Events

In May 2005 John sang on HMS Victory as the soloist in one of the inaugural events

to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar - and a wonderful event it was.

He was accompanied by Roy Storrs.

In September 2005 he gave a recital in Tewkesbury Abbey,

entitled 'Songs of the Sea', and was accompanied by Margaret Crompton.

In November 2004 John sang as soloist at St Martin-in-the-Fields

in a celebrity concert in aid of the Dame Thora Hird memorial fund,

in the presence of HRH the Countess of Wessex. Funds from the concert

went to John Grooms Association for the Disabled, to enable them to

create more independent homes for disabled people.

John has sung in a number of concerts with the Gotherington singers, pictured above, whose founder and Musical Director is Margaret Crompton, (www.gotheringtonsingers.co.uk). Margaret also accompanies John regularly in musical events. The Choir won the Gold Cup in the Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts last year.

He made a recording of 'Music for a summer evening' with the Cleeve Chorale, and has also sung Faure's Requiem with them, and the Judge's part in 'Trial by Jury'. He has also sung as soloist with the Charlton Kings Choral Society and the Churchdown Male Voice choir.

In March 2005 John sang a selection of comedy and popular dance songs at a dinner-dance to celebrate our friend Sue Wilson's special birthday. Here Sue is dancing with her Dad to his favourite song "Unchained melody" : a very poignant occasion as he sadly died a few months later.

In April 2006 John was very pleased to sing again alongside the late David Bennett, in a performance of Stainer's "Crucifixion", directed by Chris Lammiman. David was most delightful person and excellent singer who will be sorely missed, and with whom it was a pleasure and honour to perform.

Other events include :

	A Proms concert at the Three Counties showground Malvern entitled "Around the world in 180 magical minutes". John sang operatic solos and patriotic duets alongside Jane Gilchrist, winner of Channel 4 TV's 'Operatunity' competition, accompanied by the English Symphony orchestra, conducted by Stephen Roberts.
	'Music for a summer evening' at St Lawrence's church Lindridge, where John and friends sang and played, and helped them to raise £3,000 towards a new roof.
	the role of Aeneas in a production of Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas' with the Chippenham Cantata.
	Frequent duets and ensembles with other family members. Even John's wife Una has performed duets and duologues with him (although she claims she can't sing). Daughter Katherine accompanies on the piano, duets with son Alastair and brother Terence. Terence was winner of the coveted Cleveland Medal award this year, for the second time.
	Many performances, duets and ensembles with musical friends, including Margaret Crompton, David Groves, Vivien Nicholson, Jane Field, AnnaMarie Goldsmith, Jenifer Harper, Barrie Cooper, Arie Eisinger and Laurens de Koekkoek. Recently Vivien won the Rosebowl in the Cheltenham Festival for Performing Arts, and Anna won a European Songwriters award.
	Gala concert for the 80th anniversary of the Cheltenham Festival.
	Shakespeare Society - songs from Shakespeare's plays.
	Comic songs and generally embarrassing material at Katherine Qualtrough's special birthday party on the River Thames, alongside Una, Alastair, Claire and Terence, accompanied by Katherine and Roy.
	Carl Jenkins The Armed Man with the Charlton Kings Choral Society.
	Floral songs at the prize-giving of the Up Hatherley in Bloom competition.
	Regular performances of Scottish songs at Burns Night and St Andrews Night dinners.

Forthcoming events include :

	5th July 2008, "An entertaining musical evening with John Qualtrough and the Gotherington Singers" in Northleach Church 7.30pm, in support of the Church restoration fund.
	28th September 2008 with The Occasional Quartet at Hawkswood.
	15th November 2008, as soloist alongside Jane Field in Faure's Requiem 'from scratch' in Coleshill, Birmingham.
	November, St Albans Music Festival.
	March, Bristol Eisteddfod.
	April/May, Manx Music Festival.
	May, Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts.

John has an excellent network of musicians - singers and instrumentalists - who are willing to participate in concerts and other musical events, or to put complete events together.

They can provide excellent references for their work.