Ouseley Church Music Trust

In 2025 we awarded grants totalling £126,463. Could you apply this year - grant deadlines are 28 February and 30 June 2026.

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Calling applications for our 28 February closing date. We award grants to Advance Choral Excellence in the Church of England, The Church in Wales and the Church in Ireland.
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Since 1989, we have awarded nearly £4.1 million in grants to Advance Choral Excellence and maintain the Anglican Choral Tradition. Could you be a recipient of an award?
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Advancing Choral Excellence – time to start thinking about a funding application to the OCMT. Does your church or cathedral have a suitable project, which might attract our support? Our next closing date for applications is 28 February 2026.
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The last round of grant awards saw 4 choristers from Gloucester Cathedral/King’s Gloucester receive funding from the OCMT. Ever wondered what it is like to be a cathedral chorister?

The OCMT recently made awards totalling £9,500 from the Martin Pickering fund to five young people to further their musical studies. Born or brought up in Lincolnshire or Nottinghamshire, age 22 or under - could you be eligible?
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Gabriel Jackson's anthem Glory be to God for dappled things, commissioned by the OCMT to mark the bicentenary of the birth of Ouseley, will be sung at Sheffield Cathedral on Tuesday 14 October at 5.30 p.m. www.ouseleytrust.org.uk

Gabriel Jackson's anthem Glory be to God for dappled things, commissioned by the OCMT to mark the bicentenary of the birth of Ouseley, will be sung at Exeter Cathedral on Sunday 12 October at 4 p.m. www.ouseleytrust.org.uk

Gabriel Jackson's anthem Glory be to God for dappled things, commissioned by the OCMT to mark the bicentenary of the birth of Ouseley, will be sung at Christ Church Oxford on Saturday 4 October at 6 p.m. as part of the RSCM’s Celebration Service. www.ouseleytrust.org.uk

Congratulations to recipients of grants from the OCMT in our recent funding round. Trustees made awards of £58,185. Could your cathedral or church apply in our next funding round – closing date 28 February 2026. Visit our website for details www.ouseleytrust.org.uk

Our trustees meet next week to consider grant applications. Our next application closing date is 28 February 2026. Might you apply? Visit our website and view our Procedures and Guidelines document on how to apply. www.ouseleytrust.org.uk

Good luck to all Choristers, Choral and Organ Scholars taking up new roles at the start of the new academic year. The OCMT helps to advance choral excellence within the Anglican liturgy. Visit our website www.ouseleytrust.org.uk

Ouseley’s Jerusalem on High included in BBC Choral Evensong live on BBC Radio 3 from Hereford Cathedral as part of the Three Choirs Festival yesterday. Ouseley became Precentor at Hereford in 1825, and 2025 marks the bicentenary of his birth. The service is available on the BBC website.

A wonderful Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral on 1 July, to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Sir Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley. The premiere of Glory be to God for dappled things by Gabriel Jackson was sung by the Cathedral Choir and Hackney Choral. ouseleytrust.org.uk

Sir Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley was born in 1825. To mark the bicentenary, the OCMT has commissioned Gabriel Jackson to compose a new anthem Glory be to God for dappled things. This will be premiered during Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday 1 July at 5 p.m.

Congratulations to Southwell Minster who recently received a grant of £2,500 towards singing lessons for their Trebles. Could your church or cathedral apply for a grant? Visit our website to find our more information: ouseleytrust.org.uk

In 2024, we awarded over £120,000 in grants to cathedrals and churches, including a grant to the choir of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, pictured here. Our next closing date for applications is 30 June 2025. Find out more about how we could help your church or cathedral here: ouseleytrust.org.uk

Congratulations to the teenage members of the choir of Boston Parish Church who climbed 200 steps to sing Matins on the Church Tower today for Ascension Day. The OCMT recently awarded the church a grant to support the choral scholar programme.

We're delighted to have set up this account to promote the work of the Ouseley Church Music Trust and share how our grants help churches and cathedrals to advance choral excellence.

Find out more about how we could help your church or cathedral here: ouseleytrust.org.uk