WELCOME TO INVERNESS CHORAL SOCIETY
Inverness Choral Society is a registered Scottish Charity No: SCO15219
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New term - August - December 2024 It's great to be together again and to be rehearsing for our November concert. It's no longer possible to join us for this session. We will be open to new members again in January. Our winter 2024 concert will be held on Saturday 16th November in Inverness Cathedral. We will sing Puccini's Messa di Gloria and some motets by Mozart and Bruckner. Tickets are priced £15, with under 16s free. The ticket fee includes a programme. These are available via Choral members at rehearsals or online trybooking.com/uk/DWXY or simply search trybooking.com and type in event info: Inverness Choral, Nov 16th. You can also pay at the door on the night of the concert. Our soloists for this concert are Rowan Gillard (Tenor) and Seamas Brady (Bass).
Rowan Gillard Seamus Brady |
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Membership fees are £110 per year (for two terms, August - December and January - April). Ther are no further weekly fees. Anyone aged 25 and under pay only £25 for the year.
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Carolthon - 14th December 2024 We're delighted to announce our charity partner for this year's Carolthon is Highlands and Islands Blood Bikes. They 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. |
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Our Spring concert 2024We were privileged to sing the beautiful Brahms German Requiem to an almost capacity audience in Inverness Cathedral. We've had some lovely, positive feedback already but we're always ready to hear what people think. As always, we're grateful to those without whom our concert would not happen. Our soloists Colleen Nicholl, Soprano and Colin Brockie, Baritone did not disappoint. The choir are always hugely grateful to Gordon Tocher, our conductor and Adrian Marple, our accompanist week by week at rehearsals, where they patiently encourage us to reach our performance standard. We're garetful also to both Gordon and Adrian for their work "on the night", with Adrian accompanying the work on the Cathedral organ. What a marvellous sound that was to hear. His solo pieces on the organ were a treat too.
A great night of wonderful music enjoyed by the Choral members and audience alike. Here are a few pictures from the night.
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Dates for your diary *Spring Concert - Sunday 13th April, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness. More information to follow.
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Our annual Carolthon was held on Saturday 16th December 2023 in the Eastgate Centre, Inverness. Our charity partner for 2023 was the Crocus Group, who provide bereavement support for children and young people aged 5 - 18 across the Highlands. If you'd like to read more about their work, click here to read their leaflet. We were delighted to present representatives from Crocus with their half of the proceeds from the day.
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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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