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The Society was
founded in 1941 by Gertrude Lampson with the objective "to promote
...... the presentation of
public concerts and recitals". For over 60 years, it has been
responsible for performances in Haywards Heath and district of live
music covering a wide spectrum of musical styles, and displaying the
talents of artists ranging from gifted amateurs, through aspiring young
professionals to established names such as Peter Katin, Emma Johnson,
Margaret Fingerhut, Steven Osborne, Evelyn Glennie, Freddie Kempff and
John Amis. Groups including the Rasumovsky and Coull string quartets,
the Haffner Wind Ensemble and The Fairer Sax have also appeared. An
annual event is the Young Musicians' Showcase, which gives the cream of
local young performers the opportunity to demonstrate their musical
talents in public. Many of these performers have gone on to careers in
professional music, including recently Alexis White, Pavlos Carvalho
and Caroline Tyler.
This season marks the 70th
anniversary of the founding of the Haywards Heath Music Society. Once
again, we aim to bring to the locality the best of new professional
musical talent, together with a sprinkling of more established
performers, to provide a varied and entertaining selection of concerts
with appeal to a broad audience. We welcome non-members to our
concerts, but becoming a member has significant financial advantages,
so why not join us!
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