The Beginning
Tuesday May 3 1983 7.30 pm at the Flinders Street School of Music
Initial meeting arranged by Diana Harris and attended by
| 1. Romola Costantino | 2. Maryleigh Hand | 3. Diana Harris |
| 4. Shirley Hicks | 5. David Lockett | 6. Noreen Stokes |
| 7. Anne Whelan | ||
| With apologies from | ||
| 8. Lance Dossor | 9. Alison Holder | 10. David McSkimming |
| 11. Stephen Walter | ||
Thursday 28 July at 8.00pm in Room 16 at the Flinders Street SOM
General Meeting – attended by approx 60 with apologies from a further 24
Agenda
- Noreen Stokes – Welcome and introduction of Guest Speaker
- Elizabeth Silsbury – Guest Speaker
- Diana Harris – Outline of May 3 meeting.
- Romola Costantino – chairing discussion
- David Lockett – taking nominations and conducting election of office bearers
- Supper
AGSA Steering Committee 1983
| Anderson, Malcolm (1st Treasurer) | Hastwell, Rosalie |
| Costantino, Romola (1st President) | Hicks, Shirley |
| Donovan, Jenny | Holder, Alison (1st Vice- President) |
| Fitton, Kaye | Stokes, Noreen |
| Gallant, Kerry | Weekes, Diana |
| Hand, Maryleigh | White, Audrey |
| Harris, Diana (1st Secretary) | Wray, Heather |
16 August, 20 September, 17 October
Three Interim Committee Meetings established the basics for the Guild including
Incorporation Title – “Accompanists’ Guild of SA Inc”
Membership fees – Full $20, Concession $8.00
Patron – Geoffrey Parsons to be approached by E Silsbury
Constitution and other basics for an incorporated body were identified
The Opening Concert
October 24 1984 – 8pm Inaugural Concert in the FSSOM Recital Room
Presented by Stephen McIntyre – Piano (later Patron of the Guild) and Christopher Bogg – tenor (arranged by Stephen in place of Dean Patterson who fell ill with laryngitis. Christopher was performing with State Opera in The Magic Flute) – Schubert selections from Die Schöne Mullerin and Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel. The concert was favourably reviewed by Stephen Whittington in The Advertiser on 25/10/83.
Approx. 90 attended and $1166 was collected from membership fees and concert admissions
14 November 1983: Financial Members – 64
1984 – The First Full Year
Permanent Committee
Romola Costantino – President
Alison Holder and Stephen Walter – Vice Presidents
Diana Harris – Secretary
Diana Weekes – Assistant Secretary
Malcolm Anderson – Treasurer
Committee Members
Ann Indra-Anthony, Jenny Donovan, Kaye Fitton, Kerry Gallant (later replaced by Denise Rothall) , Cheryl Hawke (West), Maryleigh Hand, Noreen Stokes, Gil Sullivan, Anne Whelan, Audrey White (16)
Constitution/Incorporation sub-committee
– chaired by Malcolm Anderson
Accompanists’ Prize Committee
– chaired by Romola Costantino.
Program Committee
– chaired by Diana Harris
1984 Financial Members – 87
Guild’s first advocacy
DK Weekes’ contract with TAFE to be terminated. Letters to Premier etc. Contract later extended for 3 years.
AGSA logo
Finalized by August – Committee members submitted ideas, Mrs Sandra Schwarz provided professional examples. The final chosen example was suggested by Diana Weekes and refined by Mrs Schwarz.
1984 Events
Feb 27 – Masterclass
- Romola Costantino
- Adele Anthony violin and Ann Indra Anthony piano
- Tisi Dutton mezzo and Jillianne Bartsch piano
- Christopher Bonney flute and Jenny Donovan piano
June 13 – The Choral Repetiteur
- Elizabeth Silsbury conductor, Stephen Walter piano, The Adelaide Chorus
July 31 – Work as a Music Branch pianist
- Mary Le Page
September 10 – A Soloist’s Requirements of the Accompanist
- Ronald Woodcock violin, Rodney Smith piano
October 23 The Accompanists’ Prize of $200
- Panel – Stefan Ammer, Romola Costantino, Noreen Stokes
- Guest Soloist for set material – soprano, Jennifer Walter
- Finalists
- Jillianne Bartsch with Ben Lea violin
- Rosalie Hastwell with Toby Lea violin
- Bernard Depasquale with Sarah Baldacchino violin
- Pauline Baker with Raelene Jones soprano
- The winner – Bernard Depasquale
December 14 1984
The first of the many glamorous fundraising dinners held in the home of Diana and Peter Harris – chef Robert Hunter.
Views of the Guild’s Program since 1984
Patrons
| Stephen McIntyre AM | Victoria College of the Arts and our first recitalist 1983 continuing |
| Noreen Stokes OAM | South Australian notable pianist and pedagogue 1986 continuing |
| Geoffrey Parsons OBE AO | Australia’s renowned international accompanist 1985–1995 |
| Phillip Moll | International accompanist and chamber musician 1996 continuing |
A selection from Annual Events
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1984 |
The Choral Repetiteur, Stephen Walter/pf, Elizabeth Silsbury/cond, The Adelaide Chorus |
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1985 |
Baroque Accomp for Harpsichord and Piano, Ann Whelan/harps, Diana Weekes /pf |
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1986 |
Vocal Coaching, Shirley Hicks with Tasso Bouyessis, Pauline Harris, Catherine Koerner, First Register of Accompanists |
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1987 |
Recital, Merryn Brose/pf, William Hennessey/vln, Mozart, Bartok, Beethoven Kreutzer |
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1988 |
Recital/demo, Alison Holder/pf, Margaret Ferrie/sop, Settings of the same poems |
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1989 |
Demonstration, Choral Accompt, Hilary Weiland/cond, Leith Rogers/pf, Grad Singers |
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1990 |
Recital Diana Harris/pf, Brenton Langbein/vln, Nielson, Janacek, Stravinsky |
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1991 |
Recital by Young Accompanists and associates: Anna Goldsworthy with Liam Duffield/voice; Kate Stevens with Karen Fletcher/fl; Matthew Casey(Harpsi) with Ales Rasch/ob; Alex Macfarlane(guit) with Barnaby Eaton/voice |
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1992 |
Recital/demo, Roy Howat /pf and Alan Smith/vln Mozart K454 and Franck Sonatas |
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1993 |
Lecture/demo, Tom Kassai, Pop and Jazz Chordal Accompaniments |
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1994 |
Lecture/demo, Jeannie Marsh/mezzo, Diana Harris/pf, 20th C Vocal Repertoire |
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1995 |
Geoffrey Parsons Memorial Concert, participants – Beryl Kimber, Guila Tiver, Diana Harris, Bernard and Sarah Depasquale, Greg Roberts (tribute), Geoffrey Parsons (audio) |
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1996 |
Lecture/demo, Anne Adamek, Vocal Coaching |
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1997 |
Recital, Schubertiade, 9 pianists and 9 associate artists in an all Schubert program |
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1998 |
Recital/demo Isabelle Trüb/pf and Niall Brown/vc |
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1999 |
Lecture/demo, Glenys March/harps and pf, Baroque Music and the Accompanist |
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2000 |
Junior Accompanists at Allans: Cheryl Atherton, Leigh Harrold and Alexander Hanysz |
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2001 |
Lecture/demo, Timothy Sexton (conductor, singer, pianist, composer) Experiences in Music Theatre and Opera with A. Hanysz/pf, Eugene Raggio/barit, Nicolina Fragnito/sop |
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2002 |
Soirée – Brian /pf and Jillian Chatterton/sop – from Co-Opera |
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2003 |
Inaugural Month of Accompanists – 5 weeks of lunch time concerts at Pilgrim Church |
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2004 |
2nd Month of Accompanists. Guest artist Phillip Moll, 4 weeks of lunch time recitals including Moll Recital with Yuko Takemichi/sop and Elizabeth Koch/fl |
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2005 |
3rd Month of Accompanists. 4 weeks, including non piano specialist teachers Keith Crellin, Elizabeth Koch and Howard Parkinson accompanying their students. The website began. |
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2006 |
1st Festival of Accompanists evolved from Month of Accompanists – 4 weeks – David Miller (Sydney Con) Musician in Residence. Recital with Elizabeth Campbell/mezzo |
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2007 |
2nd/4th Festival of Accompanists – 2 weeks – Musician in Residence Jean-Paul Sévilla, Recital with Terence Tam/vln concert master ASO |
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2008 |
Silver Anniversary of the Accompanists’ Guild, extensive 5th Festival of Accompanists, Musician in Residence, Malcolm Martineau, recital with Jonathan Lemalu/bass-barit NZ, inaugural Australian 3 day Conference of Accompanists and Associate Artists with presenters and delegates from all Australian states and territories |
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2009 |
Art Song Seminar in conjunction with ANATS, Simon Kenway, conductor, repetiteur, Teresa La Rocca/sop: Lecture /demo, masterclass, recital 6th Festival of Accompanists – 2 weeks – Musician in Residence Leslie Howard, recital with Niki Vasilakis/vln |
Interstate and overseas contributors to AGSA’s programs
| 1983 | Stephen McIntyre | Piano VIC |
| Recital with Christopher Bogg | ||
| 1985 | Douglas Craig | Opera Director UK |
| Getting the most out of Opera Singers | ||
| 1986 | James Lyke | Piano USA |
| Judge Accompanists’ Prize | ||
| 1988 | Prof Heribert Esser | Piano Germany SA |
| Lieder Masterclass | ||
| 1989 | Donna Hallen Loewy | Piano USA |
| Judge Accompanists’ Prize | ||
| 1990 | Anthony Jennings | Harpsichord NZ |
| Masterclass | ||
| 1990 | Constance Channon Douglas | Piano USA/Italy |
| Judge Accompanists’ Prize | ||
| 1990 | Brenton Langbein | Violin Suisse/Austr |
| Recital with Diana Harris | ||
| 1992 | Roy Howat | Piano Scotland |
| Mozart and C Franck with Alan Smith | ||
| 1992 | Marie-Noelle Kendall | Piano UK |
| Chamber Music Masterclass | ||
| 1992 | Maureen Jones | PianoAus/Italy |
| Judge Associate Artist Award | ||
| 1993 | Stephen McIntyre | Piano Vic |
| Masterclass | ||
| 1993 | David Miller | Piano NSW |
| Recital with Friedrich Gauwerky vc | ||
| 1994 | Jeannie Marsh | Mezzo VIC |
| 20th Century Vocal Repertoire-D Harris piano | ||
| 1995 | Beryl Kimber | Violin SA/NSW |
| Geoffrey Parsons Memorial Concert | ||
| 1996 | Dr Margaret Pride | Conductor WA |
| The Pianist and Choral Conductor | ||
| 1996 | Alberto Miodini | Pianist Italy |
| Judge Associate Artist Award | ||
| 1997 | Sue Witham | Pianist QLD |
| Swapping notes with Queensland Guild | ||
| 1998 | Peter and Gudren Bartels | Fl/pf VIC |
| Lecture/demo Repertoire flandpf | ||
| 1999 | Helen Yorke | Piano UK/US |
| Voice/pf Workshop | ||
| 1999 | Tamara Anna Cislowska | Piano NSW |
| Judge Associate Artist Award | ||
| 2000 | Teresa La Rocca | Soprano NSW/SA |
| Winner’s Recital with Alexander Hanysz | ||
| 2001 | Nicholas Milton | Violin/SA |
| Masterclass playing with Nicholas | ||
| 2002 | Prof Charles Bodman Rae | Piano UK/SA |
| Address and masterclass | ||
| 2004 | Phillip Moll | Piano Berlin/US |
| Pianist in Residence – Festival of Accompanists | ||
| 2004 | Yuko Takemichi | Soprano Jap/Berlin |
| Recital with P Moll and E Koch | ||
| 2006 | David Miller | Piano NSW |
| Pianist in Residence – Festival of Accompanists | ||
| 2007 | Jean-Paul Sévilla | Piano France |
| Pianist in Residence – Festival of Accompanists | ||
| 2008 | Malcolm Martineau | Piano Scotland |
| Pianist in Residence 25th Celebrations | ||
| 2008 | David Barnard | Piano UK/ex-Aus |
| Masterclass and Recitals 25th Celebrations | ||
| 2008 | Jonathan Lemalu | Bass-baritone NZ |
| Recital with Malcolm Martineau | ||
| 2009 | Leslie Howard | Piano UK/Aus |
| Pianist in Residence – Festival of Accompanists |
The Prizes for the Accompanist
- 1984 value $200
- 2008 Silver Anniversary value $6000 (prize pool)
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The Accompanists’ Prize |
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at the Flinders Street School of Music |
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Winners |
Judges |
| 1984 Bernard Depasquale | Stefan Ammer, Romola Costantino, Noreen Stokes |
| 1985 Jillianne Bartsch | Alison Holder, David Lockett, Margaret Lambert |
| 1986 Jennifer Campbell | Monika Laczofy, Dr James Lyke, Diana Harris |
| 1987 Kaye Fitton | Anne Adamek, Shirley Hicks, David McSkimming |
| 1988 | Competition cancelled due to illness |
| 1989 Julie Sargeant | Rodney Smith, Mary Le Page, Donna Hallen Loewy |
| 1990 Rosemary Robinson | Diana Weekes, David Lockett, Constance Channon Douglas |
| 1991 Michael Seifried | Glenys March, Monika Laczofy, Merryn Brose |
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Associate Artist Award at the Barossa International Festival |
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Winners |
Judges |
| 1992 Jamie Cock | Maureen Jones (Barossa) Brian Chatterton, Diana Harris, |
| 1993 Inna Fursa | Wolfram Lorenzen (Barossa), Mary Le Page, Diana Harris |
| 1994 Josephine Gillespie and Leslie Pearson (Barossa) | Leith Rogers, Stefan Ammer, Nerissa Pearce |
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Geoffrey Parsons Memorial Associate Artist Award |
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Winners |
Judges |
| 1995 Esther Mae Wong | John Russell (Barossa), Leonie Hempton, Frances Wood |
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Geoffrey Parsons Award |
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Winners |
Judges |
| 1996 Nerissa Pearce | Alberto Miodini (Barossa), Margaret Ferrie, Rodney Smith |
| 1997 Cheryl West | Dale Ringland, Noreen Stokes, Diana Harris |
| 1998 Leigh Harrold | Isabelle Trüb, Mary Le Page, Yvonne Schwerdt (Barossa) |
| 1999 Alexander Hanysz | Tamara Anna Cislowska (Barossa), Monika Laczofy, Margaret McDonald |
| 2000 Leigh Harrold | Richard Casey (Barossa), Anne Adamek, Berenice Harrison |
| 2001 Irina Lioubimova | Mary Le Page, Stefan Ammer, Diana Harris |
| 2002 No competition | Barossa Festival cancelled and Flinders Street School of Music closed |
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At Elder Conservatorium |
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Winners |
Judges |
| 2003 Ashley Hribar | Brian Chatterton, Julie Sargeant, Mary Le Page |
| 2004 Michael Ierace | Phillip Moll, Elizabeth Koch, Diana Harris |
| 2005 Yuh T’sun Wu | Roy Howat, Margaret Ferrie, Jeffrey Kong |
| 2006 Anthony Hunt | David Miller, Keith Hempton, Alexander Hanysz |
| 2007 Amir Farid | Jean-Paul Sévilla, Stephen Whittington, Leonie Hempton |
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The Silver Anniversary Geoffrey Parsons Award Sponsored by the Geoffrey Parsons Memorial Trust, London |
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Winners |
Judges |
| 2008 Amanda Hodder | Malcolm Martineau, David Miller, Stephen McIntyre, Elizabeth Koch, Diana Harris |
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Geoffrey Parsons Award |
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| 2009 Mark Sandon | Leslie Howard, Rodney Smith, Frances Wood |
The Winners’ Subsequent Recitals
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1985 to 2001: Recital Room or Auditorium at the Flinders Street School of Music, then as indicated. |
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Winner |
Associate Artists |
| 1985 | Bernard Depasquale | Prof David Galliver/ten and Sarah Baldacchino/vln |
| 1986 | Jillianne Bartsch | Danielle Jaquillard/vln and Dean Patterson/barit |
| 1987 | Jennifer Campbell | Alan McKie/barit |
| 1988 | Kaye Fitton | Beryl Kimber/vln and Jennifer McDonell/sop |
| 1990 | Julie Sargeant | Keith Crellin/vla and Virginia Kable/vc |
| 1991 | Rosemary Robinson | Elizabeth Koch/fl, Guila Tiver/mezzo, Frances Norton pf |
| 1992 | Michael Seifried | Amanda Fairs/vln and Lewis Mitchell/fl |
| 1993 | Jamie Cock | Giselle Blanchard/sop, Zdenek Bruderhans/fl, Elinor Lea/vln |
| 1994 | Inna Fursa | Annette Greenshields/cl, Debra Andreacchio/pf, Anita Slotte-Kumar/sop,Warwick Tyrrell/trmb. |
| 1995 | N Pearce and J Gillespie | Natasha Stanly/vln, Gregory Blackman/cl, Tania Cavaiuolo/sop |
| 1996 | Esther Mae Wong | Janis Laurs/vc |
| 1997 | Nerissa Pearce | Teresa La Rocca/sop |
| 1998 | Cheryl West | Michael Milton/vln, Andrew Close/cl |
| 1999 | Leigh Harrold | Linda Pirie/fl and Niall Brown/vc |
| 2000 | Alexander Hanysz | Teresa La Rocca/sop |
| 2001 | Leigh Harrold | Keith Crellin/vla |
| 2002 | Irina Lioubimova | Rosalind Martin/sop (September 11) |
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Pilgrim Church |
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| 2004 | Ashley Hribar | Wendy Heiligenberg/vln, Louise Nowland/cl |
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Elder Hall |
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| 2005 | Michael Ierace | Sophie Rowell/vln |
| 2006 | Yuh T’sun Wu | Imants Larsens/vln and Jillian Chatterton/sop |
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Pilgrim Church |
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| 2007 | Anthony Hunt | Imants Larsens/vln and Gemma Phillips/vc |
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Cynthia Poulton Hall |
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| 2008 | No 2007 winner’s recital – As more interstate pianists were involved in the Award it was decided that the subsequent recital was too awkward and potentially too expensive to retain. | |
Masterclasses given by:
Romola Costantino, Douglas Craig (UK Opera Director), Noreen Stokes/2, Stefan Ammer, Prof Heribert Esser, John O’Donnell (NSW organ /harpsichord), Anthony Jennings (NZ early music) Greg Roberts (Vic, ex SA Music Theatre), Marie-Noelle Kendall (UK), Glenys March/2, Stephen McIntyre/2 (Vic), David Shephard (cl rep) Nicholas Milton, Prof Charles Bodman Rae, Phillip Moll, Timothy Sexton/2, Diana Weekes, David Miller/2, Darryl Coote (Vic), Jean-Paul Sévilla (France), Malcolm Martineau (UK), David Barnard, Ashleigh Tobin, Leigh Harrold, Leslie Howard.
Young Accompanists Showcase
Began as Junior Accompanists’ Event in 2000 and recommenced as the Young Accompanists’ Showcase in 2005 with the backing of SA Youth Arts Board and generous individual donors.
Young Accompanists have included:
Lucy Burke, Keturah Dennison, Alexandra Drewniak, Marianna Grynchuk/3, India Hooi, Michael Lydeamore, Jane Thompson, Warwick Ambrose/2, Robin Parkin, Mark Stefanoff, Caitlin Thomas, Vivanna Wan, Alice Wharldall, Ada Chan, James Hemphill, Candy Liang, Will Roxburgh, Stefannie Wall, Jacqueline Raymond, Matthew Nguyen, Matthew Chu, Natalie Leung, Brenna Mackay and Helen Zhou
Professional soloists working with our secondary school pianists include:
Lisi McGowran/vc, Lisa Gill/fl/2, Bogdan Kazimierczak/vln/2, Jessica Dean/sop, David Perry/barit, Jillian Chatterton/sop, Meredith Boyle/hn, Robert Macfarlane/ten, Rosalind Martin /sop, Will Newbery/vla, Karen Fletcher/fl, Mary-Ann van der Hoek/mezzo, Vanessa Neagle/vln, Stevan Pavlovic/tuba, Peter Handsworth/cl, Naomi Hede/sop, Samantha Hennessy/fl and Imants Larsens/vln/vla
Extracts from the Guild’s History compiled by Joan Atkinson, Diana Harris, Berenice Harrison and Mary Le Page