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• Saturday 19th December: we had to cancel, for the first time that any of us could remember. We were booked to sing in the very hospitable and very remote village of Cranshaws, deep in the Lammermuir hills. Since 2006, this or Longformacus has been our last pre-Christmas concert, and it's always something to look forward to. But snow and ice had begun a couple of days before, road conditions were treacherous, and worse was forecast. We were in our cars ready to set off when a flurry of mobile phone calls told us that it wouldn't be safe to travel; so we rapidly organised an impromptu party in Edinburgh instead, to say farewell to our Diva, Claire, who will be very much missed.
• Saturday 12th December, in Augustine United Church on George IV Bridge, and
• Wednesday 9th December, in Priestfield Church: full-length Christmas concerts.
• Sunday 6th December, in St Giles Cathedral: our first Christmas concert of the season, about 45 minutes, in the St Giles at 6 series.
• Saturday 10th October: Falkland Parish Church in Fife. The fame of Falkland Palace perhaps obscures the fact that Falkland itself is a beautiful historic village and well worth a visit. This was our opportunity for a lovely day out, with some very enjoyable singing for an appreciative audience, followed by lavish refreshments at the church and then more hospitality at Elaine's.
• Sunday 16th August: a free 45-minute concert in the St Giles at 6 series. At the peak of the Festival, there's always a large audience at this venue, and they were in a very receptive mood for a couple of pieces new to our repertoire: Sfogava con le stelle (Monteverdi) and Tormis' Timid girl on the swing. Following established custom, the evening then meandered on via Jinglin' Geordie's and Vittoria's.
• Saturday 8th August in Wishaw: singing for the wedding of Douglas' daughter Rosalind.
• Saturday 27th June in York - a joint concert with Soon Amore, who made us very welcome again after five years since our last meeting. Their wonderful hospitality, and their ability to attract a packed and enthusiastic audience, made this another day to remember.
• Saturday 6th June, in the the University of Edinburgh's Reid Concert Hall. A near-capacity audience donated a total of £977.60 (which is boosted by a tax-aid refund) towards the work of Arts for Well-Being: Children of the Balkans Society. Congratulations and sincere thanks to everyone who took part - our wonderful audience; Holy Trinity Handbells from Haddington; all the other volunteer instrumentalists; and Ollie for inspiring and leading us through an astonishing repertoire that culminated with Eric Whitacre's amazing Cloudburst.
• Thursday 2nd April: a forty-five minute free concert at 6pm in the National Portrait Gallery - the gallery's last concert before a two-year closure for major refurbishment. All seats taken, and more audience listening from the gallery. They received a very eclectic programme with great enthusiasm - Veljo Tormis, Arvo Pärt, Debussy, Hide and Seek, Abbie Betinis' extraordinary Envoi, a Chinese setting (Green Fir Forest), a Swingle Singers' arrangement of The Star of the County Down, and more.