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 Violin

I'm a second violin. I know my place. For some reason or other, possibly seniority, I sit on the front desk of the second violin section of the Stafford Sinfonia, a medium sized chamber orchestra putting on four or five concerts a year

You can visit us on staffordsinfonia.org.uk

If you follow the picture link, I am the bearded one near the conductor in the group photo.

Details of our current concert programme are also there.

Recorder

Recorder playing began in University, many years ago, and not, fortunately, in school. It was one way of staying sane, but quite hectic at the time, which was near the beginning of the serious expansion of interest in Early Music

Now it is a retirement activity.

The local branch of the Society of Recorder Players meets on the second Saturday of each month in Penkridge. I am the secretary. Follow the link for more details.

The Old Hill Consort (Roy Wightman, Kerry Milan, Wendy Waldock and me) put on occasional recitals, mainly trio sonatas but usually joined by a singer or two to provide a varied programme. The picture of the Old Hill Consort with mezzo soprano Sue Brereton was taken at the concert in Ingestre, on 29th August 2008, presented as part of the first Ingestre Festival.

Sample Old Hill Consort programme 

Our local group Ad Hoc can probably be activated on request. Personnel variable, but normally singer, recorders and keyboard.

More recently, I have been getting together with a keyboard player to explore the modern repertoire for recorder and piano.

Sample Ad Hoc programme

Choir

Chetwynd is a small Chamber Choir centred on the tiny hamlet of Ingestre, which possesses a fine church designed by Wren. I am one of the basses. You missed the March 8th concert, in the church, with Bach's "Jesu meine Freude" as the central item and the Midsummer Concert on June 21st 2008.