Next week it’s Liverpool Cathedral with a recording of Remembrance music with the cathedral choir, Stephen Mannings and Ian Tracey.

We are delighted to be able to announce the finalists of the 2023 Psalm Chant Competition.

A winner will be declared presently.

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Happy birthday to the late Arthur Hutchings (1906-1989), composer of several hymns from the New English Hymnal.

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Always takes the breath away - the jaw dropping plasticity of Salisbury Cathedral's medieval chapter house

Part two of Round One of the judging of the International Psalm Chant Competition has just concluded! What a fantastic selection of chants - we held three sifts which eventually resulted in 10 finalists which will go forward to the final round. Stay tuned...

On this day in 1812, Beethoven wrote a letter to *someone* he rather liked (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortal_…), and for years no-one was sure who that someone was.

Here's some Beethoven from our DVD at Coventry Cathedral:

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Psalm chant competition update!

We received so many entries that we had to split the 1st round of voting in half. The 1st half happened on Monday night, where we uncovered some really very beautiful chants. And some blatant (and less blatant) joke entries. You know who you are.

Earlier in the year we put together a Byrd playlist, and if you're not already utterly Byrded out following his anniversary yesterday, why not give this selection a go?

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Absurdly massive wedge of psalm chants submitted to the International Psalm Chant Competition. Composers aged from 10 to 100, every sort of person. What a strong, amazing community.