27th and 28th November 2001
Once again, Bournemouth was rocked to the core as the Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra descended on the unsuspecting sleepy seaside town. Well, not quite, but we did return to the same hotel as last year for the Orchestra's annual weekend away of playing and partying.
The Quality hotel where we stayed. We used a function
room to rehearse.
The weekend away offers a chance to play through a lot of music, both to get ideas for concerts and to allow members to play the pieces they are dying to play but which may not be practical for concerts either because of the orchestration or the difficulty of the parts! It's also a great chance to socialise and get to know people better - something there isn't much time to do at Friday rehearsals.
For once, the weather was actually fine - which is unheard of for a BSO weekend. Look at this sunshine!
What's more, we even had hot water at the hotel...
This water is hot, honest. I thought a picture of
me sitting in it to prove it would probably be a bit racy...
On the next few pages are a number of pictures of us playing and socialising - we hope you enjoy them!
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