There are many people who deserve to be mentioned on this page. There is a risk of missing someone important so until I update it please forgive the omissions. Here, I believe, are the most important ones.
Wife Judy who has encouraged, critiqued and supported all these endeavours for almost 50 years. Her contribution is beyond words.
And the Maestro himself, my alter ego, Bryan Kesselman. He continues to increase my musical knowledge and certainly improved my conducting effectiveness. He has been and continues to be the ideal creative and performing partner, as well as a true friend. We first shared a stage in 1973 and we are still enthusiastically working together.
The members of Tonic Choir with whom I worked for 16 years. So many wonderful memories would not have happened without all of us working together and being committed to each project and performance.
In September 2020 one of my oldest and closest friends passed away. Chris Coote and I had met at school and over the years had performed together on countless occasions. On National Poetry Day 2020 I was moved to write the a poem, Look Both Ways.
Two community singing projects were part of the inspiration for forming Tonic Choir. Both the ENO Baylis Programme and Southbank's Voicelab were run by Mary King. I became a convert to the joy of singing in large, community choirs. I adopted some of her teaching methods and sense of humour.