Lauderdale Community Choir
A mixed voice choir based in Lauder, Scottish Borders
We are a thriving mixed voice choir, based in Lauder in the Scottish Borders, attracting members from across Lauderdale and beyond. We sing a variety of music including pop, classical and folk, performing at our annual Autumn Concert and local community events, especially at Christmas. We have also performed at the Glasgow Music Festival, winning the Mixed Choirs class in 2018.
We are an enthusiastic and fun-loving group; we love to sing together and learn new music, and we are also a supportive community where many lasting friendships have been made. For many of us, Thursday evening rehearsal is a highlight in our week!
Everyone is welcome; you don’t need to be able to read music and there are no auditions – you just need to love singing! It is always a good time to join so come and give singing a go. You can find all the details on our About page.
‘Just Sing’ – our next concert 17 December 2022!
‘Just Sing’ represents the ethos of Lauderdale Community Choir and is the name we have given to our next concert performance which will be held at Earlston High School at 7:30 pm on Saturday, 17 December 2022; preceded by a Christmas Craft Fair from about 6:00 pm. Proceeds from the Fair will be split between a local charity and one supporting Ukraine. Tickets costing £8 (under sixteens free) will be available on the door (subject to availability), or from choir members, the Purple Plum, and Bird Gardens Scotland (Oxton).
Recent concerts and news
A Woman’s Voice – A Winter Concert, Earlston High School
With the introduction of a spring concert in April, 2019 was the first year that our choir had attempted two major concerts within a 9 month period – so James’s decision to create a programme of pieces composed or arranged by women was an even braver one! At its heart...
10 Head to the Big Apple
In November 2018 a motley group from Lauderdale Community Choir set off for the Big Apple to sing in the Carnegie Hall, no less! We had to raise our game! Our designated ‘leader’, Emma, had undertaken a huge amount of organisation and liaison with DCINY* in order to...
Reflections on our trip to Berlin
A chance ‘find’ on social media had alerted me to the opportunity to be part of a 2000 strong chorus coming together to perform Sir Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man in Berlin. This music was written as a Mass for Peace which embraces many religions and was originally...