Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s Lord Mayor’s concert raises over £800 for Force Cancer Charity

Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s recent Mozart concert at Exeter Cathedral has raised a considerable sum for a cancer charity in the city. The event on 15 March, which featured the renowned London Mozart Players and an impressive line-up of soloists including Devon-born violin virtuoso Joel Munday, received a retiring collection totalling £839 for the Lord Mayor of Exeter’s chosen charity, Force.

FORCE Cancer Charity Chief Executive Kate Few-Singh 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.”

Kate 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, itself a charity, raises money for good causes locally through its concerts. The Choir is now rehearsing for the final concert of its successful 2024/25 season.

‘A Feast of English Choral Music’ will take place at Exeter Cathedral on Saturday, 14 June 2025. The concert includes works by England’s musical giants of their time: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Hubert Parry, Arthur Sullivan and Herbert Howells. A special feature of this concert will be the opportunity to hear Exeter Cathedral’s famous organ played as a solo instrument.

Tickets can be booked at: www.exeterphilharmonic.org.uk