Exeter Cathedral concert raises over £800 for cancer charity

Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s recent concert at Exeter Cathedral has raised a significant sum for a local cancer charity.

The performance on 15 March, featuring the acclaimed London Mozart Players and Devon-born violinist Joel Munday, generated £839 through a retiring collection for the Lord Mayor of Exeter’s chosen charity, FORCE Cancer Charity.

Kate Few-Singh, Chief Executive of FORCE, said: “We are extremely grateful to Exeter Philharmonic Choir for putting on this concert as part of the Lord Mayor’s charity fundraising initiative for the year. We value their support enormously because events like this have a significant impact on our mission to offer free support for people here in Devon living with a cancer diagnosis – psychological, emotional, physical and practical help that more and more people need.”

She added: “FORCE relies almost entirely on voluntary donations to run our services. Around 14,000 people in Devon are diagnosed with cancer every year and as numbers rise, so does the demand for the support we offer to patients and their families in Exeter, Okehampton, Tiverton and Ottery St Mary.”

Exeter Philharmonic Choir, a registered charity, regularly supports good causes through its concerts. The choir is now preparing for the final concert of its 2024/25 season – A Feast of English Choral Music – which will take place at Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 14 June 2025.

The performance will feature works by some of England’s greatest composers, including Ralph Vaughan Williams, Hubert Parry, Arthur Sullivan, and Herbert Howells. A special highlight will be the chance to hear Exeter Cathedral’s famous organ played as a solo instrument.