December Concert with Coalburn Silver Band
Whisper it, our Christmas Concert with special guests including Coalburn Silver Band was becoming a star part in Strathaven’s Christmas celebrations. There’s nothing like a good old Christmas carol to kindle the festive spirit. And now we’re back, on Sunday 4th December in the Scout and Guide Hall. As always, expect a good helping of […]
Summer Now Is Over
And practising’s begun. No excuses for not being note perfect (or thereabouts) since Mike has already started to furnish members with rehearsal recordings. SATB parts for ‘The Little Horses’ and ‘Ching-a-ring Chaw’ are the first to be added to the ‘Rehearsal Recordings‘ page within our Members Area. These can be accessed by members only by […]
How Scotland Made Aaron Copland
Rehearsals for our December Concert begin next week making this a good time to delve into the background and origins of the music and composers who will feature in our autumn/winter programme. Aaron Copland, sometimes referred to as ‘the Dean of American Composers’ makes a good starting point. Somewhat surprisingly, ‘Copland’ was Scottish. Well, in a manner of speaking. […]