Stoke RMC NEWS
from the Stoke newsletter
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Born April 29 A Great day for Conductors |
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Next
Meeting 13th May 2008
Rita Davies of South Cheshire RMS wishes us Bon Voyage! |
Sir Thomas Beecham, born St Helen's , Lancashire 1879. Heir to the Beecham's Pills millions - spent family money on strengthening opera in London - founder of the LPO and the RPO. One of the first British conductors to gain international fame - a noted wit. Died in London on 8th March 1961. |
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Annual
General Meeting Nominations for Committee may be made at any time up to the election of Committee in the AGM agenda. If you would like to nominate anybody, make sure that you have their permission and a seconder. |
Zubin
Mehta - born Bombay in 1936 -won the Liverpool International Conductors
Competition in 1958. Worked with the Montreal SO (1960-7) The Los Angeles
PO (1962-77). From 1977 was Music Director of the Israel PO, and from
1978 of the New York PO. I saw him conduct the Liverpool PO in Rochdale
Town Hall in 1958.
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The
FRMS Bulletin
has arrived with the usual range of interesting topics and news of Societies and events. Three copies are available. Feel free to take one home and bring it back for the next meeting |
Sir
Malcolm Sargent - born Ashford, Kent in 1895 - originally an organist
- made his conducting debut at a Prom Concert in 1921. An outstanding
choral conductor much associated with the Huddersfield Choral Society
and the Messiah, and of course the Proms. Nicknamed 'Flash' by Beecham.
Died in London 3rd October 1967.
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