Among those making the trip was choir member Reg Utting, who also drew a personal connection with one of the studio’s most famous acts.
“I was born in Liverpool in 1944, which is the same era as The Beatles,” he said.
“We’re here, and I’m enjoying it every minute.”
For fellow singer Steve McEwen, the charity chosen to benefit from the recording has special significance.
In 2020, he went to hospital expecting what he thought would be a routine check-up after feeling unusually tired.
“I was in there for six months in the end, in isolation, partly to do with Covid,” he said.
“But partly because they very quickly diagnosed the fact it was leukaemia.”
While he was in hospital, the choir continued rehearsing online during lockdown, something he said helped him through some difficult times.
“The NHS, my wife and family were always important,” he explained, “but to have the choir there and be singing was fantastic.”
