STONEHAVEN TOWN HALL Ralph Jamieson Conductor Blair Cargill Piano and Keyboard (Organ and Harpsichord) Ruth Kalitski and Megan McNicoll Violins PROGRAMME: Christmas Music and Carols: James Macmillan, William Mathias, Sarah Quartel, Michael Head, Toby Young, Benjamin Britten, Stephen Coker, Eric Whitacre, Peter Warlock Choral Seasonal Music: Edward Elgar (1857 – 1934) The Snow J. S. Bach […]

STONEHAVEN TOWN HALL FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809 – 1847) ELIJAH The Stonehaven ChorusAberdeen Sinfonietta (Leader Bryan Dargie)Ralph Jamieson conductor Ross Cumming bassMatthew McKinney tenorSusan McNaught sopranoSarah Shorter alto Supplementary Soloists From The Choir:Amanda Ferguson sopranoFiona Armstrong alto In order to prepare myself for Stonehaven Chorus’s performance of Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elijah, first performed in Birmingham in August […]

ST. JAMES’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH, STONEHAVEN The Stonehaven Chorus under conductor Ralph Jamieson were in fine voice for their Spring Concert 2022. They performed to a full house audience in St. James’ Episcopal Church. The Chorus opened with ebullient enthusiasm as they sang ‘A Prayer For Ukraine’ in the Ukrainian language. It sounded good to me. […]

STONEHAVEN TOWN HALL Sunday evening’s performance of Bach’s St. John Passion by The Stonehaven Chorus was one of their best ever. The only regret was that their conductor Ralph Jamieson was unable to take part in the performance owing to a recent tragic death in the family. We send him our deepest condolences. Fortunately, one […]

St. JAMES’ CHURCH, STONEHAVEN The Stonehaven Chorus were in particularly fine voice in St James’ Church on Sunday for their annual Spring Concert, part of their ongoing 70th Anniversary Celebrations.Their sheer enthusiasm blazed forth in the opening piece, a setting of Psalm 150, in Latin, Laudate Dominum, composed by the choir’s conductor Ralph Jamieson. It […]

St JAMES’ CHURCH, STONEHAVEN “From Scotland to Hungary, a musical journey”, was the title of this year’s Spring Concert from The Stonehaven Chorus conducted by Ralph Jamieson. Later this year, in mid-October, the choir will visit Budapest in Hungary where they will give concerts, hence today’s programme which was a preparation for their exciting mid-European […]

ST. BRIDGET’S HALL, STONEHAVEN On Saturday 28th January 2017 “The Stonehaven Chorus” hosted another very successful “Come & Sing” Event, inviting anyone interested in singing to come along and experience Mozart’s fascinating, final masterpiece, “Requiem”. Led by conductor Ralph Jamieson and accompanied by Arthur Balfour, all those who attended enjoyed the well-paced interesting instruction and […]

STONEHAVEN TOWN HALL This year’s Christmas Concert from The Stonehaven Chorus conducted by Ralph Jamieson offered an attractive selection of music ranging from top flight choral classics by composers like Bach, William Byrd, Buxtehude or Haydn along with works by contemporary composers like the American choral master Morten Lauridsen or our own John Hearne who […]

STONEHAVEN TOWN HALL On Sunday 15th May Stonehaven Choral held their Spring concert in a packed Town Hall where under conductor Ralph Jamieson they performed J S Bach’s B Minor Mass. This deep and searching work is a challenge for even the most experienced of professional ensembles but Stonehaven Chorus has every reason to be […]

ST. BRIDGET’S HALL, STONEHAVEN On Saturday 23rd January 2016 “The Stonehaven Chorus” hosted a very successful “Come & Sing” Event, inviting anyone interested in singing to come along and experience the intense magic and majesty of Bach’s B Minor Mass. During the day they explored a selection of the key choruses, led by conductor Ralph […]