The men with the little white stick
and so far, it just happens that they have all been men
| Conductor | First concert | Last concert | Number of concerts |
| Roger Golder | 9th December 1966 | 7th February 1969 | 4 |
| James Eastham | 12th June 1970 | 18th December 1976 | 25 |
| Robert Hull | 18th November 1977 | 19th May 1979 | 9 |
| Martin Merry | 24th November 1979 | 9th May 1981 | 8 |
| Martin Bussey | 14th November 1981 | 19th June 1989 | 34 |
| Stephen Threlfall | 4th October 1989 | 9th March 1991 | 8 |
| David Holroyd | 18th May 1991 | lots … and counting (<110) |
It was quite something to realise that the March concert at The Phil (2015?) was probably my 100th with FCS. And that I have now conducted more concerts than all my predecessors put together. Also a bit scary.
dh
I guess there’s two ways of looking at this: it’s time for a change, OR, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
And for what it’s worth – these days I don’t bother with a baton, or even a little white stick …