We can’t let our musical standards fall
SIR – May I warmly endorse your leading article memorialising the achievements of Sir Stephen Cleobury and Colin Mawby, both lately deceased former Masters of Music at Westminster Cathedral?
I had three sons in succession as choristers at the Cathedral under Stephen and two of his distinguished successors; like most chorister-parents, I found my life immeasurably enriched by the experience. The Catholic Herald published a letter of mine defending the appointment of Stephen against those who objected that he was not a Catholic, although the appointing committee considered him the best candidate.
