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2017 EVERGREEN 31<br />
EVERGREEN’S GOOD MUSIC AWARD<br />
In the summer issue we honoured Philip Lane and this<br />
time we pay tribute to his musical companion and<br />
conductor, Gavin Sutherland. Together they have produced<br />
a whole range of CDs, specifically of British light music<br />
which would never otherwise have been premiered or<br />
repeated. A marvellous achievement. Well done!<br />
Gavin has many other strings to his bow, however, and in addition to<br />
conducting all over the world he is in demand as a pianist, composer and<br />
arranger. Currently Musical Director of the English Ballet he has worked<br />
with many other orchestras, especially associated on the recording front<br />
with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and City of Prague Symphony Orchestra.<br />
In 2009 he succeeded Ernest Tomlinson as Chairman of the Light Music<br />
Society to which he has since made an extremely valuable contribution. He<br />
has also appeared many times with the BBC Concert Orchestra particularly<br />
on Friday Night is Music Night, and has also appeared at The Proms, notably in<br />
a dance-based “Strictly” concert narrated by Katie Derham.<br />
Congratulations on your award and keep up the good work Gavin.<br />
of which was Ivy Benson’s All Girl<br />
Band with whom he got on very well.<br />
Moore’s BFN producer was Sgt.<br />
Trevor Hill who, when he heard his<br />
CO, Col. “Bunny” Warren, speak<br />
said, “You’re the voice of the Chief<br />
Ovaltiney,” (see <strong>Evergreen</strong>, Spring<br />
2001). Warren’s immediate response<br />
was “Tell anyone and I’ll kill you!”<br />
Hill, however, took great delight in<br />
informing Lt. Moore of the fact and<br />
also suggested he might do better as<br />
a model rather than an actor. Moore<br />
later responded with the message<br />
“Still acting and not doing too badly!”<br />
an article about the author H.E. Bates<br />
(below), written by his granddaughter,<br />
Victoria Wicks. Bates’ stories,<br />
including The Darling Buds of May (see<br />
<strong>Evergreen</strong>, Summer 2017), are wellknown<br />
but his wartime writing has,<br />
until now, been largely overlooked.<br />
H.E.<br />
Bates<br />
THE TANGMERE LOGBOOK<br />
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