Borders Schools Orchestra memories

[vivdunstan]

More British Newspaper Archive viewing, with the Southern Reporter issues from the 1980s and some 1990s now online. I've just been pulling up lots of reports and adverts for Borders Schools Orchestra concerts. I think the attached one, from May 1984, is the first BSO concert I played in. Certainly "Land of the Mountain and the Flood" was the first piece I learned for the orchestra. I was in Primary 7 then at Wilton. I remained in the orchestra through to leaving school. Playing the violin. Which I am now very very lapsed on! But still have somewhere ... We used to play some fantastic tunes. It was also a really good experience to play in an orchestra.

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[vivdunstan]

Although this concert in my parish church from December 1983 also feels familiar. Maybe I played in that one first? I have definitely played Swan Lake and Carnival of the Animals with the orchestra. Though we did return to favourite tunes over the years.