Yesterday evening, at the start of Choral Evensong on the Feast of St. Ethelflaeda, Abbess of Romsey, we welcomed five more boys into our ranks as full choristers.
The admission ceremony, conducted in inimitable style by the Vicar, marked the successful completion of their probation. Earning the right to wear a surplice would, he remarked, encourage them to sing even more beautifully.
The organ was played during the choral services yesterday by the Assistant Organist Designate, Paul Hayward, who joins us full-time in January 2011.