Last weekend was the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee weekend.  As I had my “extended” church choir, The St Giles Singers with us, I had decided to push what we could achieve by singing Parry’s “I was glad”, Handel’s “Zadok the Priest” as well as the Mass setting by Haydn: “St John of God”.  All this with 45 minutes rehearsal.

I told the choir to simply enjoy singing rather than to worry about the complexity and breadth of what I was asking of them.  Oh, and I was not in front of them conducting – I had my own risk with such complex music as to be directing from the organ with which they would be accompanied/led/possibly led astray.

However, if you take risk, you get rewards.  The result was amazing, inspiring and enjoyable for those participating and listening.  I am inclined to take more risks in the future based on this.

iangraydon