'Britten's choral music is, like the man, off-centre,' says Paul Spicer, in this article from the RCO Journal of 2013.  Paul concentrates on Britten's music that is performable in church, and suggests that choir directors have a treasure trove of wide-ranging music, from a great musical mind, which needs to be explored beyond the familiar.

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