For a still-smaller subset of Ramsden citizens, the war is but a backdrop to more pressing concerns: with so many young men off on the front lines, the town’s choral society is really hurting for members. Children throw things at him, the older members of the society sneer at him, and everyone seems to have an opinion on his close relationship with a younger German naval officer (even if no one ever comes out and says what the nature of the relationship is, another heavy piece of the story skated over). But music and song and the possibility of coming together to make something beautiful and potent, if even for a single performance, pushes the society on, just as it pushes “The Choral” on.
Author: Kate Erbland
Published at: 2025-09-06 20:15:47
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