The Choir

St Mary’s Singers exists primarily to sing the services at Truro Cathedral when the Cathedral Choir is on holiday. In addition, the thirty-five-strong choir gives concerts throughout the year, performing with St Mary’s Orchestra in spring and summer. Bach’s St John Passion is performed liturgically on Palm Sunday each year and recent concerts have featured Italian baroque, German baroque, German romantic and British twentieth-century music, from Bach’s Mass in B Minor to James MacMillan’s Cantos Sagrados. It has recently broadcast live on BBC Radio 4's Sunday Morning Worship programme.

Founded in 1985 by David Cheetham, St Mary's Singers was conducted by Christopher Gray from 2001 to 2008. The choir has had a new conductor, Luke Bond, since September 2008.

The choir has had several pieces written specially for it, two of which were commissioned with financial assistance from Arts Council England. One of these works can be heard on the choir's recent CD All this time this song is best. In 2008, the choir recorded a second CD, Salmow Kernewek, of contemporary choral music by composers living in Cornwall. Both CDs are available from the Cathedral Shop.

The choir is enterprising in its efforts to introduce young people to classical music and the Anglican choral tradition. There are a number of free places available to talented students and an annual concert is performed in November with over 100 pupils from local schools and colleges. Entry to all performances is free to under-18s.

St Mary’s Singers can provide singers to perform at weddings and other private functions. For more information about repertoire, fees and availability, please contact the Choir’s Secretary.

For information on the choir's new Friends and Patrons scheme, including benefits such as priority booking for concerts, please contact the Choir’s Secretary.

Luke Bond

Luke became the conductor of St Mary's Singers in September 2008, when he also became Assistant Director of Music at Truro Cathedral.

Choir Secretary: Eileen Goddard

St Mary’s Singers
Truro Cathedral Office
14 St Mary's St
Truro
TR1 2AF

Tel: 01872 276782
Fax: 01872 277788

Our Registered Charity Number is 900411.