Visit of Haarlem Amateur Symphonie Orkest ( HASO )

May 17 – 20, 2007

Numbers:   The HASO orchestra will be about 30 players (including conductor) with 10 partners etc. - Total number of visitors 40. 

Accommodation:  Most of our visitors will stay at the Victoria Hotel in Canterbury, but some (about 16) would like accommodation with our members.  I have names of some people who have offered accommodation and hope to allocate the visitors when I receive more information from the Netherlands.  In the mean time if any other members wish to offer accommodation (preferably in or very near to Canterbury) please let me know.

Music:  We shall be playing:            Beethoven: Symphony No 2 
                                                             Kees Olthuis: “Parade” (1990),
                                                             a short piece by each orchestra separately.

Conductors:  John Myhill and the HASO conductor will share the conducting

Timetable of Events

Thursday 17 May HASO will arrive in Canterbury at about 3 pm. Those offering accommodation should be available to meet them at around that time. Our visitors will probably wish to eat together in Canterbury that evening.

Friday 18 May - Visit to Finchcocks   We hope as many as possible from the Canterbury Orchestra will join HASO for this visit.  The likely schedule is:

9.30  leave Canterbury by car,
11.00 arrive at Finchcocks for coffee, 
11.30 short introduction, 
11.45 Demonstration/recital, 
1.00 pm lunch,  then see House and return.

Cost:  £8 entrance + £1.50 for morning coffee + £8 lunch = £17.50 each. We will need to know numbers by April.  The lunch is optional, but we assume most people will want to lunch with our visitors

7.30 – 9.30  -    Joint Rehearsal at TOSH (arrive 7.15)

Saturday 19 May  Rehearsal and Concert in St Andrews URC in Canterbury
           2.30 - 4.30 Rehearsal
           5.00 - 6.30 Concert     Our dress for Concert: Black and Red.

This will be a FREE concert – but we need an audience; please invite anyone who might like to come to join us for this occasion. A working party will be needed from 1.30 to prepare the church and also to restore it to its original layout between 6.30 and 7.00pm.

7.30 for 7.45:  Dinner at Café Rouge
We need to know numbers nearer the time, when a £5 deposit per person will be payable.

Sunday 20 May Our guests depart in the morning.