Photograph taken at the New Year Concert at Paxton (by kind permission of Brian Siddle)

The Merse Singers are still very much alive and kicking.  We will be starting rehearsals in the New Year on Monday, 9 January 2012, at our usual time, 7.15 pm, and venue, Paxton Village Hall.
 
At a Committee meeting held this 8 December with our new Musical Director, Veronica Gilbert, we decided to stage two concerts in the first half of 2012:
 

At St Helen's Church Cornhill (to support their fabric fund - urgent repairs are required to the roof)
 
        Programme - some items of sacred music sung at our 10 October 2011 concert plus parts or all of the Vivaldi Gloria and pieces from Folk Songs for Choirs
 

        Programme - Songs of a Rainbow Nation, folk songs and selected pieces from the Easter Concert
 
The programmes include music we have done before plus a variety of new music that will be interesting and challenging.  Veronica Gilbert suggested it would be a good idea to perform a "dress" rehearsal of the Summer Concert on Monday, 11 June.  This would give us a second chance to improve our performance!
 
Looking forward to meeting you all again on the 9 January.
 

Welcome to the Merse Singers!  We are a friendly mixed voice choir based on Paxton village in the Scottish Borders near Berwick upon Tweed.  We aim to sing a wide selection of music from traditional Baroque choral music  to madrigals, folk songs, show music and seasonal Christmas music.  A wide selection, which we all enjoy!  Our concert venues have varied from the stately homes of Paxton House and Marchmont to Alnwick Garden and village churches and Halls.