We were just talking about this, and remembering singing the Hallelujah Chorus about fifty odd years ago at a concert in our village. The minister and priest rose to their feet, so everybody followed suit. I discovered afterwards that it was a custom, as King George 11 had stood up when he heard it for the first time. In years that followed many audiences stood when it was sung, and it always gave me a lump in my throat. So, we were just wondering if audiences still did it, as it must be ten years since I last sang ‘ Messiah’.
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