It was a beautiful autumn morning when we went up to Cambridge for a meeting at King’s College. Christopher Hogwood had given me an introduction to Philip Ledger, Director of Music at the College. My purpose was to invite the College Choir to tour Australia for Musica Viva. It was Tuesday 2 November, 1976.
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