Forthcoming events, recordings and reviews
Autumn Term 2024
Please note that a RECORDING and full report of the Summer Session 2024 is available. The Autumn Term started on 9th September at Merchiston Castle School with an open rehearsal, and continues weekly. The Choir is very much enjoying preparing for our Christmas...
Our Spring Concert 2024
Our concert was on Saturday 23rd March at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall of Merchiston Castle School. The music featured Misa Criolla by Ariel Ramirez which has Latin American rhythms and was sung in Spanish There was also a set of Folk Tunes by John Rutter called The...
Concert Monday 11th December 2023
Our December 2023 Christmas Concert was on Monday 11th December. The main piece sung by the choir was Geoffrey Bush’s Christmas Cantata which tells the story of Christmas with references to well known carols. This was followed by our soloists singing and playing...
Community Choir’s Spring Concert on Sunday 26 March 2023
A recording was made of a small part of the concert. We offer the following rendition of Haydn's Kyrie and Mozarts Ave Verum Corpus for your enjoyment. The choir acknowledges the important contribution of the conductor, Tim Coleman and the organist Morley Whitehead...
Concert 10 December 2022
We thoroughly enjoyed the Colinton & Merchiston Community Choir concert on Saturday evening (10th December). It set the scene for the Festive Season with a splendid rendition of Vivaldi's Gloria followed by a wonderful selection of Christmas songs and Carols...