{"id":2897,"date":"2023-06-20T12:29:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T12:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/?page_id=2897"},"modified":"2023-06-20T12:29:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T12:29:59","slug":"patron","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/?page_id=2897","title":{"rendered":"Patron"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"310\" class=\"wp-image-2901\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photo-credit-Matthew-Richards-475x310-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo: Matthew-Richards\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photo-credit-Matthew-Richards-475x310-1-1.jpeg 475w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photo-credit-Matthew-Richards-475x310-1-1-300x196.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Howard Goodall C.B.E. <\/strong>is an EMMY, BRIT and BAFTA award-winning composer of choral music, stage musicals, film and TV scores. 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