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A PIANO and a pair of binoculars are the trea sured possessions which two teachers say they would take to a desert
ed island. Although there is nothing
particularly unusual about either item, the fact that they have been chosen by Mr Peter Rose and Miss Anne Conlon is significant. According to Mr Rose,
the head of music at St Augustine's RC High School in Billington, the piano plays a central role in his life. And the larger-than- life views seen through her binoculars have enabled Miss Conlon, a senior teacher at SS Fisher-More in Colne, to look in detail at the world around her. The combination of the
pianist and a woman with a window on the world has proved to be a winning one. In the past two decades they have written around 200 pieces together. Not only th a t,'''th ey have become internationally known for their musicals, which have given thousands of children and adults a ground-breaking insight into some of the major issues affecting the world. Since their first collabora
tion, Mr Rose and Miss Conlon have harnessed their respective talents as composer and lyricist to portray, in words and music, a picture of the world around us. Satisfyingly for
' both the fruits of their labours have been per formed not just in this country, but across the
world.
Now, as a double celebra
tion to mark the Catholic church's jubilee year and the Millennium, Mr Rose and Miss Conlon have again been writing - and this time their subject was creation. Next month their new musical - "Song of Cre
ation" - will be premiered on stage in the Royal Festi val Hall, London, by the choir and musicians of St Augustine's. And, following performances in Manches ter, Liverpool and York, the run will conclude at King George's Hall, Blackburn. In the past, musicals pro
Choosing the topic for
their new musical was a log ical step forward, according to both Mr Rose and Miss Conlon. "With it being the jubilee year we wanted to do something that was a celebration of life and that was happy," explained Miss Conlon. "We wanted to try to get back to much of the happiness in 'The Conver sion Job' and 'Yanomamo', something that was a cele bration of life, of enthusi asm, and enjoyment and as a thanksgiving for that life that acknowledged the cre
duced by the Rose-Conlon partnership have been backed by the Worldwide Fund for Nature, but this new work is a collaboration with the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development.
Stables plan to go ahead despite strong objections
PLANNING council lors have given the go- ahead for six stables on a greenfield site at Thornley - despite strong objections from the parish council and
nearby residents. Ribble Valley Council's
Planning Committee heard that Mr and Mrs G. Long- ton, the owners of the field at Moss Side Lane, kept horses for leisure purposes and were grazing them in
the field. Objectors claimed it was
a precious greenfield site and any building would spoil the scenic nature of
the area. They also claimed the
development would pro vide no employment or financial benefit to the area and there was con
cern over effluent. Mr Longton, speaking
during a public participa tion session, said: "Horses belong to the countryside and so do stables." He pointed out that he
ator." And Mr Rose said: "We
felt we wanted to make a statement that was more connected to faith than just one about nature. I t is Anne's and my faith and what we believe both as
Catholics and as teachers dealing with children in Catholic schools. We are both sympathetic to the Cafod cause and wanted to write this for Cafod. It was as simple as that really." Photosynthesis and
children on stage, on a pro fessional stage, and for them to be absolutely confi dent of their own ability," said Mr Rose. According to Miss Con
metamorphosis are just some of the unlikely issues given the Rose-Conlon treatment in "Song of Cre ation". "We chose all the aspects that are ongoing in creation," explained Miss
Conlon. "It is a celebration of cre
ation, but God is there in it and we are not afraid of saying that," added Mr
Rose. St Augustine’s pupils,
who will be performing on stage, have already spent many hours rehearsing the work. "My aim is to get the
AFTER several years of limited service opening, Ribble Valley Borough Council
lon, it is perhaps possible th a t "Song of Creation" could mark the end of an era which has seen the part nership produce a number of extended musicals. "It is difficult to imagine there will be more," she said, before adding that there were perhaps other areas to be explored by what has undoubtedly become a suc cessful partnership. Our first picture shows
the choir, under Mr Rose's direction, rehearsing Song of Creation. (040400/6/22). And our second photograph shows the creative pair at work. (040400/23/22)
I Council offices likely to close at Christmas
is likely to close its offices at Christmas. Councillors have complained in former times that residents should be entitled to
I expect service from the council on non- Bank Holiday days around Christmas and
I the New Year. But experience has shown that very few
people call in or telephone, although costs are incurred in time, heating and other ways. The majority of contacts are because of emergencies, which can be dealt with at any time under standard procedures. Now the Personnel Committee is recommending that the offices be closed over the Christ mas holiday period.
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