The Story Of King's College Choir - The Boast Of Kings (DVD)

I came across this short film quite by accident, but despite its length, found it most enjoyable. It is somewhat of an oddity really; it doesn't seem to have been part of a series, just a standalone series. Its main focus is on the King's College choir today (or in the 1980s) rather than its history, though this is touched upon. I could be best described as a 'portrait': a snapshot in the life of the choir, and to a certain extent the chapel too. It features interviews with the then Organist and Master of the Choristers, Phillip Ledger, and composer Philip Radcliffe (who sadly died along with his sister in a car accident in France in 1986). The focus in the ...  Read the complete review