Letter: Letter

Published 6 June 1998

From George Sassoon

Because of my surname I wanted to learn the bassoon, but my parents forbade
it for the same reason. They said that “Solo: G. Sassoon (bassoon)” would not
look good on a concert programme.

Warminster, Wiltshire

Issue no. 2137 published 6 June 1998

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