We sure lucked out when Ed Johnson came into the center of life in the music ministry of All Saints. Not only is he a wonderful bass chorister in Coventry (with equally wonderful wife, Susan, as alto), but Ed is a professional recording engineer, with decades of professional experience. Every spring concert since >

It is no secret that I do not enjoy making music in the middle of the street. And there are times when it can become a very festive moment to gather large groups of people and offer a labor of love, in ways that would be less fun (or not even feasible) indoors. This celebration was particularly meaningful, as Elizabeth Lenti had just arrived as associate organist-choirmaster and Bill Cunliffe composed two new choral pieces especially for the occasion.

This was my first national search for an associate organist-choirmaster, and I took a long time! The next two searches (2011 and 2015) I learned how to tighten the process. In any case, it was worth the wait to bring Elizabeth Lenti, moving from Cleveland where she had recently completed her master’s degree >