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The first musical event for Term 4 last year was a concert given by Pro Musica . This chamber orchestra comprises music staff , external professionals and some advanced students . On 7 October we were delighted to welcome back Dr Cameron Roberts (’ 94 ). Cameron now resides in London with his wife and two children where he works as a professional musician most of the time , and as an anaesthetist in a London hospital two days a week .

At Scotch , Cam led the orchestra for two years , was Captain of Music , was a concerto soloist at two Foundation Day Concerts , and was the soloist for Rachmaninov ’ s 2nd Piano Concerto for the orchestra ’ s tour of Europe in January 1995 . In London , Cameron has several solo albums to his name and has written a book , Optimising Pianism .

His performance of Mozart ’ s Piano Concerto No 23 was a delight for the audience , displaying a wonderful understanding of Mozart ’ s elegance with a deftness of touch , matched with an authoritative and consummate technique . From a personal point of view , I first conducted Cam performing a piano concerto in 1993 , so it was a great pleasure and privilege to do so again , 30 years on !

The other concerto that evening was Bach ’ s Concerto for Violin and Oboe , BWV 1060 . The soloists were the legendary oboist , Anne Gilby , and our own Head of Strings , Ben Castle . Anne is our oboe teacher at Scotch . She has been principal oboe for several orchestras in Germany and Australia , including the Australian Chamber Orchestra . She is also the former Head of Woodwind at the Victorian College of the Arts , and Monash University .

Ben has performed as a chamber musician and orchestral player throughout Australia , and in Hong Kong and China . He also plays regularly with the Melbourne Baroque Orchestra , the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra , as well as television

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