history>Concerts in 2001
- Christmas:
- In the Museum of Scotland, on Tuesday December 4th, 7.00pm.
- On Saturday December 8th, 7.30pm, at Priestfield Parish Church.
- On Tuesday December 11th in Aberdour - St Columba's Episcopal Church,
7.30pm.
- On Sunday December 16th, in St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh - a concert
in the "St Giles at 6" series;
and later, a set in Gorgie Salvation Army Band's Christmas Concert in
the Methodist Central Hall.
- On Saturday 27th October, we sang (in Polish) at the wedding of one of
our number in St Mary's RC Cathedral, Edinburgh.
- Saturday 6th October, in the Swallow Theatre, Whithorn: taking part in
a commemorative event to celebrate the life of Jill Sumner, who founded
the theatre with her husband David. Included the first performance of a
new piece by Sheena Phillips, Music for Jill, a setting of words
that Jill had chosen herself: Norman MacCaig's poem "If your hand came".
- Tuesday 25th September, in the Great Hall of Edinburgh
Castle - performing by invitation at a Royal Gala Dinner in the presence
of the Princess Royal.
- Saturday 25th August: an afternoon concert in the National Portrait Gallery,
Queen Street, Edinburgh, by seven voices.
- Sunday 30th June, in the Netherbow Theatre, Edinburgh - sold out!
- Saturday 23rd June: a small group of the choir sang in Malleny House for
a private audience - the Friends of Malleny House.
- Saturday 9th June, in Biggar.
- Sunday 22nd April: an afternoon concert in the National Portrait Gallery,
Queen Street, Edinburgh.
- We managed to make a late entry into the Glasgow Music Competition, and
sang in the mixed voice (non-competitive) class on Saturday 24th March.
A very enjoyable afternoon and evening with a lot of other fine singers,
and some compensation for missing ...
- ... our planned appearance in the Coleraine Festival in Northern Ireland,
in the mixed voice competition on March 24th. The festival had to be cancelled
at a couple of weeks' notice because of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
