Farewell Bude Orchestra
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 12:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
debris4spikeAs I promised, here is a bit of a scribble about Orchestra. We did our Winter concert on the last Saturday in September ... and here you can see me with a cheesy grin just at the beginning -
At the end I have made the hank You speach for a few years now. It was because our Chariman always said she could never cope ... this time, however, she had since died, so it fell to me again (and for the last time) to thank people, and remind everyone when the next concert is
The previous night I had stayed at Toni's ... and she came to the concert. It isn't often that we have our picture taken together ... so persuaded her husband to do it -
Pity about the strappings on the hand!
The concert went well - but for me it felt weird.
I had been a member of the orchestra for 24 years, and treasurer for 15 years. Although I had told people that this was it, nothing seemed to sink in.
I found out, as I was leaving that the conductor and his wife (the only ones I really get on with) had been told that I wasn't actually leavng. In some ways I wish it were true; but and hour and a ahlf travel each way is impossible. teresa was mortified that nothing had been done to say Goodbye ... but I said it was easier for me to slip away. I would never have coped (would I?)
So, with a hug and a kiss from them both, I got in my car and left orchestra ... and Bude.
At the end I have made the hank You speach for a few years now. It was because our Chariman always said she could never cope ... this time, however, she had since died, so it fell to me again (and for the last time) to thank people, and remind everyone when the next concert is
The previous night I had stayed at Toni's ... and she came to the concert. It isn't often that we have our picture taken together ... so persuaded her husband to do it -
Pity about the strappings on the hand!
The concert went well - but for me it felt weird.
I had been a member of the orchestra for 24 years, and treasurer for 15 years. Although I had told people that this was it, nothing seemed to sink in.
I found out, as I was leaving that the conductor and his wife (the only ones I really get on with) had been told that I wasn't actually leavng. In some ways I wish it were true; but and hour and a ahlf travel each way is impossible. teresa was mortified that nothing had been done to say Goodbye ... but I said it was easier for me to slip away. I would never have coped (would I?)
So, with a hug and a kiss from them both, I got in my car and left orchestra ... and Bude.
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Date: 2011-10-04 11:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-10-07 08:23 am (UTC)*hugs* - Thank you
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Date: 2011-10-04 12:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-10-07 08:26 am (UTC)I shall wait to see what the new year brings - once I am more settled in life, and (hopefully) the new place,
It was a poignant night.
*hugs* - Thank you
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Date: 2011-10-04 12:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-10-07 08:24 am (UTC)*hugs* - Thank you
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Date: 2011-10-04 02:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-10-07 08:26 am (UTC)*hugs* - Thank you
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Date: 2011-10-04 02:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-10-07 08:27 am (UTC)*hugs* - Thank you
That picture of Toni and me is great ... it is a rare thing, so even nicer that it came out well.
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Date: 2011-10-04 02:52 pm (UTC)What a shame it's too far away! Perhaps there is something similar nearer to your new home?
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Date: 2011-10-07 08:27 am (UTC)*hugs* - Thank you
I shall wait and see what there is locally once I have actually moved to Exeter and am settled.
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Date: 2011-10-04 03:19 pm (UTC)After all of that time it must have been a wrench to leave!
You're much braver than me. I stood down from the theatre last night after a mere seven years and I've been tearful ever since!
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Date: 2011-10-07 08:29 am (UTC)For me, it was a poignant night.
*hugs* - Thank you
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Date: 2011-10-04 04:21 pm (UTC)It's been a big part of your life for a long time, hasn't it? I hope you can find something in your new town that will fulfill your musical talents.
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Date: 2011-10-07 08:30 am (UTC)It was a poignant night. I hope to find something when I am more settled.
*hugs* - Thank you
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Date: 2011-10-04 07:36 pm (UTC)I really admire you for making this decision. *hugs*
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Date: 2011-10-07 08:30 am (UTC)*hugs* - Thank you
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Date: 2011-10-05 02:20 am (UTC)Do you have any musical plans for the future?
(And someone needs to tell that poor woman to your left not to cross her legs on stage - you can see clear up her skirt!)
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Date: 2011-10-07 08:32 am (UTC)LOL - that's why I wear the skirt I do - full and mid-calf! I thought that when I saw her in it - it was knee length and quite staight (and very pretty!)
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Date: 2011-10-05 03:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-10-07 08:33 am (UTC)*hugs* - Thank you