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Old February 28th 17, 11:34 AM posted to uk.rec.audio
Iain Churches[_2_]
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"Michael Kellett" wrote in message
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Johan Helsingius:
On 27-02-17 20:43, Iain Churches wrote:
It has recently been announced that the EUBO
(The European Union Baroque Orchestra) will
relocate from Woodstock, Oxfordshire UK
to Amsterdam. That's sad.


Not if you live in Amsterdam...

Julf


Is it such a great loss ?

An extract from the letter announcing this:

"The Brexit vote has already had an impact on our fundraising efforts.
The current orchestra has no UK
members, but EUBO's administration is entirely British. With the UK
outside the EU and free movement to
and from the UK in all likelihood ended, EUBO's operation will become
seriously compromised, to say
nothing of our likely future access to EU and other funds."

If their are no UK members of the orchestra it seems kind of silly for
it to be based here.

There would be UK members if they
passed the audition/selection board.

In the future there can be no UK members. period.
The singers are currently all from Clare College Cambridge.
That too will end.


Iain