Bruadar Duo in Concert

We are looking forward to welcoming the wonderfully-talented Bruadar Duo back to Cumbernauld Old on Friday 15th September for a concert of contemporary music from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Lynn Strang on flute and Kieran McCrossan on classical guitar have delighted us in the past, and this concert at Cumbernauld Old comes at the end of a series of concerts which has seen them play at Giffnock South Parish Church, St Giles’ and St Mary’s Cathedrals in Edinburgh, the Scottish Arts Club also in Edinburgh, Bryce Kirk Kirkcaldy, Crail Community Hall and Holy Trinity Church, St Andrew’s. It promises to be magical evening as they treat us to music from Romania and Wales, and with more than a nod to the Passing Seasons along the way.

The concert at Cumbernauld Old Parish Church starts at 7.00pm on Friday. and entry is by donation. Hope you can join us!

Arria Voices returns

Arria Voices, our community singing group, returns from its summer break on Wednesday 6th September at 7.00pm in Cumbernauld Old Parish Church for coffee and chat, then from 7.30pm – 8.30pm each week for singing (these times may be tweaked if need be once we’ve been going for a few weeks).

Arria Voices is free to join but we’d appreciate a nominal £1 weekly donation towards the heating / electricity / photocopying. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone again as well as any new members who’d like to come along and enjoy singing together in an informal and relaxed atmosphere.

Songs from the Musicals

Tickets are still available for the musical evening to be held at Cumbernauld Old Parish Church on Thursday 10th November. The entertainment will start at 7.30pm and be provided by the Cumbernauld Musical Theatre Society who will be singing a variety of well-known songs from musical theatre.

Entry to the event will be by reserved ticket, but the charge will simply be by voluntary donation to Church funds at the door on the night. To reserve your ticket for the event please see or phone Caroline Edwardson (01236 724933) or speak to any member of the Fundraising group. It promises to be an enjoyable and uplifting evening for all.

Coming Soon – Musical Theatre Event

The Fundraising Group at Cumbernauld Old Parish Church is delighted to announce a musical event to be held on Thursday 10th November in aid of Church funds. The entertainment will be provided by the Cumbernauld Musical Theatre Society and will take place at 7.30pm in the Village Church.

The concert party will sing a variety of well-known songs from musical theatre.

Entry to the event will be by reserved ticket, but the charge will simply be by donation at the door on the night. To reserve a ticket for the event, which we expect will be very popular, please see / phone Caroline Edwardson (01236 724933) or speak to any member of the Fundraising group.

Community Singing Group

Part Two* of the new things happening in Cumbernauld Old this week is a new Community Singing Group which will start on Wednesday 7th September at 7pm.
This will meet in Cumbernauld Old Parish Church every Wednesday from 7 – 8pm and all are welcome, whether you can sing – or even think you can sing – or not!

No experience necessary, you don’t even need to be able to read music! It promises to be fun, so please come along and see what you think.

There’s a Twitter page @SingCumbernauld which we’ll try to keep updated with all our news. Please give us a wee follow there! And see you on Wednesday evening…

(*If you missed Part One, then that was our Book Group which started on Tuesday 6th September at 2.00pm and which will meet at the Church on the first Tuesday of every month.)

One Enchanted Evening!

Cumbernauld Old Parish Church was delighted to host the Bruadar Duo last week as part of their recent series of concerts and it’s safe to say they held us spell-bound by their music. Many thanks to Kieran (guitar) and Lynn (flute) for their wonderful playing of contemporary music from South America and the UK. It really was an evening to remember!

Here’s a selection of photos from what was a fantastic concert:

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A Sparkling Lullaby

Cumbernauld Old Parish Church would like to offer a HUGE vote of thanks to Cumbernauld Musical Theatre Society for their wonderful fund-raising concert ‘Lullaby of Broadway‘ at the Forge Community Centre last Thursday.

It was one of these evenings where we were close to running out of superlatives: fabulous, magnificent, sparkling, fantastic, brilliant, and talented were only some of the words used to express our delight at the superb evening they presented for us.

The evening was a total sell-out and every single person there went home with a song (or two) in their hearts. So, once more, many, many thanks and ‘Haste Ye Back’

 

Burns’ Supper 2015

The Men’s Group Annual Burns’ Supper will be held on Wednesday 21 January in Cumbernauld Bowling Club and everyone is invited to come along to this extremely popular social event in the Church calendar.

Cumbernauld Burns Club will provide their usual, entertaining dialogue, masterminded by Callum Cormack, our Chairman for the evening. Our own Janet Graham and David Boyle will provide excellent musical interludes and Anne Walker will provide her usual wit in defence of the ladies. You will also be served a first class meal! All in all, a great night, not to be missed.

Tickets are now available from any member of the Men’s Group, modestly priced at £7 per head. The time on the evening is 7.00pm for 7.30pm. Hope to see you there.