St James Orchestra, Paisley

St James Orchestra, Paisley
St James Church, Underwood Road, Paisley, PA3 1TL

Who we are
The orchestra is run by an elected committee of members - the leader and the conductor are members of the committee ex officio.

Office bearers
President: Stewart Munro (trumpet)
Secretary: Tom Ferguson (French horn)
Treasurer: Dorothy Johnson (first violin)
Librarian: Liz Gibson (viola)

Leader
Fiona Butcher started violin and piano lessons at the age of 8 and music has played a major part in her life ever since. She gained invaluable experience playing in the school orchestra at Paisley Grammar, under the guidance of Derek Norval, and at residential music camps. She joined St James Orchestra in 1976.

As a pianist, Fiona accompanies choirs and singing groups and is also the organist at Paisley Methodist Church. Her day job is as school librarian at Castlehead High, where she also helps out in the music department!


	Our Conductor Eric Dunlea was born in Cork City in the Republic of Ireland. He studied music at the local Municipal School and later at University College, Cork.
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	Interested in Joining? Our current membership stands at 55 and is made up of musicians of all ages and abilities who simply enjoy making music together. St James Orchestra is always pleased to welcome new members. No formal audition is necessary...
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Contact Tel: 01505 816132 Email: info@stjamesorchestra.org.uk

St James Church, Underwood Road, Paisley, PA3 1TL