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Support Cathedral Music
Promoting a living tradition of musical excellence
We are deeply grateful to our friends and supporters who help sustain and develop the rich musical life of Christ Church Cathedral. Rooted in a tradition dating back nearly 500 years, music remains at the heart of worship, education, and outreach today.
At its core is the Cathedral Choir, singing daily services with a repertoire spanning from Renaissance polyphony to newly commissioned works. Alongside, Frideswide Voices, our girls’ choir, and other ensembles enrich the Cathedral’s musical life, offering exceptional training and contributing to a vibrant programme of services, concerts, broadcasts, and tours.
This is a living tradition – one that continues to grow through new commissions, the work of our Composer-in-Residence, and investment in the instruments and spaces that support our music-making.
Support from our community makes all of this possible. Gifts help provide choristerships and training, sustain our choirs, commission new music, and care for the Cathedral’s musical resources. One way to support this work is through the Cathedral Music Fund, which plays a vital role in sustaining the Choir.
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Areas of Support
The Organ Project
A transformational project to install a new accompanimental pipe organ, complementing the existing Rieger instrument and enhancing the Cathedral’s ability to support choral worship and a wide range of organ repertoire. This major investment will strengthen Christ Church’s position as a leading centre for liturgical and concert music.
Cathedral Music Fund Endowment
The long-term sustainability of the Cathedral’s choral tradition depends on strong endowment. Support for the Music Fund helps to endow choristerships, widen access, and provide lasting security for the Choirs, ensuring that future generations can benefit from this unique musical education.
Composer-in-Residence Programme
Through the Composer-in-Residence programme, Christ Church continues its tradition of commissioning and performing new music. Supporting this work enables collaborations with leading composers, bringing fresh voices into the Cathedral’s repertoire and enriching worship and performance.
Frideswide Voices
Our girls’ choir offers outstanding musical training and performance opportunities to young singers from across Oxfordshire. Support helps ensure access for all, enabling participants to benefit from expert tuition, touring opportunities, and a central role in the Cathedral’s musical life.
Piano Refurbishment and Replacement
High-quality instruments are essential to both performance and rehearsal. Support for the renewal and maintenance of the Cathedral’s pianos ensures that musicians have the tools they need to perform at the highest level.
Other Opportunities
Additional support enables tours, recordings, and new commissions, as well as responding to emerging needs and opportunities across the Cathedral’s musical life. Flexible funding allows the programme to remain dynamic, ambitious, and responsive.
"It is an extraordinary honour to follow in the footsteps of such distinguished former Organists here; I look forward to safeguarding and developing the profile of distinction Christ Church’s music has rightly earned, with my thanks for your shared interest and continuing engagement."
– Peter Holder, Organist.
We also seek support for the Cathedral Choir’s international tours and for other special concerts. To discuss opportunities to support the Music Fund, please the Development Office.
