The Friends of Cathedral Music (FCM) has announced it is handing out a record ?600,000 to boost music-making in British cathedrals and churches. For the first time, the cathedral of the Isle of Man is included in the list. It will receive an endowment grant of ?10,000 in support of the Director of Music’s salary.
At a time when some cathedral and church music departments are battling with running costs, the sum goes some way to ensuring that a priceless 1,400 year-old heritage will be preserved for future generations, the world-renowned charity believes.
The Friends of Cathedral Music is a registered charity founded in 1956 with the aim of increasing public knowledge of choral and organ music and raising money through annual subscriptions, donations, legacies and sales of merchandise for choirs in need.
Last month, FCM kick-started an ambitious scheme to raise ?10m for its Diamond Fund for Choristers, at St Paul’s cathedral, where a chorister from each of 60 cathedrals joined the St Paul’s choir in a unique concert and the IOM was represented by Mackenzie Brown a Cathedral Isle of Man chorister who studies at QE2 High school in Peel.
Photo - Cathedral Choristers and Director of Music Dr Peter Litman
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