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SCO Strings on Tour

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26th June 2012 at 16:35 - 0 comments

Also on tour with the SCO Strings last week, Aisling O'Dea, SCO First Violin, tells us what she got up to offstage. She writes...

Following our first concert of the Strings Highland Tour 2012 in the pretty village of Killin, a few of us decided to visit what's reputed to be Europe's oldest living thing: the Yew Tree at Fortingall. The following morning, en route to our next port of call in Fortrose, Donnie Gillan, Carole Howat, Amira Bedrush-McDonald, Tammo Scheulke, Zoë Westwood, our wonderful Guest Director Florian Donderer and I popped by.

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SCO Strings' Highland Fling

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25th June 2012 at 11:46 - 0 comments

The SCO Strings embarked on a tour of the Highlands which included cake, dolphins and some virtuosic playing from Guest Director Florian Donderer. Zoë Westwood, SCO Marketing and Communications Manager, writes…

Killin was the first stop on our tour and also the first time the SCO had performed in the town. Rachel Smith, first violin (and master baker), made a rosemary, olive oil and chocolate cake for the first rehearsal. It was delicious!

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SCO celebrates a year as Orchestra in Residence for Preston Street Primary School

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22nd June 2012 at 16:42 - 0 comments

For the past academic year, the SCO has been a resident of Preston Street Primary School in Edinburgh. The Orchestra wanted to embed itself in the life and community of a primary school which is ‘round the corner’ from one of our rehearsal and concert venues, the Queen’s Hall.  Over the past year we have been exploring how best to make a meaningful and productive connection between a National Performing Arts Company and a local primary school.

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SCO in the Highlands

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21st June 2012 at 14:05 - 0 comments

The SCO's second tour of the summer saw the Orchestra perform in Dunblane, Findhorn and Invermoriston.  Ann Monfries, SCO Marketing Director, writes...

Well, weather-wise it was possibly one of the least seasonal Highlands Tours we’ve done recently – the temperature dipped to 5 degrees several times on the road to Findhorn, and the rain fell and fell… but that didn’t stop wonderfully enthusiastic audiences joining us in Dunblane Cathedral, Findhorn and Invermoriston!

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SCO Wind & Brass on tour

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20th June 2012 at 16:58 - 0 comments

Whilst we may still be waiting for the sun to make an appearance, SCO Wind & Brass sets off on tour this week with a magical programme of music perfect for a long midsummer evening, with performances in Banchory, Boat of Garten and Birnam.

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SCO Strings Tour - Florian Donderer

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15th June 2012 at 11:27 - 0 comments

This month, German violinist Florian Donderer makes his SCO directing debut with the SCO Strings on tour in Killin, Fortrose and Ullapool 21 - 23 June. We caught up with Florian to see what he is looking forward to most, and to discover what we can expect from his performance.

 

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Making Music

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13th June 2012 at 12:03 - 0 comments

Jim Glover, a member of the Eyemouth Fishermen's Choir, writes about his involvement in the recent premiere of Border Lines during the SCO's South of Scotland Tour concert in Duns and his experience of working with composer and conductor Howard Moody.

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The bells, the bells!

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8th June 2012 at 11:06 - 0 comments

The SCO's first tour of the summer took in the South of Scotland, stopping at Duns, Castle Douglas and Galashiels.  Zoë Westwood, SCO Marketing Manager writes...

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