Aberdeen, Scotland back in 1998

His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen, Scotland

I was looking at some old photos of a music performance tour to Aberdeen, Scotland with my university orchestra, and decided to scan them and post them up here. Those were the really youthful days, full of vigour about life, excitement about the unexpected, and dreams about the future.

Aberdeen is also known as the Granite City. It is the second largest city of Scotland, and is situated at the northeast part of Scotland, with two rivers running through it - River Don and River Dee. It was a most unforgettable experience. The broad Scottish accents were tuneful to the ears, and the people were extremely friendly.

Here are the photos! (Click on them to view their original larger size.)

The Assembly Rooms and Music Hall where we rehearsed and performed:


A review of our concert in the Aberdeen papers.

There are two Colleges in the University of Aberdeen - King's College (founded 1494) and Marischal College (founded 1593).

We stayed at Hillhead hostel of the university, and practised at Elphinestone Hall of King's College.

King's College Chapel and Elphinestone Hall
at King's College, University of Aberdeen, where we practised



Marischal College, Inside Marischal, University of Aberdeen
Upperkirkgate, Triple Kirks, Bridge of Dee



St. Machar's Cathedral (Beside our Hillhead hostel at Donside)
One of the oldest Cathedrals in Scotland


Day Excursion to Royal Deeside: Visiting Drum Castle, Braemar Castle and Ballater
Photo of our Orchestra's Conductor/Music Director and Administrative Manager


Looking at these few photos of me on that trip ...
oh my ... I did look so young then...
In St Machar's, At Statue of King George (No?) and At Memorial to World Wars Dead