| Name |
Type of Music |
Number |
Contact Details |
Rehearsals |
Recruiting |
Performances |
| Cadenza |
Choral, Renaissance to Contemporary |
40-50 |
Barbara Badger 0131-442 1843 or email: barbara.badger@ed.ac.uk |
Wednesdays, 7.30 - 9.45 pm, Nicholson Square Church |
Ability to pitch, blend and read music essential. Sight reading skills very helpful. Some individual work required between rehearsals. |
Concert during Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 1 or 2 Christmas concerts, 2-4 Charity Concerts during Spring/early Summer |
| Capital Concert Band |
Windband – large and varied repertoire |
25 |
Musical Director: Kevin Lamb, Tel. 01738 580404, Email: kgl@onetel.com |
Term-time: Thurs 7:30-9:30 p.m. St Thomas-Junction Road Church Hall, Leith |
Brass, woodwind and percussion players welcome - all standards |
3 ‘home’ concerts a year plus invites |
| Chapterhouse Singers |
Choral, Mainly sacred, Baroque to Modern |
35 |
Vicky Morton, 0131-337 6193 |
Wednesday 7:30-9:30 pm in the Music Schools, Palmerston Place |
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Two concerts and a carol service each year |
| Come and Sing Scotland |
Choral |
|
Ruth Townsend Tel/Fax: 0141 424 3531 Ruth_Malou@tesco.net |
Rehearse and sing a major work in one day |
Open to all |
Annual one-off performances |
| Edinburgh Bach Choir |
Choral |
100 |
edinburghbachchoir@bigfoot.com |
Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 in St George's West Church, Shandwick Place |
Recruiting, especially tenors |
Three concerts a year |
| Edinburgh Camerata |
Choral, mostly unaccompanied |
24-40 |
enquiries@edinburghcamerata.org |
Normally on the three evenings preceding each concert |
Recruiting - Strong musical ability and ability to blend |
Three or four concerts a year, including annual late-night Fringe concert |
| Edinburgh Concert Band |
All kinds of concert wind band music |
60 |
info@edinburghcontactband.co.uk |
Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 in St Oswald's Hall, Montpelier Park |
Recruiting woodwind, brass and percussion. No audition, Grade 5 recommended |
About three concerts a year |
| Edinburgh Gaelic Choir |
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Drummond High School, Broughton Road . From 7.30pm until 9.30pm. |
join@gaelicchoir.co.uk |
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| Edinburgh Grand Opera |
Opera |
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Wilma Elton 0131 667 4079 rob@robelton.demon.co.uk kenneth.mcleod@natgalccot.ac.uk |
7.30pm Mondays in St Peters Church Hall, Lutton Place, Edinburgh (off south Clerk Street) |
New voices welcome at start of season. Come along on Monday 22nd September at 7.30 pm at St. Peter's Church Hall |
Show in March 2004: Bizet's Carmen. |
| Edinburgh Royal Choral Union |
Choral |
120 |
Janet Darling janet@jabd.abel.co.uk David Tweedie 0131 441 4070 secretary@ercu.org.uk |
Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm in Augustine United Church, Edinburgh |
Still time to join to sing in the Usher Hall concert on 11th May! |
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| Edinburgh Singers |
Classical, Scottish, Contemporary |
45 |
Jenny buckley Jbuckley@music84.fsnet.co.uk |
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Recruiting |
About five concerts per year |
| Edinburgh Stage and Screen Orchestra |
Light orchestral Music from shows and films |
|
John Howden 18/6 Warriston Road 013 556 4683
e-mail conductor.man@virgin.net |
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Always on the lookout for experienced orchestral players |
Usually one concert a year for Waverley Care |
| Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra |
Orchestral |
75 |
Rob Saunders 0131 447 3871 rob_saunders@blueyonder.co.uk |
Wednesdays from 2000 to 2215 in the Reid Memorial Church, W Saville Terrace |
Contact Rob Saunders or e-mail eso@blueyonder.co.uk. Grade 7 minimum required |
3 or 4 a year (November, March and May) in Greyfriars Kirk |
| Edinburgh University Music Society Chorus |
Orchestral |
70 |
Antonia Bruce 07985 141423, email eums.publicity@gmail.com |
Tuesday evenings, Old St Paul's Church Hall |
Recruiting by audition |
Three concerts per year |
| Edinburgh University Music Society Sinfonia |
Orchestral |
70 |
Antonia Bruce 07985 141423, email eums.publicity@gmail.com |
Saturday Mornings, Reid Hall, Bristo Place. |
Information availble during freshers' week, second week of September |
Three concerts per year |
| Edinburgh University Music Symphony Orchestra |
|
70 |
Antonia Bruce 07985 141423, email eums.publicity@gmail.com |
Mondays 6.30 pm - 9.30, Reid Hall, Bristo Place. |
Auditions will be held during freshers' week, second week of September |
Three concerts per year |
| Edinburgh Wind Orchestra |
Concert band, symphonic and military band music |
45 |
David Morrow or Colin Cairns on 01506 631046 or 07949 589 796, email rogerpercy@hotmail.com |
Mondays 7.30-9.30 pm at 7 Warriston Road (just off Logie Green Road) |
Recruiting for brass, woodwind and percussionists |
We perform many concerts around Scotland and do foreign trips |
| Forth Valley Chorus |
Barbershop |
60 |
forthvalleychorus@yahoo.co.uk |
Rehearsals/Meetings: Thursdays 7pm Scottish Congregational Church 87 Saughtonhall Drive, Edinburgh |
New members welcome, Entry by audition, reading music not necessary, especially interested in lower female voices. 20th of June 2002 is an open night for prospective members. |
Vary throughout the year Annual Competition in May |
| Garleton Singers |
Choral |
|
Anne Browning 01620 824343 |
Meet every Monday night in Macmerry Village hall 7.30 except the first Monday in the month when we meet in Longniddry Primary School
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Vacancies for all voices except sopranos |
Concerts in Haddington and Edinburgh |
| Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Edinburgh |
Gilbert and Sullivan |
|
membership.secretary@edgas.org; Alison Crichton-Cook 0131 669 9633 |
Monday evenings at 7:15p.m. in Craiglockhart Primary School |
New members welcome, especially tenors and basses |
Annual production and concerts. |
| Harmony21 |
Choral, from Vivaldi to ABBA |
20 |
Ann 0131-444 1842 k.donaldson@napier.ac.uk |
Thursday 7:30-9:30 Newington |
Recruiting all voices (SATB) |
Concerts for Charity |
| Holyrood Ensemble |
Chamber choir |
20 |
Douglas McIlwraith: 07899 750 290 Email: info@holyrood-ensemble.org.uk |
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| Jubilo |
Choral |
80 |
Marjorie Drew: 0131 539 1064 Email: postmaster@jubilo.demon.co.uk |
Sunday 7.30pm to 10.00pm at St. Columba's Church, Hillhouse Road, Blackhall |
New members welcome. Entry by audition, Sightreading preferred but not essential. |
Two main concerts a year and about two other concerts |
| Kevock Choir |
Choral, Classical, Spirituals, Folk |
100 |
Hilary Stokes 0131 258 3235 hastokes@blueyonder.co.uk |
Tuesday 7.15pm in Lasswade High School Centre, Eskdale Drive, Bonnyrigg |
Recruiting |
Annual concert plus about 12 charity concerts |
| Linton Singers |
Choral, 15th Century to present day |
30 |
Gillian Gold, Greenbraes Nine Mile Burn, Penicuik Midlothian EH26 9LZ Tel: 01968-661-551 gill.gold@virgin.net |
Sunday 7.00pm. to 9.30pm in the Village Hall, Carlops |
New voices welcome |
Performances at Christmas, early Spring and end of May |
| Lothian Gaelic Choir |
|
45 |
info@lothiangaelicchoir.freeserve.co.uk |
Thursday 7:30-10:00 pm at Drummond Community High, Green Street, Edinburgh |
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Mods, Weddings and other performances |
| Meadows Chambers Orchestra |
Orchestral |
|
Spedding Micklem Phone: 0131 667 5618 email: h.micklem@ed.ac.uk |
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Experienced players interested in joining should email - Strings: fiona@coutts7.freeserve.co.uk Wind and Brass: Jean@11mp.freeserve.co.uk |
Three or four concerts per year in Edinburgh, October - May, and
occasionally elsewhere |
| Midge |
Anything a cappella |
6 |
Mike Smith E mail mike@acappellamidge.com |
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Regular appearances in support of different charities as well as the Festival Fringe |
| New Edinburgh Orchestra |
Orchestral |
50 |
info@newedinburghorchestra.org.uk |
Tuesday evenings in Nicolson Square Methodist Church |
occasional vacancies, please contact wind@newedinburghorchestra.org.uk or strings@newedinburghorchestra.org.uk |
|
| Pentland Singers |
Choral |
80 |
info@pentlandsingers.org.uk |
Tuesday evenings at 7.30. at Balerno High School |
New members are very welcome. There are no auditions. |
Normally two concerts per year |
| Philomusica of Edinburgh |
Orchestral |
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e-mail philo@selville.abel.co.uk |
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| Phoenix Wind Band |
Concert band and wind ensemble |
30 |
Secretary: Liz Wight, 75 Clermiston Road, EH12 6UU, tel. 0131 334 2812; e-mail: adamlizwight@talk21.com |
September to July, Thursdays 7-9 p.m., Society of Musicians, 3 Belford Road (near Dean Bridge) |
Contact the Secretary. No auditions, grade 4 up. Brass and percussion players required |
2-3 per season, but playing for pleasure is paramount |
| The Rolling Hills Chorus |
Male chorus, a capella, mainly Barbershop |
30 |
e-mail honsec@therollinghillschorus.co.uk |
Fridays from 7pm to 9pm in Craigmount High School |
We are currently recruiting. We do not audition, but we do have a "familiarisation period". Sight reading/previous choral experience not required. |
We have one concert a year, and we have informal singouts about once a month |
| Rudsambee |
a cappella choral |
17 |
Frances Cockburn (conductor) 0131-441 3728, contact@rudsambee.org.uk |
We rehearse in Morningside on Wednesday evenings |
Auditions for new members. Ability to sing in tune and read music essential, but sight reading not required. |
Regular performances:recent concerts in Edinburgh, Dunbar, Coleraine (Northern Ireland), Arendal (Norway) |
| Sangstream |
Scots Traditional Song |
40-50 |
info@sangstream.org.uk |
Boroughmuir School, Bruntsfield; Thursday evenings 7 - 9 pm |
open to all with an interest in or to learn about Scots Music |
performances: around 3 per year |
| Scottish Chamber Choir |
Choral: from the 16th century to the present day. |
30 |
President: Bill Wood 118 Craigmount Avenue North EDINBURGH EH4 8HJ (0131) 339 7663 email:billwood.craigmount@btinternet.com |
Mondays 7.30pm at The Ian Tomlin School of Music Napier University Craighouse |
At present, there are vacancies for tenors and basses. Experience of singing in similar Choirs is advantageous. |
Four concerts in Edinburgh each year, as well as performances outside Edinburgh from time to time |
| Scottish Sinfonia |
A wide range of repertoire for large symphony orchestra, especially noted for Mahler |
90-100 |
webmaster@scottishsinfonia.org.uk |
The orchestra is formed up as required for each concert; rehearsals are held during the 3 weeks before the concert |
Enquiries to join the list to: sinfonia@freeuk.com including a brief summary of
relevant experience, and a contact phone number |
Five concerts a year in Edinburgh, occasionally repeated further afield. |
| Showcase |
Musicals |
|
info@showcasemusicalproductions.co.uk Crofton Palmer: 0131 229 1926 Showcase c/o Palmer, 25 Bruntsfield Avenue Edinburgh EH10 4EN |
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auditions@ showcasemusical productions.co.uk |
Annual Show |
| SMYCMS |
Musicals |
|
info@smycms.co.uk Paul Findlay, 0131 441 5844 |
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2005 show will be "Annie Get Your Gun" |
| Society of Recorder Players, Edinburgh Branch |
Early music to modern |
38 |
e.finlayson@tinyworld.co.uk |
Mondays, 7.30 - 9.30 pm, Augustine United Church, George IV Bridge |
New members very welcome. There are no auditions |
Two informal concerts a year when we play to family and friends |
| Southern Light Opera |
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Secretary: Eileen Cant, Tel: 661-1806 Gary Gray webmaster@southern-light.freeserve.co.uk |
Wednesday evenings in Firrhill Day Centre, Colinton Road |
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| St Andrew Camerata |
Choral |
20 |
info@standrewcamerata.org |
Fridays, 7.00-9.00pm, Greenside Parish Church, Royal Terrace. |
By audition for all voice parts. Looking for good confident singers |
About five concerts a year, including one during the festival, in Old |
| Stockbridge & New Town Community Orchestra |
Classical |
45 |
info@snco.org.uk, infoline: 07929 850483 |
Thursdays 7:30-9:30 PM in Stockbridge Parish Church |
Vacancies for all Strings. Recruiting around Grade 4 upwards - no audition. Woodwind and brass, please call or email. |
Around 2 concerts per year |
| Waverley Care |
Choral, opera, Gilbert & Sullivan, musical theatre |
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Karen Docwra, Waverley Care, 58a Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 3NS; 0131 226 2206; e-mail: fund@waverleycare.org |
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Waverley care organises Come and Sing events to support its work with children who are living in families where either or both parents have HIV |
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