The Linton Singers are members of Making Music
To contact the Linton Singers please contact the Secretary on info@lintonsingers.co.uk
Events Ahead
2018
AUGUST 2018
Choir practices will start on Sunday 23rd September after the summer break. Rehearsals will be held weekly in Carlops Village Hall from 7.00pm -
New members will be made very welcome. For further information contact the Secretary at info@lintonsingers.co.uk.
Friday, 23rd November, 2018 at 8.00pm in Carlops Hall
The choir will be joined by the gentlemen from Tweed Valley Male Voices for a fun evening of light music by the two choirs.
Sunday 25th November 2018 -
The choir will join the festivities at the Traquair Christmas Fair with a selection of seasonal music.
Sunday 25th November 2018 at 7.00pm. There will be no rehearsal this evening.
Wednesday, 19th December, 2018
6.30pm -
8.00pm -
Saturday, 22nd December, 2018 at 8.00pm in Carlops Hall
Join us on the weekend before Christmas for an evening of seasonal celebration with music and refreshments. There will be many carols for audience participation.
2019
Sunday, 6th January, 2019
Commencement of rehearsals for 2019 -
Saturday, 23rd March, 2019 at 7.00pm
City of Edinburgh Methodist Church
25 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9BX
A new work by
Hannah Haynes
Cantata for Saint Triduana (2018)
A cantata for Soprano, Mezzo-
choir and orchestra. The libretto is based on a series of poems by
Lynsay Downs and tells the strange (and perhaps somewhat allegorical) story of the life of Saint Triduana. Duration: approx. 25 minutes. For more information look at http://hhharp.squarespace.com/back-
The eighteenth century masterpiece
Haydn’s
THE CREATION
The choir will be accompanied by an orchestra of instrumentalists from the Lothians and Borders. This is a charity concert and will be performed in the City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9BX
Goboti Village Forestry and Agricultural Project
This concert will support the CEMC Church project in Goboti. The final piece of work for Friends of Goboti (Scottish Charity No: SCO37618) which has been, for the last 19 years, funding much needed infrastructure in the village of Goboti which lies in South Africa’s Eastern Cape in one of the poorest areas of the country. Donations go directly to the village leaders, who are supported and led by Rev. Gcobani Vika, Methodist minister and son of the village.
April/May
Plans are underway for a trip to the Highlands with members of the Edinburgh Renaissance Band.
Weekend of 13th October, 2019 -