Hutchesons' Choral Society

Happy New Year all 🎶 🥳 🎶
The Choral Society rehearsals for our March concert begin on Monday 6th January at 7.30pm. The programme includes "The Armed Man". If you are interested please come along to rehearsals; you will be made most welcome 🙌

Snaps from our Quiz Night! 📸

Rehearsals are going well for our spring concert on 24th March. If you havent made it along to rehearsals so far, or you are thinking of joining us - its not too late! Monday 7:30pm Fotheringay Road, Pollokshields.
Basses and Tenors are particularly welcome 🙌

Happy New Year to all our members and followers 🥳 rehearsals begin again tonight at 7:30pm...all welcome 🎻🎼

Newsletter for new term....lots happening and still not too late to join the choir...please message if interested for details 🎻🎼🎻

Introducing the Fundraising team 😀 Left to right....John, Lindsay-Ann, Chris, Suzy, Sheila and Elsie. Excited for the new term ahead 🙌 🎻🎼🎻

Introducing our new Conductor for session starting Sept 2018.... Sarika (Sarah) Skerritt.
Sarah graduated with BMus (Hons.) from the D.I.T. Conservatory of Music in Vocal Pedagogy.
Her experience singing in choirs began at the age of nine with Galway Choral Association, Ireland. It was throughout this period that she fostered a love for choral music. In 2012, she was invited to sing with the internationally acclaimed choir New Dublin Voices under the direction of Ms. Bernie S...herlock. Shortly after joining, she commenced private instruction from Ms. Sherlock in choral conducting.
During the same year, Ms. Mairéad Hurley, Head of Vocal Studies, D.I.T. Conservatory of Music and Drama, recommended her to Waterways Ireland to set up, direct and conduct a Community Choir. Together they performed at prestigious events such as Dublin Docklands Festival (2012 & 2013).
In September 2013, she was appointed Musical Director of the Rotunda Maternity Hospital Staff Choir. They took part in “Stars, Carols for Choirs” presented by Broadcaster/Journalist Ms. Miriam O’ Callaghan.
As soloist, Sarah’s repertoire includes works such as Fauré’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Kodály's Missa Brevis, Pergolesi’s Magnificat and Stabat Mater.
She was invited to perform Haydn’s Nelson Mass and Mendelssohn’s Walpurgisnacht with Culwick Choral Society, Dublin.
As conductor, she directs several concerts per year. Together with choirs, she performed choral works by composers including Britten, Haydn, Mozart, Rutter and Vivaldi. Orchestral works conducted include Beethoven's 1st Symphony and Debussy's Petite Suite.
In September 2014, she relocated to Hungary in order to attend the Kodály Institute, Kecskemét. While there, she studied with the world-renowned Professor Péter Erdei and received a diploma in Advanced Choral Conducting. She completed her MA (Kodály Music Pedagogy) and graduated with distinction in 2016. During her time in Hungary, she was a member of the Új Liszt Kamarakórus directed by Dr. László Norbert Nemes.
A recipient of the esteemed Bacon-Erdei Scholarship, Sarah was invited to engage in educational research in Budapest in 2016/2017.
Currently, she is a PDGE student at Strathclyde University (Secondary Music). She holds position of Deputy Lecturer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Choral & Musicianship) and is looking forward to working with Hutchesons' Choral Society as Musical Director from September 2018.
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Please share with family and friends....tickets available on the night at the door....

Our new term has begun....shake off the Jan Blues and come and join us for rehearsals - Monday nights - 7:30pm at The Fotheringay Centre, Pollokshields - Message for more details. New members are VERY welcome...

Tickets will be available at the door tomorrow night for the Quiz Night - YES there are still some left.....Hope you are all ready for the questions! 🤔

What a fantastic bake night on Monday - thanks to all who contributed 🙌