MUSIC ORGANISATIONS IN EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE MUSIC FORUM CONTACT LIST Cultural Co-ordinator: Esmee Thompson

TABLE OF CONTENTS BEARSDEN CHOIR CREATIVE SCOTLAND ENJOY MUSIC FIMDS KELVIN CHOIR

PAGE NUMBER 2 3 4 5 6 KIRKINTILLOCH BAND, KIRKINTILLOCH KELVIN 7 BRASS & KIRKINTILLOCH YOUTH BAND

KIRKINTILLOCH LADIES CHOIR MILNGAVIE CHOIR MILNGAVIE MUSIC CLUB MUSIC FOR MINI MAESTROS

8 9 10 11 NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR OF SCOTLAND 12 (Boys Choir)

QUAVERS 13 SINGaLOUD 14 WESTERTON MALE VOICE CHOIR 15 1

Bearsden Choir Contact Details: Kay Scruton 01389 877 513 [email protected] www.bearsdenchoir.co.uk Facebook & Twitter Activity Venue: New Kilpatrick Church Hall, Bearsden G61 3RT Age Range of Participants: 20 – 90yrs Days/Times of activity / rehearsal Weekly choir practice; 3 – 4 concerts per year. Wednesdays 7.30pm – 10pm. 2

Creative Scotland Contact Details: Catherine Rothwell 0131 523 0013 [email protected] www.creativescotland.com

Provides information on funding etc

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ENJOY MUSIC Contact Details: Moira Jakobsson [email protected] http://moira-enjoymusic.blogspot.co.uk/ Activity Venue: Milngavie Community Education Centre, Allander Road, Milngavie G62 8PN Age Range: Adult group; mostly retired. Activity Overview: A group of people who come together to develop their musicality through singing. Tuesday mornings 10am – 12noon with 20 min break in the Centre Café.

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FIMEDS Friends of Instrumental Music in East Dunbartonshire Schools Contact Details: Lesley Tyler [email protected] www.fimeds.org.uk Supporting the EDC Instrumental Music Service which runs the following activities: AGES 8 – 18 Years. Various venues as follows: Secondary pupils’ Orchestras & Bands - Sunday afternoons (approx. every 2nd Sunday) Bishopbriggs Academy G64 1HZ Weekend courses at Gartmore House in Spring Term ED Schools Jazz Orchestra – Wednesday evening Douglas Academy G61 2PL ED Childrens’ Chorus & Youth Choir – Tuesday evenings – Wester Cleddens Primary G64 2NQ Percussion Ensemble – Weekend courses in March – Gartmore House FK8 3RS Primary Training Orchestra – Weekend course in April – Gartmore House Primary Orchestra – Week Course – May – Gartmore House Secondary Schools’ Orchestra – Week Course – June – Gartmore House 5

KELVIN CHOIR Contact Details: Catriona Reynolds 07804 864 240 [email protected] www.kelvinchoir.com www.facebook.com/KelvinChoir www.twitter.com/kelvinchoir1 Activity Venue: St Andrew’s Church, Upper Hall, 29 Roman Road, Bearsden G61 2SN Age Range: All ages welcome Activity Overview: We are a non-audition mixed voice choir of over 60 members, based in Bearsden, performing mainly classical music in an annual Spring Concert and Carols at Christmas. We meet at 7.30pm to 9.45pm every Tuesday from September to May.

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Kirkintilloch Band, Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass & Kirkintilloch Youth Band Contact Details: Peter Fraser 0141 776 3395 [email protected]

www.kirkintilloch-band.com/kkbie.htmll

Activity Venue: 17a Old Mill Park, Kirkintilloch G66 1HH Age Range: Suitable for ages 7 – 60 years Activity Overview Teaching and performance of brass music. Sun & Wed – KT Brass 7.30pm; Tues – KT Youth Band 7.30pm Mon & Thurs 7.30pm - KT Kelvin Brass; Individual tuition Friday 4.30 & 7.30pm 7

Kirkintilloch Ladies Choir Contact Details: Marion Donnachie / Lorna Dunn [email protected] (email) www.facebook.com/kirkyladieschoir www.kirkintillochladieschoir.co.uk Activity Venue: The Park Centre, 45 Kerr Street, Kirkintilloch G66 1LF Activity Overview: Singing as a group, rehearse for annual Christmas and Spring concert. Monday evenings from 7.30pm – 9.30pm. Suitable for young adults and beyond.

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Milngavie Choir Contact Details: Liz Melville 0141 942 8705 [email protected] [email protected] Activity Venue: Cairns Church Hall, 11 Buchanan Street, Milngavie G62 8AW Activity Overview: Provide singing opportunities for young or older adults. Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm

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Milngavie Music Club Contact Details: Kenneth Brown 0141 942 3102 [email protected] www.milngaviemusic.org Activity Venue: Cairns Church, Buchanan Street, Milngavie G62 8AW Activity Overview: MMC sponsor and organise chamber music concerts, mostly classical. Friday evenings at 7.30pm as announced.

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Music for Mini Maestros Contact Details: Heather Drysdale 07957 262 921 [email protected] www.music4minimaestros.co.uk www.facebook.com/ColourstringsBearsden www.music4minimaestros.wordpress.com Activity Venue: All Saints Church, Bearsden G61 3QT Activity Overview: Classes aim to provide an exciting, fun environment which in turn stimulates good learning. Using musical games, songs, rhymes, dances, percussion instruments, live music, puppets and pictures, children and parents/carers are introduced to all the basic concepts of music and are encouraged to find their singing voices. We also offer violin lessons and run a small ensemble for the pupils involved. Suitable for children from 6 months – 11 years. Friday and Wednesday. 11

National Youth Choir of Scotland (Boys Choir) Contact Details: Carole Allen 0141 287 2880 [email protected] www.nycos.co.uk www.facebook.com/nycoseducation Activity Venue: Wester Cleddens Primary School ; Bishopbriggs High School G64 1HZ Activity Overview: Singing opportunities for young people aged 8 – 18 years and 18 – 25 years. Weekly rehearsals on Thursdays during term time, concerts twice a year (NYCoS East Dunbartonshire Choir) Residential course at Easter, concerts in major venues – NBC.

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Quavers Music Contact Details: Kirsty Hamilton 07725 441 922 [email protected] Activity Venue: New Kilpatrick Church, Old Halls, Bearsden G61 3SH Age Range: 3 – 9 year olds. Activity Overview: An excellent grounding in sight-reading, musicianship and performance skills for 3-9 year olds. Saturdays 9.30am – 12noon.

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SINGaLOUD Contact Details: Bryan Marshall 07412 750 756 www.bryan-marshall.com www.facebook.com/bryanmarshallmusic www.twitter.com/Sing_Bryan Email: [email protected] Activity Venue: Colston Wellpark Church Hall, Bishopbriggs G21 1UX Activity Age Range: 18 – 80 years. Activity Overview: A community singing for pleasure group, singing a range of sing styles. The focus is on making music with others, being with people and keeping active. The group is open to all adults, there is no audition, and you don’t even have to have ever sung before! Thursdays 7.30pm – 9pm

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Westerton Male Voice Choir Contact Details: Owen McHugh [email protected] www.wmvc.scot www.facebook.com/westertonmalechoir@WestertonMVC Activity Venue: Westerton Parish Church Hall, 15 Crarae Avenue, Bearsden G61 1HL Activity Overview: Male Voice Choir singing all over Western Scotland and beyond – raising money for charity and promoting male voice singing. Ages 18 – 80 years. Tuesday evenings (Sep – Apr) from 7.30-10pm

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ORGANISATION NAME

CONTACT DETAILS

ACTIVITY VENUE

INFORMATION

Bearsden Choir

Kay Scruton 01389 877 513 [email protected] www.bearsdenchoir.co.uk Facebook & Twitter

New Kilpatrick Church Hall, Bearsden G61 3RT

Weekly choir practice; 3 – 4 concerts per year. Wednesdays 7.30pm – 10pm. Age range: 20 – 90yrs

Creative Scotland

Catherine Rothwell 0131 523 0013 [email protected] www.creativescotland.com

Provides information on funding etc

FIMEDS (Friends of

Lesley Tyler [email protected] www.fimeds.org.uk

Supporting the EDC Instrumental Music Service which runs the following activities: AGES 8 – 18 Years. Various venues as follows: nd Secondary pupils’ Orchestras & Bands - Sunday afternoons (approx. every 2 Sunday) Bishopbriggs Academy G64 1HZ Weekend courses at Gartmore House in Spring Term ED Schools Jazz Orchestra – Wednesday evening Douglas Academy G61 2PL ED Childrens’ Chorus & Youth Choir – Tuesday evenings – Wester Cleddens Primary G64 2NQ Percussion Ensemble – Weekend courses in March – Gartmore House FK8 3RS Primary Training Orchestra – Weekend course in April – Gartmore House Primary Orchestra – Week Course – May – Gartmore House Secondary Schools’ Orchestra – Week Course – June – Gartmore House

Kelvin Choir

Catriona Reynolds 07804 864 240 [email protected] www.facebook.com/KelvinChoir www.kelvinchoir.com www.twitter.com/kelvinchoir1

St Andrew’s Church, Upper Hall, 29 Roman Road, Bearsden G61 2SN

We are a non-audition mixed voice choir of over 60 members, based in Bearsden, performing mainly classical music in an annual Spring Concert and Carols at Christmas. We meet at 7.30pm to 9.45pm every Tuesday from September to May. All ages welcome

Kirkintilloch Band, Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass & Kirkintilloch Youth Band

Peter Fraser 0141 776 3395 [email protected] www.kirkintilloch-band.com/kkbie.htmll

17a Old Mill Park, Kirkintilloch G66 1HH

Suitable for ages 7 – 60 years Teaching and performance of brass music. Sun & Wed – KT Brass 7.30pm; Tues – KT Youth Band 7.30pm Mon & Thurs 7.30pm - KT Kelvin Brass; Individual tuition Friday 4.30 & 7.30pm

Instrumental Music in East Dunbartonshire Schools)

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Kirkintilloch Ladies Choir

Marion Donnachie / Lorna Dunn [email protected] www.facebook.com/kirkyladieschoir www.kirkintillochladieschoir.co.uk

The Park Centre, 45 Kerr Street, Kirkintilloch G66 1LF

Singing as a group, rehearse for annual Christmas and Spring concert. Monday evenings from 7.30pm – 9.30pm. Suitable for young adults and beyond.

Milngavie Choir

Liz Melville 0141 942 8705 [email protected] [email protected]

Cairns Church Hall, 11 Buchanan Street, Milngavie G62 8AW

Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm prompt. For young to older adults.

Milngavie Music Club

Kenneth Brown 0141 942 3102 [email protected] www.milngaviemusic.org

Cairns Church, Buchanan Street, Milngavie G62 8AW

MMC sponsor and organise chamber music concerts, mostly classical. Friday evenings at 7.30pm as announced.

Music for Mini Maestros

Heather Drysdale 07957 262 921 [email protected] www.music4minimaestros.co.uk www.facebook.com/ColourstringsBearsden www.music4minimaestros.wordpress.com

All Saints Church, Bearsden G61 3QT

National Youth Choir of Scotland (Boys Choir)

Carole Allen 0141 287 2880 [email protected] www.nycos.co.uk www.facebook.com/nycoseducation

Wester Cleddens Primary School ; Bishopbriggs High School

Classes aim to provide an exciting, fun environment which in turn stimulates good learning. Using musical games, songs, rhymes, dances, percussion instruments, live music, puppets and pictures, children and parents/carers are introduced to all the basic concepts of music and are encouraged to find their singing voices. We also offer violin lessons and run a small ensemble for the pupils involved. Suitable for children from 6 months – 11 years. Friday and Wednesday Singing opportunities for young people aged 8 – 18 years and 18 – 25 years. Weekly rehearsals on Thursdays during term time, concerts twice a year (NYCoS East Dunbartonshire Choir) Residential course at Easter, concerts in major venues - NBC

Quavers Music

Kirsty Hamilton 07725 441 922 [email protected]

New Kilpatrick Church, Old Halls, Bearsden G61 3SH

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An excellent grounding in sight-reading, musicianship and performance skills for 3-9 year olds. Saturdays 9.30am – 12noon.

SINGaLOUD

Bryan Marshall 07412 750 756 [email protected] www.bryan-marshall.com

Colston Wellpark Church Hall, Bishopbriggs G21 1UX

A community singing for pleasure group, singing a range of sing styles. The focus is on making music with others, being with people and keeping active. The group is open to all adults, there is no audition, and you don’t even have to have ever sung before! Thursdays 7.30pm – 9pm Ages 18 – 80 years.

Westerton Male Voice Choir

Owen McHugh [email protected] www.wmvc.scot www.facebook.com/westertonmalechoir@ WestertonMVC

Westerton Parish Church Hall, 15 Crarae Avenue, Bearsden G61 1HL

Male Voice Choir singing all over Western Scotland and beyond – raising money for charity and promoting male voice singing. Ages 18 – 80 years. Tuesday evenings (Sep – Apr) from 7.30-10pm

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