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Fundraising Concert at the Minster
Published: on 9th September 2005 by Eleanor Course in Friends of York Minster News
The Friends of York Minster are arranging a special concert to raise money to endow a Minster Chorister Scholarship. The concert, “Cathedral Classics” will be on Friday 7 October at 7.30pm, and will feature the Minster Choir singing gems from the choral tradition.
The programme will include works by Handel, Bairstow, Jackson and Parry, and will be conducted by the Minster’s Master of the Music, Philip Moore. Tickets cost from £10 to £3, and are available from the National Centre for Early Music, telephone 01904 658338 or email boxoffice@ncem.co.uk. Tickets can be booked by credit card and collected on arrival at the Minster up to 15 minutes before the Concert. Tickets are also available on the door on the night.
Funds from this concert will go towards the Friends of York Minster’s efforts to raise £167,000 to endow the first Chorister Scholarship in perpetuity.
The Honorary Secretary of the Friends of York Minster, Barbara Westray said, “This will be a fantastic concert. The Minster Choir is one of the best cathedral choirs in the country, and this concert has some well-loved classics from the choral tradition, and some more unusual pieces.
“Choral music is one of the this country’s most significant achievements, and it gives training to young people in the highest musical skills. The Minster needs substantial financial help to ensure that future generations will share this centuries old tradition of music and education.”
This initiative from the Friends supports the Minster’s Development Campaign, which is aiming to raise £30 million. £23 million of this will go towards the restoration of the East Front, and the remaining £7 million will go towards the musical and educational life of the Minster, which will include the endowment of future chorister scholarships.