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Article Title:	Glory Revealed
Author of reported comment:	Paul A Jones
Comment Date:	15:41 on Jul 10 2008
Comment:	Tony - As a former Pupil, Choirboy, Head Choirster, Ley Clark, and finaly Verger of St Nicks (was connected with the Cathedral later than you but for almost 20 years), it is good to see your comments on the CD. I still pop back into the Cathedral now and again. When I was there it was Russell Missin who was Choir Master (later Dr R.A. Missin). But the Choir school closed in 1977 - the term after I joined to be come the Grainger Grammar School and took in its first female pupil. I do remember Greame East very fondly as he was also on hand either at the school as Assistant to Matthew England or as Assistent to Russell. Greame moved back to Ipswich in around 1980 to look after his mother. You will remember his car I am sure. But there was also the deputy assistant organist as well Keith Downey, who was equally good at his post, and later Mike Dutton (who is still there). At one point the choir had only 7 boys, and it was proposed (Easter 1977) that girls would be admitted into the choir for the first time. Which didn't go down too well with the parents. Following Russell's retirement Tim Hone was appointed before he moved to Litchfield (I think) then came Scott Farrell who has just agreed to take up a new possition at Rochester Cathedral. He leaves the choir in a very good possition, singing better than they have for many years. I also have old recordings of the choir as well - which occasionally I still listern to.

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