Inverness Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of St Andrew, Inverness








Music in the Cathedral

 

Director of Music Bert Richardson
Organist Gordon Tocher
Organ Scholar Fiona Fraser

The choral music in the Cathedral is provided by an entirely voluntary, but competent, adult mixed choir of around 20 singers.  Our repertoire is drawn from a wide variety of styles and rehearsals on Friday evenings are very intensive and very sociable.  The range of music on offer provides a rich and varied experience and we are always glad to hear from potential new singers, including those of secondary school age.  For further details e mail the Director of Music or tel. 01463 711324.

 

Choral Music for 11 a.m. on 29th August 2010
Communion Service in C Stanford
The Lord is my shepherd
Stanford
   
Choral Music for 11 a.m. on 5th September 2010
Mass in D minor (Gloria: Mozart K65) M. Haydn
If ye love me Tallis
   
Choral Music for 11 a.m. on 12th September 2010
Communion service in F
Harris
Call to remembrance
Farrant
   
   

 

Forthcoming events

Organ Recital by Henry Wallace on Wednesday 15th September 2010 at 13.05

Henry Wallace is a renowned recitalist who is currently Organist of the Church of the Greyfriars, Edinburgh. His choice of programme, which includes works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Langlais and Vierne, is ideally selected to demonstrate the wide range of colours available on the Cathedral's fine instrument.

Admission free, retiring collection

Come and learn to play the organ at Inverness Cathedral!

The Cathedral has a vacancy for an Organ Scholar because of the impending departure of Fiona Fraser for St. Andrews University. There is no stipend attached to the position but free organ lessons from the Director of Music are provided. In return for this, regular attendance at choir rehearsals on Friday evenings and services involving the choir is expected. People of all ages are eligible to apply and candidates will be assessed by audition/interview on the following aspects:

Overall musical potential

Keyboard technique

Vocal quality

Reading ability

Commitment and enthusiasm

Enquiries, applications and recommendations may be made to the Cathedral Provost or directly to Bert Richardson, Director of Music