…again from our time in Bruges, it was sent on Tuesday 21 July.  Of course, if our magnificent young men did not do so excellent a job, or if they did not reflect the dedication shown to them by MIss Harrington-Booth and Mr Ford, emails like this would not be received.

Dear Headmaster,
With apologies for the delay with which I have written this email, I felt I had to write to congratulate you on your wonderful chapel choir. I was on a short holiday (also from teaching) at Easter and happened to coincide with them in Bruges; for us it was a wonderful happenstance as we were visiting the cathedral literally minutes before the concert was due to begin and hadn’t previously seen any advertising.

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The programme itself was enough to tempt us in, such a superb selection of great examples of English and European church music, but once the choir started to sing it was an absolute joy… and I say this as someone who has organised similar choir trips in the past! Their discipline and concentration were admirable and the quality of the music outstanding by any standards. I have found myself reacting negatively in the past to the qualification ‘for a school’ but in the case of your choir such a qualification would have been wholly inappropriate.
I spoke briefly to the conductor after the concert, but she was rushing off to look after the boys.
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I am not at all the sort of person to write to Heads about their pupils, but on this occasion I was sincerely bowled over by the concert and by the professionalism and smartness of your pupils.
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With very best wishes for a relaxing Summer.
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Edward Williams