Oswestry Recorded Music Society

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Founded 1958
 

Recitals, mainly from CDs, are presented on alternate Thursdays from September to May in the Parish Centre, Broad Walk, Oswestry. A warm welcome is extended to all those who find pleasure in listening to mostly 'classical' style music but with occasional offerings from the world of musical theatre, film, jazz, etc. 

Recitals commence at 7.30 p.m. and usually end at about 9.30 p.m. with an interval for refreshments.

Annual Subscription £10.00

49th season 2007-2008

Sept 6th 2007

Homage to Edvard
Presenter Graham Ladley

Jan 31st 

Where E’er You Walk
Presenter Ruth Bellamy

Sept 20th

Partnerships and Associations
 Presenter Terry McGuinness

Feb 14th

Young at Heart
 Presenter June Padgett

Oct 4th

Ludwig Revisited
Presenter Beryl Higgins

Feb 28th  

Music in my Life
Presenter Huw Lloyd

Oct 18th 

Forgotten Ones
Presenter Michael Joby

Mar 6th

In Paradisium
 Presenter Marion Braddock

Nov 1st

A Musical Journey
Presenter Glen Freeman-Jones

Mar 27th

…and All That Jazz
 Presenter Paul Astell

Nov 15th

Dedication and Celebration
Presenter Bryan Evans

Apr 10th 

Totally Sibelius
 Presenter Pat Wylde

Nov 29th

Life in the Orchestra
Presenter Eric Jennings (ex-RLPO)

Apr 24th

Freebies
Presenter EDward Tanner

Dec 13th

Christmas Social Evening

May 8th  

Annual General Meeting followed by …  
Music for a Summer’s Evening    Presenter David Ward

Jan 3rd 2008

Ringing the Changes
Presenter Alan Johnson

Jan 17th

A Musical Pot-Pourri
Presenter Dennis Edwards

May 22nd   

Members’ Summer Choice

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Society History

The Society was founded in 1958 and remains the only RMS in Shropshire the nearest being at Crewe and Wolverhampton. The very first meeting was held in the old Public Library formerly situated at the rear of the Guildhall and during these early years the Society struggled along with attendances sometimes as low as six.  However after several moves to various types of accommodation it was agreed to move to the then newly built Parish Centre in the middle of town near the Broad Walk. At this time it was a gamble as the room hire costs were far more expensive than anything before, however that gamble paid off due to the central location, reasonable acoustics and comfort levels and refreshment facilities. From that time membership has steadily increased with currently about 100 paid-up members and average attendances of over 50 as well as a group of 'friends' who travel to live concerts at Liverpool and Wrexham.

The Society owns high quality sound equipment including a 100 watt Sony Amplifier, KEF speakers and Technics CD player as well as a radio microphone system. It's a sign of the times that the Sony audio cassette player and vinyl record deck have not seen the light of day for some considerable time now!

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Federation of Recorded Music Societies 
which supports all Societies throughout the UK

Web Author: Paul Astell

Last Updated: 26/07/2007                                   

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