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Rehearsal Venue
The
Orchestra
rehearses
in
B
a
l
s
h
a
g
r
a
y
Victoria
Park
C
h
u
r
c
h
,
located
at
B
r
o
o
m
h
i
l
l
Cross,
G11
7QA,
in
Glasgow’s
West
End.
Access
to
the
hall
is
via
the
door
on
Broomhill
Gardens,
up
the
right
hand
side
of
the
church
building.
Parking
is
free
on
the
hill
and
on
the
nearby
streets,
but
it
is
a
busy
area,
so
parking
can
some times be tricky!
Prior
to
each
concert,
the
orchestra
will
endeavour
to
hold
the
final
rehearsal
at
the
concert
venue,
to
give
everyone
a
feel
for
the acoustic.
Rehearsal Guidelines
Please
arrive
at
rehearsals
in
sufficient
time
to
be
ready
to
start
playing
at
7.30pm
prompt!
Rehearsals
run
until
just
before
10pm,
with
a
short
interval
around
9pm,
when
coffee,
hot
chocolate
and
biscuits
are
available
at
a
small
charge.
The
orchestra
is
responsible
for
setting
out
chairs
prior
to
each
rehearsal,
and
for
re-
instating
the
accommodation
at
the
end,
so
if
you
are
able
to
lend
a
hand
with
this,
that
would
be
greatly
appreciated.
Many
hands
make light work !
Doodle Poll
In
order
to
make
best
use
of
our
rehearsal
time,
we
are
using
a
web-based
chart
that
allows
everyone
to
indicate
their
attendance
or
absence
at
each
rehearsal
over
the
session.
The
orchestra
constitution
states
that
members
should
commit
to
achieving
at
least
a
70%
attendance
record
over
each
session.
While
we
can’t
plan
for
every
eventuality,
it
is
important
that
we
all
make
every
effort
to
be
at each rehearsal wherever possible.
Members
will
be
given
a
link
to
the
Doodle
Poll
in
the
start-back
letter,
which
will
come
out
in
late
August,
and
thereafter
at
the
start
of
each
new
term.
The
first
time
you
access
the
Poll,
you
will
need
to
enter
your
name
in
the
table.
Then,
for
each
rehearsal
date
please
tick
the
box
if
you
will
be
attending
the
rehearsal.
There
is
no
longer
any
option
for
possible
attendance.
When
you
are
finished,
click
on
the
“Save”
button
underneath
the
date
options,
on
the
far
right
of
the
page.
To
modify
your
entries
(for
example,
if
you
find
that
you
can
no
longer
attend
a
rehearsal),
then
simply
return
to
the
Poll
using
the
email
link.
Rehearsal Schedule -
Jan - Mar 2021
Rehearsals
for
the
coming
session
will
again
be
held
over
Zoom,
led
by
our
conductor
Robert
Baxter.
The
proposed
pieces
for
rehearsal
have
been
chosen
as follows.
Date
Starting
Times
Sections
Tues 12
January
7.00 pm
7.40 pm
8.20 pm
First violins
Second violins
Violas, cellos & basses
Tues 19
January
7.00 pm
7.40 pm
8.20 pm
Woodwind
First violins
Brass
Tues 26
January
7.00 pm
7.40 pm
8.20 pm
Violas, cellos & basses
Woodwind
First & second violins
Tues 2
February
7.00 pm
7.40 pm
8.20 pm
All strings
Brass
Woodwind
Tues 9
February
7.00 pm
8.10 pm
Woodwind & brass
All strings
Tues 16
February
TBD
Partial run-through of
symphony
Tues 23
February
TBD
Tues 2
March
TBD
Tues 9
March
TBD
Tues 16
March
TBD
Tues 23
March
Mini concert and
playthrough of symphony
Full orchestra
Symphony No1 Opus 38
- Robert Schumann
Strings
Serenade for Strings Opus 6
- Josef Suk
Wind
Petite Symphonie
- Charles Gounod
Parts
for
all
the
pieces
can
be
downloaded
from
the
IMSLP
Free
Sheet
Music
site,
and
members
are
asked
to
download
their
own
parts
ready
for
the
first rehearsal on Tuesday 12 January.
The
Rehearsal
schedule
for
the
next
few
weeks
is
detailed
below.
The
plan
is
to
have
a
play-through
of
a
couple
of
movements
of
the
symphony,
and
then
decide
the
priorities
for
rehearsal
for
the remaining weeks.
Due
to
the
success
of
our
last
mini
concert,
we
are
keen
to
do
this
again,
and
this
will
take
place
on
Tuesday
23
March.
As
previously,
we
will
fill
the
first
hour
or
so
with
solo
and
group
pieces,
so
if
you
would
like
to
perform,
please
contact
Wendy.
Our
time
is
limited,
so
It
will
be
first
come
first
served!