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Orchestra director Mr Bill Scott clowns around after a concert at London's Guildhall Yard. The orchestra performed five concerts on their British Isles tour. Sightseeing and fun were a memorable part of the orchestra tour. Jodi Bilan-chone rests her feet by getting a “lift from Tony Jones at Fountain's Abbey. Returning on a Boeing 747. Bridgette Birk. Amy Nixon, and Courtney Smith catch up on the sleep they missed while giving concerts and sightseeing. Singing helps pass away the time spent traveling by bus. Anna Hardigree and Wilson Lovett join other passen gers in a rousing song. 8 Orchestra Tour
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Hours of selling, planning, and practice to spend 21 days on European tour In the words of Mr. Bill Scott. ‘| think it was more than just playing concerts. The kids real |y made me feel like a father to them all. What would make a normally sane music teacher feel like a father to 65 students? The orchestra’s British Isles tour, of course. To prepare for their 5 concerts. practice was held before and after school for a month. There were even practices Friday nights and Saturdays. Sixty-five students and nine chaperones boarded a plane in Atlanta on Saturday, June 4, the day after school was out for a 7 P.M. flight to Amsterdam. Holland. A few had never flown before and were scared, but they soon relaxed and enjoyed it. They did experience the usu al closing and popping of ears and stomachs being left on the ground. Did everyone like the trip? Yes! It was enjoyable, educational. and beautiful. Grant Tate said, It was different than anything I had ever done. When asked what was most in- teresting, several said they were awed at the ages of some of the sights. They visited 1000 and 2000 year-old cathedrals. Zella Myers was most interested in the walking and bus tours of London. Others liked seeing the different people and hearing the different accents. Some students expected the stereotyped Britisher — snobbish, stuffy, aristocratic. But the people were not like that at all; and yes, they say Cherio!” Language wasn't a problem once the travelers learned that French fries were “chips, cookies were biscuits, and a snack and cake was dinner.” Food was definitely the biggest expense and the most expensive. Clothing was more reasonably priced by American standards. As might be expected, prices outside London were cheaper. What would they take next time? Patrice Linder would carry ice trays and the recipe for ice ; Mr. Bill Scott, my wife ; and the majority, more money.” Fascinated by the ruins at Fountain s Entertaining the British, the orchestra Abbey, these musicians try wall walk plays My Fair Lady” at the London ing When not practicing or performing. Guildhall Yard. The Mayor of London students saw as many sights as they sponsored the concert could. One of the most festive and magnifi cent sights in London was Queen's band at the changing of the guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Orchestra students look like typical tourists at Stratford-upon-Avon, where they visited Shakespeare's birthplace and the Shakespeare Museum. Orchestra Tour 9
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