Upcoming Concerts
Elijah
A story of epic proportions! Experience this popular and dramatic oratorio which portrays a miraculous rising from the dead, a man fed by ravens, a fire-lighting competition between rival gods, a hero who can instruct the Almighty in His timing of weather events and who is finally swept up into heaven on a chariot of fire.
Perhaps it asks a lot from a 21st century audience, but of course Elijah is much more than a dramatic story. It’s part of a people’s history of themselves, it’s about faith and our struggle to work out how we should live our lives, all filtered through the great drama that is Hebrew literature, brought alive by Mendelssohn’s wonderful music.
Bearsden Choir is joined by a stellar cast and the fabulous McOpera Ensemble for an evening of joyful and exciting music which we hope you will enjoy.
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For a full list of previous concerts click below.
Concert Reviews
Elijah, May 2025
The Bearsden Choir sings ‘Elijah’ City Halls, Glasgow, 25/5/2025 Bearsden Choir, Musical Director, Andrew Nunn, Organ, Christopher Nickol Soloists: Rowan Pierce, soprano, Beth Taylor, mezzo-soprano, Ryan Vaughan Davies, tenor, Michael Mofidian, baritone, Caitlyn Yule...
Faure and Vivaldi, 4 Stars
IT is telling of the development of Bearsden Choir that chorus director Andrew Nunn is relaxed about repeating repertoire, like the two works in this programme, Vivaldi’s Gloria and the Faure Requiem. Just as significantly, the one new work it has commissioned, Love...
Brahms Requiem, 4 Stars
LAST year’s edition of Scottish Opera’s annual touring show, Opera Highlights, was to have supplied both the soloists for Bearsden Choir’s concert of Brahms’ German Requiem, soprano Monica McGhee and baritone Daniel Shelvey. So when Shelvey called off unwell, it was...
Mozart Requiem, 4 Stars
SATURDAY afternoon belonged to George Swann, it is safe to say, and not just because Mozart and Michael Tippett are no longer with us – nor because the young composer’s peer-group fan club were vociferously present at Glasgow City Halls. The Glasgow University...
Haydn & Mozart, 4 Stars
THE last two years have proved challenging for singers. So it was for the 130-strong Bearsden Choir, a fine and much-expanded amateur choir who have spent the Covid years coming together virtually in solitude, or masked-up and so socially distanced that only half the...
Countdown to Christmas, 4 Stars
A CHOIR that has been so inventive, as well as so careful, during the coronavirus pandemic would always be worth wider appreciation. As events have panned out, Bearsden Choir may also appear to have been blessed with second sight. Taking advantage of what has turned...