Betty Farmer Yeomen of Regard - 2003
Without Betty Farmer, the Sudbury Savoyards may never have come into existence at all. In 1961, she proposed that the church produce Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury, for which she would direct the music. This event, entitled “An Evening of Music”, took place as a fundraiser for the proposed new Methodist Church Building Fund.
1961 Trial by Jury: Director of Music
1962 The Mikado: Director of Music
1963 The Pirates of Penzance: Director of Music
1964 The Gondoliers: Director of Music
1965 No Performance
1966 The Yeomen of the Guard: Director of Music
1967 Iolanthe: Director of Music
1968 Ruddigore: Director of Music
1969 The Mikado: Director of Music
1970 Princess Ida: Director of Music
1971 The Gondoliers: Director of Music
1972 Patience: Director of Music
1973 The Pirates of Penzance: Director of Music
1974 Trial By Jury & HMS Pinafore: Director of Music
1975 The Yeomen of the Guard: Director of Music
1976 The Sorcerer: Director of Music
1977 Iolanthe: Director of Music

Induction Ceremony - March 1, 2003

Betty Farmer Induction Ceremony

Ken and Betty Farmer and Marianne Hatton

Betty Farmer's Induction Speech by Marianne Hatton

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