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The Music Department of Salford Cathedral and home of the Salford Schools Singing Programme
Happy Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Patron of our Cathedral Parish and Diocesan family.

'Flos Carmeli' recorded in June 2022 by our Cathedral Choral Scholars

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Flos Carmeli
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July 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
🚨 Join our team! 🎶

We're looking for two new part-time Choral Directors (term time) to join our vibrant team in delivering high quality singing across @SalfordDiocese.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon, 30 June 2025

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June 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Thank you Eamonn O’Neal for coming along to witness our Salford Songbook Launch at the Lowry earlier this month and for talking about it on BBC Radio Manchester last Sunday.

Listen here from 1:19:00

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Simone Riley - Eamonn O'Neal sits in (25/05/2025) - BBC Sounds
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May 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#SalfordSongbook Launch at The Lowry, Salford Quays.

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May 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Music for 11am Mass this morning on Good Shepherd Sunday:

Howell - Missa Simplex
Rutter - The Lord is my shepherd
Mozart - Ave verum corpus
May 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Huge congratulations to our team of 16 runners who ran a cumulative 100km last night around MediaCity.

We were blessed to have some enthusiastic supporters cheering us on as we went round and wish to thank them so much for their encouragement.
April 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Beautiful performance of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater by our Girls’ Choir and Cathedral Choir sopranos & altos, directed by Kathryn Bradley this evening. Huge well done to all our performers for doing such a great job.
April 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Today on #InternationalWomensDay we remember Maria Hackett (1783-1874) without whom choristers today - and consequently the entire world of sacred choral music - might not exist.

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March 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Wonderful memories of our 'A Pilgrim Towards Light' concert last Saturday, which brought together all our Cathedral Choirs for the first time since the closure of the Cathedral in July 2023.
March 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It's back! 🏃

We’re inviting runners of all abilities to take up the challenge of running a 5k or 10k as part of another Media City run, taking place on Thursday 24 April 2025, at 7pm.

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Running for Cathedral Music
Following the success of our running fundraising campaign in 2024 (which raised over £3,000 towards our Cathedral Song School), we are launching our 2025 ‘Running for Cathedral Music’ a…
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February 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Lovely to welcome so many new faces to the Song School today for our Palestrina 500 Choral Workshop with @alexpattersonmusic.bsky.social

A joy to immerse ourselves in the music of Palestrina and make music together with some new friends.

Keep your eyes pealed for the next one 👀
February 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Join the choirs of Salford Cathedral for this one-hour concert of choral music on the theme of pilgrimage and light with Zi Lan Liao playing the Guzheng (Chinese Zither).

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January 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Great to be back with our friends at Manchester Cathedral this evening for Choral Evensong as we mark the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
January 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We're looking forward to returning to Manchester Cathedral this Sunday, 19 January, to sing 5.30pm Choral Evensong with their lovely Voluntary Choir to celebrate the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
January 15, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Join Salford Cathedral Choir and conductor Alex Patterson for a choral workshop day exploring the sacred music of Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina in celebration of the composer's quincentenary.

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Palestrina 500 – Choral Workshop Day
Saturday 1 February 2025 | Cathedral House, 250 Chapel Street, Salford M3 5LE Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594) is considered as a leading composer of the late 16th-cent…
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January 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We are absolutely buzzing after a fantastic recording session today at Green Velvet Studios, Stockport, where we recorded learning resources for 'Songs of the Earth' - six brand new songs written by Hannah King following our Laudato Si' Centre workshops last year.

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January 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Our Cathedral Choirs are now back to rehearsals and we are delighted to have created a new Junior Boys' Choir for boys aged 7-12 years old as part of our growing family of choirs here in Salford.
January 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Due to some unforeseen circumstances, we have had to cancel the Murder Mystery fundraising event due to take place on Saturday 18 January.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
January 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Great sound from our Children’s Choir this evening for our The Nativity of the Lord - Vigil Mass at 5.30pm this evening. They’ve been working so hard this term and couldn’t wait to belt out the Willcocks ‘Sing choirs of Angels’ descant! 🎶🎄👏❤️
December 24, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Join us in Cathedral House for an evening of mystery and intrigue over some cheese and wine featuring music from our Cathedral Choir and a mystery to solve – who killed the soloist?

Saturday 18 January 2025, 7pm

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December 22, 2024 at 8:25 PM
We had a lovely time joining with other local choirs to sing for this Carol Concert for BBC Radio 4 Extra Daily Service.

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December 22, 2024 at 4:47 PM
In anticipation of 2025 Jubilee Year across the Catholic Church, our Salford SSP schools have been learning the official hymn 'Pilgrims of Hope' www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv0Y...
Pilgrims of Hope (Salford SSP Version)
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December 22, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Christmas jumpers on for some lovely carolling this morning at the Cherry Trees Care Home in Salford 🎄🎶🍒
December 20, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Grants of up to £1,000 are available to schools across the UK and Ireland that teach the national curriculum, to improve their access to music by purchasing or upgrading musical instruments and/or equipment.

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UMUKSF SCHOOL FUNDING – UMUK Sound Foundation
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December 3, 2024 at 1:41 PM