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The shock news reached us by letter last week that
Lewisham Council has decided that, as from the end of this season, Sydenham
Music will not be promoting concerts at the Broadway Theatre, Catford. The
Council is to enter into a direct relationship with the RPO that will cut out
Sydenham Music, the originators of the RPO residency, from their role as
promoters and will also cut Robert Trory from his role as Music Director and
Conductor of the series.
No convincing reason has been given for this move. In
correspondence with Sydenham Music, the Mayor and his staff, have acknowledged
that the concerts have been a great success both musically and in building new
audiences. While audiences elsewhere have been falling, attendances in Catford
have exceeded targets and been growing rapidly. They have also recognised
‘the fantastic work undertaken by Sydenham Music’ and paid
‘special tribute to Robert Trory and his drive and determination.’
This makes their decision all the more incomprehensible and
upsetting.
Sydenham Music is asking all its friends and
supporters to come to the final concert to be promoted by them in the Broadway
Theatre, Catford, on Sunday March 13th. This is your opportunity to show your
solidarity with Sydenham Music and your last chance to experience the special
atmosphere that Sydenham Music has created in Catford by bringing to the area
the very best that classical music has to offer.
We would like, above all, to finish with a full hall.
The concert itself will as exciting as any we have presented with the young
Russian virtuoso violinist Sergei Dogadin playing the breath-taking Paganini
Concert followed by Tchaikovsky’s brilliant Fourth Symphony.
This will be your last chance in Catford to endorse all
that Sydenham Music has stood for and achieved!
Sydenham
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