Well.....I just have to post this. Many of you know that I sing with the semi - pro Reading Phoenix Choir. One of our basses is a former EMI & Pye recording engineer called Tony Bridge. When he was starting out he learned a lot from Malcolm Addey. They remain friends and keep in touch. Unbeknown to me...he was visiting Tony and was in the audience at our last concert!!! This is what he had to say:
"Concert Review: Church of the Ascension, Burghclere, 22nd May
I want to thank you for inviting me to your choir’s performance at Burghclere the other evening. As
a recording engineer in New York City, with the added advantage of a partner in classical artists
management, I am privileged to enjoy the best of the best that the musical world has to offer on a regular
basis and I have to tell you that I was very impressed with the Reading Phoenix. You have a big warm
sound, excellent intonation and an overall balance that would be the envy of any professional group I have
ever heard. And that you perform (mainly) a cappella from memory is truly remarkable.
Malcolm Addey"
Wow! I still can't believe it!
Rob