Gary Brooker Ensemble, Guildford Cathedral

BtP's soundcheck pictures (3)

Jeremy, on the organ, is simply not visible up in the loft to the top right of the picture

Commander on screen and in person. A brief latency on the video lines means that his mouth is both closed and open

Ron Manigley and Johnny Magner look on. For a lot of the soundcheck the video screen lingered on the most decorative ladies in the Ensemble!

Ron springs up to deal with each problem as it arises

As the afternoon progressed, the mix was gradually perfected. Hats off to Graham Ewins, for some reason not pictured in this sequence

Andy Phillips is a commanding, economical MD

The profusion of microphones for the string players is clearly visible

Furled military colours on the gallery above the Ensemble, as in most British cathedrals