ABERDEEN BACH CHOIR IN CLOSING CONCERT OF 2008 BRECHIN ARTS FESTIVAL
The Choir has once again been invited to perform in the closing concert of the Brechin Arts Festival on Sunday 28 September 2008 in Brechin Cathedral.

LONDON TRIP REPLACES CANCELLED STAVANGER TRIP
The sub-committee under Kate Graham planning a possible recital in Stavanger Cathedral in July/August 2008 has reluctantly decided to cancel the trip as it has not proved possible to agree a suitable date. This trip has been replaced by a trip to London including a performance in Saint Columba's Church on Saturday 12 July 2008 and participation in a performance of The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins in the Royal Albert Hall the following evening.

SOCIAL EVENING WITH COLIN BROCKIE
Baritone Colin Brockie, winner of the Ellie Pirie Scholarship winner for 2006-7 and 2007-8 and former winner in 2003-4, provided the entertainment at a social evening to be held in Ferryhill Parish Church on Saturday 22 March 2008.

MUSICAL CELEBRATION FOR JAMES LOBBAN
A musical celebration of the life of our late conductor was held in St Machar's Cathedral at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday 3 March 2007.

BAG PACKING AT ASDA
The Asda bag packing event on Saturday 16 December 2006 raised £859.40 for choir funds.

SILENT AUCTION
The Silent Auction in Queens Cross Church on Saturday 7 October 2006 raised £1 300 for choir funds.

50th ANNIVERSARY - Aberdeen Bach Choir celebrated its 50th anniversary since its reconstitution in 2006. The highlight was a performance of J.S. Bach St Matthew Passion on Sunday 23 April 2006 in St. Machar's Cathedral.

50th ANNIVERSARY DINNER
The 50th anniversary dinner which was to have been held at The Marcliffe Hotel in the Courtyard suite on Monday 24 April 2006 has been postponed indefinitely.

ELLIE PIRIE PRIZE WINNER
The winner of the Ellie Pirie prize for 2005-6 is Paul Tierney, Baritone, a student of music at the University of Aberdeen. Paul performed a short recital for the choir in St Margaret's School on Tuesday 17 January 2007.

The winner of the Ellie Pirie Scholarship for 2004-5 was Andrew House, a fine young tenor from Perth who was in his third year of a music degree at the University of Aberdeen. On Tuesday, 15 November 2005, Andrew gave a most accomplished and varied recital which was warmly received by around fifty choir members. He then joined the audience to sample the refreshments provided. It was a very friendly and enjoyable evening, and there was a special welcome to the new members who came along.

BRAILLE AND LARGE PRINT PROGRAMMES - Our December 2003 concert saw the introduction of Braille and large print programmes, which ensured that our concert was made accessible to as wide a range of people as possible. Please contact our Publicity officer to reserve a Braille or large print programme for our forthcoming concerts.

BRECHIN ARTS FESTIVAL - Aberdeen Bach Choir, with Donald Hawkesworth, Eva Robertson and members of Aberdeen Sinfonietta, performed works by J.S. Bach and Karl Jenkins at the closing concert of the 2004 Brechin Arts Festival on Sunday 3rd October 2004. Colin Brockie, the current holder of the Ellie Pirie Scholarship and a fine, young baritone singer, also gave a recital of songs accompanied by Donald Hawkesworth (piano).

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