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Choirs with which I've been associated

If you've been in a choir I've been in, even at a different time to me, please feel free to send your pictures and/or stories to me and I'll try to include them as I update and develop the site. 

Dates Choir Notes
1975 - 1983 Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church Choir, Motherwell  
1976 RSCM Edinburgh Course  
1977 - 1978 The Comyn Choir, East Kilbride  
1977 - 1980 Dalziel High School Senior Choir, Motherwell  
1978 - 1980 Decantus Diocesan Choir of Glasgow & Galloway
1983 Ayr Choral Union  
1983 - 1989
1993 - 1995
2002 - 2007
St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow Since March 2007 I've been taking a (very extended) period of leave from church and from the cathedral choir
1991 RSCM Salisbury Course  
1991 - 1996 The Marian Consort 1991 Wells Cathedral
1992 Wells Cathedral
1993 Lincoln Cathedral
1994 Norwich Cathedral
1995 St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
1996 Winchester Cathedral
1992 Carlisle Choral Union  
1992 - 1993 All Saints Church, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne  
1992 - 1993 All Saints Chamber Choir, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne  
1994 - 1997
2001 - 2005
2007 - present
Glasgow Chamber Choir  
1996 - 1997 Glasgow University Chapel Choir 1996 Dublin Tour
1997 Norfolk Tour
1999 - 2001 Glasgow Renaissance Singers (now called Cathures, for reasons not very convincingly explained on their Website)  

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Timeline of choir membership

Date Event
2nd Mar 1975 Admitted as a Treble to the choir of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church, Motherwell
Approx Jun 1976 Around this time they dropped, so my voice broke, I sang Alto very briefly, then Tenor
Aug 1976 Attended RSCM Edinburgh Course
1977 Joined Comyn Choir, East Kilbride
1977 Joined Dalziel High School Senior Choir, Motherwell
1978 Left Comyn Choir
1978 Joined Decantus (Former Diocesan Choir of Glasgow & Galloway)
1980 Left Dalziel High School Senior Choir
1980 Left Decantus
1983 Sang with Ayr Choral Union for one concert (Messiah)
Approx Nov 1983 Left Holy Trinity, Motherwell
Dec 1983 Joined St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow
1987 Sang in a choir of 600 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, in RSCM 60th Anniversary concert as the tenor representative of St Mary's Cathedral Choir
Dec 1989 Left St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow, moved to Newcastle upon Tyne
1990 Took part in St Mary's Cathedral round Scotland tour (Full unaccompanied choral service in each of the 8 Scottish Cathedrals in one day)
1991 Joined St John the Baptist Church, Grainger St, Newcastle upon Tyne, but sang for one Sunday only
1991 Joined Musica Johannes (connected to St John the Baptist Church, Grainger St, Newcastle upon Tyne), left after one rehearsal
Approx Aug 1991 Sang with the newly formed Marian Consort for a week at Wells Cathedral
Approx Aug 1991 Attended RSCM Salisbury Course
Approx Aug 1992 Sang with the Marian Consort for a week at Wells Cathedral
1992 Sang with Carlisle Choral Union for one concert (Fauré Requiem)
1992 Joined All Saints Church, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
1992 Became one of the founder members of All Saints Chamber Choir, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
Mar 1993 Left All Saints Church & Chamber Choirs - moved back to Glasgow
Mar 1993 Rejoined St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow
Approx Aug 1993 Sang with the Marian Consort for a week at Lincoln Cathedral
Jan 1994 Became one of the 11 founder members of Glasgow Chamber Choir
Approx Aug 1994 Sang with the Marian Consort for a week at Norwich Cathedral
1995 Left St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow for the second time
Approx Aug 1995 Sang with the Marian Consort for a week at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
Approx Aug 1996 Sang with the Marian Consort for a week at Winchester Cathedral.  This was the final Marian Consort week, after which the choir disbanded.
1996 Joined Glasgow University Chapel Choir
1996 Took part in Glasgow University Chapel Choir tour of Dublin
1997 Took part in Glasgow University Chapel Choir tour of Norfolk
1997 Left Glasgow University Chapel Choir
1997 Left Glasgow Chamber Choir
1999 Became one of the founder members of Glasgow Renaissance Singers
2001 Left Glasgow Renaissance Singers
Sep 2001 Rejoined Glasgow Chamber Choir
Approx Mar 2002 Rejoined St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow (for the third time!)
2004 Became Secretary of Glasgow Chamber Choir
Jun 2005 Left Glasgow Chamber Choir again
March 2007 Decided to take some time out from St Mary's Cathedral, which is continuing
Sep 2007 Rejoined Glasgow Chamber Choir (yet again)

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page last updated 02 Feb 2008

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