RVW & Rutter, 5 Stars

RVW & Rutter, 5 Stars

Review: Bearsden Choir, Glasgow City Halls City Halls, Glasgow, 23/5/2026 Bearsden Choir (Musical Director Andrew Nunn), McOpera Ensemble, Christopher Nickol (Organ), Soprano Monica McGhee, Baritone Danny Shelvey Glasgow City Halls reverberated last Saturday evening...
CARMINA BURANA, NOV 2025

CARMINA BURANA, NOV 2025

Bearsden Choir: Carmina Burana City Halls, Glasgow, 30/11/2025 Bearsden Choir, NYCoS Stirling Choir, Lynda Cochrane & Judith Keaney (piano); RCS Percussion Ensemble; Andrew Nunn (director), Rachel Munro (soprano), Joseph Doody (tenor), Phil Gault (baritone) The...
Elijah, May 2025

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

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

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...