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Article: Big friendly choral society; Christopher Morley meets the new conductor of Birmingham's oldest choral society.(Features)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
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- November 23, 2005
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Byline: Christopher Morley
With its roots traceable to the middle of the 18th century, Birmingham Festival Choral Society enters a new era on Sunday with the first concert conducted by its new music director.
Patrick Larley comes to BFCS with an impressive CV behind him, as composer, organist and keyboard player, singer and conductor of choral societies in Nantwich and Ludlow, and he is aware of the weight of tradition he is taking onto his shoulders.
"There certainly are a few illustrious ghosts hovering," he admits, "not least Mendelssohn himself ...