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St Albans Cathedral Music Trust

St Albans Cathedral is a centre of musical excellence with the finest choirs in the country, a magnificent Harrison & Harrison organ and busy programme of musical events and concerts.

Unlike many cathedrals, St Albans has no historical endowment to support its music. The St Albans Cathedral Music Trust funds music at the Cathedral, with a keen objective of sustaining its choral music to the highest quality. The Trust also aims to raise funds to support the Cathedral's planned Partnership Programme, to take this excellence into the community.


Excellence for Everyone

St Albans Cathedral Music Trust seeks to ensure a thriving and financial stable musical life at the Cathedral and is committed to supporting a 21st-century music department recognised for excellence, while staying connect to the local community. The Trust aims to do this through our new campaign, Excellence for Everyone which has these two primary objectives:

  1. To ensure the activity of the Cathedral music programme is sustainable, inclusive and nationally and internationally recognised for excellence in everything it does.
  2. To take cathedral music beyond the Cathedral’s walls to engage, educate and inspire throughout Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire (the Diocese of St Albans) by launching a far-reaching and sustained partnerships programme.

How we can achieve this together

We can only do this together, with you, our generous, loyal and invested supporters.

If you are passionate about cathedral music, if you are passionate about supporting excellence in cathedral music at St Albans, if you are passionate about cathedral music having the widest and deepest impact, please consider helping us and enabling Excellence for Everyone.

How you can support Excellence for Everyone and help us raise £2.75 million

Become a...
Through a net annual gift of…
And by gift aiding your donation to have a gross annual gift of…
Pioneer

Pioneer donors will provide the seed funding for our campaign, inspiring others to give and giving the campaign its initial lift off.

To become a Pioneer Donor either email the Music Trust to set up a standing order or donate here.

£40,000
£50,000
Foundation

Foundation donors will provide the foundations of our fundraising effort and the achievement of our Excellence for Everyone objectives.

To become a Foundation Donor either email the Music Trust to set up a standing order or donate here.

£16,000
£20,000
Building Block

Building block donors will provide building blocks to our fundraising and campaign eff orts, allowing us to build Excellence for Everyone and start to realise some of our campaign objectives.

To become a Building Block Donor either email the Music Trust to set up a standing order or donate here.

£7,500
£10,000
Momentum

Momentum donors will give the campaign fundraising and objectives life, fuelling the momentum of what we need to do, to meet the challenges and opportunities we face.

To become a Momentum Donor either email the Music Trust to set up a standing order or donate here.

£750
£1,000
Ambassador

Ambassador donors will be our champions for Excellence for Everyone in our faith and geographic communities, keeping the campaign alive.

To become a Ambassador Donor either email the Music Trust to set up a standing order or donate here.

£180
£225

If you would like to donate a different amount towards the Excellence for Everyone campaign , please click the button below.

Donate to Excellence for Everyone Campaign

Contact [email protected] for more information.

If you would like to learn more about our Excellence for Everyone campaign, view our brochure for more details.


How you can help

Become a Patron of Music

Leave a gift in your will

Support music in other ways

  • Endow a day's Music
  • Endow a chorister or lay clerk

To request more information, please complete and return the following form and we will get in touch with you.

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If you would like to learn more about supporting our music, view our brochure for more details.

Support our music brochure  


Contact us

For more information on how you can get involved and support music, contact the St Albans Cathedral Music Trust on 01727 890231 or [email protected]


Watch Chorus

Music is at the heart of life at St Albans Cathedral. Every day, our choirs enrich worship, inspire visitors and provide life-changing opportunities for young people.

Chorus tells the story of the people who make that possible. It offers a glimpse behind the scenes of rehearsals, services and concerts, revealing the commitment, talent and generosity that sustain our musical tradition.

If you enjoy the film, please consider supporting the work of the St Albans Cathedral Music Trust.



Published: 20th February, 2019

Updated: 26th June, 2026

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