from Choral Evensong From Hereford Cathedral
from Richard Birchall Sings in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Objects
To champion the ancient tradition of the all-male choir in Cathedrals, Chapels Royal, Collegiate Churches, University Chapels and similar ecclesiastical foundations.
It is also the policy of CTCC to encourage parish churches which maintain, or seek to establish, all-male choirs.
STOP PRESS!
We regret the absence of the publication of our Spring Newsletter and Bulletin owing to the indisposition of the Editor.
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SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL
2011 was the year CTCC suddenly became popular again with the Media. They
sought our advice (and not that of FCM!) on the difficulties of recruiting
boys for cathedral choirs (who says?), and the thorny subject of the intrusion
of adult females into the All-Male Traditional Choir. Notice the
interest has now moved from girl choirs to female adults in choirs, thus
making room for the future "Adult Consort" as practised at St.
Paul's Cathedral, doing away with choristers altogether!!
Committee members were involved in a dozen or more interviews for the BBC,
local radio, the broadsheet papers, and abroad, on the equivalent of Australia's
"To-day" programme. For example, David Blumlein, our chairman,
at one point appeared on television with telling affect and Peter Giles
wrote a most excellent article for FCM's Cathedral Music magazine which
will shortly appear on our website. All this is both relevant and good publicity
for CTCC.
I mention this part of our work lest you should ever be tempted to think
nothing is happening. It is also to encourage those who have not remembered
to renew their 2012 subscription, due on January 1st 2012, to do so - preferably
by Direct Debit at your Bank. Alliance and Leicester have been taken over
by SANTANDER Sort Code 090 153 - our account number remains 00623283.
At the same time I would like to thank those who have paid their
subscription either by Direct Debit, cheque or Paypal. Your money is vital
for CTCC so that we may continue to champion the All-Male Cathedral Choir
and support what has become known as the "Boy" Chorister.
With very best wishes
Grayston Burgess
Hon. Treasurer February 2012
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