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NEWS and SOCIAL
Our recent concert in the new concert hall in Dumfries, DG One, seem to have been well received. An excellent audience of 400 turned out. The acoustic has caused a lot of debate with some praising it but others finding it very variable, depending on where you sat. Further to the back of the hall seemed to be the better. From the orchestra's perspective, the addition of substantial baffles at the back behind the wind made it much easier to hear each other - at the rehearsal the preceding weekend this had proved difficult. Our new set of copper Adams timpani that we have just purchased sounded great.
The new rehearsal venue at Lochside Church looks as if it is going to be very successful - bright and with a useful acoustic for Geoff to get the best out of us.
There have been some changes on the committee - Ros Henry and Christian Taylor have left and Donald Scott has been elected onto it. Sue Beeby has taken on the role of secretary - thanks go to Helen and Douglas Denholm who had very effectively filled this role last year.
The following links are to various newsletters published primarily for the benefit of our patrons and sponsors and to accounts of previous events (other than concerts).
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Threave
summer party 2006 |
Threave
summer party 2007 |
We recently ran a caption competition for this picture:
The winner was:
"Bass perhaps, but never vulgar!"
.... with three equal runners up:
"Three little maids on stools are we!"
"Base motives"
"Make mine a double!"
Many thanks to all those who contributed!
Threave summer party - chamber group playing the final movement of the Spohr Nonet
