We've said it before and no doubt will say it again, but there are some very talented people in our midst. Yesterday afternoon we eschewed the rugby on TV (a good choice as it turned out) to attend a concert of music by the "Great Romantics". In the intimate setting of Janet Emmelkamp's concert room an appreciative audience enjoyed songs from mezzo Janet, baritone Geof Cryer and piano solos and accompaniment by the indefatigable Geneviève Foccroulle. From Robert Schumann to George Gershwin via Faure, Ravel and Debussy the songs were sung in German, French and English with equal facility (and Janet is Dutch!) all accompanied sympathetically by Geneviève. The pianist also gave renditions of works by Liszt and Ravel (ably assisted by Geof in a charming piece from Ravel's Mother Goose ). The audience forgot about the horrible weather, enjoying the moving music and the tasty après concert aperos (not forgetting the carnival of the animals - you had to be there).
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