Delighted to be in Dunbar with members of Garleton Singers , performing in Lammermuir Festival Really lovely old American hymns as part of Charles Ives 150th celebrations. Great fun😃🎹🎻🎶

Rehearsals kick off in earnest tonight with RSNO Chorus for this intimate, low-key piece by Mahler! 😂 Season opener in just a few weeks time, and what a fab opener it is! Get your tickets now! 😃🎶🔊🔊

I'll be there! Such amazing memories of conducting Belfast Philharmonic Society myself in Mendelssohn's fab piece a few years ago- really looking forward to hearing this fab music again, from the audience side this time! 😃🎶🎶

A lovely review of Jeremy Denk's atmospheric concert as part of Lammermuir Festival at which 20 members of Garleton Singers took part! I'm still singing those lovely 19th century American hymns, especially 'I need thee every hour' & 'Shining shore'! voxcarnyx.com/2024/09/10/lam…

Delighted to have the opportunity to talk about the Royal Scottish National Orchestra family, especially RSNO Chorus . Even more delighted that (Dr) benlunn managed to turn my witterings into such a great article! 👍👏👏

Welcome & congratulations to Eden Devaney, the new Sir Alexander Gibson Choral Conducting Fellow with RSNO Chorus . Much looking forward to mentoring him through this season's rep & working with a symphony chorus. Exciting times! 🎶 rsno.org.uk/rsno-chorus-ne…

Stupendous singing and playing from RSNO Chorus & Royal Scottish National Orchestra in the season opener, Mahler 2! So proud of my team, who made such a monumental and impressive sound! 👏👏👏 If you're free we're doing it all again in Glasgow tomorrow - just a few tickets left! 😃🎶

What an amazing, emotional and spectacular experience it's been preparing & hearing RSNO Chorus sing in Mahler 2: so delicate at the beginning, then almost deafening by the end! Bravo to you all- so proud working with you every week! 👏👏👏🔊🎶

I've much enjoyed my day today directing ChapterHouseSingers at Eucharist and Evensong in St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. Not sure I'm in a hurry to hear Joubert 'O Lorde the maker' again anytime soon, but you can't beat a bit of Walmisley in D minor! 🕍🎵🎶

Delighted to be leading another Come & Sing on behalf of Waverley Care . Singing days are one of their most popular fundraising activities- there were some 600 singers at a previous event! Can we do the same again?! 25th Jan, register here : 😃🎶 eventbrite.co.uk/e/come-and-sin…

A fantastic performance of Jenkins' Armed Man by Garleton Singers last night to a capacity audience in St.Mary's Haddington. Many thanks to all the performers and audience which raised some £4000 for Poppy Scotland, & to Tony Gorzkowski, White House Studios for the pics! 😃🎵

Delighted to read this complimentary review of my 'terrific' RSNO Chorus & Royal Scottish National Orchestra in action in Carmina Burana/Langer's The Dong 😃 A pretty full-on week, but congrats to all involved- fantastic sounds from singers and instrumentalists! edinburghmusicreview.com/reviews/qps0ly…

Having started the year preparing a chorus for Karl Jenkins himself conducting his ever-popular Armed Man, it was lovely to conduct Garleton Singers to a packed house on Remembrance Sunday- a wonderfully complimentary review is the cherry on the top!😃🎵 edinburghmusicreview.com/reviews/the-ar…

Many thanks to David Smythe for his lovely review of RSNO Chorus Carmina Burana and The Dong review! Glad you found it 'electrifying'- we certainly had a great concert ! ⚡ bachtrack.com/review-carmina…

Getting excited about RSNO Chorus forthcoming riot of chorus, organ, harp & gigantic percussion! Bernstein, Charles Ives, Jean Ford & lots of other wonderful music- hope you can join us on 14th March (Greyfriars) & 15th (Paisley Abbey)- it's going to fab! 🎹🥁🪘🔊

Busy on Sat 15th? How about visiting the lovely Paisley Abbey to hear some fabulous singing from RSNO Chorus ! Last night's rehearsal was sounding fab, and what's not to like with voices, organ, percussion & harp! Hope you can join us-Book tickets here: rsno.org.uk/book-online/38…

A great rehearsal last night with The Meadows Chamber Orchestra MCO and excited to put it all together with Garleton Singers this weekend! A concert of lovely, sunny music, especially Illuminare ☀️ so hope you can join us! St Cuthbert's Edin on Sat; St Mary's Haddington on Sun! 🎺 🎻☀️🎵

It's been 30+ years since I last played this somewhat terrifying organ in Edinburgh Uni Reid Concert Hall, but what a treat to hear its beautiful sound yet again!😃 🎵(Not much room up there-I better not eat too much...! 🐷)

Sat 24th May- RSNO Chorus are 'on tour' to Ayr! The highlight is Mozart's Requiem in the rarely-heard arr. for piano duet by Czerny! You'll also hear Bach's orchestral suite (including 'Air on G string'!) and lots more! Buy tickets here: rsno.org.uk/book-online/ See u then 🎹🎹🎶

A pleasure to be back in Fairmilehead Parish Church today, where I was Director of Music 92-94! Also the first time I've been back to a church where the organ has literally moved to the other end of the building! 😯