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premises of the Club. The OSE flame still
flickers in South Wales, giving a warm glow
to these biennial Saturday lunches, welcoming
new faces.
A select gathering from left to right:
Anthony Ernest
(B, 1950-1954),
Philip
Thomas
(G, 1954-1959),
Alan Richards
(G,
1961-1966), Sally Thomas,
Graeme Morgan
(G, 1953-1958), Elizabeth Morgan, Claude
Evans (MCR, 1968-1971),
WilliamTreharne
(C, 1970-1976).
SouthWest Spring Lunch
OSE gathered in the South West on 8th April
2016. Those in attendance included
John
Crosse
(B, 1955-1960),
Tony Robathan
(F,
1946-1950),
Peter Cronk
(E, 1945-1949),
Hugh Newhouse
(D, 1956-1961),
Reg
Newhouse
(D, 1953-1958),
David Pusey
(G,
1953-1958),
Roger Davis
(E, 1955-1960),
Mike Goodearl
(B, 1956-1960),
Niel O’Neill
(E, 1967-1971),
Alan Nixon
(F, 1937-1939),
GerryWilliams
(B, 1951-1957),
Hugh Gould
(C, 1950-1952),
David Pether
(F, 1959-1964),
Nigel Hunt
(E, 1959-1963),
Bill Hunt
(E, 1956-
1960),
Richard Greenway
(D, 1964-1968),
and
Charles St Johnstone
(B, 1955-1960).
St Edward’s School SocietyAnnual
Dinner 2016
On 19th March the School welcomed back
OSE across the generations for the Annual
Dinner. The Warden outlined his future plans
for the School, including a new library, hall
and academic centre. President
Georgina
Dennis
(D, 1986-1988) gave her parting
speech, and wished
Mike Palau
(B, 1959-
1964) success as the new President.
Cardiff Lunch
OSE gathered on 16th April 2016 in Cardiff.
John Wiggins, the Hon. Sec., brought greetings
from the Warden and an upbeat report on
the School, and Philip Thomas provided some
recently acquired St Edward’s memorabilia
(passed on from a singing acquaintance with a
long line of relatives at Teddies) that anchored
us in the past. And, on the subject of singing,
the nine (plus a silent two – excused because
they had never had to sit the new boys’ test)
produced a most creditable performance of
‘Carmen’ such that it resounded around the
Annual Dinner
Cardiff Lunch
South West Lunch (Spring)
OSE Music
Celebration
Brilliant idea! Link the regular concert of
the St Edward's Singers (current parents
and parents of OSE) with the St Edward's
Chamber Choir and Orchestra, plus the
Chapel Choir and add in visiting OSE singers
and instrumentalists, to celebrate the newly
opened Ogston Music School. One-off
singing days are all this former Teddies
Music Scholar can commit to these days,
but what a treat to be singing with real
orchestral accompaniment instead of the
more usual organ or piano. We performed
the four Handel
Coronation Anthems
, with
an intensive practice session in the morning
for the visitors and a full rehearsal in the
afternoon. Part 1 of the evening concert in
the Hall was a performance of J.S. Bach's
Ascension Cantata. As we OSE looked on,
my neighbour Jeremy in the tenor section
(ten years ahead of me in Mac's) agreed
that St Edward's music was far in advance of
anything either of us had experienced in our
day. The confident soloists, all current pupils,
made a convincing go of both the music
and the German, and the orchestra was of
the highest standard too. The new Music
School, whose state-of-the-art Recital Room
was the venue for our morning rehearsal,
is bigger, brighter and altogether better
equipped than what went before. That
was the venue for the our post-concert
entertainment, with the school jazz band,
lively and highly accomplished. Archive
photos in the corridors featured Directors
of Music from earlier times, as well as the
school orchestra, and the CCF band. Earlier,
a visit to the Chapel reminded us of the rich
heritage of choral music in the Chapel Choir
- and, of course, Congegagger Pragger.
And we were entertained to both lunch
and supper. Lots of opportunities to meet
and chat with other OSE, older or younger,
who share the experience of Teddies music.
We'll be back.
Christopher Graham (D, 1964-1968),
Music Scholar and Mary Graham