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Each month we highlight below one of the links on our Links Page for your special attention:

Boughton's opera The Immortal Hour was highly regarded by Elgar, Bernard Shaw, Ethel Smyth and Vaughan Williams. The Trust exists to promote all his music and make recordings of it.

LATEST NEWS

Rochdale Closure

Rochdale Gramophone Society, the second-oldest affiliated to the FRMS, closed its doors in December after 93 years due to declining membership. See its web page, where there is a link to a press release and another to the history of the society.

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2024 AGM

Draft minutes of the 2024 AGM have been posted on the FRMS events page.

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Philip Ashton

Phil Ashton, who served as the Federation’s Technical Officer for many years, passed away suddenly after a long illness in January of this year.

David Wherrell has provided this tribute for our In Memoriam section.

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FRMS AGM

The AGM of the Federation is on Saturday 2nd November. It will be held over Zoom. See our events page for papers and how to take part.

Plea For Help!

The FRMS committee has recently lost another member to resignation. It is becoming increasingly difficult for a reduced committee to carry on the work of running the Federation. We need your help! The commitment is not onerous: half a dozen Zoom meetings per annum and collaboration by email.

See the nomination form on the events page for how to volunteer at the AGM.

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Torbay Music Weekend

Give yourself an early winter treat and toddle down to the south coast for the Torbay Music Weekend. This year’s event will run from the 15th to 18th November.

The event has been running since 1970. But this year’s may be the last, as the Friends of Torbay committee, who organise it, are stepping down. So make the most of this opportunity!

See our events page for details and booking forms.

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