Music plays an important role in the liturgical life of Salford Cathedral and we are proud to be home to a family of choirs offering progression routes for singers to make music in our beautiful sacred space.
Our Choral Scholarship programme is a much sought after opportunity for those in tertiary education who wish to develop their sight-reading ability and gain experience in singing a diverse range of choral music in a friendly and high-paced environment.
Recent musical achievements include two BBC Broadcasts in 2021 (Sunday Worship and Midnight Mass both broadcast live on BBC Radio 4) as well as giving the first performances of music written specially for the choir by Amy Summers, Florence Maunders, and Peter Leech.
The cathedral music team also lead the Salford Schools Singing Programme which currently reaches over 1,200 children across the Diocese of Salford each week.
For more information about our Cathedral Music Foundation, please get in touch with the Cathedral Director of Music, Alex Patterson (alex.patterson@dioceseofsalford.org.uk).
PLEASE NOTE: due to the closure of the Cathedral for major restoration works between July 2023 – Easter 2026, all Cathedral liturgies take place in the temporary Cathedral Church accessed from Great George St.
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Music List
Please see our music list for full details of our sung liturgies.
