Hi Listers I'm not delving into the past, past, only 40 years. When I was studying at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama I had a very good friend with whom I have lost touch. She was a soprano called Mary BASSANO (AKA Mary Bass) and I would so love to get in touch with her again. We shared the same singing teacher, Joyce Newton, who taught me so well that I won the Gold Medal for Singers. One year later Jaqueline du Pre won it for Musicians at the age of 14! If any one has heard about Mary please let me know. Are there any other 1953/58 ex students out there? Best wishes Josephine Allen-Kemper