15: Locked down

In this episode, Thomas and Richard talk about Thomas’s time in the UK, which was cut short before he had to dash back to Australia before quarantining started. Then he participated in one of the strangest sets of Holy Week and Easter liturgies that the Cathedral has ever witnessed. The congregation, and parts of the Choir, have since then been gradually returning to the Cathedral. Meanwhile, we answer some questions about countertenors, soloists, and the Divine Praises.

Music in this episode

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–94), Iesus iunxit se discipulis suis, recorded at Vespers for the Third Sunday of Easter on 26th April 2020.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–94), Kyrie from Missa Brevis, recorded in rehearsal by the Cathedral Scholars in June 2020.