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Walking Group One 25th April 2024
Five hardy souls collected today at Happy Valley for the first Hill Walk of the year .The temperature was cool with a North Easterly wind blowing and a hint of rain on arrival.
Off we set heading towards Russadale Quarry, spotting a Buzzard on the way.Turning into the footpath we remained sheltered from the wind all the way to the top of the hill.
The sun was out at the Quarry and a Greenshank was feeding at the edge of the Lochan. Then it was up the Peat road to the summit with spectacular views across Stenness and Harray Lochs, plus a view of the Closed Road beyond the Watch Stone. On the other side we looked over the Flow and down towards the Oil Platform and South Ronaldsay
Then it was back down after a stop for a snack and finally a walk around Happy Valley itself. The Daffodils planted by James and others were looking lovely and the Bluebells are days away from opening. Then it was on to a well deserved lunch at the Pier Cafe, having walked 4 miles and gone up 800 feet (and down again )
The next walk will be on Friday 24th May and hopefully more hills and views.
Keep moving.
U3A Music Appreciation Group One - October 2022
by Glenys - 08:08 on 11 October 2022
Members of Music Appreciation Group One met on Monday, October 3rd, for a morning celebrating the letter ‘W’ – either composers, musicians or compositions. A very enjoyable two hours ensued, with the following music being played:
Oliver WENDELL HOLMES: Thou Gracious Power, sung by The King Singers and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir:
Yuja WANG: Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No 3 in C major, Op 26, played by the Verbier Festival Orchestra, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda;
WERNER Van Schnitzler, playing Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen;
Dab WIRÉN: Serenade for Strings, Op 11, played by the English Chamber Orchestra;
Robert WILKINSON: Salve Regina (from the Eton Song Book);
Peter WARLOCK: Capriol Suite en 9, played by the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra;
John WILBYE: I Fagiolini singing Weep, weep, mine eyes:
Errollyn WALLEN: Photography:
Kyung Wha Chung, playing WILLIAM WALTON’s Viola Concerto, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by André Previn:
George WALKER: Lyric for Strings, played by Daniel Hope with the New Century Orchestra;
Robin WILLIAMSON: October Song, sung by The Corries.
The next meeting will be on Monday, 7 November. Members will be selecting music by composers, musicians or compositions beginning with the letters X, Y and Z.
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