We would really like to find one or more people to help with our publicity and marketing. This probably takes a couple of hours a week, averaged out over the year. It’s an enjoyable and rewarding role, and can be wide-ranging or quite focused, depending on applicants’ skills and availability. Would you like to know more? Please don’t be shy, and don’t under-estimate how much we’d like to hear from you. Write to [email protected] and we can tell you more.

We got news at the last moment that violinist Kati Debretzeni was unwell and would have to drop out of the concert on 2 March. Disaster! Then came news that the very distinguished Elizabeth Wallfisch was available to stand in. Saved, and in style! Trio Goya clearly have a very strong subs' bench.

As a result of the change, the planned work by CPE Bach was omitted, and Maggie Cole performed instead a wonderfully paced Haydn sonata on the fortepiano. It was a good evening, enjoyed by a large audience.

Here's a photo of the artists in rehearsal, courtesy of our excellent photographer, Jane Morris-Abson.

In January 2020 our concerts will move from Saturday to Wednesday. This will benefit audience members who regularly go to other artistic events. Yes, it does happen. For example...

• Do you visit the Georgian Theatre Royal? Their events are three times less likely to be staged on a Wednesday than a Saturday.

• Are you a fan of Richmondshire Choral Society, Richmondshire Orchestra, Wensleydale Concerts? Those societies hold most of their concerts on a Saturday. From next year that won't be a problem.

• Do you have a joint Richmondshire Concerts/Darlington Music Society sub? The Darlington concerts are all on a Saturday, and sometimes - try as we may - there's an unavoidable clash. In future that won't happen.

This change will help sustain the healthy audience numbers which allow us to put on the best professional concerts in the region, by the very best artists and at the most reasonable prices.