Everything went very smoothly with our journey. Check in at
Heathrow was fairly painless and the plane arrived early in Helsinki, where we
were greeted by two old friends from the school, who escorted us to our waiting
coaches. We left Helsinki at 4.30pm and
arrived in Jalasjรคrvi
at exactly 9.30pm, having stopped for a meal on the way as planned.
After brief introductions and locking of instruments in the
school hall, all students left with their smiling hosts and nobody seemed at
all anxious.
The only slight hiccup was the non-arrival of one French horn
(as they say on the BBC, relatives have been informed) and one suitcase, the
latter belonging to Rebekah our violin tutor who seems very relaxed and fairly
interested in my offer to buy her some clothes out of the tour budget!
The Finn Air rep was confident that we will soon be reunited
with the missing items and we can borrow a French horn in the meantime if
necessary.
Tomorrow we will give our first 2 performances. That will possibly be our biggest test, as we
will probably all be rather tired and still a little under-rehearsed. I am always very confident of the talents and
tenacity of our young musicians, so look forward to reporting back positively tomorrow
evening!
Best wishes to all
Peter Desmond
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