T h e O n l y R e a l C h o i c e

ISSUE 8

MAY ‘99

KOSOVO CONCERT

Charity appeal

A concert has been organised to raise money for the Disasters Emergency Committee - the umbrella organisation for charities involved in dealing with the consequences of the Kosovo war. The concert has been organised by Enrico Alvares, violinist with the Academy of St Martin’s, together with

help from Nicola Horlick and Anthony Milford. All participants will be donating their services. There has been a huge response and willingness to support the cause. You too can help the appeal by buying a ticket to the concert. The details of which are as follows:

Tuesday 22nd June

St John’s, Smith Square.

The programme includes Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C, and Mozart 29. The orchestra is made up of members of the Academy of St Martin’s with soloists Steven Isserlis and Julian Bream. The conductor is Daniel Harding.

Book now for the tickets! -

£35 - £40* - excellent seats plus access to the post concert do. £20* - good seats but no access to the after show do.

£7.50 - £10* - less good seats and access to the concert only.

*Approximate prices only

You can also log onto the Kosovo crisis web site at:

http://www.candric.com/appeal/index.htm

Tax Tips

Tax affairs and tax problems are different for each individual. If you think a chat with a tax expert with experience within the music industry will help clarify your situation, why not call MAS approved tax advisor, Mike Harding for a free consultation.

We guarantee you will not be pressurised in any way, during or after the consultation, to continue to use their services.

Mike Harding - Brooks & Co

Mid-Day Court, 20 - 24 Brighton Road

Sutton, Surrey SM2 5BN

Tel: 0181 642 8681 Fax: 0181 643 8640

Harding Whiteman recently merged with Brooks & Co. The combined firm now has an office in East Grinstead in addition to Sutton.

FOR MORE INFORMATION - FREEPHONE NOW

0800 0181 448

Financial Planning

Financial Planning and the complexities of balancing income with investment and living is a personal problem.

If you think you could benefit from an unpressured free consultation with an independent financial advisor who has strong connections with the music profession and a wealth of experience in financial planning, try calling the MAS approved financial planning consultant - Robert Turrell.

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Graeme Blair Financial Planning Ltd

Est. 1967

Tel: 01732 743092

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Regulated by the Personal Investment Authority

We guarantee you will not be pressurised in any way during or after the consultation to continue using their

services or to take up any of their advice

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MAS CV Publication

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Our CV service has received, again, a very positive response from fixers following the recent update to the publication. For those of you who are new to the diary, or who haven’t yet used the CV service, here are the main points about the publication. FREE PUBLICITY - DIRECT TO FIXERS Every fixer we deal with regularly has received a specially designed MAS CV publication ring binder, together with a copy of each CV. Every CV has been specially

edited to our format and is published alphabetically by instrument. CV updates are sent out every quarter and can easily be added to the folder. WORLDWIDE EXPOSURE! The CV publication, along with our client lists and current newsletter, is published on our website. If you haven’t looked already - log on and see your details on screen! You can even add a photo, or have a link to your own site or your quartet’s or ensemble’s site.

Don’t forget! - the next CV update

deadline is the beginning of June

The next full publication will be sent out in September

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If you have anything you would like to shout about let the diary service know. This newsletter is sent out to all our clients and all the fixers we deal with regularly. The size of potential readership could really get your news heard. Have you recently recorded a CD that you would like your colleagues to know about or do you simply want to blow your own trumpet about a recent achievement?

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MAS e-mail directory

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It has been suggested by one of our clients that our web site includes an email directory. We would like your feedback on this idea. If you are on email would you want your address included on our web page? We are keen to hear your opinion on this new idea.

Do you know of a worthwhile event that could do with a promotional boost? Let the diary know if you have any ideas for the next quarter and we will be happy to discuss them with you.

The MAS clients listed below have recently changed address and/or telephone numbers; please check with MAS for details. Jonathan Bareham – horn Scott Bywater – percussion Clare Hutchings – horn Paula Tysall – violin Roger Argente – bass trombone & Ruth MacDowell – clarinet David Bentley - horn Nick Cole - percussion Bob Evans -horn Peter Fry - percussion Anne Macdonald - oboe Darragh Morgan – violin Christine Roberts - clarinet	Tony Cross - trumpet left MAS in February of this year and moved to Norway. James Ghigi – trumpet would like to hear from any trumpet players who have had their tonsils out during their professional career. He is considering having the operation but would like to know if there are any implications on playing to consider. Graham Sibley – tuba is now available for Cimbasso work.
MUSICIAN’S ANSWERING SERVICE
Masters Yard, 180A South Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2ES Tel: 01306 500011/500022 Fax: 10306 888041 Email:mas@maslink.co.uk