Music at Fettes

News and updates from the Music Department at Fettes College, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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@ChoristerSchool @durhamcathedral Great news! Good luck!

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The final stop on our mini outreach tour. Thanks for having us St Mary's, Melrose!

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@Belhaven_Hill @Fettes_College Thanks for having us, and for a great lunch beforehand!

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Second stop on our outreach day: @Belhavenhill! Thanks for having us, and for a wonderful lunch!

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@cargilfield A pleasure! Thanks for hosting us!

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The Chapel Choir is out and about doing some outreach today. This morning, we're at @cargilfield!

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@JonnyDGray Thank you! That brilliant Helmsley descant is by David Cooper (RIP) formerly of Wells, Blackburn and Norwich Cathedrals. It's a masterclass of what a descant should be.

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Here's a little taster for the Nine Lessons and Carols on Friday, taken at this morning's rehearsal. 11:00am at St Cuthbert's. Music by VW, Warlock, Darke, Bruckner, Willcocks etc and lots of great congregational carols. All welcome!

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Through one office window this afternoon, early Autumn colours; through another, Sofia E, Hector W and Felix A are rehearsing string trios.

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A Shostakovich snippet!

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It's Field Day, which gives some of our senior musicians chance to get stuck into some serious rehearsals for the Autumn Concert. Here are Larry W and Risako T having some coaching with Mr D on some Shostakovich.

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Some lovely singing from the Chapel Choir this evening, with music by Bruckner and Bainton, especially when they’d come scurrying in from other energetic activities on a really busy Sunday!

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And it was awesome! WHAT a brilliant start to the year that was! And supported by some amazing singing from the College in the hymns.

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College Chapel is at 7pm. Our traditional season-starter Anthem, Parry's 'I was glad', will be joined by Rheinberger's 'Abendlied' as the Introit.

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We're back! And the first delivery of the year is a batch of replacement Chapel Choir folders so that we can continue to sing smart! Thanks to @greshambooks doing such a great job on them!

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Great Leavers' Recital. Well done to all our performers tonight!

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Rehearsals over! Here are Meg, Scarlett, Ines, Marcus and Ava. Good luck to everyone performing this evening!

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And Maddie and Mei.....

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It's Leavers' Recital day! So we're at @CanongateKirk with some of our amazing U6th musicians rehearsing. They're sounding ace! Here are Aidan, Charlotte and Emily. More to follow....

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Evening sun tonight.....