Stephannie Williams ('Steve' to all who know her) has led a busy life representing artists and arranging musical festivals both on land and at sea, for over 35 years of ocean-going cruises. In all this time she has also looked after a busy viola-playing husband and raised a loving family. Beyond the Notes is a fascinating memoir, chronicling both her professional achievements and her rich family life at home in Stratford upon Avon. This book is a sparkling series of anecdotes, tumbling with references to celebrities, but there are also moments of great poignancy leaping off the page. Steve has made so many friends in her long and varied career, and Beyond the Notes bears witness to the affection she universally deserves.