Service of Thanksgiving 2026

Posted on May 20, 2026

The Service of Thanksgiving 2026 was held on Wednesday 20th May 2026 at 5.15 p.m. The Cambridge University Schola Cantorum was directed by Graham Walker. The address was given by The Reverend Nicholas Mottershead, Rector of Holy Sepulchre, the National Musicians’ Church.

Names Inscribed in 2026

NameOccupationYear of Death
John AdamsViolist2010
James AndersonTenor2023
Ruth Bonney WinterSoprano2025
Margaret CableMezzo–Soprano2024
Harold ClarkeFlautist1992
Eileen Croxford ParkhouseCellist2020
Andrew DavisConductor2024
Roger DoeBowmaker2024
Anne DunnSoprano2024
Bert FarlowDirector of Music2024
Ronald FrostChorus Master2015
Maggie GibbSecretary R.S.M.2025
James HandyFrench Horn player2024
Elgar HowarthConductor2025
Ian KeatleyDirector of Music2024
John KellyDirector of Music2008
William KendallTenor2024
Joseph KirbyDouble Bass player2023
Chad KoelmeyerViolinist2024
Hugo LangrishOrganist2024
Simon LindleyOrganist2025
Dennis MastersConductor2023
Perry Montague–MasonConcertmaster2025
Martin NearyOrganist2025
Jon OliveTonmeister2024
Nigel PerrinSinger2024
Arthur PriceViolinist2024
Frederick RiddleViolist1995
Jack RothsteinViolinist2001
Keith SwallowAccompanist2023
Colin TilneyHarpsichordist2024
Roy WalesConductor2024
Timothy WattsOboist2024
James WhitbournComposer2024
Denis WickTrombonist2025