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Date: 04 July 2010 20:50:36
The Exeter Festival was a good chance to hear the Cathedral choir sing for an extended period. Music from the Queen's Coronation was sung, accompanied by film footage of the event. I hadn't realised quite how much singing was involved all those years ago - it filled a complete 90 minute programme.
We presented the Director of Music with a Kazoo this morning, so he could blow an anthem note that all could hear. Fortunately he didn't actually use it in the service, but I think he took it home to practise. Meanwhile, the two anthems this week were accompanied - 'Gaelic Blessing' (Rutter) at the Eucharist and 'Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace' (Wesley) at Evensong, which we also heard at last night's concert.
One of the congregation complimented us on our good diction today which was a surprise as I'd thought it was one of our failings. Perhaps we do listen sometimes to our choir master's pleadings, after all.