Cadenza get even better every year

A full house (even the gallery was occupied this year), our superb guests, cellist Christian Elliot and piano/organ accompanist Michael Harris, a lovely programme of old and new carols, and wonderful audience feedback. We even inspired one young audience member to consider joining his school choir!

Add to this the announcement that Cadenza helped to raise just short of £1400 at the annual Erskine Christmas Service two days earlier and what more could any choir wish for? (apart from more playtime on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM!)
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Posted: Tuesday 17 December 2013 at 1:43 pm

More Radio Play for Bright Star

‘tis the season to be on the radio, it seems!  Alan Bullard’s Scots Nativity, track 4 on Cadenza’s recent contemporary collection of carols Bright Star, was played on BBC Radio 3’s Breakfast show this morning.  You can listen to the broadcast as often as you like up until Friday 20th December via this link to the BBC iPlayer – skip to around 1h 8min in to hear us.  A fan of the choir, Ian Brockbank, requested the track and provided a short introduction to the CD and why Scots Nativity in particular stands out for him.  Clemency Burton-Hill referred to Bright Star as “proving very popular with lots of you” in reference to the number of listeners who had been in touch requesting tracks from it.

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Posted: Friday 13 December 2013 at 4:21 pm

Christmas Concert Selling Out Fast

Ticket sales for Cadenza’s annual Christmas concert in Polwarth Parish Church are going very well, to the point that we are on-course for a complete sell out!  So, if you are looking to come along on Saturday 14 December we recommend you get in touch as soon as you can to ensure you are not disappointed.  We’ve got a stocking-full of traditional favourites and some new pieces to look forward to, a selection box of a capella and accompanied pieces with Michael Harris, our organist for the evening, as well as a cracker of a ‘cello soloist, the talented Christian Elliot.  Book now for the full five course roast dinner, or risk the horror of dried-up cold turkey sandwiches… [That’s enough bad Christmas analogies – Ed.]

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Posted: Thursday 5 December 2013 at 11:36 am

Fringe 2013 officially a sellout show!

We already knew we had a capacity audience for our 2013 Fringe concert, but it’s great that the Fringe Society has recognised this by awarding us their coveted 2013 Fringe Sell Out Show logo…which just goes to prove what we say every year: buy your tickets early to avoid disappointment!

Posted: Sunday 27 October 2013 at 5:51 pm

Bright Star now available on Napster

Cadenza are pleased to announce that Napster has joined the list of online distributors who have picked up Bright Star. You can now listen to Bright Star and purchase MP3 copies from iTunes, Amazon, Play.com, Google, Spotify and many more – now including Napster!  You can see the full list on our Bright Star CD page.
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Posted: Monday 14 October 2013 at 12:24 pm

Morningside Parish Church concert cancelled

We very much regret that, due to illness, it has been necessary to cancel the concert for the Morningside Parish Church Fabric Fund, which was due to take place on 2nd November. We hope that a new date can be found in the new year, so watch this space or check our concerts page for details.
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Posted: Sunday 6 October 2013 at 11:22 am

Open Rehearsal 2013 #2

What a fabulous evening we had yesterday. The hall was packed, with new participants queueing to get in.
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Posted: Thursday 3 October 2013 at 8:02 pm

Open Rehearsal 2013

It’s that time of year again – your chance to join Cadenza for our Open Rehearsal!  If you’ve been thinking of joining a choir and want to ‘try before you buy’ put Wednesday 2 October in your diary now and join us.  We’ll provide sheet music, good company, and friendly faces – you just need to provide your voice!  No cost, no tickets required – just turn up at St Peter’s Church, Lutton Place, Edinburgh for 7.30pm.  For more details, see our flier below, our Concerts page, Contact Us via our website – or you can even join the event on Facebook to stay completely up to date.

We’re looking forward to meeting you!

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Posted: Wednesday 11 September 2013 at 10:55 pm

BRAVO!

We haven’t managed to locate a review yet this year, but this lack was more than compensated for by the wonderful audience response at the end of our 2013 Fringe concert – ‘Bravo!’, cheers, whistles, and even a mini standing ovation.
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Posted: Saturday 31 August 2013 at 8:41 pm

Bright Star CD – available online to download now!

Cadenza are pleased to announce that our latest CD, Bright Star – Cadenza at Christmas, is now available to download from several major retailers, including iTunes, Amazon and Play.com.  This is our first foray into digital releases, and we are over the moon with our listing.  More online retailers are offering Bright Star throughout the world every day – check the Bright Star CD page for the latest updates.
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Posted: Saturday 24 August 2013 at 12:00 pm