Grumpy bishop in dressing gown demands choir get out of his church: ‘You are in my house and this is a terrible racket… Leave now!’
A displeased bishop in a dressing dress told a choro to stop his ‘terrible rackets’ at a church concert and come out of his house.
Fulham bishop was on the stage with a bare feet Jonathan Baker and took a microphone to tell puzzled artists and a 300 -person audience.
The City Academy sounds chorus came to the end of his performances at the St Andrew’s Church in Holborn in Holborn in the center of London, on Friday night, when all lights were suddenly opened.
The social media footage of the debate, which has been displayed about 400,000 times, shows that Bishop Jonathan said to the crowd: ‘You are in my house. It passed at 22:00 and this is a terrible racket. ‘
There are murmurs of disbelief from the crowd in front of the bishop, 58, repeats: ‘Good night. You are in my house – can you quit now. Thank you, it’s over. ‘
A church employee then asked the musicians to leave quietly and leave the stage, because ‘This is a Housing House’, Boos and Jeers from the audience.
Before leaving, he made a last song with a Cappella version of the ABBA’s dance queen for the chorus, cheers and applause of the crowd.
The choir was doing a private summer concert last Friday and reserved the place that could be recruited without any problems before.
Fulham bishop Yalınayak Jonathan Baker appeared on the stage and took a microphone to tell the separation of puzzled artists and a 300 -person audience.
The social media footage of the debate, which has been displayed about 400,000 times, shows that Bishop Jonathan said to the crowd: ‘You are in my house. It passed at 22:00 and this is a terrible racket ‘
Benedict Collins, who joined the concert with his ten -year -old daughter, said that he initially thought that the interruption was a gradual joke.
He told Sky News: ‘The church will rent willingly for performances, for money.
‘If they get a reservation for concerts and if there is music in the hall, they will not be surprised.’
Leigh Stanford Thompson, the director of the choir, described the incident as ‘strange’.
He said that the choir members thought this was a ‘comedy action’ at first.
A chorus member said: ‘At first I thought it was a comedy or an actor who made a stage.
‘But when we notice, oh no, it’s not an action, it’s a fact, a little surreal.’
Stanford Thompson told Guardian, “ “ We all went to Pub and we took all of them. Everyone was really confused, ” he said.
The City Academy Voices Choir came to the end of their performances on Friday night, where all lights were suddenly opened at the St Andrew’s Church (Picture) in Holborn in London on Friday night.
‘I find funny. I’m not especially sad. There was a really good concert, but I think we didn’t have a chance to finish a real shame.
‘But now I’m looking back, what a way to go out.’
London spokesman said: ‘Bishop Jonathan reached the organizers on Saturday, and now he apologized for appearing late at night at the concert he realized that he had invaded because of previous technical difficulties.’
A member of the choir told The Guardian: ‘There was Boos and everything was really disappointing.
‘At the end of these concerts, we always end a really high level and everyone is full of joy home, but these moisturized things.’
They added that bishop Jonathan’s comments about ‘racket’ did not sit well because ‘I think we produce a good sound’.
