Thank you Alison!![]()
The orchestra committee would like to express its grateful thanks to Alison Rushworth, our conductor for our Winter Concert, on behalf of all the musicians. Alison did a fantastic job getting through a busy single rehearsal on schedule and always with good humoured encouragement. She conducted the concert with great aplomb and very generously waived her conducting fee, enabling the orchestra to make a larger donation to Marie Curie. The committee presented her with two bottles of locally produced craft gin and two Borders Chamber Orchestra engraved gin goblets as a token of our gratitude. The photograph from left to right: Nicky (Secretary), Paul (Treasurer & Webmaster), Alison, Simon (Chair), Cath (Orchestra Leader & Music Librarian) and Gillian (Charities & Front of House) Marie Curie funds raised![]()
Our chosen charity for our Winter Concert was Marie Curie whose nurses help with the provision of end-of-life care at home for people in the Borders. We collected £274.46 in donations at the concert and the orchestra has been able to contribute a further £750 from our ticket sales to make a magnificent total donation to Marie Curie of £1,024.46. The photograph shows our Treasurer, Paul, with Caroline Green, a fundraising volunteer with Marie Curie in the Borders, at the concert on Saturday. Photos and videos from our Winter Concert now on our website![]()
Photographs from the Winter Concert are now available to view on our website on the Photos page along with some video clips from the concert. Bach St John Passion – Borders Chamber Choir in association with Borders Chamber Orchestra![]()
Borders Chamber Choir will be performing the St John Passion on Saturday 30th March at 2pm in Melrose Parish Church with 5 professional soloists and accompanied by the Borders Chamber Orchestra. Tom Raskin (Evangelist) is a tenor with the BBC Singers and The Sixteen and has performed many roles both in the UK and abroad Georgie Malcolm (Soprano) is fast establishing herself as a versatile singer of opera, oratorio and song. Judy Brown (Alto) is a Scottish singer based in London, singing a wide range of early, classical and contemporary music for mezzo-soprano/contralto. She is an experienced recitalist, consort, opera and oratorio singer. Chris Elliott (Tenor) is a Lyric Tenor with bases in Scotland, Northumberland, London & New York. He is best known for opera and oratorio Jon Stainsby (Bass) is a lyric baritone establishing a varied career in opera, oratorio and recital. Tickets are available online from Borders Chamber Choir on Trybooking.com and at the door: £15, Concessions £10. |