ould
ople
sting
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f us
Phil programme
a disapp ointment
Sir,
tA
With
reference
to
your article on the demise
of
Guildford
Philhar-
monic Society.
Miss Goold
é
is
quite
Sir, Once again this coming
season. of
the
Guildford
Philharmonic
concerts disappoints.
this
iply
lave
ose
pay
ion
of
ley
ive
It grieves me to say this,
as the GPO, over the
years has given me a great
deal of pleasure, but I now
feel if they are not prepared or allowed to give us
anything other than the
most popular of concerts,
it might be time for them
to move over, and give us a
chance to hear some visiting orchestras.
I look with envy at the
programmes Portsmouth
send me each year.
And what has happened
ne,
to our excellent conductor
En Shao, only two con-
nk
certs this season? I wonder
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right to say I am entitled
to my opinion, but what
she does not acknowledge
is, that as the society’s
former chairman, I am
expressing the views of its
members.
Formerly, | Guildford
Philharmonic
was
acknowledged as being at
the leading edge of producing wonderfully varied
concerts.
From the forthcoming
season I have booked
only three of the 12 concerts, whereas before I
would have subscribed to
all of them.
I have no wish to hear
Messiah and the Tallis
Scholars for the third
year running and surely
three concerts by candlelight is over-egging the
pudding.
I know that many of
the Philharmonic’s former loyal supporters. feel
as I do.
why?
RITA HORTON
NT
ALAN MIDDLETON
Great Halfpenny Farm,
10 Ladycross,
Halfpenny Lane,
Milford.
Guildford.
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