Christmas at King's, 1954, on BBC Four

[ardcarp]

But whether a tight choral ensemble would have been on Boris's or anyone else's agenda at that time is possibly questionable, so maybe what he got was what he wanted.

I also gleaned from Derek Hetley (mentioned above) that Boris used also to conduct The Cambridge University Madrigal Society. What that was or is I'm not sure, but Derek told me that Boris used to sit with his chin propped on a hand listening like a hawk, and pouncing on the slightest fault in tuning. Presumably that would have applied to ensemble also.

I think also in days when cathedral choirs' repertoires were generally simpler, they developed a good 'ensemble' of their own, It's worth bearing in mind that Kings iconic Psalms of David recordings were done with Willcocks playing the organ and no conductor.

[jean]

Surely one of these is all you could ever need?