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Michael Kellett wrote:
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.

Based in Woodstock? Lots and lots of 'Baroque' musicians must live there.
;-)

Actually, you are right, - they do. Woodstock is a 20 minute drive from
Oxford City centre. The Faculty of Music of Oxford University has one
of the largest and most active departments of music in British academia
with a worldwide reputation. Many fine musicians live in Oxford.

So the EUBO is very suitably located.
Amsterdam will suit even better, and the EU has promised
continued funding for such an important cultural organisation.

Iain