choristers

Those accusations were far from the minds of the choristers who reunited on Thursday, who said they remembered "the emotions, the excitement and the fun" of recording with Britten.

“You have to be very specific,” he had said earlier about the way he coaches his choristers, “but you can’t micromanage.”

The chorus has 74 regular members plus 85 extra choristers.

Decca Records has placed an advert in London's Ham & High newspaper, hoping to reassemble the choristers for one last time.

The school is home to the choristers who sing in the choir at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.