is life-affirming, the experiences are unique
and the skills the boys are acquiring will
inform the rest of their lives. Not that any
of this was of particular interest to our Qs
that evening who listened to the history of
the Chapel with their characteristic Pilgrims’
courtesy, then disappeared off to the student
cafe for burger and chips with such speed
that the Q parents were left running to keep
up with them as they disappeared into the
night of the huge Royal Holloway campus. Winchester Music Club –
Dona Nobis Pacem,
Winchester Cathedral
Friday 25 November 2016
Caroline Gill, Q Parent (yr 6) Led by conductor David Thomas, the
undercard was at least as interesting as the
main attraction. First came Blest pair of sirens
by Hubert Parry, quite a rich and ‘great-
to-sing’ piece which would have benefited
from being later in the programme, once
the audience had had the chance to become
accustomed to t