This comprehensive survey chronicles the complex and often contradictory state of choral music in Britain through a series of in-depth interviews with twenty-three major conductors, including Stephen Cleobury, Simon Halsey and John Eliot Gardner.  Differences between the philosophies and practices of English conductors and their American counterparts are vast: English Ways candidly explores distinctively British philosophies, techniques, backgrounds, ideals, likes and dislikes.  The foreword by John Rutter provides an incisive historical overview and framework for the discussions.  Paperback book.