Memory Book

I'm a long time Canterbury Choral Society tenor, as was Cy for many years, and I still refer occasionally to the "Cy Brown Speech". Canterbury, like most amateur choral groups, struggles every year to raise funds to sustain itself. Cy was a generous donor and it irked him to see others in the group not participating. He pointed out - more than once ! - that if "you and your significant other went to a movie once a week, took a cab to get there, and bought popcorn and a soda, you would spend $X. So skip the movie and participate once a week in a Canterbury rehearsal - far more enriching than 99% of the movies out there - and give the $ to Canterbury !" The "Cy Brown speech" was right on the money.