Last Saturday the RSCM held its annual Celebration Day service in the magnificent surroundings of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Singers from local churches, and some much further afield, joined with the Cathedral Choir and Frideswide Voices, the Cathedral’s girls’ choir, under the direction of Cathedral Director of Music Peter Holder. The singing was really uplifting and added so much to the service; the two composers in attendance, Joanna Forbes L’Estrange and Thomas Hewitt Jones, both appreciated hearing their music being sung.  It was a also privilege to hear the cathedral choir’s singing of the new Garbriel Jackson commission, Glory be to God for dappled things, written for the 200^th anniversary of the birth of Rev. Sir Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley.

We were pleased to present many of this year’s Honorary Awards. You can find details of this year’s Honorands HERE and may be interested to know that nominations are also open for next year. Click HERE

Two of the recipients of this year’s Church Choir Awards were represented at the service, collecting their certificates and we were delighted to present a number of Voice for Life Awards.

We thank everyone involved in the service for their hard work and commitment to music in worship. Do watch out for details of our 2026 service.