Thanks Desdemona ! I'm with Sophocleese as a new fan of the Portsmouth Sinfonia - yes, it's a difficult choice, but I agree - Also Sprach Zarathustra just has to be their very best offering, a talent of musical timing only just exceeded by the Swinging Swede. A word of caution to any Alan Rickman fans: *on no account* listen to his rendering "Intelligence" on this website. Come to think of it, remembering him singing "The sun ain't gonna shine any more" with Juliet Stevenson in "Truly, Madly, Deeply" should have been prior warning. BUT ... in case you missed them: do listen to "The Singing Sisters of Syracuse" performing "Chloe". Thanks again, Desdemona - you've made my evening! And my daughter is going to introduce her music teacher to the Portsmouth virtuosos tomorrow !

- Jeanie