New Term
Welcome back to another busy and exciting term at ACMS. Follow us on our website and on Twitter for concerts, events and news throughout the term.
Success as “virtual” Aberdeen music festival is first in UK
More than 600 people entered the Aberdeen & North East of Scotland Music Festival this month. Two ACMS pupils Carys and Rebecca were both awarded funding from the Rachel Barry Bursary to continue their musical careers. Lots of hard work and a fantastic result. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/2257211/success-as-virtual-aberdeen-music-festival-is-first-in-uk/
Concerts
Due to the current situation regarding coronavirus COVID-19 we have decided to cancel all concerts scheduled up until the end of this term.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Pre-Concert
Once again ACMS are delighted to have been asked to perform at the Music Hall (Tutti Suite) before the Nicola Benedetti and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra concert on Saturday. Our performances will include Massenet’s vocal duet, Strauss’s “Morgen”, Poulenc for piano 4-hands, Tchaikovsky’s”Scene of Siegfried”, Albinoni’s “Adagio” and a little bit of Chopin. A perfect […]
Primary Bursary Visit
Two of our new P6 Primary bursary pupils visited us last weekend. The girls sang with Chloe and Amelia (who are now in S1 and were previously on Primary bursaries), learned a lot and hopefully had a good time.
Closed Weekend
The next Closed Weekend is Saturday 29th February / Sunday 1st March. A busy weekend is planned with lots of rehearsals for the upcoming March concerts.
Bothy Ballads
Congratulations to Ellie Beaton, finalist in the Bothy Ballads Champion o’ Champions competition in Elgin on Saturday
Midterm Holiday
School will be closed Monday 17th February for the midterm holiday, and on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th February for staff Inservice days.
Paul Keohone Masterclass
An amazing visit from baritone Paul Keohone and soprano Lisa Milne last Closed Weekend taught us a lot about performance skills.
Former Pupil Visits ACMS
Today we were lucky to have a visit from singer / songwriter and ex-pupil Cameron Barnes who spend an hour chatting and playing with our current pupils.