Cathedral Music Conference 2026

Save the dates

When: 17 & 18 September 2026

Where: Drapers' Hall, Coventry

Coming Soon
After the success of our 2024 conference, we are delighted to host our second conference in September 2026 at Drapers’ Hall, Coventry.

What the Conference Will Explore

Bringing together researchers, practitioners, educators, musicians and policymakers, the conference will examine themes around cathedral music’s contribution to educational outcomes in their broadest sense, such as:

  • Cognitive development and learning behaviours

  • Academic attainment and progression

  • Socio-emotional development and wellbeing

  • Cultural, aesthetic and spiritual formation

  • Personal development, identity and aspiration

  • Lifelong engagement in learning and the arts

Beyond demonstrating impact, the event will provide space for critical dialogue, questioning assumptions, sharing evidence, and imagining sustainable futures for cathedral music as both educational practice and living heritage.

The conference will include keynote presentations from:

  • From St Paul’s Cathedral, Andrew Carwood MBE, Director of Music, and William Bruce, Artistic Director of Choral Partnerships
  • From the University of Reading, Dr Rebecca Berkley, Associate Professor in Music Education, SFHEA
  • From the David Ross Education Trust, Simon Toyne, Executive Director of Music

Join the Conversation and Save the Dates

This conference offers a unique opportunity to gather those who shape, study and sustain cathedral music to consider its future together.

The full programme and speakers will be announced soon. If you would like to submit your own research for consideration, our call for papers is open until 10 April.

See here for further details: Call for papers

Booking for tickets to attend the conference will open on 13 April.

Register Your Interest

Be the first to hear when booking opens, speakers are announced and further details are released.

Register your interest to attend the conference here.

Look back at our 2024 conference details here: 2024 Conference

Call for Papers

Our Call for Papers is open until 10 April.

Find out more about areas of interest and how to submit your research for consideration. We invite proposals for contributions that engage critically, empirically or reflectively with the conference theme.

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