Choir director at Westminster is to retire

Mr. William Hyde, the Director of the Westminster Cathedral choir, will retire on April 30.
Mr. Hyde, now over 70, was awarded the Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice in 1947 by the Holy Father in recognition of his services to the Church and in particular of his work at the cathedral. The cross was presented to him by the Cardinal.
Mr. Hyde went to the cathedral in 1924 to serve as master of probationers and sub-organist under Sir Richard Terry.
During the war and after, from 1941 to 1947, he served as Master of the Cathedral Music. He then acted as assistant to Mr. George Malcolm and resumed responsibility for the choir a year ago when Mr. Malcolm resigned.