10 July 2004
Pub Evening
Allegri, ex-Allegri, their families and members of their audience assembled
in the function room of the Old New Inn for an evening of Quiz and Conversation.
Peter Carter set a quiz of twenty-six questions which several groups tackled,
amid much discussion and puzzlement. The questions varied widely in difficulty,
and even Peter's colleagues were not always able to answer them.
After we had been given the answers, Mavis Nicholson, broadcaster and enthusiastic Llanfyllin concertgoer, had been asked to interview the quartet and ex-members, an invitation she admitted had caused her some trepidation, since she was aware that many of the audience would be extremely knowledgeable about the Quartet as well as the music they play. Rather than a formal interview, she therefore decided to ask more general questions which should provoke some discussion and reminiscence - as indeed they did, resulting in an entertaining evening, which afforded the audience an insight into the performer's view of applause, performance, and rehearsal, amongst much else.