60th anniversary of the Consecration of Coventry Cathedral today
60 years ago today, Coventry Cathedral was consecrated. The first organist of the new cathedral was David Lepine, who was Organist & Choirmaster for my entire 6 years as a chorister, and my first organ teacher, my hero – to whom I probably owe my musical career. I didn’t join the choir until several years after the consecration, but I ‘inherited’ this copy of the order of service from David Lepine when he died in 1972. The order of service is a very high quality booklet of over 100 pages, with red and black text, and a rather fine gold on the front cover.Read More →