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MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture MOODY Border Lines (Commissioned jointly by The National Trust for Scotland and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra) TRAD [arr. MOODY] Scottish Folk Songs DVORÁK Czech Suite HOWARD MOODY Conductor LORNA ANDERSON Soprano The Scottish Chamber Orchestra celebrates Scotland’s natural riches in music and song, featuring popular soprano Lorna Anderson who performs traditional songs including Burns’ John Anderson, my jo and Ye Banks and Braes. Border Lines is a new piece by composer-conductor Howard Moody inspired by and celebrating the National Trust for Scotland’s Nature Reserve at St Abb’s Head and its local communities. Over the past year, Moody has been working on a project with pupils from Coldingham and Eyemouth Primary Schools and the Eyemouth Fishermen’s Choir and Mission Crew, getting to know the landscape and the people and creating songs about the area. The Fishermen’s Choirs will make a special appearance at the Duns concert. The concert opens with the best-known musical celebration of Scotland’s magnificent scenery – Mendelssohn’s dramatic Hebrides Overture, and closes with Dvorák’s delightful potpourri of orchestral dances. Tickets available from www.borderevents.com/boxoffice or 01750 725480
