West Surrey 50th Annversary Celebrations

On Saturday, 12th April at 2.00 pm,
the West Surrey Region of the Federation of Recorded Music Societies
celebrated their Golden Jubilee Reunion at St Catherine's Village Hall, Guildford.

Photos: 1 & 2) Waterden String Quartet from Guildford;
3) Cutting the 50th Anniversary Cake, Sheila Morley (left) and Ruth Dixon (right);
4) Regional Secretary, Roger Saunders gives the closing thank you speech

Around 40 members of the recorded music societies in Bookham, Godalming, Guildford and Haslemere came together to enjoy an afternoon on chamber music performed by the Waterden String Quartet. Paul Graber, Chairman of Guildford RMS, welcomed members to the special Reunion and introduced the string quartet. Their programme included many popular classical pieces arranged for string quartet and played in chronological order from Handel's Arrival of the Queen of Sheba and the Hornpipe from the Water Music through to Bach's 3rd Brandenburg Concerto, a Rondeaux by Purcell, a Mozart Divertimento and other pieces by Mendelssohn, Offenbach, Delibes, Elgar, Vaughan Williams and well known pieces by Scott Joplin, Gershwin and even O Sole Mio. A musical menu for all tastes!

After the concert members were treated to a sumptuous Anniversary Buffet with their tea and then the special 50th Anniversary Cake was cut by committee members Ruth Dixon of Godalming Music Listening Group and Sheila Morley from Bookham Recorded Music Club. The Jubilee Raffle was then drawn and Regional Secretary, Roger Saunders from Haslemere RMS brought the afternoon to a close by thanking those who had organised the occasion, the Waterden String Quartet for their excellent performance and members for gathering to enjoy this special, celebratory occasion. He wished them all a safe journey home and looked forward to the 51st Annual Reunion in April 2015.

Roger Saunders
Regional Secretary
West Surrey Region - FRMS