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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 />

The magazine of the Tangmere<br />

Military Aviation Museum near<br />

Chichester in Sussex, is edited by<br />

Reginald Byron and recently included<br />

You can find out more about<br />

Tangmere online, by emailing info@<br />

tangmere-museum.org.uk or by phoning<br />

01243-790090.

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