The Light Music Society

President: Ernest Tomlinson

Chairman: Gavin Sutherland           Treasurer: Jan Mentha          Secretary: Hilary Ashton

All good wishes for a Happy Light Music-making year in 2010.

 The Spring newsletter has just been sent out. For news of this year's AGM and Light Music Society Concert please go to the News section.

 This month's Diary dates are shown on the calendar to the right. For future months please click on the calendar section in the menu above.

 If you want to hear a selection of Light Music some clips have been included in our composers and orchestras sections.

What is Light Music?

 The Light Music Society was founded in 1957 with Eric Coates as its first president. Sir Arthur Bliss was later president, and when the first newsletters were introduced Billy Mayerl edited them. This was the hey-day of light music, with many light orchestras broadcasting throughout the day, week in week out. So why was a society thought necessary?

In Billy Mayerl's own words “the sober fact is that Light Music is in danger, not from direct assault, but from the fact that the lover of light music has no-one to speak for him. There are many societies for ‘serious’ music and many for ‘Jazz’, but until now, none for Light Music. The Light Music Society's declared object is to foster the interests of Light Music throughout the world and to obtain increased facilities for those interested in this form of culture by means of broadcasting, recording and general performances.”