Happy New Year!
A very sad start to the year. My friend and mentor, Charles Hine passed away on the 1st of January. He will be much missed by many people, but I owe a lot to his generosity and guidance in my early career.
He was the conductor of the BCE while I was leader, and now we hope to record a new CD of works he commissioned this year. I will keep you posted.
I am delighted to be conducting them at the ICA clarinet convention in Dublin in the summer. We will be performing on the Gala opening evening, where we will be accompanying a host of star clarinettists, and we will also perform in our own slot later in the week.
Anthony John Bailey 