The ChristChurch Cathedral Choir played a key role in the National Memorial Service.
They sang the final blessing to music by the contemporary English composer John Rutter:
The Lord bless you and Keep you
The Lord make his face to shine upon you
To shine upon you and be gracious
And be gracious unto you.
And one of their number, Patrick Manning, who is a student at Christ’s College, sang Pie Jesu as a duet with Dame Malvina Major.
The February 22 quake smashed the cathedral that is the choir’s musical and spiritual home.
So when they gathered in the Christ’s College music theatre at 9:30 on the morning of the memorial service, it was the first time they’d rehearsed together since that jolt.
Lloyd Ashton recorded their day with his camera.
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