Castle Chorus was started in 2015 and is an Edinburgh based mixed voice community choir, and part of the Natural Voice Network.
We meet Thursdays 6.30-8.30pm at University of Edinburgh buildings in central Edinburgh.
3 October - Lecture Theatre G.03 in 50 George Square
10 October - Lecture Theatre G.03 in 50 George Square
17 October - TBC
24 October - Lecture Theatre G.03 in 50 George Square
31 October - No practice. Week off to go guising!
7 November - Lecture Theatre G.03 in 50 George Square
*14 November - Screening room G.04 in 50 George Square*
21 November - Lecture Theatre G.03 in 50 George Square
28 November - Lecture Theatre G.03 in 50 George Square
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Term Dates and Fees - Autumn (September 5th to 19th December 2024)
Thursdays - (11 sessions)
£5 full fee / £3 concession drop-in rate
£70 whole-term payment (£40 concession)
Led by Caro Overy, we sing a big range of great songs without accompaniment, including some contemporary folk and some more traditional and roots type music, with a splash of jazz and some more experimental things too. From more traditional standards like Wild Mountain Thyme, to more mainstream gems from bands like Vampire Weekend and Fleet Foxes! And anything and everything in between...
We also collaborate with Edinburgh-based songwriters and musicians to perform beautiful new arrangements of fresh songs. We also sometimes compose our own songs to sing at choir, usually as a group, but individuals also do this too!
In the last 7 years we have performed our own sell-out Christmas carol concerts and a programme of carols at Rosslyn Chapel, as well as dozens of relaxed pub and music festival gigs, as well as concerts at the end of each 'term' or season (these usually have a theme, such as 'Light and Dark,' or 'Creatures'), and done loads of ad hoc workshops, pub sessions and more....
We’ve been highly commended in the Chorus Awards, sung as part of an Edinburgh Book Festival play, on the Isle or Arran, done Christmas Carols on Princess Street, performed at the Scottish Parliament, as well as been featured on BBC Radio Scotland and Castle FM.
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