Reviews
The following snippets appear in the Ibbs and Tillett brochure:
Some longer extracts:
ELIJAH
Jersey Festival Crewe Harrogate Ripley
Malvern Worcester
MESSIAH
Belfast Tewkesbury Dublin
Sheffield Northampton Liskeard
Evesham - A song recital with Keith Swallow
Sheffield Rugby
St. John Passion Sea Symphony
Sheffield
Faust (Concert Version)
Despite acclaimed success John Dethick was never invited to make a recording by any record company. The only disc he made was for Ambassador College, whose main base was at Pasadena, California, during a performance of Messiah at Watford Town Hall in 1965. Below is part of the record sleeve:
As a result, John was invited to sing both Messiah and Elijah in Pasadena in 1968 and 1970