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Cathedral Secret Tour
 The Vaughan brothers |
 Fr Mark with Simon Stanley |
Friends enjoyed a secret tour of the Cathedral on June 12 with Mgr Mark
Langham and Patrick Rogers - the Cathedral historian. The next tour is
scheduled for July 17 with further tours planned for the autumn.
Sunday June 10 - Premiere of Stephen Hough's Missa Mirabilis
Stephen Hough with autograph hunters
On Sunday June 10 the Friends hosted a reception to say thank you to Stephen
Hough for his new Mass Missa Mirabilis. Family, friends and Westminster clergy gathered in the Clergy House Common Room to meet the composer and renowned
pianist. Earlier in the week Stephen had taken part in an 'in conversation'
with Radio 3 presenter Petroc Trelawny. Speaking at the reception Martin Baker,
Master of Music, thanked the Friends for their support with a special mention
for the Catholic Herald newspaper which had sponsored the Mass.
April 23 - St George's Day
On Shakespeare's birthday and the feast day of England's patron saint the
Friends launched a £500,000 appeal for the mosaics of St George's chapel.
Invited guests were thrilled to hear RSC actor Geoffrey Streatfield commence
proceedings with the stirring Agincourt speech from Henry V. Other speakers
included the writer and historian Clare Asquith who talked about Shakespeare's
Catholicism and artist Tom Phillips designer of the mosaics. Clare will be
coming back to the Cathedral in November to give a talk on the bard and his
faith. Fundraising events for the chapel will be held over the coming months.
Friends celebrate 30th year
Eddie Brittain, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
Some 120 Friends of Westminster Cathedral marked the
Society's 30th anniversary on 2 February with a reception and dinner at
One Whitehall Place.
Guests included Friends president Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, and
patron, the Duke of Norfolk, along with chairman, Eddie Brittain. They
attended to mark the contribution of the Friends to supporting the Cathedral.
Membership fees and attendance of events from parties to concerts helps
support everything from hymn books, chairs and sound systems to the funding
of mosaics and music.
The Duke of Norfolk recalled how his father, the first Friends' patron
30 years ago, arrived when the Cathedral roof had leaks and required urgent
attention. He said: 'The Cathedral is now in good repair but it needs
our support,' recommending we persuade our friends to join up as members.
Choristers' Annual
Concert for the Friends
Towards the end of last year, the Choristers of Westminster Cathedral gave their annual concert for the Friends in the Throne Room at Archbishop's House. The audience was as ever thrilled by the performance of the boys and impressed by the stiff upper lip of Master of Music Martin Baker, who conducted the concert having broken his ankle two days earlier.
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