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Garry Humphreys

May I commend to all Hilary's admirers (and anyone else with any intelligence) his splendid piece in The Guardian today (6 November 2007).

I agree wholeheartedly with his clearsighted and forthright condemnation of the BBC's pretentious show, Classical Star, and the disservice it does to classical music and the classical music profession.

I voted with my off-switch, infinitely preferring the Inspector Morse repeats on ITV3!

Thank you, therefore!

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Jo DEFYN

March 15, 1997 saw me bellowing a second bass in the Brahms Requiem as a member of the Brussels Choral Society along with the GCS and what a great memory that is .... Thanks fore a further insite in choral conducting

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Mark Mortimer

Dear Hilary,

I am currently director of the Baroque Singers- a small chamber choir based in Tunbridge Wells. We are currently celebrating our thirtieth anniversary. I am aware that you have entered into a new choral phase with St.Barnabas Church, Tunbridge Wells. I was wondering if you might like to entertain the idea of doing a joint concert with the Baroque Singers at some stage.

I studied at Lancing College, where my tutor Andrew Pearson later became your head of strings at Tonbridge. I then went on to Royal Holloway, Guildhall and then Indiana University where I gained a Masters degree in conducting. I have since won several prizes in various international competitions.
I feel that our paths should have crossed earlier and have long been an admirer of your recording of the Planets with the LPO. I look forward to hearing from you and the possibility of a joint musical venture.

Sincerely,

Mark Mortimer

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duncan hutchinson

Dear Hilary
I wonder if you recall teaching English - not music! - to a boy in St Albans in the late sixties? I enjoyed those lessons and you set me on a strange path through life between arts and science (I might have become a drudging technician). Needing a second career in my 40s I returned to earlier interests and found that I could work well with professional (rock) musicians and retrained as a live sound engineer/recordist, which I've extended to music production and IT/administrator/publicist/webmaster etc. Should you wish, our developing work is on the website above.
The world of 'weddings and functions bands' is exacting in its own ways, and not as removed from the 'classical' experience as some may imagine, at any rate for the 'serious' participants.
I followed your career over the years; something the web makes much easier! Your bequest to me however was a passion to do better, and take others along too, with outspokenness but never unkind sarcasm.

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Iwan Graff 14

Hilary. Well what can i say. He is the funniest and best conductor i have ever had. Thank you so much for this years nco main orchestra. We missed you in china

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Sally Glover

Hi Hilary, Are you there? Would love to catch up!

Sally Glover, Head of Music, Shore School, North Sydney, Australia

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Sir Edmundo Demimsiporpington

Jolly good show you are welcome to my lodge for a spot of tea any time you may desire! Cheeriio, Edmundo

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JOSH PURWAR

A splendid website , sorry to hear about your retirement. Search mmm on google images, a small gift for you:)
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sophie cox

Hilary you are a truely inspirational conductor and i love working with you, i really enjoyed the creation, and looking forward to Saint Nicholas

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Debbie Wetton

I was surfing the net tonight (August.13) 10 days past my Dad's Birthday (John Howard...deceased)....Glad to see the music still lives on.....in the Wetton clan.......

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Harry Paget

Only when the form is clear to us, shall the meaning also be clear!

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Beth Cordall

Hi, nearly-ex-member NCO! thanks 4 gr8 time! great site
Beth (or Mavis . . . )

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corneilious talmidge

I am a great fan!

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Melanie Rothman

Hi Hilary,
Thank you so much for conducting our NCO concert last night at Victoria Hall. Even when I was back stage feeling very ill and missing a few pieces, I could hear the orchestra and it sounded amazing...all thanks to you. We couldn't have done it without you. I'm so glad that I was there for the Saint-Saens symphony. It was such a wonderful evening...I wished I was playing for the whole of it! I don't think that you are conducting us for the rest of the year; we will all miss you loads! Its only a day after the course and we are missing you conducting us already!!!!
Thanks again,

Melanie (Principal Oboist from NCO Main Orchestra)

PS Hope to keep in touch!

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Benny Burkard and Martin

Hi, we were just in the neighbourhood so we thought we'd drop by. Love the site! (just out of interest, if you drop by rowe house we could work on the promo pics...)
Oh well, see you next D3 if not before,
Regards,
2 School Legends.

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Audience Member

A note to say how much I enjoyed the St. John Passion last night.

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Hannah Northedge

Hello there!
I was in Leicester Philharmonic Choir a few years back when you were our conductor for Brahms German Requiem. I also recollect bumping into you prior to a rehearsal in The Works bookstore when you were hunting for CDs only to realise that you had lost your wallet!
I wish you well and will turn up at one of your future concerts I'm sure. I appreciate your photos - very broody.
Hannah

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Douglas Fairchild

Dear Hilary,

Trust all is well. Can't get to your e-mail link, so I hope that this reaches you.

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Daniel Ng

Mr.Davan Wetton , good website, you are very famous.

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dom and jerry

Love the site. T'is a site for sore eyes. The lengthy baton is no surprise, could be used for many a fine pastime and brings back many a fond memoire of our days together...of which we are sure there will be many more. Do you remember the time when Dom and Jerry played for you....no not that time.... anyway....we shall love you and leave you... God speed Sir Hills,

Lots of love,
Dom XXX
and
Jerry XXX

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