LATEST NEWS - Stirling Gaelic Choir in France

When Stirling Gaelic Choir won the open choral competition recently at Stirling's 50th anniversary Mod, they did not have much time to savour their success. A few days afterwards the choir set off for Embrun,in France, where they had been invited to take part in the 7ème Festival Européen de chant choral. To the delight of local inhabitiants, the choir showcased some of their Gaelic songs in the open air market in Embrun in the morning of Fri 25th May.
That evening,alongside choirs from France, Holland and Italy the choir took part in a concert in the local Salle des Fetes. The festival culminated with a sell out grand concert in Embrun's magnificent cathedral, followed by an excellent evening banquet,at which the choir presented Chantal Eyméoud, the Mayor of Embrun, with gifts from the City of Stirling. "We made many new friends and the choir were great ambassadors for Stirling and for Gaelic choral music" commented Choir President Donald Mackenzie. "We even had members of the French and Dutch choirs join us in some of our Gaelic songs during what was an unforgettable trip"
Stirlng Gaelic Choir meets every Wednesday at 7.30pm in the Logie Kirk Hall, at Causewayhead.


Choir Members - Stirling Gaelic Choir

Stirling Gaelic Choir has around 30 enthusiastic members who travel from around central Scotland to sing with the choir, including Perth, Dunblane, Glenrothes and Dunfermline. The choir currently competes in the Margrat Duncan competition, and after a second place in the 2017 Mod, won the beautiful memorial trophy in 2018 and again in 2019. They also won the John MacNicol trophy for highest marks in Gaelic, a trophy named for a much-respected Stirling man.

Choir members also enjoy singing at more informal local events such as the Stirling Highland Games and Open Streets Festival and at an Annual Concert in September. Over the years the choir has sung overseas at international festivals and performed on radio and television.

The choir’s Conductor Jane McQueen hails from Islay and Gaelic Reader Anne Steven from Lewis.

Rehearsals

  • The choir rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm in Logie Kirk Hall, Causewayhead, Stirling.

Other information

  • New members are always warmly welcomed, as the choir is a very friendly group. There is no audition and lots of support from other members and from sound files. The ability to speak Gaelic is not a requirement for joining, we say ‘You don’t have to be able to speak Gaelic to sing it.’

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