The last concert of tour was our best one yet. The orchestra we so energetic it was night and day form our first concert in which barely anyone smiled. The second violin section definitely out shone the first violins with their synchronised dance moves.
It was a full set and we were delighted to be joined with some members of the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra for a few numbers, they are all fantastic musicians who kept up with our fast pace Scottish tunes superbly.
It was a sad concert for some of the senior members of the orchestra as for them it might be their last. I know they have all had an amazing time on their last tour and don’t want to leave their AFO family behind. However I don’t think I am quite ready to go yet, so I might just stick around for a while.
In true AFO fashion the last concert of the tour called for a practical joke to be played on our musical director David Moore. Many of the senior players and myself put our thinking caps on about an hour before the concert and came up with a plan.
During our final number Eightsome Reels we stopped about a third of the way through, following which our drummer rocked out and was then joined by our bass guitarist Niall McHugh, our lead guitarist Ross Brain and our piper Andrew Spence. Once they had finished their set three senior boys lifted David off the stage and I put down my double bass, came to the front of the stage and conducted the orchestra for the rest of Eightsome Reels.
We had everyone laughing and it was the perfect way to end the concert.
-Hannah
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