"What a week of achievement for the Grand Rapids Choir of Men and Boys!
The countless hours of support work behind the scenes must be unbelievable, and what dividends you are reaping from these labours.
I certainly found it most inspiring to be with you all again, and to see what strides the choir has made in the past twelve months. We gave the choir some pretty demanding repertoire, and it was thrilling to see how enthusiastically everyone responded to the challenge.
How good, too, that you are developing such increasingly confident young chorister soloists, and how lucky all the present choristers are to have the back rows of altos, tenors and basses singing so sensitively behind them. There is such a marvellous feel-good factor of everyone working together.
With best wishes, and renewed thanks for the fine singing, your lovely welcome and generous hospitality."
Martin Neary
