More than 50 young singers from schools across East Dunbartonshire are set to perform as part of a community music project* bringing local tales of history and heritage to life.
The East Dunbartonshire Children’s Chorus and Youth Choir, conductor Janet Lax, will sing ‘A Milngavie Tale’ as part of collaboration with Milngavie Music Club and Music Co-OPERAtive Scotland (‘McOpera’) at a concert in Cairns Church.
The children will perform a new commission by composer Peter Kemp along with a professional instrumental ensemble from McOpera. It will celebrate historical tales of local endeavour and innovation like the Antonine Wall, the Bennie Railplane, the Milngavie Water Treatment works and Craigend Zoo.
They will be part of the Milngavie Music Club International Concert. Details are:
- Date & Time: Friday 21 April 2017 at 8pm
- Location: Cairns Church, 11 Buchanan Street, Milngavie, G62 8AW
There will be ‘pop-up’ performances on East Monday, 17th April at:
- Milton of Campsie (at the railway line if possible, otherwise at the Cross outside Billingtons) at 11.30am
- Waitrose, Milngavie at 12 noon
- Mugdock Country Park at 2.30pm.
East Dunbartonshire Council’s Chief Education Officer, Jacqui MacDonald said, “This is a great opportunity for our wonderful young singers to be part of a stellar line up. I believe rehearsals are going very well and that the audience is promised a night to remember.”
For more information on the project check out McOpera’s website.
* Supported by a grant from the John Lewis Partnership’s ‘Music Matters’ scheme through Waitrose in Milngavie and also supported by Mugdock Country Park, East Dunbartonshire Arts Council, Allander Travel, and Enterprise Music Scotland.
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