Ilminster - "Calling the Shots" by Alan Tongue an ex-BBC Producer
Ilminster - "Calling the Shots" by Alan Tongue an ex-BBC Producer
The Cambridge Society of Somerset is delighted to invite you and your guests to join us at The Monks Yard, for lunch and a talk by guest speaker Alan Tongue.
Alan’s illustrated talk, entitled ‘Calling the Shots’, will give us an ex- BBC producer’s view of the challenges of presenting music on television. Alan was brought up in Bath, where he started a youth orchestra while still in his teens. He read Music at Cambridge (Jesus College). After four years of teaching music in Belfast, he joined BBC Belfast as a radio producer with responsibility for the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra. Later he moved to television production of music with the BBC in London. Having taken early retirement from the BBC he became a freelance conductor, working largely in eastern Europe. He recently attracted a lot of attention following his discovery in the Cambridge University Library of Vaughan Williams’ doctoral exercise, which he edited, conducted, and recorded. A Cambridge Mass is one of several Vaughan Williams pieces he has recorded for Albion Records.
Menu Choices
You will find a bar for purchasing drinks in our room.
Main Course:
- Beef Bourguignon
- Brie and Pesto Stuffed Chicken Breast
- Mushroom, Sweet Potato and Spinach Wellington
- Steamed Salmon with a Lemon and Dill Sauce
All served with seasonal vegetables and roast potatoes
Dessert:
- Chocolate Mousse with Coffee Cream and a Vanilla Curl
- Lemon & White Chocolate Cheesecake with Raspberries and Clotted Cream
- Fruit Salad with Pouring Cream
To Finish: Artisan Coffee or Clipper Tea
Booking information
If you would like to attend this event please, contact the Cambridge Society of Somerset using the RSVP link below. Food must be pre-ordered so please indicate your selections and let us know well in advance if you have any special dietary requirements.
Booking for this event is now closed.
Location
Monks Yard (TA19 9PY) is a short distance from the Southfields Roundabout at the junction between the A 358 and A303. Arriving at the roundabout from the Taunton direction, take the fourth exit. From the A303 east it is the third exit, from the A303 west the first exit, and from Ilminster the second exit. The exit is a continuation of the A358, signed to Chard.
From the roundabout, pass on your right a service station and a nursing home. Then take the next right - there are brown signs to Monks Yard. Shortly turn left into the car park (free parking). From the car park walk through the double glass doors to Reception.
Our room is up one flight of stairs from Reception. There is also a lift. Toilet facilities are at hand.