THE PROMETHEUS ORCHESTRA

Choral societies in Suffolk have come to rely on a band of fine local musicians who come together to play for them for concerts all over the county. Professionals in their own right, these musicians seldom get the chance to perform outside the major concert halls so they were delighted when Edmond Fivet gave them the opportunity to do so in May of last year, at a performance given by the Aldeburgh Music Club in Orford Church.

The concert included Beethoven’s Symphony No 1 and the Overture to Prometheus. Writing about the concert, Humphrey Burton said:

This article was first printed in the Autumn issue of Green Pebble Magazine. Printed with permission. www.greenpebble.co.uk. Written by Ruby Ormerod

With London responsible for a significant proportion of the world’s multi-billion pound art market, Britain’s capital city is now truly a Mecca for aspiring artists. But as those artists mature, many move away to continue their work elsewhere.

If your children enjoy visiting Suffolk then they might enjoy the new CBeebies series Grandpa in my Pocket starting on 10 February 2009.

You can have a look at the preview by going to www.grandpainmypocket.co.uk

For anyone booking their holidays with Suffolk Cottage Holidays you might recognise the cottage Sea Horse Cottage in Aldeburgh!

A new orchestra for Suffolk

Choral societies in Suffolk have come to rely on a band of fine local musicians who come together to play for them for concerts all over the county. Professionals in their own right, these musicians seldom get the chance to perform outside the major concert halls so they were delighted when Edmond Fivet gave them the opportunity to do so in May of last year, at a performance given by the Aldeburgh Music Club in Orford Church. The concert included Beethoven’s Symphony No 1 and the Overture to Prometheus. Writing about the concert, Humphrey Burton said:

Since Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears and Eric Crozier founded the Aldeburgh Festival in 1948 Aldeburgh has remained the epicentre for musical excellence in East Anglia.

Christmas 2007 is now over and yes, despite all my fears, it was a good Christmas. We spent time with family and friends, no one argued, the turkey was delicious and the cat wasn't sick! What more could I ask for?

Well........, it sounds terribly indulgent I know, but actually I could do with a quiet and peaceful holiday away from everyone. Long walks, bracing sea air, not too much to eat and somewhere cosy where I can curl up and read all those wonderful books I was given for Christmas.

December is the one time of the year when I am likely to go into major depression. Minor signs appear towards the end of September as the supermarket shelves fill with Christmas cards and garishly painted boxes of chocolate biscuits. By the end of October my mood, like the days, gets darker as mince pies, Christmas nuts and wreaths of holly are added to those yawning Christmas shelves.

By now I am dreading the phone ringing and those inevitable words: “Have you any plans for Christmas?” or worse still “It would be nice to see you over Christmas”. Urghhhhhhhhhh!