Sacred duty produces sublime music
St Mary's Cathedral is mostly deserted on this Thursday morning. But as the 22 boy choristers of the cathedral choir begin singing, the few tourists wandering around grabbing iPhone snaps are suddenly transfixed.
St Mary's Cathedral is mostly deserted on this Thursday morning. But as the 22 boy choristers of the cathedral choir begin singing, the few tourists wandering around grabbing iPhone snaps are suddenly transfixed.
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The soprano demonstrated unerring accuracy in the composer's tensile upper-line arcs and rapid ornamental flourishes, as well as having a creamy fullness of timbre.
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