 On that occasion two Bach chorales were conducted by Vaughan Williams.Sir John Barbirolli (a successor of the original conductor of "Gerontius", Hans Richter, as conductor of the Hallé Orchestra, who had played as an orchestral cellist in "Gerontius" under Elgar's baton with Elwes performing the Soul) remembered Elwes as 'that great and noble artist'.In addition to being a great singer, Elwes was a capital game shot, and devoted much of his spare time to shooting on his estates.