quick on the draw in Wells

Just a quick note of an evensong I went to in Wells Cathedral, sung by the men and boys. A mixture of periods, with the Byrd responses, Howells in B minor and Wesley’s Wash me throughly. The Howells in particular is a favourite and seems to be gaining more of a hold in the repertoire. Howells in G, by contrast, seems to be retreating. All nicely sung so I’ll end by noting a couple of non-musical aspects of the service. One was the speed with which the collection plate came round during the final hymn – before the playover had finished! (I was on the end of a row) The other is that the kneelers are now tucked away under the seats and you have to be quite determined to use one.