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A fundraising 'Evening of Scots Music' at St. Andrews in Southampton |
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On November 18, 2011 St. Andrew’s Church in Southampton will celebrate
St. Andrew’s Day with an Evening of Scots Music. The Concert with will
include a wide range of Scots Music on organ, piano and pipes as well as
an opportunity for some community singing.
Organist Angus Sinclair is an award winning musician and well known in the Southampton area. He has served as Director of Music in Southwestern Ontario Churches since 1978 and is currently Director of Music at Bishop Cronyn Memorial Anglican Church in London. He is also the Saturday night piano entertainer at the Villa Cornelia Restaurant in London. Angus won the "Most Popular Organist" in the Scene London Music Awards in June 2008 and "Most Popular Classical Instrumental Artist" in June 2009.
John MacKay, originally from Kintail and Auburn, now resides in London Ontario. John has been playing the Great Highland Bagpipe for close to fifty years at various events across the province. During his youth he played in several Pipe Bands but now performs as a solo piper on the Great Highland Bagpipe and the Scottish Small Pipes. He performs regularly with the London Irish Folk Club and the Tillsonburgh Celtic Club both on bagpipe and fiddle. In April 2010 John won the Jullian Goodacre Trophy at the Lowland and Border Piping Society annual competition in Edinburgh Scotland playing his Scottish Small Pipes.
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Proceeds from the evening will go toward the repair of the church organ. The concert coincides with the 100th anniversary of the installation of the Casavant Organ at St. Andrew’s. The original cost of $1800 was a huge expenditure in 1911. The organ was first played on Sunday January 19, 1912. The organ console was updated in the 1960’s and further upgrades were completed in1998. To round out the evening, the ladies at St. Andrew’s are offering a tasting of homemade shortbread following the concert. Tickets are available at Bayberry’s and Vincent Jewellers in Southampton at a cost of $15.00 in advance or $20.00 at the door. For more information call 519 797 2258. Scrolling stops when you move your mouse inside the scroll area. You can click on the ads for more
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