This badge is beautiful demonstration of love in all its forms.

Most enjoyable, having been a chorister and organist for many many years

It's cosy, soft and generally pleasing.
If in doubt, go up a size. The length is good and it's perfect for what I need.
My sister altos are eyeing it covetously. We are wondering how nervous our conductor would be if we all wore these at rehearsal.

I'm in the awkward position of being unable to review the book as it was a gift sent directly to the recipient. However I can say that the service I received was excellent, above and beyond what I expected. This was the second time I had ordered from Quires and Places but I'm sure it won't be the last. A highly recommended company.

The tshirt is so soft and the design is fun and suitably nerdy.

I loved the book. We only have daughters, both sang in the church choir (as did I for over 40 years) the younger one - now 57 - was born a 2nd alto like me, and as a primary school child couldn't understand what that meant, 'and why can't I go to a choir school???' With me it was why can't I join the choir? (She now has an MMus despite Mrs. T and the Music Department axe). I found the whole chorister/choral scholar/Lay clerk stuff interesting, and it would have been useful if she'd been a boy. However, we were lucky enough to live in a suburban parish with two lovely churches with enthusiastic Organists/Music Directors who taught, and who took us to sing in various Cathedrals during your summer breaks. I have marked primary maths for my Tenor neighbour, watched the curate's wife help with German homework and various other nefarious goings-on, and would bet that you cannot find a more cynical lot than the back row in any choir. I was given the HTHA mug for Christmas the first year it appeared, and said younger daughter gave me 'It's beginning to look a lot like Advent' this year. Need I say more? with much appreciation and thanks

Evensong - Notes from the Choir (paperback)

A wry look at Cathedral choral singing. I'm not one, but I enjoyed it, learned a huge amount and laughed out loud.

Habemus librum bonum.

I'm very happy. The embroidery is lovely quality and a really excellent font/size. Material is good. I like the colour very much!

This was a lovely gift for our church organist. He will think of us every Christmas Eve when he plays The Chord!

As a chorister parent, this explains so much (in every sense) in a very funny and informative way.

I’ve never had a Pencil so perfect for marking missed accidentals, missed dynamics, or vagaries of a conductors directions in a score. It is also perfect for writing rude words on sheet music. Would buy again.

I thoroughly enjoyed Evensong - Notes from the Choir, reading it straight through in an afternoon. Brilliant blend of facts, anecdote and explanation, all with a relatable and honest sense of humour. (I’m an orchestral musician and a lot of it rings very true!) Now recommend to all my musical friends, and church goers! The directory of pubs will be very useful for those far flung oratorios in the cathedral cities.

Absolutely brilliant book.

For those who have sung in Cathedral choirs before, this is full of laugh out loud descriptions of life in a choir and all its weird idiosyncrasies. The accuracy is astonishing and the style of writing is easy as it is compelling - I read this in 2 days (well, 3, if we're counting days in the way of Jesus's resurrection!).

I recommend this book to anyone who has been in, or is currently, a Cathedral choir.

This is similarly recommended for anyone intrigued in the life of a Cathedral musician.