London provides the music fan with energetic concerts recorded in the city’s past-historical chapels. Traditionally, the architecture of churches produced an acoustic quality that had a profound influence on the beginning growth and development of music. Church acoustics made an experience of feeling surrounded by the tone of songs, enrapturing the listener. Considering that, recording studios developed on the principles of acoustics regarding saving audio, it seemed a natural development that a cathedral would be a workable and sought-after recording space for music.
Right after Wwii, bombed-out and also deconsecrated chapels played a significant role in London’s musical life. St. John the Evangelist, Smith Sq ., when restored to its cathedral-like beauty became a small concert place. During the day time, the special acoustics make it a wonderful recording venue. St. Luke’s, Old Street, restored for musical use is home to the London Symphony Orchestra. The former Trinity Chapel, Borough, is now the Henry Wood Hall, a dedicated recording studio and rehearsal hall. This hall also keeps an affiliation with Hyperion records, a high-esteemed traditional label.