Wednesday 1st March 2017 saw a sad occasion at Oxford Harmony when long standing baritone Mike Thompson, confirmed he would be passing over to the other side within the next few weeks. Fortunately for him, this crossing has been planned for a while and involves the river Severn rather than the Styx.

Mike has been singing unexpected notes with Oxford Harmony for the past eight years which, counter-intuitively, is one of the most complimentary things you can say about a baritone. He has been ebulliently cheerful ever since I’ve known him and a great example to those of us who need reminding that life is for living. We will all miss him greatly and our loss is Chepstow’s gain. Good luck Mike and keep singing.