An apology and a farewell!

[Michael Gray]

Dear friends, members of the Crystal Palace Bands,

I am sorry that I am unable to be with you tonight; pressure of work!

I am sure that you will flourish under the expert guidance of your MDs and hope that the high level of collaboration between the two ensembles will continue.

As you will all know, I have retired as the MD of the 'main' band but I won't disappear!  I fully expect to be seeing you all in the near future and look forward to lending a hand now and then when needed.  Meanwhile I am very pleased that Danny has agreed to be the interim MD of the Crystal Palace Band and I wish him and Dave Howell all the best for the future.

All good wished

Mike Gray