Despite living in the depths of the French countryside, what a joy, this does not mean one is deprived of concerts of a very hight quality.The other night I drove over to Clermon l’Hérault,about 40 minutes, to enjoy a concert of music by Mozart,Bach,and Prokofiev given by two distinguished musicians, Conrad Wilkinson(piano) and Paul O’Hanlon(violin).It was a delight.

Conrad, his wife,and two small children have been living in the area for six years, eschewing life in the big city, and the probability of a greater variety of work,for the pleasure of living in France with the extraordinarily high quality of life and a wonderful environment in which to bring up children.At the end of the performance the theatre manager came on to the stage and announced that it was Conrad’s birthday whereupon the whole audience rose and sang “Happy Birthday”! We then went down to the foyer where a glass of wine was offered and we had a chance to meet the two artistes, a thoroughly enjoyable evening out.