WELCOME TO INVERNESS CHORAL SOCIETY

Inverness Choral Society is a registered Scottish Charity No: SCO15219

Our new term starts on Monday 13th January 2025, 7.30pm at Smithton Church.
Carolthon - 14th December 2024 It's still possible to donate to the Carolthon via our Just Giving page here or scan the QR code on the poster Click on the poster to the right to enlarge it We thouroughly enjoyed our Carolthon today, and know from those who stopped to chat with us that they did too. Some mentioned having their childhood memories stirred as they listened to the singing. There were lots of traditional Carols, old favourites, and some Messiah pieces and The Shepheds' Farewell sung across our four sessions. We hope you heard your favourites. If hearing us has inspired you to join us (one person at least did ask about joining), we restart on 13th January 2025 at Smithton Free Church at 7.30pm. We were joined by several members of our charity partner for this year, Highlands and Islands Blood Bikes. They all put in a full shift, some even enduring the cold by the entrance to the shopping centre to collect the many generous donations made by you as you passed by. Thank you for your generosity - we'll let you know how much we raised once the JustGiving page has closed. Highland and Islands Blood Bikes are a volunteer run charity which operates a fleet of specially equipped motorcycles which can efficiently transport medical consignments across Highlands and beyond. You can find out more about this worthwhile work here. If you'd still like to make a donation to our Carolthon (money raised is shared equally between Highlands and Islands Blood Bikes and The Choral Society) you can do so via this link which will take you to our Just Giving page. Thank you once more. Here are some pictures from the event.


Recent events
Our winter 2024 concert was held on Saturday 16th November in Inverness Cathedral. We thoroughly enjoyed singing this less well known work by Puccini as well as pieces by Mozart, Bruckner and Rossini, and appreciate all the positive feedback we've had from those who were there. Thanks as always to our soloists, Rowan Gillard (Tenor) and Seamus Brady (Bass), the orchestra, and Gordon our conductor and Adrian our accompanist, who have guided us with such patience over the weeks to get us "concert ready". As always we are grateful to you, our audience for coming along to support us. Here are a few pictures from rehearsals and the concert. Our soloists for this concert were Rowan Gillard (Tenor) and Seamas Brady (Bass).
Looking to join us? We will be open to new members again in January. Our start date is Monday 13th January 2025. Membership fees are £110 per year, payable in full prior to our November concert. Ther are no further weekly fees. Anyone aged 25 and under pay only £25 for the year.
Dates for your diary Spring Concert - Sunday 13th April,* Drumossie Hotel, Inverness. More information to follow.

Inverness Choral Society is one of the largest choir in the Highlands and draws singers from a wide area around Inverness. It presents two main concerts a year, in Spring and Autumn, and a singing marathon - a Christmas Carolthon - in aid of charity in mid-December. New members are welcomed at the start of each session ie August and January.

The conductor of the Inverness Choral Societyis Gordon Tocher and the accompanist is Adrian Marple.

The Choral has a celebratory book, produced with grant aid from Inverness Common Good Fund.

The 68-page book is full of photographs, facts and figures about the Society’s activities over the years, with lively reminiscences and anecdotes contributed by members and friends and full details of all the Society’s concerts since 1977; (earlier concerts are listed here on the website).

It will make a wonderful keepsake for members past and present, and for anyone interested in the Choral Society. Price £10.

The book is now available from Waterstones or via the society, as detailed below:

Payment can be by BACS, Sort Code 82-65-18, Account number: 20310143 (Clydesdale Bank - now Virgin Money, Academy Street), or by cheque to 'Inverness Choral Society', or by cash at Monday rehearsals.

If you would like to buy a copy but can’t be at choral practices, contact us via the website, info@invernesschoral.org.uk and for those living in Inverness we can try to arrange a free delivery to your house. If posting out is required, this would be an extra £2.15 (for up to two books).

Past Performances

Click here to see a list of our performances at Eden Court Theatre since 1977. We have now also collated a list of earlier performances, from the Society being founded in 1920 to 1976. Click here to see this information.

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