Commenting recently on the death of Sir Stephen Cleobury, formerly director of music at King’s College, Cambridge, the British composer John Rutter said something striking. Rutter, who is publicly described as an agnostic, observed that Sir Stephen had always wanted to make people of all faiths and of none welcome to the world of church music. King’s College chapel was, through its music, to speak to all.
It was a striking comment not only because it was apt about Stephen Cleobury, but also because it spoke of John Rutter.
