It's a bit of a shame then that the record label did not revise the sleeve notes to record this when its release was delayed by three months.

It is also true that the recording, in the Henry Wood Hall, does not show off the beauty, tonal precision and impeccable diction of the voices of these 12 to 16-year-olds to best advantage. Somewhat closer miking and perhaps more interventionist mixing would have benefitted both the singing and the superb piano playing of Philip Moore and Andrew West, brought in to the project to make the most of the demanding writing for the keyboards.