The Festival is a non-profit making company, limited by guarantee and is a registered charity.
As a charity, our objects include:
to advance the education and skills of adult choral singers;
to advance the choral education of young people in Cornwall;
to encourage and develop the music skills of composers of all ages;
to advance and develop the choral skills of conductors;
to advance the development of national and international relations between
Cornish male choirs and UK and overseas choirs.
Under the distinguished patronage of Lady Mary Holborow, DCVO JP and the Vice Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall, the company has organised festivals in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011. It has received County Council support, regional funding and sponsorship from many individual patrons and commercial interests in Cornwall. The company aims to organise a Festival every two years. In each Festival approximately 60 male choirs participate from across the world, the UK and, of course, Cornwall. In addition to concerts and other public singing activities, the Festival includes symposia, workshops, master classes and tuition sessions for directors and singers all with the aim of developing greater strength in the international male voice choir movement and in a spirit of musical friendship.
Registered Office: Peat House, Newham Road, Truro. TR1 2DP
Operations Office: 47 Deeping St. James Road, Northborough, Peterborough. Cambs.. PE6 9BT
Company Reg. No: 4509936 Charity Reg. No.: 1099924
Presidents:
Lady Mary Holborow, DCVO, JP.
Michael Galsworthy, CVO, CBE, Vice Lieutenant of Cornwall
Vice President: Dr Roy Wales
Chairman: David Peters (Director/Trustee)
Vice Chairman: John Larke (Director/Trustee)
Festival Director: Peter Davies
Treasurer: Richard Robinson (Director/Trustee)
Directors/Trustees:
Dennis Arbon, John Burn, Terry Coplin, Rosemary Ellison, Alun Howells, Julian Jenkins, Matthew Lovett, Angela Renshaw, Daphne Skinnard, Rob Spowart, Bruce Taylor, Councillor Michael Varney.
Truro Cathedral
Sons of Lafayette (Georgia, USA)
Boni Pueri (Czech Republic)
Estonian National Opera Boys Choir
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Sponsors 2011
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