Deryk Barker writes:

>Well, the English (it's really not British) Cathedral sound is part of an
>unbroken vocal tradition that goes back something like 5 centuries and is
>AFAIK unique.  Worth preserving, perhaps.

No "perhaps" about it, in my opinion.  Anything that old and that beautiful
should survive so others "down the road" can hear it as well.

David Pitzer