Messia November 2023
We gave two performances of Handel's Messiah jointly with Crieff Choral accompanied by a small orchestra and supported by four solosists. The first performance was at Breadlabane Community Campus in Aberfeldy on 19th November and the second was in Comrie Parish Church the following weekend.Over 400 people were in the audiences and we received standing ovations for both concerts. Several of the professional musicians expressed their delight at the standard achieved by the amateur singers, and we received many compliments from audience members.
The Breadalbane concert was made possible by grant money from the Basil De'ath fund.
Les Mis Come and Sing 24th June 2023
Thanks to funding from the Enchanted Forest, we were able to run a wokshop for people to learn and perform songs from Les Mis. Held in the Birnam Arts Centre, a good number of people came along, some to experience choral singing for the first time. The result was an amazing performance and a call for more of the same in the future.
Making Music Day 21st June 2023
To celebrate Making Music Day some of the choir went to sing at Balhousie and then took to the street outside Fisher's to entertain the passers by. As there was a bucket out, we raised £51.90!
Eternal Light concert April 2023
Featuring the emotionally charged piece Eternal Light by Howard Goodall, our Spring concert was greatly enjoyed by a packed audience in Pitlochry Church of Scotland. A last minute change of venue from Dunkeld Cathedral was necessitated because of a problem with some unsafe stonework, but fortunately we were able to book the church at the last minute.
Christmas Concert 2022
11th December - Pitlochry Church of Scotland
"Christmas Together" was a huge success with an extremely large audience who ventured out in minus temperatures to join us for what felt like a real celebration of togetherness. The programme included an atmospheric rendition of "I wonder as I wander" arranged by Steve Pilkington, an arrangement by Andrew Johnston (our assistant musical director and accompanist) of "O Holy Night" and excerpts from the Messiah, including the solo "Rejoice greatly" which was beautifully sung by our musical director and soprano Colleen Nicoll. Children from three local schools joined us in the second half and delighted with their version of "Christmas Canon of Peace". The audience were also invited to sing along with some popular carols throughout the evening and ended the night in great voice with "Hark the Herald Angels Sing".
Our charity collection raised £600 for the food banks in Pitlochry & Aberfeldy.
Spring Concert 2022
24th April - Pitlochry Church of Scotland
The programme entitled 'A Schubert Celebration' consisted of his Mass in G, Magnificat in C and abstracts from Mass in F (Deutsche Messe).
Concerts in 2020 and 2021
Sadly our concerts had to be cancelled because of the Covid pandemic.
Christmas Concert 2018
Sunday 9th December 2018 - Fishers Hotel, Pitlochry
'Carols by Candlelight' under the directorship and accompaniment of Colleen Nicoll and Andrew Johnston. Ulrike Wutscher was our soloist and the junior choir from Pitlochry High School also joined us.
A varied programme included an entry to 'Zadok the Priest', Mozart's 'Laudate Dominum' and Rachmaninoff's 'Bogoroditse Devo'.
Spring Concert 2018
7th April 2018 - Pitlochry Festival Theatre
The concert included excerpts from My Fair Lady, West Side Story and Carmina Burana.
Accompaniment was provided by Muriel Johnstone and Mark Rogers supported by Jonathan Chapman (the Royal Conservatiore)
Christmas Concert 2017
10th December - Atholl Palace Hotel, Pitlochry
The programme began with a series of songs performed by children from Breadalbane school, which was much appreciated by the audience. The choir and professional soloists then performed Messiah Part 1 ending with the Halleluiah Chorus, which the audience were encouraged to sing with us. After the interval, there was a mixture of carols performed by the choir, audience carols, solo items and readings performed by the ever popular Dougal Lee.
After the performance a retiring collection was made for the Pitlochry Paths Group which raised nearly £350.
Spring Concert 2017
9th April - Atholl Palace Hotel, Pitlochry
"Opera Favourites" included choruses and arias from Carmen, Faust and Madam Butterfly featuring tenor soloist Thomas Kinch. Musical Director - Norman Beedie. Accompanists - Muriel Johnstone and Peter Shand.
Christmas Concert 2016
11th December - Atholl Palace Hotel, Pitlochry
The programme included Brahms Liebeslieder and a selection of carols. Pupils from Breadalbane Academy joined the Pitlochry Choral and Dougal Lee gave the seasonal readings with his usual aplomb, causing considerable laughter with his explanation for his, less than accurate, accent in reading a poem by Benjamin Zephaniah.
Muriel Johnstone and Peter Shand not only accompanied the choir, but they also played some lively duets.
