With an insider's knowledge but an outsider's perspective Sarah MacDonald lifts the lid on a choral tradition which is admired worldwide but mysterious in its inner workings to most of those not involved in it. How do you train a liturgical choir-whether its

members are children or young adults-to the highest possible standard? How do

you choose the right music for them to sing? How do you get to be a member of

one of these choirs? How do you organise a choir tour or a recording? These and

many other questions are addressed, and the daily trials and tribulations of a

busy choir director-who is also a fine and active organist-are entertainingly

chronicled.