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How we came to be so fortunate as to have
Lorraine as our accompanist is the result of an extraordinary sequence of
events. Lorraine was brought up on a dairy farm near Te Awamuty in New Zealand
and began to have piano lessons from the age of six, initially with the
nuns at a convent school nearby. When she was in her early twenties she decided
to travel with two friends, not to the South Island or even Indonesia, but
half-way round the world to England, on a sea voyage which took six weeks.
Here
in London, they took casual work with companies such as Matchbox Toys but soon
the travel bug bit again so they bought an Austin A35 and toured the Continent
on a budget of £2 per day, a sum which had to cover fuel, food,
accommodation and all else. On returning to England she met and married Graham
and moved to Cumbria to help on the farm and bring up their family.
Her
musical studies culminated in gaining a Licentiate of Trinity College London.
She has been accompanist for the Junior Section of the Carlisle Music Festival
for many years, is in great demand as a piano teacher and has been our accompanist since 1999. She thoroughly enjoys
playing for a large group and shares the choir's sense of humour.
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