Shame, Shame; Fame, Fame?
Expectation! Excitement! Trepidation. All at Strathaven Choral await this evening’s Radio 3 broadcast of 2015’s Adopt a Composer piece ‘Shame, Shame, He DIes for […]
Adopt a Composer
Relationships, Risks and Shortbread
Mark G Carroll’s, Strathaven Choral Society’s Adopt a Composer partner, reflections on his experience of the process have been posted on Making Music. Mark recognises […]
A Life in Five Pieces: Mark G Carroll
The second in an occasional series in which people who have made music their profession choose five pieces of music which have particular significance […]
Shame, Shame, 1
Millie, who used to sing with us writes: I listened to ‘Shame Shame’ this morning and I must admit, I was impressed! I think […]
Almost There: Countdown to the West End Festival 1
Last night saw our final rehearsal before our West End Festival Concert on Saturday Evening. We polished our Rossini and put final touches to […]
West End Festival Concert and BBC Radio 3
Excitement grows as rehearsals up a gear (or two) and it’s confirmed that BBC Radio 3 will record our West End Festival Concert, Past to Present, on […]
International Women’s Day 2
BBC Radio Three’s trails for its plans for International Women’s Day – a whole day’s worth of programmes focussing on women in classical music […]
Shame, Shame, He Dies for His Country 3
The morning after our first encounter with the new piece created by Mark G Carrollas part of making Music’s Adopt a Composer Project, read […]
Radical Approach to New Music
We hear that Mark Carroll has been inspired by Strathaven‘s 1820 Radicals. While an image of leader, James ‘Purlie’ Wilson may now be on […]
Workshopping
A forty five minute vocal workshop using only four notes and four bars Timbre, rhythm, dynamics – even a sprinkling of distracting noises (by request). […]