The order of the music followed that of the Mass and the proccedings opened and closed with his arrangement of the Agincourt Carol in which Stephen Spencer was the solo trumpeter.
Several of the ancient chants had additions composed either by the conductor, an expert in these styles, or his late father, A. Earnest Monk, all of which proved entirely in keeping with the originals. Works by famous composers such as Hildegard, Hermann the Cripple, Lionel Power, Dufay, di Lasso, Palestrina and Morenzio were heard.
The conductor's original compositions - The Starlight Night to a text by Gerard Manley Hopkins, and a solo setting of Salvator Mundi - were of particular interest, the latter gaining much from Elizabeth Barlow's fine delivery.
His duet Praelium Magnum, involving a second Choir member, Karen Trewinnard (soprano ) also proved extremely enjoyable.