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English choirs seek to protect a musical tradition little changed since Queen Elizabeth I
Campaigners say the tradition needs funding and recognition as choirs face declining attendance and tight budgets, with last year’s trust grants totaling 500,000 pounds.
- Enthusiasts are campaigning for government recognition of English choral services as "intangible cultural heritage" under a U.N. program, seeking to protect the historic musical tradition.
- Choral Evensong, a service laid out by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in 1549, anchors the tradition, which has survived largely unchanged for almost 500 years in the Church of England.
- Cathedral Music Trust CEO Jonathan Mayes calls the daily service "fragile," noting it requires "an awful lot of work" and funding as modern life and declining attendance threaten these choirs.
- Music director Adrian Bawtree oversees choristers aged 9-13 at Rochester Cathedral, where daily services train future musicians backed by professional adult singers.
- Britain is seeking nominations for a nationwide inventory of cultural traditions to strengthen community identity, as heritage tourism generates billions of pounds in annual spending.
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right3Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Left
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C 35%
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