Excellent

Must practice - my little piece may have to change to something simpler!!

My 'little piece' can't get much simpler and there's still a bar that occasionally trips me up! Don't worry about it lottie, you'll be great

Hey everyone!!

I don't normally write anything on the forums (just read), but I am looking forward to this event. I teach with muzikalbadger, so somehow that means I have to help her do stuff to get organised!

My big task is booking somewhere for a meal after our day together, so if everybody who is interested in going could let me know by 27th March that would be great so that I can get somewhere booked in plenty of time.

Looking forward to meeting you all!

Louise and I will be at the meal Thanks for booking, dizzyfingers!

Yep, thanks dizzyfingers Looking forward to it

Matthew and I will be as well

I'm up for coming out afterwards too!
I'm more nervous for driving through, I hate driving places I don't know haha, I may actually get the train through instead.
I think I will play the Toccatta by Khachaturian I was learning - so scared I make a mistake though
PSL

A train will probably leave you more relaxed There seems to be serious one way systems in Glasgow...

muzikalbadger sent me a cast list earlier today : a very encouraging 21 attendees

21, that's a pretty good turn out for a first event I would think

Yep, it's good going A decent quota of locals, too

Hmm... I'm really not happy with the violin piece I put on my form. Is it too late to change it?

I'm sure muzikalbadger will be along soon : but I should think it'd be OK - still a goodly amount of time to get an accompaniment sorted.

Of course if your piece doesn't need an accompaniment, you can say on the day 'I'm not playing x piece, I'm playing y piece'. I've done this before...

I was thinking about changing mine......... but I'd better not!

If you are changing from the Lefevre, give me plenty of notice : it may be a change of instrument as well as piece for me (for those unaware, I'm intending to accompany Louise on 'cello).

Thanks Louise!

Hi! P*s*l I would get the train... the theatre is walking distance from the station... :-)
celeste and Louise feel free to change piece, as long as I know by the end of the week and can get any accompaniment s asap!

It seems to be not that far from St. Enoch subway station. This is good, because Louise and I are staying in a hotel about 2 minutes walk from Kelvinbridge subway station...

I won't change it now Barry, that wouldn't be fair on you.

Also I'm looking forward to hearing your accomp on a 'cello

I wouldn't mind if you did change : but thank you!

don't know what I would have changed it to anyway Hot Cross Buns perhaps......

Ooo, and posting on this thread has reminded me, going to send you a flute duet. Look in your email inbox in about 5 or 10 minutes.

Matthew and I play everything together anyway, so it doesn't matter about an accompanist.

Then go ahead and change it to something you prefer!! You want to play something you really enjoy playing! I presumed Matthew was accompanying you anyway!! (makes my life easier too!!) It would be good to know what you do decide to play for organising the running order, but as Barry says, if accompaniment is not a problem you could decide to change your mind on the day too, im sure no one would mind in the slightest!

Yay! Thank you sooo much

Congratulations to muzikalbadger on her diploma! Although I'm probably the last to notice.....

I still haven't decided on pieces!

Im sure not the last to notice!! I only found out this morning!! Thanks very much!!

It would be good to know your pieces soon

Count me and other half in!

I've forwarded her your suggestions for restaurants too Misterioso

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So we may just possibly be eating Italian?

Possibly Assuming other people are happy with that suggestion? If anyone has any ideas or anything they can't/don't like to eat please pm dizzyfingers...

More than happy with Italian : and I'll eat pretty much anything

I'll know later today what my plans are.

Definitely around Saturday afternoon to meet up with Barry and Louise??? and anyone else. How about GoMA - there's always fun stuff in there (and often amazing stuff too) Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art But I'm just as happy to meet in a coffee shop

Just trying to arrange staying over on Sunday so I can come to the meal

Looking forward to meeting you lottie Will def arrange to meet up on Saturday afternoon, I don't know Glasgow so I'm keen (and I think Barry is too) to see as much of it as we can

Yep : he is

I've only been twice, and the last time was 1993...

Great! GoMA is only a minute from George Square which is bang in the centre of Glasgow and only two minutes from Queen Street Station. Lots of Costa/Starbucks nearby.

And GoMA is?...

Gallery of Modern Art

Thanks mcm

Note that on a Sunday the service only runs from 10am to about 5.30pm - times here. I guess it would leave from Kelvinbridge at about 10.25, then about 8 minutes to St Enoch and another 5 minute walk from there to the Tron.

If I'm around on Saturday, can I join in please?

Thanks mcm. So it's the bus back on Sunday night then...



Of course

Sorry - I had put the link in my earlier post - here it is again Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art




Absolutely!!!!!!!

Oops, missed it! Thanks lottie

Hopefully they'll have some brilliant rubbish that we can fold ourselves up laughing at

I would really like to go to the meal afterward but I have to get a train back to Edinburgh so don't know if this is feasible. I was also wondering if anyone knows anything about bus timetable/route information as I seem to be going round in circles trying to get information (story of my life at the moment )

What bus information are you looking for? If it's to get from Central Station to the Tron, I can have a look for you... but it is around 10 minutes walking distance. It would be great if you could join us for the meal - what kind of time would you have to look at getting a train back?

Last train from Central is 11.15. I was more worried about getting back to the station after the meal seeing as the subway closes at 5.30.

The service from Queen Street is quicker (54 minutes), and it is not much further to walk to the Tron. Last trains back are 2230 and 2330. Timetable here. Or the last train back from Central is 2337, arriving Waverley at 0044. The 2315 from Central starts with a bus transfer to Queen Street!

Unless you have a mobility problem it is not worth taking a bus from Central, as the one-way system around a pedestrianised area sends you around three sides of a square - it is much quicker to walk.

What mcm says is totally true!! Much much quicker to walk! (if possible!) We will be eating around the centre of Glasgow, so getting back to either station will be fine... You shouldn't need to rely on the subway at all...

(Barry and Louise - there are loads of night buses out to Kelvinbridge area too so you will be fine also!)

Ok, cheers for the info. Seems I'm even more dense about modern technology than I realised - for some reason the information I got suggested the Queen Street trains stopped about 6. I'm sure I must have some kind of dumbing effect on technology I use...