Thanks Steve, I've just had a wonderful afternoon. My grand-daughter takes her singing exams at Bognor Regis School of Music in Sussex. By chance my late friend Phillip Langridge was married to Dame Ann Murray ( who has sung at all of the top opera venues in the world. She has connections with the school and presented a progamme of music for them today. My wife, daughter and grand-daughter accompanied me to the concert. We enjoyed a wonderful mix of music from Brahms, Hahn, Poldowski,Gabriel Faure, Enrique Granados, Cole Porter and some Irish traditional. She was accompanied by the well known Terence Allbright. A real treat and an uplifting experience. Despite her recent loss Ann has thrown herself back into her work but I noted her emotions were very near the surface whilst singing some favourite pieces. Although not on subject I thought that you would enjoy this news. Roger
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