I played first trumpet, with Sam Goble on second trumpet. I last performed Handel’s Messiah with Southampton Choral Society in April 2019.

It was wonderful to play in Romsey Abbey, a large Norman-era church in the heart of Romsey, which is the largest parish church in the county of Hampshire. Religious buildings have occupied the abbey site since the 10th Century. The evening sun beamed through the West window as the concert began.