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As the rift widens, many others are caught in the schism including Leo Beckford, the brilliant but wayward organist fighting off the unwanted attentions of Ianthe Cavendish, Dean Cavendish's rebellious daughter; Nicholas Elliot, an Old Boy down on his luck and searching for a purpose in life; the Bishop trying to soothe the angry protagonists without taking sides; Sally Ashworth, mother of the leading chorister, fighting loneliness and an absent husband; and Henry Ashworth, whose sublime treble voice may hold the key to saving the choir.

 

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* [[Cast the Expert]]: The BBC TV miniseries adaptation casts St Paul's Cathedral chorister Anthony Way as a chorister for the fictitious Aldminster Cathedral Choir.

* [[Cherubic Choir]]

* [[Little Boy Blue Note]]: The top line (treble aka soprano) of the Alminster cathedral choir is sung by boys. Henry Ashworth {{spoiler|helps save the choir by recording a record that proves to be a major hit.}}

* [[NEET]]: Nicholas Elliot, at the beginning of the book, is unemployed, has no family to speak of, had recently been kicked out of university, and shows up at Aldminster looking a place to stay.

* [[One-Gender School]]: In the movie version, the school starts out as an all-boys school, however the vote to include female students takes place during the story. The choir remains all-male. The book version also mentions an all-girls school where Leo Beckford works in a addition to his duties at Aldminster.

* [[Preacher's Kid]]: All the kids of Hugh Cavendish are the second type

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