After several months of work our administrator has finally put the last pieces into place for our 2018 season, so we can now officially announce all of our future dates and venues from this point onwards.
All of it will be rewarding and enjoyable, but in particular we're looking forward to our second proper foray across the border, and having sung in Carlisle Cathedral in 2016 we travel a little further south and lots further east to the magnificent Durham Cathedral. Another highlight will undoubtedly be taking part in a Mass in King's College Chapel in Aberdeen, featuring music by Francois Couperin (1668-1733) which has been a particular interest and study subject of our Musical Director Frikki Walker who had the opportunity to travel to France in June this year with a group of fellow organists from the Royal College of Organists to play various organs including one in the Palace of Versailles.
Friday 11th to Sunday 13th August 2017
Annual Residential Rehearsal Weekend, Scottish Police College, Tulliallan Castle (NB no public access)
9th September 2017
St John's Episcopal Church, Dumfries
Choral Evensong at 4pm
7th October 2017
St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow
Choral Evensong at 4pm
11th November 2017
St Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, Dundee
Choral Evensong at 4pm
17th February 2018
Bothwell Parish Church
Choral Evensong at 4pm
24th March 2018
St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow
Chrism Mass at 4pm
19th May 2018
Durham Cathedral
Choral Evensong at 5.15pm
2nd June 2018
Along with choirs from around Scotland we will be taking part in the RSCM Scotland Triennial Festival in Dundee
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th August 2018
Annual Residential Rehearsal Weekend, Scottish Police College, Tulliallan Castle (NB no public access)
15th September 2018
St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
Choral Evensong at 4pm
6th October 2018
King's College Chapel, Aberdeen
Mass at 4pm, featuring music by Couperin
17th November 2018
Dunblane Cathedral
Choral Evensong at 4pm
We are a non-denominational choir that sings in churches of varying traditions, and often in them we sing Choral Evensong which although of Anglican origin is a
beautiful Christian service which lends itself wonderfully to some of
the most fantastic music ever written. The following was spotted by our administrator in a cathedral in England and they did not object when they were asked if we could use it, so for several years it has been included in all of our Choral Evensong Orders of Service:
Some have said that Choral Evensong seems to be more of a concert that an act of worship. That would be true if the singing were offered to those present – but it isn’t. It is offered by the Choir, on behalf of the whole church, to Almighty God – who alone is the audience to all worship; we are part of that offering, even though we say little and sing even less; by our presence and our silent assent we are worshipping as we allow the Choir – doing something beautiful for God who creates, preserves and redeems us – to lift our hearts beyond the mundane into the realms of the eternal and glorious life of heaven.
