NCO 2018

[stringchild]

The new annual thread for those interested and/or auditioning! Ask questions, update your news - lots of nco parents on board and those hoping to be :)

**Musicdoc，your DD is so talent. We will do grade 7 next term and maybe audition for NCO U11s next October. It looks still not enough for NCO standard.

Finally! U11 for dd - and just heard that her bassoon buddy got a place in U11 too. She’ll be a happy girl!
Hope it’s good news for anyone else waiting

Congratulations to everyone who is hearing good news today so far.

Is anyone else still waiting on u12 results?

DS is a June baby so he is also relatively younger in the age bracket. Hopefully they won't change their age rule as it's quite confusing!

Hurray to miniDouble! Worth waiting!

Musicdoc - yes I think our boys are cello friends! Huge congratulations to yours - that's fabulous news!! Well done to all of the other Yeses too. We're still waiting for news here....

Yay for minidouble!!! See you in Feb

Well done to all the yes’s today. No news here 🤔

The email just came in. Can't open it. Suddenly I don't want to stop waiting!

So excited my dd u11 just got her email. She is thrilled to have got in! One very excited first time flute player. I hope she gets to go to the South Easterlies.

Well done mini glitter and double! Xx

Kutik open it - am fire it’s good news!

Well done all. I have another question, what sort of time do the courses start? The first one is a four hour drive from us. Is it usually morning or afternoon?

Icouldbeknitting checking for emails is so much easier that walking down the drive to check the postbox umpteen times a day for news of NCBBGB audition! Thanks for the heads up.

Yesterday's slightly disappointing news more than offset today by an offer of a place at Purcell for next year. DS has offer of place at Wells too. Decisions, decisions.

Normally afternoon 1.30-4.30pm.
We have to travel two hours to ours - 4 hrs is far!

Oh sorry - my times were for the regionals. I think courses normally start at 2 or 3 pm - can't remember exactly!

siriusmuggle the courses are usually an afternoon start, 2pm arrival, 3pm first rehearsal (or thereabouts)
littleladsdad wow that's amazing - huge decisions though!
kutik73 how can you not open it after all that waiting?!

LIttleladsdad I would say Purcell over Wells- but that’s just personal preference.
Which one are you leaning towards?

Thank you. Looks like we’ll be able to drive down in the morning then and probably stay over and then back next day.

Kutik, OPEN the email, I need to know before the school run..

Well we have had ours... Associate member. What does that mean?

Ladsdad, I am interested in Wells for auditioning next year (DD is in Year 5 currently). What level is your DS at, can I ask?

Completely forgotten my yesterday, but needed to get the tree up and decorate as last week/up until Tues this week, I was preoccupied!

siri We live 3 hrs from the residential - I drove her down, settled her in and then drove all the way home again - not much fun!!!

Well done to all those who have had good news 👏

littleladsdad, massive congratulations on Purcell/Wells!

OK, I opened it now. DS is in U11!

Crazy, that means you can join the regional orchestra. They are fab.

Kutik I told you!

Yes ma'am.