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A 45-year dream comes true - Magdalen College

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On Saturday 29 June 2024, ten former Academical Clerks climbed the Great Tower and, accompanied by three current Clerks, sang the “Hymnus Eucharisticus” together.

10 July 2024 Share The Great Tower is an integral part of life at Magdalen College. Its chimes ring out every fifteen minutes, and its silhouette is visible from nearly every corner of College. It also serves as the centerpiece of one of Oxford’s most cherished traditions: May Morning. Each year, the Choir of Magdalen College ascends the Towerto sing the “Hymnus Eucharisticus” and the Madrigal “Now is the Month of Maying” to large crowds gathered on The High. Magdalen’s Great Tower has stood on The High since its completion in 1509, but by the late 1970s the stone had become severely decayed a

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