If you’ve been following the Cecilian Choir recently, you might have noticed a small flurry of excitement around the Choir’s involvement in the Anthem for Kent, which was presented on HeartKent Radio a few weeks ago. Presenters James and Becky created a stirring piece celebrating the glories of the county, from its White Cliffs to its Roman roads, its plentiful castles and the glory of the Canterbury ring-road.

Conductor Dan Harding responded to the piece, entitled ‘England’s Gateway To The World,’ by writing a full, mixed-choir arrangement, about which both the Choir and the radio team are very excited, and today, for the first time, the Cecilian Choir has rehearsed the piece, filling the Colyer-Fergusson concert-hall with an Elgarian anthem to the county’s attractions.

The Choir has responded to this – if I may say, ever so slightly bonkers – project with vigorous enthusiasm, delivering the piece with all the grandeur called for by its text. We hope to do more with this piece – keep an eye out on Twitter, let’s see how far this can go…