My friend David Edwards, who has died aged 86, was a prominent figure in the amateur music scene in and around Bath for more than half a century. In the 1970s and 80s, he was the driving force behind Bath Opera.
Although he was a quantity surveyor by profession, his life revolved around music. Blessed with a fine tenor voice, he first appeared as a soloist in The Messiah at the age of 17 and, for many years, continued a busy round of oratorio and opera performances.
