY YOUNG AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 11th Nov 2008To watch the news clip from Vision News click here ANGELS IN ADVENT New ‘Angel Heads’ Installation by Emily Young Salisbury Cathedral 20 November – 9 February 2009 Emily...
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WILTSHIRE LIFE CHRISTMAS CD
Issued 11th Nov 2008The December issue of Wiltshire Life magazine includes a special cover CD of Christmas music 'A Wiltshire Christmas 2008' recorded by Salisbury Cathedral Junior Choir....
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A STAR-STUDDED CAST FOR 'A STARRY NIGHT' GALA CONCERT AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 10th Nov 2008Salisbury Cathedral is the setting for a star-studded fund-raising Gala Concert ‘A Starry Night’ on Saturday 24 January at 7.30pm. Adapted from the well-known Epiphany story...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S HUGELY POPULAR ADVENT PROCESSION 'FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT'
Issued 4th Nov 2008Salisbury Cathedral’s hugely popular Advent Procession ‘From Darkness to Light’ takes place this year on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November at 7.00pm and its title encapsulates...
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CATHEDRAL CHOIR BRINGS 'MUSIC FROM ACROSS THE CENTURIES' TO SOUTHWICK
Issued 4th Nov 2008The boys and men of Salisbury Cathedral Choir, led by Director of Music David Halls, give a recital of ‘Music from across the Centuries’ at St Thomas’ Church, Southwick on Monday...
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HEADS WITH TALES - NEW 'ANGEL HEADS' EXHIBITION BY EMILY YOUNG
Issued 24th Oct 2008For more photos click here Emily Young, one of Britain’s greatest contemporary sculptors, brings seven and a half newly sculpted Angel Heads to Salisbury Cathedral from 20...
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'AWE AND WONDER' AT THE BIG DRAW AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 17th Oct 2008Salisbury Cathedral is taking part in the national ‘Big Draw’ campaign again this year focussing its free activities on Saturday 8th November on the skills and talents that went...
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SPECTACULAR NEW FONT IS CENTRE OF ATTENTION FOR VISITORS TO SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 15th Oct 2008In less than a month, a large and exquisite piece of modern religious art has undoubtedly become the centre of attention for visitors to one of Britain’s greatest and most iconic...
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'RISING STARS' - SALISBURY CATHEDRAL EX-CHORISTERS CONCERT IN SALISBURY HELD AUDIENCE SPELL-BOUND
Issued 9th Oct 2008Six ex-Salisbury Cathedral choristers who are all emerging on the musical scene returned to the city to give a celebratory concert featuring music by Argento, Bach, Fauré,...
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WILLIAM PYE AND THE SALISBURY CATHEDRAL FONT
Issued 3rd Oct 2008Our great churches are, of course, great works of art in themselves, yet never hermetically so, fixed for ever in a single, immutable form. Quite as much sculpture as...
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EXCITEMENT AS THE TIME TEAM DIG AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 3rd Oct 2008For more photos click here The Time Team has spent this week digging at one of England’s best known and most beautiful locations as Salisbury Cathedral played the host for a...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR IN CONCERT BY CANDLELIGHT ON REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
Issued 3rd Oct 2008Salisbury Cathedral Choir performs a beautiful programme of music in a Concert by Candlelight at the Cathedral on Remembrance Sunday, November 9th at 6.00pm. One of the rare...
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THREE GREAT PROCESSIONAL SERVICES MARK ADVENT, CHRISTMAS AND EPIPHANY
Issued 3rd Oct 2008This year’s three great processional services to mark Advent, Christmas and Epiphany are expected to attract many hundreds from throughout the Diocese and beyond to come and join...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S MARVELLOUS 750TH ANNIVERSARY SERVICE WITH VISIT OF ARCHBISHOP, CONSECRATION OF NEW FONT & BAPTISM OF TWO INFANTS
Issued 28th Sep 2008Salisbury Cathedral’s 750th anniversary celebrations reached their climax today when the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Revd and Right Hon Dr Rowan Williams, followed in the...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CELEBRATES 750TH ANNIVERSARY WITH VISIT OF ARCHBISHOP AND CONSECRATION OF NEW FONT
Issued 26th Sep 2008Salisbury Cathedral’s 750th anniversary celebrations reach a crescendo on Sunday 28 September as the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Revd and Right Hon Dr Rowan Williams visits...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S NEW FONT - A MODERN TREASURE
Issued 24th Sep 2008Salisbury Cathedral’s exquisite new font, the culmination of an on-going project initiated 10 years ago by the then Canon Treasurer and now Dean of Salisbury, the Very Revd June...
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NEW CHORISTERS, NEW LEADERS AND NEW PROBATIONERS FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Issued 22nd Sep 2008Special ceremonies were held during Evensong at Salisbury Cathedral last weekend when eight new choristers - four boys and four girls - were admitted to the choir and the most...
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HISTORIC DAY FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL AS ITS LONG AWAITED NEW FONT ARRIVES
Issued 8th Sep 2008It’s a historic day for Salisbury Cathedral, currently celebrating its 750th anniversary, as its new font arrives at last, the culmination of an on-going project initiated 10...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR HOLDS ANNUAL OPEN DAY ON SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER
Issued 2nd Sep 2008SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR’s popular annual open day Be a chorister for a day for boys and girls in school Years 2, 3 and 4 is on Saturday 15 November. David Halls, the...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S 750TH ANNIVERSARY MUSICAL CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE WITH INSPIRATIONAL ORATORIO
Issued 2nd Sep 2008Salisbury Cathedral’s 750th anniversary musical celebrations continue when Sarum Orchestra perform the inspirational contemporary oratorio Stari Most by Richard Chew and...
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KEITH WRIGHT GIVES ORGAN RECITAL IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON WEDNESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
Issued 19th Aug 2008Keith Wright, from Durham Cathedral, gjves the sixth in this year’s Organ Recital Series on Wednesday 10 September at 7.30pm performing organ transcriptions of popular music from...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS OPEN GALA CONCERT AT SADLERS WELLS THEATRE
Issued 24th Jul 2008The ‘excellence’ of Salisbury Cathedral choristers was recognised last week as they represented the Choir Schools Association (CSA) at a gala concert in Sadlers Wells Theatre,...
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TWO ANNIVERSARIES CELEBRATED IN TWO SUMMER ORGAN RECITALS
Issued 24th Jul 2008Daniel Cook, Assistant Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, whose reputation as a formidably talented and virtuosic organist is well established in the UK, gives two organ...
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A FANTASTIC FIRST YEAR FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL JUNIOR CHOIR
Issued 23rd Jul 2008Salisbury Cathedral Junior Choir (SCJC) has had a fantastic first year. Since its launch, it has built a core membership of over 70 children, given Informal Concerts and taken...
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PHOTO CALL AND PRESS CONFERENCE AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL 13 / 14 JULY
Issued 10th Jul 2008This weekend Salisbury Cathedral will have the great honour of welcoming senior Anglican clergy from around the world as they gather in England in preparation for the Lambeth...
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CATHEDRAL GEARS UP FOR BIG WEEKEND
Issued 7th Jul 2008Salisbury Cathedral is this week preparing for one of the busiest weekends in its 750 year history on 12-13 July. Celebrations of the Cathedral’s 750th anniversary year combine...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR PERFORMS FOUR PREMIERES IN JULY
Issued 7th Jul 2008Salisbury Cathedral Choir are giving the premiere performances of four new commissions in July, each representing different styles of contemporary choral music. Director of...
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PILGRIMAGE WALK FROM OLD SARUM TO SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON SATURDAY 12 JULY
Issued 7th Jul 2008A celebratory Pilgrimage Walk takes place this Saturday 12 July, celebrating both the 750th Anniversary of Salisbury Cathedral and the 35th Anniversary of the special link between...
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MAGIC OF MESSIAEN IS CAPTURED IN THE FIRST OF SIX CONCERTS
Issued 3rd Jul 2008Last Sunday afternoon, Daniel Cook, the Cathedral’s assistant director of music, gave the first of six concerts in which he will play all Messiaen’s organ music. This huge...
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SALISBURY 750 PIANO RECITAL WILL BE PERFORMED BY AWARD-WINNING JOHN REID
Issued 1st Jul 2008Exception young pianist John Reid gives the Salisbury750 Piano Recital on Sunday 13 July at 7.30 pm on the Salisbury Cathedral concert grand Blüthner piano as part of its...
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THE POWER AND THE GLORY - A CATHEDRAL PAGEANT FOR SCHOOLS
Issued 27th Jun 2008Salisbury Cathedral Education Department presents The Power and the Glory – a Cathedral Pageant for Schools on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 July at 7.00pm. The exciting show...
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A CELEBRATION ACROSS THE COUNTY BOUNDARIES
Issued 24th Jun 2008Salisbury Cathedral during its 750th anniversary year has been working with Whitchurch Silk Mill (where silk is still woven after 200 years) to loan a collection of its very fine...
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DANIEL COOK BEGINS HIS EPIC PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS OF OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Issued 23rd Jun 2008Daniel Cook, Assistant Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, performs the complete organ works of Olivier Messiaen commemorating the centenary of his birth in 1908, in a...
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SALISBURY750 SPECTACULAR FLOWER FESTIVAL NOW OPEN
Issued 17th Jun 2008Salisbury750 anniversary celebrations have 'blossomed forth' this week as the Cathedral hosts its spectacular 5-day Flower Festival from 17 – 21 June. Visit this week...
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ARCHBISHOP TUTU CALLS ON SALISBURY AUDIENCE TO SHOW COMPASSION
Issued 10th Jun 2008This sermon is available in MP3 version for you to download, although please be aware that this may take a few minutes. (22.9Mb) Archbishop Desmond Tutu appealed to a capacity...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS TO TAKE PART IN EXCELLENT! GALA CONCERT ON JULY 15
Issued 5th Jun 2008The senior boy and girl choristers in Salisbury Cathedral Choir are among 350 students taking part in the excellent! Gala Concert at Sadler’s Wells, London, on Tuesday 15 July at...
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SALISBURY750 SPECTACULAR FLOWER FESTIVAL 17-21 JUNE
Issued 5th Jun 2008Salisbury750 imaginative anniversary celebrations continue with the Cathedral’s spectacular 5-day Flower Festival from 17 – 21 June. Visit the Cathedral on those days and you...
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ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU TO PREACH AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL 10.30AM EUCHARIST ON 8 JUNE
Issued 5th Jun 2008Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu is preaching at a special Eucharist service celebrating Salisbury International Arts Festival in Salisbury Cathedral at 10.30am on...
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PATRICK RUSSILL TO GIVE ORGAN RECITAL IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON 16 JULY
Issued 21st May 2008Patrick Russill, Director of Music at The London Oratory, gives the fourth in this year’s Organ Recital Series at Salisbury Cathedral on Wednesday 16 July at 7.30pm performing a...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL LAUNCHES NEW CHAMBER CHOIR
Issued 13th May 2008Salisbury Cathedral is launching a new chamber choir which will specialise in early music and plainsong. Directed by Daniel Cook, Assistant Director of Music, it will bring to...
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SALISBURY 750 SPECTACULAR FIVE DAY FLOWER FESTIVAL TUESDAY 17 TO SATURDAY 21 JUNE
Issued 13th May 2008Salisbury Cathedral is the setting for the spectacular five day Salisbury 750 Flower Festival from Tuesday 17 through to Saturday 21 June. Come and see the cathedral as you have...
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DIOCESAN CHOIRS FESTIVAL IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON 8 JUNE WILL WELCOME OVER 350 CHORISTERS
Issued 7th May 2008A massed gathering of over 350 choristers from parish churches from throughout the Salisbury diocese will meet at Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday 8 June for an afternoon of choral...
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THE DEAN SAYS THANK YOU TO THE CATHEDRAL'S GUILD OF EMBROIDERERS
Issued 30th Apr 2008The Dean of Salisbury, The Very Revd June Osborne, used the occasion of the tea party in the Cathedral on the Cathedral’s Patronal Festival Day on 27 April to publicly thank Jill...
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ANONYMOUS DONATION MEANS SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CAN REMAIN FLOODLIT UNTIL LATE INTO THE NIGHT
Issued 30th Apr 2008Salisbury Cathedral’s new state-of-the-art lighting system, which highlights to perfection the exquisite architectural features of the iconic building, will now remain switched on...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S NEW ST OSMUND AWARD RECOGNISES OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS
Issued 29th Apr 2008The Dean of Salisbury, The Very Revd June Osborne, presented the newly created St Osmund Award which recognises and honours outstanding contributions to the life of the Cathedral...
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OPEN AIR MEDIEVAL FAIR IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CLOSE DURING BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND - SUNDAY 4 AND MONDAY 5 MAY
Issued 28th Apr 2008The iconic building of Salisbury Cathedral, recognised worldwide as one of the finest medieval cathedrals in Britain, is the backdrop for a spectacular two day open air Medieval...
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SALISBURY 750 ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION NOW OPEN EVERY DAY UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER
Issued 28th Apr 2008The Salisbury 750 Anniversary Exhibition, which re-tells in words and stunning images the fascinating history of Salisbury Cathedral throughout the centuries, is now open free of...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S 750TH ANNIVERSARY OPEN DAY AN OVERWHELMING SUCCESS
Issued 28th Apr 2008Well over 4000 people visited Salisbury Cathedral during its special Open Day last Saturday, 26 April, arranged particularly for local people to find out more about their...
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CATHEDRAL TO INSTALL FOUR NEW CANONS
Issued 10th Apr 2008Sir Hayden Phillips, Robert Key MP, Madeleine, Lady Bessborough and Mrs Jane Barker have accepted an invitation from the Bishop of Salisbury to be admitted as Lay Canons of the...
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SALISBURY 750 ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION PREPARES TO OPEN ON 25 APRIL
Issued 28th Mar 2008Work has begun on the production of the panels which will cover the 14 freestanding frames of the Salisbury 750 Exhibition which opens in the beautiful setting of the Cathedral’s...
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SALISBURY 750 ACADEMIC CONFERENCE 'THE BUILDING AND ITS LIFE' A GREAT SUCCESS
Issued 28th Mar 2008One hundred delegates from all over the UK and from the US met in Salisbury this week to take part in a special academic conference The Building and its Life, to celebrate the...
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BEST PUBLICATION AWARD 2007
Issued 28th Mar 2008Salisbury Cathedral’s Shop Manager, Helen Russell, has just picked up the award ‘Best Publication 2007’ for Salisbury Cathedral - A Scrapbook of Curiosities at the annual...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL TO INTRODUCE SHORT ORGAN RECITALS BEFORE SUNDAY EVENSONG
Issued 27th Mar 2008Beginning on Sunday 27 April, there will be half hour organ recitals before Evensong in Salisbury Cathedral during normal school term-time. David Halls, Director of Music at...
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SALISBURY 750 CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE WITH CATHEDRAL OPEN DAY - SATURDAY 26 APRIL
Issued 27th Mar 2008Salisbury Cathedral is throwing open its doors on Saturday 26 April for local people to find out more about their Cathedral as part of this year's 750th anniversary...
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SIMON HOGAN GIVES THE ANNUAL PRESTIGIOUS JENKINSON ORGAN RECITAL ON WEDNESDAY 21 MAY AT 7.30PM
Issued 17th Mar 2008Simon Hogan, Salisbury Cathedral’s popular and talented organ scholar, gives the annual prestigious Jenkinson Recital in the cathedral on Wednesday 21 May at 7.30pm playing a...
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NEW CHORISTERS FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Issued 13th Mar 2008Freddie Foster (8 years) from Salisbury was admitted as a chorister into Salisbury Cathedral Choir in a special ceremony during Evensong earlier this month. Freddie, also a...
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SOUTHERN CATHEDRALS FESTIVAL 2008 TAKES PLACE FROM 16 - 20 JULY, HOSTED BY WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL
Issued 13th Mar 2008This year’s Southern Cathedrals Festival (SCF), showcasing the combined choirs from Chichester, Salisbury and Winchester Cathedrals, runs from 16 – 20 July and is hosted by...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL HAS NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART LIGHTING SYSTEM THANKS TO THE FRIENDS OF THE CATHEDRAL
Issued 13th Mar 2008Salisbury Cathedral has a brand new state-of-the-art lighting system which highlights to perfection the exquisite architectural features of this iconic building, thanks to the...
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EMERGENCY SERVICES EXERCISE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
Issued 29th Feb 2008A simulated alert at 6:50pm called fire appliances from around Salisbury to a staged emergency in the Cathedral. The incident was based around a fire in the nave roof space,...
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SALISBURY 750 ACADEMIC CONFERENCE 'THE BUILDING AND ITS LIFE' - SALISBURY & SOUTH WILTS MUSEUM 26 - 28 MARCH
Issued 28th Feb 2008A special academic conference The Building and its Life, which celebrates the 750th anniversary of the dedication of Salisbury Cathedral and takes place at Salisbury & South Wilts...
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EASTER VESPERS, PROCESSION AND COMPLINE ACCORDING TO THE MEDIEVAL 'USE OF SALISBURY' ON WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH AT 8.15PM
Issued 28th Feb 2008There will be a special service of Easter Vespers, Procession and Compline in Salisbury Cathedral on Wednesday 26 March at 8.15pm, celebrated with plainsong and ceremonial...
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SALISBURY 750 ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION OPENS ON 25 APRIL AND RUNS UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER
Issued 26th Feb 2008The fascinating history of Salisbury Cathedral throughout the centuries will be re-told in words and images in the impressive Salisbury 750 Exhibition which opens on 25 April and...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR GIVES PRE-AUSTRIAN TOUR CONCERT - SALISBURY CATHEDRAL - SUNDAY 2 MARCH AT 4.15PM
Issued 22nd Feb 2008The girls and lay vicars of Salisbury Cathedral Choir are giving a concert in the Cathedral on Sunday 2 March at 4.15pm, performing highlights from the repertoire they will sing...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL HAS NEW ON-LINE TICKET BOOKING FACILITY VIA ITS WEBSITE
Issued 22nd Feb 2008Salisbury Cathedral has just launched a new on-line ticket booking facility via its website, enabling members of the public to book and buy tickets to some of the key events...
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OPEN AIR MEDIEVAL FAIR IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CLOSE SUNDAY 4 AND MONDAY 5 MAY
Issued 20th Feb 2008The iconic building of Salisbury Cathedral, recognised worldwide as one of the finest medieval cathedrals in Britain, is the backdrop for a spectacular two day open air Medieval...
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'SING-A-LONG-A' JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON SATURDAY 29 MARCH AT 7.30PM
Issued 20th Feb 2008‘Sing-a-Long-a’ Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat comes to Salisbury Cathedral on Saturday 29 March at 7.30pm as one of the special entertainment events to celebrate...
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LAUNCH OF NEW CD RECORDED BY SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR 'THE RESURRECTION'
Issued 5th Feb 2008The new large-scale oratorio The Resurrection,with music by Simon McEnery and libretto by Canon Jeremy Davies, is released on 25 February by Priory Records Ltd, price £13.50....
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL HOSTS SECOND CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITION
Issued 1st Feb 2008Salisbury Cathedral hosts the second exhibition of its 750th anniversary celebrations during Lent and Eastertide, with the arrival of Mark Cazalet's ‘Stations of the Cross’....
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR GIVES SPECIAL DIOCESAN CONCERT IN WHITEPARISH CHURCH ON MONDAY 11 FEBRUARY
Issued 31st Jan 2008The girl choristers and men of Salisbury Cathedral Choir visit All Saints Parish Church, Whiteparish, on Monday 11 February at 7.30pm to give a special diocesan recital A Glorious...
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'A CONCERT OF SACRED MUSIC' MONDAY 3 MARCH - SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR PERFORM IN ST NICHOLAS CHURCH, ABBOTSBURY
Issued 30th Jan 2008The boys and men of Salisbury Cathedral Choir travel to St Nicholas Church, Abbotsbury, to perform 'A Concert of Sacred Music' on Monday 3 March 2008 at 7.30pm. This...
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THOMAS TROTTER GIVES THE ALCOCK RECITAL AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL WEDNESDAY 23 APRIL AT 7.30PM
Issued 30th Jan 2008Thomas Trotter, internationally-renowned performer, teacher and Birmingham City Organist, gives the opening recital in Salisbury Cathedral’s Organ Recital Series 2008 performing...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ORGAN RECITAL SERIES 2008
Issued 30th Jan 2008Salisbury Cathedral’s Organ Recital Series 2008 runs from April through to October and features one recital on a Wednesday evening each month at 7.30pm. Daniel Cook, Assistant...
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'SINGING TOGETHER' OUTREACH CONCERT MONDAY 10 MARCH AT 1.00PM
Issued 30th Jan 2008Pupils from Bemerton St John, Sarum St Paul and Winterbourne Earls primary schools join forces with Salisbury Cathedral’s boy and girl choristers on Monday 10 March at 1.00pm in...
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J S BACH ST JOHN PASSION
Issued 30th Jan 2008David Halls, Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, conducts Salisbury Cathedral Choir and Sarum Orchestra in a performance in German of J S Bach’s St John Passion in the...
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SERVICES AND EVENTS AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL DURING HOLY WEEK 2008
Issued 29th Jan 2008Almost thirty services and events will be taking place in Salisbury Cathedral during Holy Week with its climax of Easter Day, including a performance of Bach’s St John Passion on...
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LENT TALKS 2008
Issued 29th Jan 2008CATCHING THE VISION – two Lenten reflections on Christian themes as captured by two twentieth century artists - is the theme of this year’s Lent Talks at Salisbury Cathedral on...
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FIVE STAR FIGURES FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL’S REFECTORY RESTAURANT
Issued 21st Jan 2008The Cathedral’s Refectory Restaurant was awarded a five star rating in the latter end of 2007 from Salisbury District Council’s food hygiene inspectors. Since then some very...
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SING-A-LONG-A JOSEPH
Issued 11th Jan 2008Sing-a-Long-a Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat comes to Salisbury Cathedral as one of the exciting events being held to celebrate its 750th anniversary. This...
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NEW YEAR STARTS WITH ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG
Issued 3rd Jan 2008An archaeological dig began inside Salisbury Cathedral this week to prepare for a new font to be installed as part of the 750th anniversary celebrations later this year. The...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR VOICE TRIALS 2008
Issued 13th Dec 2007The next Voice Trials for children in Years 3 and 4 who would like to join Salisbury Cathedral Choir will be held on Saturday 26 January 2008 (boys) and Saturday 9 February 2008...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL JUNIOR CHOIR FIRST CONCERT A STUNNING SUCCESS
Issued 12th Dec 2007In an atmosphere absolutely buzzing with anticipation, Salisbury Cathedral Junior Choir gave its inaugural concert in the North Transept of Salisbury Cathedral before an audience...
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JOHN LILL GIVES INAUGURAL EDWARD HEATH MEMORIAL PIANO RECITAL IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2008
Issued 12th Dec 2007Salisbury Cathedral is delighted to announce that the Internationally-renowned pianist John Lill will give the inaugural Edward Heath Memorial Piano Recital in the Cathedral on...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL EPIPHANY PROCESSION SUNDAY 13 JANUARY 2008
Issued 5th Dec 2007The Cathedral’s Epiphany Procession, a special service of words and music which commemorates the journey of the Magi travelling from the East to worship the baby Jesus and follows...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL OUTLINES 750TH CELEBRATIONS
Issued 1st Nov 2007Salisbury Cathedral has announced details of the major events taking place during 2008 for its 750th anniversary celebrations. During 2008 Salisbury Cathedral will be...
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THE CHRISTMAS PROCESSION - SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S CANDLELIT CAROL SERVICE
Issued 31st Oct 2007Salisbury Cathedral’s much loved candlelit carol service The Christmas Procession will be held on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 December at 7.00pm. David Halls, Director of Music,...
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HEAD CHORISTER JACK COX ASSUMES ROLE OF BOY BISHOP IN SPECIAL CEREMONY ON SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER 2007
Issued 31st Oct 2007Twelve year old Jack Cox, Bishop’s Chorister (head chorister) of Salisbury Cathedral Choir and from Salisbury, assumes the role of Boy Bishop during Evensong in the Cathedral on...
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VOICE TRIAL WORKSHOP - DECEMBER 2007 FOR PROSPECTIVE VOICE TRIAL CANDIDATES FOR SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Issued 31st Oct 2007David Halls, Director of Music, is running a Voice Trial Workshop for prospective voice trial candidates for the cathedral choir on Saturday 8 December at 11am – 12noon at...
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PIANO DUET RECITAL FOR 4 AND 6 HANDS BY SALISBURY CATHEDRAL MUSICIANS
Issued 31st Oct 2007The Cathedral’s musicians - David Halls, Daniel Cook, Simon Hogan, Timothy Hone and Ian Wicks - perform a programme of music for piano duet on the cathedral’s Blüthner concert...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ANNOUNCES MORE NEW CANONS
Issued 12th Oct 2007The Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Revd. David Stancliffe has invited the Venerable Stephen Robbins (Deputy Chaplain General) to be a Non-Residentiary Canon and new Cathedral...
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MORE 'ART FOR ADULTS'
Issued 5th Oct 2007Delighted with the popularity of the previous one-off courses, a planned range of activities including calligraphy, flower arranging, jewellery-making and photography is being...
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GREAT CATHEDRAL MUSIC SUNG BY SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR AT ST MARY'S, HALSTOCK
Issued 3rd Oct 2007The boys and men of Salisbury Cathedral Choir travel to the edge of the diocese on Monday 19 November to give a fundraising concert of Great Cathedral Music at 7.30pm in and for...
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HANDEL'S MESSIAH
Issued 1st Oct 2007David Halls, Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, conducts Salisbury Cathedral Choir and Sarum Orchestra in a performance of Handel’s great oratorio Messiah in the Cathedral...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR BY CANDLELIGHT
Issued 1st Oct 2007There is a perfect opportunity to hear Salisbury Cathedral Choir in concert in the Cathedral on Monday 12 November at 7.30pm when they perform a programme of exquisite French and...
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'IN CELEBRATION' GRAND CONCERT IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 20th Sep 2007The Band of The Prince Of Wales's Division and The Band of The Army Air Corps will be joining in a grand concert to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the...
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ADVENT, CHRISTMAS AND EPIPHANY PROCESSIONS AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 19th Sep 2007This year’s three great processional services to mark Advent, Christmas and Epiphany are expected to attract many hundreds from throughout the Diocese and beyond to come and join...
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PEN AND INK DRAWING OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL IN BONHAMS SALE
Issued 19th Sep 2007Bonhams, the fine art auctioneers, will be selling an extraordinary pen and ink drawing of Salisbury Cathedral at their Modern Pictures sale in Knightsbridge on Tuesday 25...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR GIVES SPECIAL DIOCESAN CONCERT IN PEWSEY
Issued 19th Sep 2007The girl choristers and lay vicars of Salisbury Cathedral Choir give a special diocesan concert in St John the Baptist Church, Pewsey on Monday 8 October at 7.30pm. Entitled...
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PETER WRIGHT GIVES THE EMERY ORGAN RECITAL
Issued 19th Sep 2007Peter Wright, Director of Music, Southwark Cathedral and current President of the Royal College of Organists, gives the prestigious Emery Recital on Wednesday 10 October at 7.30pm...
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BE A CHORISTER FOR A DAY
Issued 7th Sep 2007SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR’s popular annual open day Be a chorister for a day is being held this year on Saturday 10 November. David Halls, the cathedral’s Director of Music...
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STEVEN GRAHL GIVES ORGAN RECITAL ON WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER AT 7.30PM
Issued 6th Sep 2007Steven Grahl, Director of Music at St Marylebone Parish Church, gives the sixth in this year’s Organ Recital Series at Salisbury Cathedral on Wednesday 12 September at 7.30pm with...
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SIMON HOGAN APPOINTED AS NEW ORGAN SCHOLAR
Issued 6th Sep 2007Simon Hogan (18) from Bristol has been appointed Organ Scholar at Salisbury Cathedral for the forthcoming academic year. Simon was Organ Scholar at Bristol Cathedral from...
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THE BIG DRAW
Issued 4th Sep 2007The Big Draw is coming to the Cathedral Close on Saturday 13th October with an exciting opportunity to join in with some art as well as explore the atmospheric Wren Hall, home to...
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JACQUIE BINNS TO EXHIBIT AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 3rd Sep 2007Jacquie Binns will be staging an exhibition of embroideries and vestments in the Morning Chapel at Salisbury Cathedral from the 8th September to October 5th. Internationally...
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CATHEDRAL CONSERVATOR MEETS PRINCE OF WALES
Issued 21st Aug 2007One of Salisbury Cathedral's conservators met the Prince of Wales recently at the Cathedrals Workshop Fellowship's annual seminar. Cathy Cunningham, one of the...
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A SERVICE TO COMMEMORATE THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES
Issued 7th Aug 2007A service will be held in Salisbury Cathedral at 5.30pm on Friday 31st August to commemorate the death of Diana, Princes of Wales, in a car accident in Paris in 1997. The...
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CATHEDRAL CREATES CANON THEOLOGIAN POST
Issued 24th Jul 2007On Tuesday 9th October 2007, six new canons will be installed at Salisbury Cathedral, including Dr Jane Shaw in the newly created role of Canon Theologian. Dr Jane Shaw,...
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MAXINE THEVENOT GIVES ORGAN RECITAL IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL ON 15 AUGUST 2007
Issued 23rd Jul 2007Maxine Thevenot, the brilliant International Recitalist from the USA, gives the fifth in this year’s Organ Recital Series at Salisbury Cathedral on Wednesday 15 August at 7.30pm...
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SIR DAVID WILCOCKS RECENTLY RETURNED TO SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 5th Jul 2007Sir David Willcocks recently returned to Salisbury Cathedral, exactly sixty years after he first arrived to take up the post of Organist in 1947, to conduct a special Festal...
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DIOCESAN CHOIRS FESTIVAL 2007
Issued 22nd Jun 2007Two pairs of twins who are all choristers at St Laurence Church, Downton, Wiltshire were amongst a group of twelve choristers who received their Dean’s Awards from the Dean of...
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MZANSI SINGS, TUESDAY 26TH JUNE, SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 22nd Jun 2007Mzansi Sings is a tribute to one of South Africa’s outstanding leaders, Oliver Tambo. He played an unparalleled role in the growth and development of the African National Congress...
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FRIENDS KEEP CLOCK TICKING
Issued 14th Jun 2007A recent inspection of the Medieval Clock revealed that remedial work and a general overhaul were necessary, and to avoid damage the clock was stopped. The necessary work has now...
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NEW VICAR OF THE CLOSE
Issued 14th Jun 2007The Revd Charles Mitchell-Innes will be joining us in July as he prepares to take up his new role as Vicar of The Close. Born in Watford, Charles attended Wellington College...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL JUNIOR CHOIR
Issued 14th Jun 2007David Halls, Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, is delighted to announce the launch of Salisbury Cathedral Junior Choir which is open to any child in school Years 4-8 and...
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SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHOIR VISITS PUDDLETOWN 2ND JULY
Issued 7th Jun 2007The girl choristers and men of Salisbury Cathedral Choir travel to Puddletown to give a concert of Music of the English Cathedrals in St Mary’s Parish Church on Monday 2 July at...
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'SINGING TOGETHER' IN CONCERT 21ST JUNE
Issued 1st Jun 2007Pupils from St Thomas a Becket, Tilshead CE Aided Primary School and Britford CE Controlled Primary School join Year 3 pupils from Salisbury Cathedral School and the boy and girl...
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DIOCESAN SCHOOL LEAVERS' SERVICE & CATHEDRAL EDUCATION CENTRE ON 2OTH JUNE
Issued 21st May 2007As a follow-up to the Diocesan Leavers’ Service on Wednesday June 20th, The Education Centre is inviting schools to join in an afternoon of fun. Following the themes of ‘Opening...
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OPENING DOORS- DIOCESAN SCHOOL LEAVERS' SERVICE 20TH JUNE
Issued 20th May 2007'Opening Doors' is this years theme for SDBE annual celebration for y6 pupils from all over the Diocese to encourage them on their way as they pass from primary to...
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TIMOTHY RAVALDE GIVES THE JENKINSON RECITAL ON 20TH JUNE
Issued 20th May 2007Timothy Ravalde (19), the cathedral’s current organ scholar and organ scholar elect at St John’s, Cambridge, gives the prestigious Clive Jenkinson Organ Recital on Wednesday 20...
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IS SALISBURY CATHEDRAL BRITAIN'S BEST HISTORICAL SITE?
Issued 28th Mar 2007This year Salisbury Cathedral will be involved in UKTV History’s Britain’s Best campaign which aims to find the nation’s favourite historical site. Hosted by Alan Titchmarsh, the...
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FRESH WINDS BLOWING THROUGH THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION
Issued 19th Mar 2007"Fresh winds of change are blowing through the Anglican Communion", said the Archbishop of Cape Town, the Rt Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane at the opening of the Towards Effective...
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NEW HEAD OF FINANCE FOR CATHEDRAL
Issued 7th Mar 2007Salisbury Cathedral has announced the appointment of Rob Allan as Head of Finance. Rob is currently the Director of Finance at Bournemouth University. He joined the...
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LATVIA TOUR CONCERT
Issued 26th Feb 2007The boys and men of Salisbury Cathedral Choir are giving a concert in the Cathedral on Sunday March 18 at 4.15pm, performing highlights from the repertoire they will be singing on...
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DAVID HALLS OPENS ORGAN RECITAL SERIES 2007
Issued 26th Feb 2007David Halls, Director of Music, gives the opening recital in Salisbury Cathedral’s Organ Recital Series 2007 performing the prestigious Alcock Organ Recital on Wednesday 25 April...
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THE SARUM CYCLE
Issued 21st Feb 2007The Sarum Cycle by Nicholas Mynheer is a version of the Stations of the Cross that has been especially painted for showing at Salisbury. The paintings will be on display in the...
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WORLDWIDE ANGLICAN CONFERENCE
Issued 17th Feb 2007The Very Revd. June Osborne is to attend the worldwide Anglican Conference this month. Speaking about the conference she said: “It’s many decades since the Anglican Church...
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SHOSTAKOVICH 24 PRELUDE AND FUGUES
Issued 13th Feb 2007The Cathedral’s Musicians – David Halls, Daniel Cook, Tim Ravalde, Timothy Hone and Ian Wicks – will perform Shostakovich 24 Preludes and Fugues, Opus 87, before and after...
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MILLENNIUM FLAME
Issued 12th Feb 2007The Millennium Flame was placed in the Cathedral at a special Evensong on Sunday February 11. Canon Edward Probert, the Chancellor, welcomed the Flame, carried in the ceremonial...
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HOLY WEEK AND EASTER AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Issued 9th Feb 2007Over thirty services and events will be taking place in Salisbury Cathedral during Holy Week and Easter Day 2007 beginning with a performance of Bach’s St John Passion and...
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