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Papers for the 2025 AGM are available. See the news item below.

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Meet Julian Lloyd Webber OBE
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FRMS - WHO ARE WE?

The Federation of Recorded Music Societies (FRMS) can claim to have played its part in developing greater enthusiasm and understanding of recorded classical music over a substantial portion of the past century.

The Federation was formed in 1936 as the National Federation of Gramophone Societies. Although the title has changed to reflect more recent developments, the aims of the movement have remained basically unaltered and the attraction is still present in the 21st century as over 100 societies continue to meet on a regular basis.

ADVANTAGES OF AFFILIATION TO THE FRMS

The Federation was formed in 1936 as a voluntary association of societies in the British Isles for the purpose of protecting their interests and furthering their aims. Twenty-three Societies originally affiliated - now the number is well over 100. Our main function is to manage licensing arrangements with Performing Right Society Ltd (PRS) and Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) for the licences necessary for performing recorded music in public, on terms favourable to our members. The fees are greatly reduced from those normally applied by these organisations for individual licences. A particular benefit of this arrangement is that it is the society itself that is licensed and not the premises. This means that the society is covered for PRS and PPL wherever it chooses to meet.

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Each month we highlight below one of the links on our Links Page for your special attention:

Testament Records specialises in reissuing classic recordings from what many call a golden age of recording from the 1950s through to the 1980s.

28/10/25

LATEST NEWS

AGM Invitations

Zoom invitations to the AGM have been emailed to delegates. If you were expecting one and haven't received it, please contact the FRMS Secretary.

28/10/25

AGM - Second Mailing

Further documents for the 2025 AGM have been sent out to societies and also posted on our FRMS events page. These include the agenda, treasurer and committee reports, and a proxy form.

22/10/25

Notice of the FRMS AGM

The AGM will be held on Saturday 8th November 2025 at 2pm. This year’s AGM will once again take place remotely on Zoom.

Papers have been emailed to society secretaries, and they are also available to read and download on our FRMS Events page.

27/09/2025

Torbay Lives!

Many will know that there was doubt whether the long-running annual Torbay Musical Weekend would be able to continue. However it has received a new lease of life thanks to the efforts of musicians Susanne Stanzeleit and Andrew Fuller, who have taken on the management of the event. It will run from 14th to 17th November this year.

See our event page; also their new website at torbaymusicalweekend.co.uk.

02/06/2025

Latest Newsletter

The Spring edition of the FRMS newsletter is published! Read it HERE.

07/03/2025

Rochdale Closure

Rochdale Gramophone Society, the second-oldest affiliated to the FRMS, closed its doors in December after 93 years due to declining membership. See its web page, where there is a link to a press release and another to the history of the society.

07/01/2025

2024 AGM

Draft minutes of the 2024 AGM have been posted on the FRMS events page.

07/01/2025

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There is a wide range of resources which societies might find of value.

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