Ave Maria (Dupré) Ely Cathedral Choir

Filmed live on Candlemas, Thursday 2 February 2017
In the setting of an empty Cathedral filled with over 7000 candles for Candlemas, Ely Cathedral Choir sings the beautiful Marian anthem, Ave Maria by Marcel Dupré.
Our Cathedral Choir has been part of the English choral tradition since the mid-sixteenth century, and in terms of its monastic heritage, can be traced back considerably further, to the time of King Canute. Ely's traditional male choir is made up of 22 boy choristers and 6 Lay Clerks (gentleman singers). Services are sung daily, and the Choir is in constant demand for many extra concerts and recitals. We want to preserve this extraordinary tradition for future generations to enjoy.
Of course, maintaining this wonderful music tradition costs money - currently £350,000 a year. We are enormously grateful to all those who through their gifts help to ensure the continuing success of the Choir and music at Ely Cathedral. To support our vision to secure the future of our Choir we have created an endowment fund which is open to anyone to make a gift of any size. This endowment, called The Lantern Choristership, will play an important role in allowing the Cathedral to secure the future legacy of our traditional choir so that it can last for another 1000 years. Can you help us reach this goal by making a gift of any size?
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