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Coffee Morning

Jonathan — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:20:36 +0000

Our fund raising coffee morning is due to take place on Saturday 25th February. We would welcome quality donations for the books, bric-a-brac and baking stalls as well as donations of prizes for the Tombola and raffle. Please accrue all your items at home until we ask you to bring them.

Spring Concert Programme

Jonathan — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:02:34 +0000

There has been a change to the proposed Spring Concert programme. The works to be performed are ‘This is the Day’ by John Rutter which could even be its first performance in Scotland!!
‘The Wedding Feast of Hiawatha’ by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and the Gloria by Karl Jenkins.
We have only just started rehearsing and it is not too late if anybody would like to come and join us. Male voices would be especially welcome and you do not need any prior musical experience. There are NO auditions.

Rehearsals 2012

Jonathan — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:45:14 +0000

Just a reminder that rehearsals for the 2012 spring concert commence this Sunday, 8th January at 7.30pm in St Andrews Church Hall.
We welcome new members especially men and all you need to be able to do is sing in tune and blend your voice with the other singers. There are no auditions. Why not come and try us for a few weeks?.

Concert Tonight

Jonathan — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:46:48 +0000

Tonight, Dec 4th 2011 at 7.30pm you can listen to the Choral’s Christmas Concert.
The new session will commence on January 8th 2012 and the new programme will include Hiawatha’s wedding feast and two works by John Rutter, his Magnificat and ‘This is the day’ first performed at the Royal wedding in August.
We always welcome new members so please come along and try us out for a few weeks.

Kirkcaldy Orchestral Society Concert

Jonathan — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:25:21 +0000

This will take place at St Bryce Kirk, Kirkcaldy on Sunday 18th December at 2.00pm and 3.45pm. The concert is entitled Journey through Winter with carols for all, four sleigh rides and other Christmas music with the Langtoun Singers. Tickets are £6 adults and £4 for children.

Angus Choral Christmas concert

Jonathan — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:09:21 +0000

This performance will be on Saturday 3rd December in St John’s church Forfar at 7.30pm

“A varied first half programme with the usual carols etc. for the second half. Some really good pieces and hopefully it will be a great concert!”

Members of Angus Choral support our concerts and I urge to do like wise.

Their Spring Concert will take place on Saturday 21 April 2012 in Brechin Cathedral at 7.30 pm where they hope to sing the Brahm’s Requiem.
I will keep you all posted with details as and when they happen.

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Edinburgh Fringe

Jonathan — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:20:15 +0000

You may be interested to learn that one of our members will be appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
That stalwart of the Bass section, Mark Masson, will be appearing in ‘The Long Road’ at the “space on the mile” namely the Radison Hotel, on the 26th and 27th of August. The play itself will run from 22nd to the 27th at 14.35pm and there are two full casts.
If you are in Edinburgh on these dates then why not go and support Mark or why not just make a day of it!.
Fringe venues are hard to fill and so all support will be welcomed.

Making Music Scotland Communication

Jonathan — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:03:21 +0000

Making Music Scotland ORCAL Project 2011-2012

This is an important communication, which I would be most grateful if you would make your committee and members aware of.

Making Music Scotland’s orchestral project ORCAL is about to run for a fourth year. It has become very popular amongst those who have already participated, and we want as many people to become involved as possible.

For that reason, I would be most grateful if you could make details about this project known to members of your group. If you are not an orchestral or instrumental group, don’t forget that some of your members maybe are instrumentalists also and interested in taking part in the project!!

The following pages give you the details of the project for 2011-2012 together with a booking form. This information and the form is also available on the website at

www.makingmusic.org.uk/scotland

Thank you for your help in publicising the project amongst members of your group.

With best wishes

Yours sincerely

Richard Shaw
Development Officer Scotland

Notification of Annual General Meeting

Jonathan — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 06:50:24 +0000

The A.G.M. has been scheduled for Sunday 21st August 2011 in St Andrews Church, Arbroath and it is hoped that formal business will be concluded as quickly as necessary in order to leave time for some singing at the end of the Evening.
Formal notifications to members will be sent out later in July along with an accompanying agenda.
Please come and support your Choral Society and this is your opportunity to have your say.

Tayside Symphony Orchestra Invitation

Jonathan — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:17:29 +0000

The following invitation has been received and is extended to all members of Arbroath Choral Society. If anyone is interested then please email me via this website and I can forward the application form mentioned below.

Tayside Symphony Orchestra would like to invite singers (SATB) to join with them for their forthcoming Autumn concert to be held in the Reid Hall, Forfar on Saturday 24th September 2011.
The aim is to resurrect the Tayside Symphony Chorus which combined with TSO for the highly successful Millennium Concert in the Caird Hall, Dundee in 2000.
Within the programme of American music, the chorus will join the orchestra for a performance of Leonard Bernstein’s ‘Chichester Psalms’, as well as singing two songs by Eric Whitacre, entitled ‘Sleep’ and ‘The Seal Lullaby’.
Rehearsal will be under the direction of myself and will take place on the following Tuesday evenings in St Margaret’s Church, Forfar – 16, 23, 30 August and 6, 13, 20 September, with a final rehearsal in the afternoon of Saturday 24th September.
The size of the chorus will be restricted due to available space within the Reid Hall to 100 voices. There will a charge of £10 towards the hire and purchase of the music and other shared costs.
If you would like to be involved in this performance, please email the attached form to conductor@taysidesymphonyorchestra.org.uk by Friday 24 June, after which time, those involved will be contacted.