We had a brief team meeting at Janette Tait's house and then left for Edinburgh. Barrie's car took the scenic route and ended up having a drink in a village fair before being stopped by a whole group of pipers at another village. All arrived safely in Edinburgh eventually though, including Felicity who flew up in the morning. We were also joined by Helen Moss, who is a flute player we regularly see on our Grange music week. Helen has just graduated from Edinburgh, studying music.
We immediately set to work getting sorted out with microphones and space for dancers. We were helped by Catherine, who knew her way around the sound system and who eventually cooked us our evening meal too. Amazing!The choir trainer Philip Coad had done a fantastic job. The choir was not huge, but they made a wonderfully blended sound and were incredibly responsive to Roger's conducting. In the afternoon rehearsal we were joined by a very special member of the choir - a trainee guide dog.
After the rehearsal we had a wonderful meal of jacket potatoes, and then a few of the men disappeared - only to be found later asleep in their changing room. Obviously the schedule was far too much...The evening performance clashed with England's first game, which meant there was a smaller audience than usual, but they seemed to really enjoy it - certainly they had a better evening than those who stayed at home to watch the football.
It was brilliant to share with Philip and the choir at Davidson's Mains in Edinburgh again. They are deciding at the moment as a church how best to use their fabulous buiding resources, so our prayers are with them at this time.
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