My choirs

1975-1983
Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church Choir, Motherwell


1976
RSCM Edinburgh Course
  
1977-1978
The Comyn Choir, East Kilbride


1977-1980
Dalziel High School Senior Choir, Motherwell
   
1978-1980
Decantus (Diocesan Choir of Glasgow & Galloway)

1983
Ayr Choral Union
 
1983-1989, 1993-1995, 2002-present
St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow
  
1991
RSCM Salisbury Course
 
1991-1996
The Marian Consort

• 1991 Wells Cathedral
• 1992 Wells Cathedral
• 1993 Lincoln Cathedral
• 1994 Norwich Cathedral
• 1995 St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
• 1996 Winchester Cathedral

1992
Carlisle Choral Union
   
1992-1993
All Saints Church, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
   
1992-1993
All Saints Chamber Choir, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne


1994-1997, 2001-2005, 2007-present
Glasgow Chamber Choir
 
1996-1997
Glasgow University Chapel Choir

• 1996 Dublin Tour
• 1997 Norfolk Tour

1999-2001
Glasgow Renaissance Singers (now called Cathures, for reasons not very convincingly explained on their Website)


2008-present
RSCM Scottish Voices


Timeline of choir membership

2nd Mar 1975

• Admitted as a Treble to the choir of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church, Motherwell.  It all started here folks!

Approx Jun 1976

• Around this time they dropped, so my voice broke, I sang Alto very briefly, then Tenor

Aug 1976

• Attended RSCM Edinburgh Course

1977

• Joined Comyn Choir, East Kilbride
• Joined Dalziel High School Senior Choir, Motherwell

1978

• Left Comyn Choir
• Joined Decantus (Former Diocesan Choir of Glasgow & Galloway)

1980

• Left Dalziel High School Senior Choir
• Left Decantus

1983

• Sang with Ayr Choral Union for one concert (Messiah)
• Left Holy Trinity, Motherwell
• Joined St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow

1987

• Sang in a choir of 600 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, in RSCM 60th Anniversary concert as the tenor representative of St Mary's Cathedral Choir

1989

• Left St Mary's Cathedral choir, Glasgow, moved to Newcastle upon Tyne

1990

• Took part in St Mary's Cathedral Round Scotland tour (full unaccompanied choral service in each of the 8 mainland Scottish Cathedrals in one day) to raise money for the Cathedral restoration

1991

• Joined St John the Baptist Church, Grainger St, Newcastle upon Tyne, but sang for one Sunday only
• Joined Musica Johannes (connected to St John the Baptist Church, Grainger St, Newcastle upon Tyne), left after one rehearsal
• Sang with the newly formed Marian Consort for a week at Wells Cathedral
• Attended RSCM Salisbury Course

1992

• Sang with the Marian Consort for a week at Wells Cathedral
• Sang with Carlisle Choral Union for one concert (Fauré Requiem)
• Joined All Saints Church, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Became one of the founder members of All Saints Chamber Choir, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne

1993

• Left All Saints Church & Chamber Choirs - moved back to Glasgow
• Rejoined St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow
• Sang with the Marian Consort for a week at Lincoln Cathedral

1994

• Became one of the 11 founder members of Glasgow Chamber Choir
• Sang with the Marian Consort for a week at Norwich Cathedral

1995

• Left St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow for the second time
• Sang with the Marian Consort for a week at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh

1996

• Joined Glasgow University Chapel Choir
• Took part in Glasgow University Chapel Choir tour of Dublin
• Sang with the Marian Consort for a week at Winchester Cathedral.  This was the final Marian Consort week, after which the choir disbanded.

1997

• Took part in Glasgow University Chapel Choir tour of Norfolk
• Left Glasgow University Chapel Choir
• Left Glasgow Chamber Choir

1999

• Became one of the founder members of Glasgow Renaissance Singers

2001

• Left Glasgow Renaissance Singers
• Rejoined Glasgow Chamber Choir

2002

• Rejoined St Mary's Cathedral choir, Glasgow (for the third time!)

2004

• Became Secretary of Glasgow Chamber Choir

2005

• Left Glasgow Chamber Choir again

2007

• Decided to take some time out from St Mary's Cathedral choir
• Rejoined Glasgow Chamber Choir (yet again)

2008

• Started back at St Mary's Cathedral as a part time choir member, only singing at Evensong
• Joined the newly formed RSCM Scottish Voices

2009

• Sang tenor solo in performance of Stainer's Crucifixion.  First time ever my name's been on a poster!
• Became administrator of RSCM Scottish Voices