Westminster Cathedral Blogs: Carrying the Torch (Unofficially)
Palm Sunday, Westminster Cathedral, 2026 (photo my own) Those of you who know me will know that I have carried on two sacred music-related blogs: This one, created in 2020 for the main purpose of delivering news specifically about Westminster Cathedral Choir following the horrible mess that was the ill-fated attempt by the Archbishop of Westminster (then Cardinal Nichols) and the Cathedral Choir School 2019 to scale-back the pattern of choral liturgies sung by the Choir; The Acolyte's Tale (https://acolytestale.blogspot.com/), which was active during the years 2011 to 2019 (with a diverse and sizeable global readership) and which has resumed operation recently. Its focus has been on (mainly) liturgy and sacred music from the Catholic perspective, with a healthy dose of Choral Ecumenism (frequent visits to the Oxbridge colleges and the London and Provincial C of E Cathedrals, for instance). Much of its focus centred on the world-class Choirs (and liturgical sensibilities) of Westm...
