Finding ourselves in Findhorn

Last night we played in the Universal Hall at the Findhorn Foundation in Morayshire. The Findhorn Foundation is a spiritual community and ecovillage where they strive to create a positive and sustainable future. It's pretty relaxed and chilled out place!

The pentagon-shaped Universal Hall was built by volunteers visiting or living at the Findhorn Foundation Community in the ten years from 1974 to 1984. The auditorium seats 280 people comfortably and up to 400 on a 'get-well-aquainted' basis. We managed about 300 last night (the band taking up a fair bit of space of course).

The hall was designed by British architect George Ripley. It has a hand-carved stone exterior facing, a magnificent stained glass entrance and geodesic roof construction - five enormous wooden ring beams hold up the roof. Sitting at the edge of a sand dune/wilderness area, it really is quite a unique venue

The audience here are a bit more expressive, and less restrained, when it comes to responding to the music. There were a few people swaying along to the music!

Pre-concert, conductor Robin managed to get hold of an SCO branded t-shirt ("great for rehearsing in") so now he really is one of the gang!

-- Lauren, SCO Marketing