Contents

5 WELCOME

6 IN ACTION

A look at The Way Of The Cross, the RSCM’s four online services for Holy Week and Easter

8 WHAT’S ON

Highlights of RSCM events across the UK, June to October 2021

10 SING WITH THE SPIRIT

Information about the RSCM’s new International Chorister Day

12 THE BIRTHPLACE OF MODERN COMPOSITION?

Chloë Allison explores the lasting impact of 12th-century Parisian polyphony.

18 MUSIC IN MY LIFE: AN INTERVIEW WITH LAURA WRIGHT

CMQ talks to former BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year winner Laura Wright about her career as a recording artist and singer.

22 FROM THE DIRECTOR

Hugh Morris on the reinvigoration of post-lockdown worship

24 RSCM NEWS

News and reports across the RSCM’s international network 

27 CONGRATULATIONS

Members’ successes and RSCM awards

28 CONNECTING AREA TEAMS

Jonathan Robinson explains the RSCM’s new online Hub.

30 NEWS FROM PUBLISHING

A look at new RSCM publishing initiatives, including My Choral Coach [SP1] and new communion settings 

32 HYMN MEDITATION

Gordon Giles offers an exposition of salvation through Henry Williams Baker’s The king of love my shepherd is.

36 STARTING A RECORD LABEL

Philip Arkwright shares his experiences of creating a new record label.

39 STAFF PROFILE

CMQ talks to Carla Braun and Jenny Chambers about their roles at the RSCM.

40 CLASSIFIED ADS

41 PUZZLES

Brainteasers to test reader’s wits and knowledge

42 READER’S LETTER

43 OBITUARIES

44 REVIEWS

CMQ evaluates the latest music books and CDs.