A new song

O sing unto the Lord a new song. Yesterday, as I was singing MacMillan's little anthem, A New Song , with its slightly bonkers organ accompaniment, it struck me how, in microcosm, it reflects how it feels to start a new year in a choir, from the first note of the first year, to the first note of the senior year. The organ part starts by mirroring the treble notes, holding down each as it is sung,…