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Dear Friend

Borders Chamber Orchestra accompanied the Borders Chamber Choir and 5 professional soloists in a fantastic performance of Bach's St John Passion on 30th March in Melrose Parish Church. There was a large audience in Melrose Parish Church who obviously greatly enjoyed the performance. Photos are now available on our website.

Our next concert will also be in conjunction with the Borders Chamber Choir performing Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music in a Preview Concert for the Melrose Music Festival. Further information about the concert is detailed in the news articles below along with the professional musicians joining us.

Future BCO concert dates for your diaries, all at Melrose Parish Church:
Saturday 11th May 2024: Preview Concert for Melrose Music Festival: Vaughan Williams - Serenade to Music, Lambert - Aubade Heroique and Rachmaninoff - Intermezzo from Aleko. The orchestra will be joined by Borders Chamber Choir and the Melrose Vocal Ensemble.
Saturday 7th September 2024: Opening concert of the Melrose Music Festival: Mozart - Requiem in conjunction with Borders Chamber Choir
Saturday 14th September 2024: Closing concert of Melrose Music Festival. Programme to be announced.
Saturday 2^nd November 2024: Autumn Concert. Programme to be announced

If you have any comments or suggestions about the newsletter then you can you can email me at webmaster@borderschamberorchestra.org.uk

Hope to see you at our next concert.

Paul
 

Dear Friend

We had our second concert last Saturday and were delighted to see so many in the audience. Thanks to all our musicians who gave a wonderful performance with only one rehearsal on the afternoon of the concert! Claire Taylor gave a beautiful rendition of the aria “Parto, parto” as well as leading the 2^nd violins for the remainder of the concert. Thanks also to our volunteers who provided teas and coffees throughout the afternoon and at the interval, fed the orchestra between the rehearsal and the concert and looked after front of house. We have had some lovely feedback regarding how much both the musicians and members of the audience enjoyed the concert and, in addition, we raised over £1,000 for Marie Curie!

Future BCO concert dates for your diaries, all at Melrose Parish Church:
Saturday 30th March 2024: Bach - St John's Passion in conjunction with Borders Chamber Choir
Saturday 11th May 2024: Preview Concert for Melrose Music Festival: Vaughan Williams - Serenade to Music in conjunction with Borders Chamber Choir and other performers involved in the Festival
Saturday 7th September 2024: Opening concert of the Melrose Music Festival: Mozart - Requiem in conjunction with Borders Chamber Choir
Saturday 14th September 2024: Closing concert of Melrose Music Festival. Programme to be announced.
Saturday 2^nd November 2024: Autumn Concert. Programme to be announced

If you have any comments or suggestions about the newsletter then you can you can email me at webmaster@borderschamberorchestra.org.uk

Hope to see you at our next concert.

Paul
 

Dear Friend

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2024 and it promises to be a busy year for the orchestra with concert dates in the diary already as far as September. This will include two concerts as part of the Melrose Music Festival, which is being rescheduled from May/June to September, and a Festival Preview Concert in May which will showcase a number of the artists who will be performing at the Festival.  We will also be continuing our collaboration with the Borders Chamber Choir.

Our Winter Concert will take place on 17th February at 7pm in Melrose Parish Church. Further details below. We have introduced ticketing for this concert - adults £10, 18 years or under are free. The ticket price will include a programme and interval refreshments. Tickets can now be purchased in advance on our website or at the door on the evening of the concert. If you purchase your ticket in advance then you will be sent a confirmatory email with a pdf of your ticket(s) which you can either print out or present on your mobile phone at the door. There is also the option to store your ticket(s) in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet on your phone.

I will email an electronic version of our concert poster separately - please forward this to anyone who you think might be interested in coming to the concert. Our chosen charity for this concert is Marie Curie - further information below.

Future BCO concert dates for your diaries, all at Melrose Parish Church:
Saturday 30th March 2024: Bach - St John's Passion in conjunction with Borders Chamber Choir
Saturday 11th May 2024: Vaughan Williams - Serenade to Music in conjunction with Borders Chamber Choir and soloists (Preview Concert for Melrose Music Festival)
Saturday 7th September 2024: Mozart - Requiem in conjunction with Borders Chamber Choir (opening concert of the Melrose Music Festival)
Saturday 14th September 2024: closing concert of Melrose Music Festival. Programme to be announced.
 

Welcome to our first newsletter. The orchestra got off to a great start with its inaugural concert on Saturday in Melrose Parish Church with a programme of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. We were joined by the Borders Chamber Choir for their first performance too! We have had some wonderful feedback from members of the audience and from our musicians who enjoyed both the musical and social aspects of the day.