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A London Highlight


Dear Reader

One of the highlights for me and for the young people involved was taking Allan, Jules, Sophie and Charlie to St Paul’s for a singing lesson with one of their Lay Clerks, Patrick Craig. I met Patrick at the Tallis Scholars Summer School in Sydney about ten years ago and have managed to catch up with him a number of times since, when we have been on the same continent. When I mentioned to the young ones that I wanted to catch up with him this time it was their idea to see if he would give them a lesson. 

So on Tuesday we headed off on a hop on-hop off bus for a morning of fun, and following lunch at Wagamama we went to St Paul’s for the afternoon. 






Each one had an individual lesson with Patrick while the rest of us explored. Each one came out beaming; they are still talking about what they learned. We had afternoon tea in the Crypt Cafe with Patrick who then joined us for dinner at Pizza Express with the Crompton Family, Rev Jenny and Nick. 

It was a wonderful experience for the kids and I was so pleased when he said they were all singing very well and safely. 

Here is the evidence of the fun they/we had.











Thanks are due to Patrick for making this possible, as well as Lavinia for her support of these Lay Clerks and their singing. 

Cxx

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  1. UnknownJanuary 11, 2020 at 5:15 AM

    What a terrific opportunity for these choristers of ours to have one-on-one tuition. It goes to show how important it is for us to network well, and to keep our friendships within our networks current and fresh. Who knows where they may lead?
    Stuart L

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