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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 -
Apr - Jun 2021
Rehearsals
for
the
summer
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 13
April
7.00-7.40
7.45-8.25
8.30-9.10
First & Second Violins
Lower strings
Wind & Brass
Tues 20
April
7.00-7.40
7.45-8.25
8.30-9.10
Wind & Brass
First & Second Violins
Lower strings
Tues 27
April
7.00-7.40
7.45-8.25
8.30-9.10
Lower strings
Wind & Brass
First & Second Violins
Tues 4
May
7.00-8.00
8.05-9.05
All strings
Wind & Brass
Full orchestra
Siegfried Idyll
- Richard Wagner
Full orchestra
Symphony No 7 -
Antonin Dvorak
The
Rehearsal
schedule
for
first
few
weeks
of
the
session
is
outlined
below.
Details
for
the
following
weeks
will
be
added
later
in
the
session.
Please
note
that
a
single
Zoom
link
will
now
be
sent
out
to
everyone
for
each
evening.
This
allows
you,
if
you
wish,
to
sit
in
on
the
other
group
rehearsals
as
an
observer.
The
Zoom
link
will
open
at
6.45
pm
each
evening,
to
allow
time for login.