The night before moving from Warwickshire in the 1960's, John Hobbs (long-established Duchy Opera soloist and honorary member) had his first professional singing engagement with the Birmingham Insurance Choir in Birmingham Cathedral , singing the bass solo in Mozart's 'Requiem' for the princely sum of 4gns.
The fact that the treasurer, a Mr Norman King, promised to forward the cheque to the new address in Devon, and it NEVER CAME, has been a source of much speculation as to what 4gns + compound interest would be worth today, and, should his successor read this missive, John is certain that the matter could be resolved amicably by a sum with several 00 on the end!
The fact that the treasurer, a Mr Norman King, promised to forward the cheque to the new address in Devon, and it NEVER CAME, has been a source of much speculation as to what 4gns + compound interest would be worth today, and, should his successor read this missive, John is certain that the matter could be resolved amicably by a sum with several 00 on the end!
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