English Ways Conversations with English Choral Conductors

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This comprehensive survey chronicles the complex and often contradictory state of choral music in Britain through a series of in depth interviews with twenty-three major conductors, including Stephen Cleobury, Simon Halsey, and John Eliot Gardner. Differences between the philosophies and practices of English conductors and their American counterparts are vast: English Ways candidly explores distinctively British philosophies, techniques, backgrounds, ideals, likes and dislikes. The foreword by John Rutter provides an incisive historical overview and framework for the discussions. Hinshaw Secular by Jeffrey Sandborg Foreword by John Rutter