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Cheltenham Symphony And Support For Musical Talent

EDM number 864 in 2003-04, proposed by Nigel Jones on 18/03/2004.

That this House congratulates the composer Colin Decio and the Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra on the world premiere of The Cheltenham Symphony; notes that the symphony tells of the architecture and history of Cheltenham and of the surrounding rolling hills; further notes that the strings open out at times as if soaring over the edge of a ledge like a bird of prey looking down on a Cotswold landscape; commends the composer on including a harmonic reference to the Cheltenham composer Gustav Holst, and for remembering a tragic bombing raid on Cheltenham in World War II, as well as providing lighter musical representations of a braying donkey, a runaway train and his family's Ukrainian background; appreciates that the aim of the symphony is one of hope and triumph over adversity; wishes Colin Decio success with this work and anticipates with relish the world premiere of his Gloucester Symphony, which has yet to be performed; and urges the Government to ensure that musical talent is adequately supported in Britain as it is in other advanced countries.

This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Nigel Jones18/03/2004CheltenhamLiberal DemocratProposed
Bob Spink22/03/2004Castle PointConservativeSigned
Lindsay Hoyle22/03/2004ChorleyLabourSigned
Andrew George22/03/2004St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Jane Griffiths22/03/2004Reading EastLabourSigned
Paul Marsden23/03/2004Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock23/03/2004Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Huw Edwards24/03/2004MonmouthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn24/03/2004Newport WestLabourSigned
David Drew24/03/2004StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Edward Davey24/03/2004Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Keetch25/03/2004HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Adrian Bailey25/03/2004West Bromwich WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jeremy Corbyn26/03/2004Islington NorthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis31/03/2004Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Alan Simpson01/04/2004Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Tom Cox01/04/2004TootingLabourSigned
Andrew Rosindell14/06/2004RomfordConservativeSigned

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