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03 / 02 / 2012 - Farewell to Philip Lawson

The King's Singers were delighted to see more than 1100 people at Salisbury Cathedral on Saturday 28th January, when they said farewell to Philip after 18 years with the group. It was a wonderful evening, and they were joined by South Wilts A Cappella Choir, conducted by Libby Poppleton, who sang Duruflé's Requiem, as well as performing with us for Bob Chilcott's Even Such is Time. The programme for the evening also included a group of folk songs that had been arranged by both Philip himself, and also long time friend of the group, Gordon Langford, who was able to join them for the concert. As usual, at the end of the evening, The King's Singers performed a selection of close harmony pieces, and these were all chosen by Philip, and included I'm a Train, Lullabye and It's a New World.

Philip had been a King's Singer for 18 years, and it was fitting that his final performance was in his home town of Salisbury, where he sang with the choir before leaving to join The King's Singers.