Dear WCS

Well, that was just wonderful! A huge congratulations to you all for a really moving and exciting performance yesterday, it was an absolute stunner and more than I could have ever asked of you. 

Recently I reconnected with an old friend from university days - we both direct choirs and as part of our catch-up we agreed that one of the great satisfactions we get from our work is getting our singers to perform at a level beyond anything they might have expected to do. Yesterday was an absolutely first rate example of this, I feel! I know that many of you struggled with this music, for some time, and many of you didn't like it to being with: I hope that by the performance yesterday this had changed, it certainly sounded like it! I asked for atmosphere, you gave that in bucketloads. Well done - that was definitely the best concert yet of my time with you. 

Our soloists were full of praise for you ("lush", I think was one word), and not just for the Goodall, but for the Tavener and particularly the Lauridsen as well - easy to forget about those but I think that was such a great way to start the performance. And didn't the soloists sing well? I really hope they can come back to us again soon. Richard gave one of his finer efforts too.

Huge thank you, then, to you all for your perseverance and skill and enthusiasm, and thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make it happen. It was super. 

Right, see you on Tuesday.

Huw