Colin Mawby RIP

[ardcarp]

It would be interesting to know. One parish church near me unbelievably manages to maintain a large choir of boys, girls and adults. One of the churchwardens, only half-jokingly, said it's the only way they keep the average age of the attendees below 70. A new vicar was recently installed, and was chosen partly (I understand) because of his positive attitude to the church's musical tradition.

[mw963]

A friend of mine whose son is a chorister at a cathedral in the home counties without a choir school complained when services sung by the choir of boys and men were considerably reduced recently and was told by the Dean exactly as Allan Wicks predicted - that the cathedral choir was a very small part of the life of the place. Appalling.

I know you can't, but it's a pity that the Dean involved cannot be named and shamed, here or anywhere else.