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music for that”. Alex – “Yes, do you fancy writing
something?”. Peter – “Sure, I can do that”.
And so, the commissioned
piece for the anniversary was
born. See the celebratory
handover to the left. It was
appropriate that this
occurred in the same pub the
idea was conceived! The
piece is based on the well-
known old hymn “We love
the place, O God, in which
your honour dwells”.

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The performance took place on June 29 which you can see
in the above picture (courtesy of Paul White from St. Mark’s).
The choir was a combination of singers from various local
choirs as well as the children’s school Bishop Gilpin which is
linked with the church. The piece was very well received with
apparently the children humming the tune on the way back
home. Always a good sign! You can check out the piece on
my website.