The Chairman and Committee
Chairman
The Festival Committee is delighted to have Jolyon Dodgson as Chairman, following on from Mary Powney, who was acting Chairman from just after the 2011 Festival.
Jolyon brings with him a lifetime’s experience as a singer and choral director and as chairman of many voluntary organisations. His singing career started with service as a chorister at both Hereford and Chester Cathedrals, and then as a Lay Clerk at York Minster. After that he trained at the then Royal Manchester College of Music under Graham Clifford and Heddle Nash and went on to musical appointments at Lancaster and Stirling Universities.
As well as pursuing his own career as a baritone soloist, he has worked with the BBC Northern Singers and the BBC Scottish Singers and has performed all over the world. He has worked with many of the legendary names in the conducting and composing world, including Adrian Boult, John Barbirolli, Charles Groves, Richard Hickox, Simon Rattle, David Willcocks, John Tavener, Claudio Abbado and many others.
He is no stranger to the business of running festivals either, as he is currently Chairman of Carlisle Festival.
Accompanists
Mary Powney, LRAM, ARCM, PGCA (Vocal)
Ian Pattinson BA (Hons (Music), PG Dip (Music), FRCO (Instrumental)
Richard Bromley BA (Hons), LTCL (Instrumental)
Committee
Chairman: Jolyon Dodgson
Vice-Chairman: Mary Powney
Treasurer: Ann Robb
Secretary: Rosemary Howell
Concert Master: Ian Jones
Librarian: Douglas Dawson
Chief Stewards: Mary Christian and Brenda Sykes
Entries Secretary: Jean Robinson
Michael Atkinson, Ian Penwarden-Allan, Janet McCallum, Hugh Davies, Kate East, Heather Paynes, Linda Graves, Robert Talbot, Tina Richardson, Hester Willink
Supported by
Kendal Town Council, Windermere and Bowness Community Choir
The Festival Committee is delighted to have Jolyon Dodgson as Chairman, following on from Mary Powney, who was acting Chairman from just after the 2011 Festival.
Jolyon brings with him a lifetime’s experience as a singer and choral director and as chairman of many voluntary organisations. His singing career started with service as a chorister at both Hereford and Chester Cathedrals, and then as a Lay Clerk at York Minster. After that he trained at the then Royal Manchester College of Music under Graham Clifford and Heddle Nash and went on to musical appointments at Lancaster and Stirling Universities.
As well as pursuing his own career as a baritone soloist, he has worked with the BBC Northern Singers and the BBC Scottish Singers and has performed all over the world. He has worked with many of the legendary names in the conducting and composing world, including Adrian Boult, John Barbirolli, Charles Groves, Richard Hickox, Simon Rattle, David Willcocks, John Tavener, Claudio Abbado and many others.
He is no stranger to the business of running festivals either, as he is currently Chairman of Carlisle Festival.
Accompanists
Mary Powney, LRAM, ARCM, PGCA (Vocal)
Ian Pattinson BA (Hons (Music), PG Dip (Music), FRCO (Instrumental)
Richard Bromley BA (Hons), LTCL (Instrumental)
Committee
Chairman: Jolyon Dodgson
Vice-Chairman: Mary Powney
Treasurer: Ann Robb
Secretary: Rosemary Howell
Concert Master: Ian Jones
Librarian: Douglas Dawson
Chief Stewards: Mary Christian and Brenda Sykes
Entries Secretary: Jean Robinson
Michael Atkinson, Ian Penwarden-Allan, Janet McCallum, Hugh Davies, Kate East, Heather Paynes, Linda Graves, Robert Talbot, Tina Richardson, Hester Willink
Supported by
Kendal Town Council, Windermere and Bowness Community Choir
