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Summer Concert 2026

Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola
Cath Cormie (Leader)
Jenni Borthwick
Tim Espin
Angus Michell
Niall Braidwood
Ian McLennan
Paddy Murray		 Ellen-Raissa Jackson
Andrew Rushworth
Bridget Blackmore
Alison Rushworth
Rachel Williamson
Iain Oliphant		 Judith Buttars
Alison Lucas
Simon Johnson
Grace Sansom
Cello Double Bass Percussion
Rob Hoppe
Viv Young
Heine Venter
Tracy Curle		 Jenny Warren
Raymond Leonard		 Fiona Neary
Oboe Flute Bassoon
Chris Crosby
Nicky Clark		 Simon McCann
Petrina Moralee		 Barbara Crosby
Helena Richards
Clarinet Trumpet French Horn
Paul Cormie
Alison Rushby		 Elliot Longworth
Ruari Wilson		 Dave Wilson
Ian Kille
Cor Anglais Keyboard/Harp  
Emma Brown James Letham  




 

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  • Summer Concert 27 June 2026

    Summer Concert 27 June 2026

    Wed, 24 Jun 2026
    Saturday 27th June at 7pm Melrose Parish Church Tickets: Adults £15 (includes programme and interval refreshments), Under 18's free. Click here to purchase Conductor: James Young Leader: Cath Cormie Soloist: ... more
  • Cycling Without Age Scotland

    Cycling Without Age Scotland

    Wed, 24 Jun 2026
    With pioneering green-energy Trishaws, which it introduced into the country, CWAS provides free-of-charge rides in almost every part of Scotland, from the Borders to our outer islands. It does this ... more
  • Donations to our Charities

    Donations to our Charities

    Wed, 24 Jun 2026
    Borders Chamber Orchestra is a not for profit organisation run by a committee of volunteers. Our orchestral musicians donate their time and skills for free, receiving no expenses. Once we ... more
  • Aurora Ensemble Concert 13th June

    Aurora Ensemble Concert 13th June

    Tue, 9 Jun 2026
    Aurora Ensemble next concert: Saturday 13th June 7:30pm Broughton St. Mary's Parish Church Edinburgh Tickets: £10/5 available online and at the door Carwithen: Bishop Rock Overture Dvorak: Silent Woods Bloch: ... more

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DONATE TO OUR CHOSEN CHARITY

We are a not-for-profit organisation - all donations will be passed on to our current chosen charity. From February 2024 we introduced ticketing for our concerts at a cost of £10 per adult (18 or under free) which includes our programme booklet and tea, coffee and biscuits at the interval. The ticket fee is to cover our necessary expenses such as hire of the concert venue, public liability insurance, conductor's fee, publicity and programmes.
 
Each member of our committee and all our orchestral musicians give their time freely and are not paid any fee or expenses so any ticket income in excess of our necessary expenses, and all donations, are paid to the individual charity associated with that concert. Our previous chosen charities and our donations to them can be accessed in our Charities drop down menu. 

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