The choir year ended in style once again at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral with the annual barbecue for families and friends. The services that day, Sunday 21st June, had included Jonathan’s Dove’s Missa brevis and John Ireland’s Greater love sung by the girls at the morning Choral Eucharist, and Evensong included the canticles by Stanford in B flat and the anthem Evening Hymn by Balfour Gardiner, sung by the boy choristers. 

This year’s barbecue included a bouncy castle, back by popular demand, and both adults and youngsters alike attempted to stay upright. The cathedral’s Director of Music, Peter Stobart thanked the choristers, the Lay Vicars Choral and all of the parents for their hard work throughout the year. Mr Matthew Breen, Assistant Director of Music, was also thanked for his three and a half years of service. Matthew is moving to Bradford Cathedral, UK in September and we wish him well.