Monday 5th September 7.30pm
Back to Rehearsal in the Evangelical Church, Lethame Road for all singers. And, if you are thinking about joining, this is a really good time as we blow off the cobwebs of our summer break and start to prepare for our December Concert. Not sure whether you’re a soprano or alto, tenor or bass? Music […]
2022: A Golden Year: SCS50
Pandemic over and we have something to celebrate. Strathaven Choral Society has reached its fiftieth birthday. Founded in the town in 1972 by the late David Knox, we have performed every year since – except during lockdown. So 2022 is a doubly special year as in May we presented our ‘return to normal’ concert, official […]
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. […]