Applications are now open for the 3rd York playday : click here for website and application form!

All orchestral instruments, plus saxophones, welcome!

Would appreciate all forms in by the 16th May : thanks!

If you'd rather pay via PayPal, let me know, and I'll send you details.

Musical director?

Can't wait!

Yes, but you'll be fine, Flossie

I'm very out of practice. The instrument that gets the time is the one where I have lessons to pay for and which can be played quietly with a mute. The Fantasia on Greensleeves currently sounds better on my second instrument than it does on my first.

I shall repeat. You'll be fine, Flossie

Glad to see this up and running....

been doing a spot of publicity this end....

Looking forward to it and MissF may well put in a short appearance with special permission from Barry as she's not g2 yet.

Argh, I don't think I can make this. It's a friend's birthday, and I think we're meant to be doing something during the day

Would be good to see MissF : will do a part that suits



Pity

Forms are in the post

That was good and quick!

Turns out we have a rather monumental clash...

I might still come to this and miss the other concert, but Matthew might not be able to.

Oh dear

Let me know, Celeste. I'll have my fingers crossed...

Oh dear. I was looking forwards to seeing the two of you.

Me too

Sorry, I would have taken Musicstand, but I'm working on that Saturday

Was going to say he should come on his own, but just realised he's not 18 yet!


Still pondering the clash - is anyone going for a meal afterwards?

Does Musicstand have any 18 year old musical friends and would that get round the problem? I understand why the under-18 rule is there, but it seems a shame for him not be be able to come - especially when he's so mature and sensible.

Floss - I'm hoping that there'll be a meal afterwards...

Good! Maybe I could organise something in the hope I'll be there!



Meal afterwards

Barry
Celeste
Flossie
(mwl1 if he can get back from the other concert in time)

You have mail



Will be leaving for home about 7pm (have a diploma rehearsal with accompanist the following day), but in principle, yes, I'm up for at least one course of a meal! Thanks for sorting, Celeste

Please add me to the list Celeste

probably me too .... where you have in mind Celeste?

Anyone got a poster for this event??? I could display a few

EDIT: Not necessary - I conjured one up from the website.

Now going to be displayed at daughter's school and have also give a full print out of details to her clarinet teacher - he'll have contacts elsewhere, including adults.

Also given info to music head at school and suggested she pass it to any other instrument tutors/players she knows both in and out of school.

Anyone displayed any in York yet? Banks put one up last year - or at least said they would - though I seem to remember it being said that someone had gone in and not seen it.

I've also emailed details around our band members and put a notice in our local villages mag "The Link".

Hopefully might rustle up some local interest.

Thanks for all that, Dawn!

I keep having a longing look-in on this thread and scotliz's Gloucester event thread - as if that were going to make it more likely that I could make either of them.

If I'm going to be anywhere other than Latin America then, it looks like NZ.

You're most welcome

Thank you to all those of you who offered to be his responsible adult, it was very kind of you. When I posted I hadn't talked to Musicstand about the Play Day, but he informed me that he couldn't have gone anyway as it's bang in the middle of his AS level exams. The week afer the Play Day he has exams on every single day, so really it would have been a very bad idea for him to go He would have loved to have gone, though, he enjoys the forum events.

I haven't put posters up around York yet but it's on my list of things to do this week. Unfortunately I realised that I'd lost last year's poster and the A5 flyer/booklet thingy I made, when my old computer crashed. I normally put one in Banks along with some flyers so will do same again.

I'll also email details round my orchestra - have mentioned it to several string people who seemed interested.

Sounds good, phantasmagoriana

Form posted on monday

Mine will be a well travelled form, it's coming on the train with me to Glasgow before going to Clari Towers! How many miles is that?

Got may forms yet Barry?

Any chance of an update on who's coming?

I am coming to this and promise to send my form soon!

Haven't had a chance to collect forms from the box yet, would you believe?

Plenty of interest again, though.

My form hasn't actually made it to the post yet, but needless to say I shall be there!

Any preferences for type of post-event food, anyone?

Don't know if I'm able to stay and eat yet but I'm not fussy.

Oki doke - I know it feels really far off at the moment.

I might be bringing my young clarinet student who may or may not be able to stay for food after.
I should know on Friday.

Don't worry either way.

If you want to pay on the day, I trust you implicitly, and will assume you're violining.

Well done on your directing at Glasgow by the way, you're becoming a very fine musical director



Edible

Thanks Baz. And thank you for the confidence boost!

Are you North Yorkshire-ing it that weekend, or just for the day?

Food --- No particular preference. Don't usually eat out in York so don't know where to suggest ..

Don't worry, Dawn. I shall find somewhere!

Am travelling up to the wrong side of the Pennines on the Friday night, then crossing to the correct side on Saturday morning. Need to be home late that evening, or pianocelloflute will be playing my accompaniments to herself on the Sunday

You can go off people you know...