From prestigious cathedral choirs to small ensembles, Michael White enjoyed concerts of the highest quality.
I’m never sure what it is that compels us with peculiar force in deepest winter to gather together and sing – or at least gather together and hear other people sing – but imagine it’s something programmed into our collective psyche, to do with finding comfort in the cold. It can’t be an accident that choral culture tends to flourish more abundantly in northern countries (Britain, Scandinavia, the Baltic states) than in southern ones. And the whole Christmas period is undeniably a time when choirs come into special focus.
