Those happy Saturday nights spent at the Railway Club

HELLO again and I hope things are as happy as you imagined they could be. I'm listening to the radio and Grieg’s Morning Moods is playing. I'm immediately transported back to our school assemblies at Buckler’s Mead between 1957 and 1961. After our congregating as a school, our musicians played us out with their version of Morning Moods. It has remained a firm favourite.

- By LIZ PIKE Local arts supporter

When we visited Bergen a few years ago now, we went into a music shop to see if they had ‘any Greig’? I'm sure the assistant hid a little smile when he handed me a special collection commemorating his 100th anniversary. Grieg was born in Bergen and there is a statute saluting his contribution to music and the history of that place. The double CD contains 140 minutes of his most beautiful masterpieces. I’m transported back to standing at the end of a Fjord gazing out when this music is played. A mini holiday given to me by music.

More memories of our music lessons at school came to mind last week when I listened to the exquisite voices of the Yeovil Chamber Choir in St Andrew's Church when they sang songs with the theme of Time in Song and celebrated Thyme. They sang John Rutter’s interpretation of English folk songs. Music definitely rekindles memories and a trip down that long line of incidents, places and time is always a treat.