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World’s oldest choral festival returns after two-year break
The oldest Choral Festival in the world, the Clergy Support Trust Festival, returns to London's St Paul’s Cathedral for the 367th time this May. The event is open to everyone and will bring together three of the UK’s finest cathedral choirs. The Festival is a unique and extraordinary event, and an opportunity to give thanks to the ministry of the clergy during the challenges of these past two years.
The Service is free and will begin on Tuesday 24 May 2022 at St Paul's Cathedral. The service includes stunning individual choral performances from each of the choirs (Liverpool Cathedral choir directed by Stephen Mannings, Southwark Cathedral choir directed by Ian Keatley, St Paul's Cathedral choir directed by Andrew Carwood MBE), culminating in a joint anthem.
The Festival was founded in 1655 by a group of City merchants and clergymen’s sons as a fundraising event for destitute clergy and their families. The charity now called Clergy Support Trust was born at that service, and nearly four centuries later, is still supporting thousands of people here and abroad each year.
Photo credit: The official site of the festival
The Service is free and will begin on Tuesday 24 May 2022 at St Paul's Cathedral. The service includes stunning individual choral performances from each of the choirs (Liverpool Cathedral choir directed by Stephen Mannings, Southwark Cathedral choir directed by Ian Keatley, St Paul's Cathedral choir directed by Andrew Carwood MBE), culminating in a joint anthem.
The Festival was founded in 1655 by a group of City merchants and clergymen’s sons as a fundraising event for destitute clergy and their families. The charity now called Clergy Support Trust was born at that service, and nearly four centuries later, is still supporting thousands of people here and abroad each year.
Photo credit: The official site of the festival
