I was particularly touched to read in The Age today of the visit to Villers-Bretonneux by Geoff Payne and some of the Orchestra members.
Although my father had fought in the Middle East in the second war, he had a lengthy association with Villers-Bretonneux and the neighbouring town, Bullecourt, through his involvement with Legacy. He had visited both towns on a number of occasions, including the Villers-Bretonneux school, and had hosted visitors from there to Australia. He counted the mayor of Bullecourt, Claude Durrande, amongst his closest friends, and his service hat and revolver are on the display in the Villers-Bretonneux museum.
Our sponsorship of the MSO, under the Orchestra Chair Program, is in memory of my father. As a lover of music and as some-one with a close association with Villers-Bretonneux, I believe he would also have been very touched by the visit and the performance by the orchestra members.
Thanks to Geoff Payne and the other members of the Orchestra, on behalf of my father.
Many thanks,
Jill Grogan
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Thank you Barney Zwartz for your excellent reports on the MSO tour. I can't obtain copies of The Age where I live but I have been accessing your articles on the MSO site. My father fought in WW1 and was at Villers-Bretonneux so it was personally very moving to read of the MSO visit there. And congratulations to the orchestra for captivating your Paris audience. MSO is a national treasure.
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