At our Annual General Meeting on 5th June, Angus Leitch was appointed President of The Glasgow Phoenix Choir to replace Lady Jan Bonomy who was standing down after four years sterling service as Choir President. Thank you Jan for leading the choir so ably and graciously over your period in office.

Angus has been a member of the Bass Section of the Choir for over twenty years and has also served as Choir Librarian. With his cheery smile and boundless enthusiasm for the Choir we look forward to working with him and wish him well for his tenure as President.

 

 

(Photo courtesy of Anne Kay)

The Glasgow Phoenix Choir is absolutely delighted that Isla St Clair has kindly agreed, in her capacity as Honorary President of the Royal British Legion Scotland Passchendaele Branch, Flanders, to perform at our spring concert in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Friday 19 May 2017, in aid of Royal British Legion Scotland and Poppyscotland.

Isla St Clair, one of Britain’s foremost traditional singers, is known to millions for her numerous television appearances, including the Royal Variety Show, The Morecambe and Wise Show and, most notably, as co-host with Larry Grayson on the BBC’s long running ‘The Generation Game’

Also joining us on stage for the evening will be the Salvation Army West Scotland Youth Band, The Mackintosh Choir, a solo Piper and dancers. It promises to be an evening to remember.

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At a recent choir rehearsal we were delighted to be able to present Steve Conway, Chief Executive of Erskine, in the company of Lesley van Dyk from our sponsors, Co-op Funeralcare, with a cheque for £10,000. This was the money raised from our ‘ERSKINE 100th. Birthday Concert’ at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall earlier this year. Since the first patient was admitted in October 1916, Erskine has cared for over 85,000 veterans or their spouses and today provides nursing, dementia and respite care to over 1000 veterans or their spouses each year. Steve Conway expressed his gratitude to the choir for performing the 100th. Birthday Concert and also to Co-op Funeralcare for their sponsorship of the event. The money raised will go to ensure that Erskine continues to provide the highest standards of care they believe our veterans deserve.

(Photo courtesy of Les Hill)

 

On Saturday 29th October, we had the honour to perform a concert in the Town House, Hamilton, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of St. Andrew’s Hospice, Airdrie. All of the proceeds from the concert will go towards the current capital fund appeal being undertaken by the hospice. The great news is that in only 18 months, half of the £9,000,000 needed for refurbishment of the hospice has already been raised.  Congratulations to Gilbert Cox and his team for all their efforts.

At the concert, we also launched our new postcard CD. Once again, money raised from sales of the CD will go to the hospice and to St Andrew’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Glasgow. A potential £25,000 will be raised for the Hospice through our CD donation. Thanks are due to many people for their support with this project – St Andrew’s Cathedral and Monsignor McElroy, Co-op Funeralcare, the Vivian Angus Bequest and the WM Mann Foundation.

Finally, we were also able to present a cheque for £400.00 to the fund from choir members. This money was raised from our highland tour quiz and a raffle held at our recent open night. A further, separate donation was raised by a raffle on the evening of the concert. Thanks to all our generous choir members and guests who contributed to these events.

(Photos by John Blue)

 

Congratulations!  

A massive well done to our friends, Dingwall Gaelic Choir,for their runaway successes at this year’s Mod where they won the coveted and hotly contested Lovat & Tullibardine Shield. The gentlemen of the choir also won the Mull & Iona Shield. All your hard work and commitment is a credit to you.