The Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist has been a place of worship for over a thousand years and is a building with a fascinating historical past. It is the Mother Church of the Diocese of  Swansea and Brecon and, although a building of relatively modest proportions, is set in a walled Close which is unique in Wales. The remains of the former monastic buildings today provide the administrative centre for the Diocese as well as housing for the Cathedral clergy and The Hours coffee shop. This remarkable collection of buildings is the finest of its kind in Wales and offers a welcome to all (including dogs). 

The Lay Clerks (adult singers) are back from their tour to Munich which took place from July 24 - 29 . The choir sang in Rosenheim, Andeches Monastary and churches around Munich and also linked up with Munich Bach Choir. The choir sang a varied repertoire of English church music including a Nunc Dimittis set to music by Carwyn Whomsley one of our Lay Clerks who is now studying composition at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. The Cathedral Choir is looking forward to returning to Germany in the future.

If you would like to join the Cathedral Choir please email [email protected]

The Cathedral Close was buzzing all weekend and what a huge range of events were on offer: from the start of the Frazz Parade to intimate jazz quartets in the Tithe Barn and snooker legend Steve Davis and modular synthesisers!

Byddwn yn dechrau gwasanaeth misol o’r Cymun Bendigaid yn Gymraeg. Bydd croeso cynnes i ddysgwyr a siaradwyr rhugl.

We have started a monthly Holy Communion in Welsh. A warm welcome is extended to both learners and fluent speakers.

Each Friday over the summer there is a concert in the Cathedral at 1pm. These are proving a huge success and are a fantastic opportunity to hear a wide range of music – all for free! We still have these concerts to look forward to:

• August 23 – John Eyre on guitar. John was self-taught until he was seventeen and then studied guitar with Robin Pearson from 1978 to 1981, going on to Clarendon College in Nottingham and Hull University. He has been studying guitar and harmony ever since, and continues to write and record songs and instrumentals.

• August 30 – Rowan Shields and Zoe Solomon (tenor and piano) close the season. 

A celebration in words and music of the remarkable walking journeys of Johann Sebastian Bach, William Hutton and Robert Louis Stevenson performed by Louise Wood (mezzo soprano); Paul Woods (flute); Stuart Hulse and Paul Sinnadurai (narrators); Paul Shallcross (piano). Admission is free, though donations are welcome with all proceeds to the Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales.

With two shows on each day the London Film Music Orchestra will be delighting us with an immersive tribute to Hans Zimmer and cinema's most iconic music with a live chamber orchestra illuminated by a wonderful light show! The advise age limit for this event is 8+ and tickets are available on Eventbrite.