“If you call for a song of the sea” and don’t want to wait for Alex to sing it at our show in February, you might enjoy the next EDGAS event. After an amazing sold-out finale of Oklahoma, they’ve already kicked off their cowboy boots and started rehearsing for their next big adventure, when they’ve been invited to sing alongside the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Scotland at the Usher Hall on Wednesday 29 November. The programme will include traditional marches, well-known classical and Gilbert & Sullivan pieces, with solo performances by members of the Royal Marine Band. The concert begins at 7:30pm and prices start at £17: all proceeds go to Seafarers UK. Full details by clicking the image.

The Dunfermline Arts Guild 2017–18 series of chamber music concerts – “Music on Sundays” – takes a new twist on 10 December 2017, when the venue for the regular 7.30pm slot changes to the Tiffany Lounge at Carnegie Hall for a programme of French Cabaret Songs performed by Heidi Innes and David Vernon. Click the image to get a flavour of their 2016 Festival Fringe show.

Ask Jean Kennedy or Martin Tarr for a personal recommendation – you can’t beat live music, and it’s great value for £10! Details about the other Sunday evening concerts, which take place at Carnegie through to March, are in the linked brochure – there’s a wealth of musical talent, in a variety of ensembles and styles to suit everyone.

Five or six of our current or ex-members sing with the Kingdom Singers, from whom we’ve had a warm invitation to join in some carol-singing with the choir and enjoy Christmas refreshments.

Get in the mood for Christmas at Gillespie Church, Chapel Street, Dunfermline on Friday 8 December at 7.30pm. Tickets at £8.00 (concessions £6.00) including refreshments will be available at the door, but do buy in advance from members (ask Douglas Reid or Ann Duly), through their Facebook page or email kingdomsingers@live.co.uk. There’s a poster linked to the image.

Do you like wonderful deep bass sounds and stunning choral music? If so, there’s good news for you: Jurij Maruk will be bringing his Voskresenije Choir (the name means Resurrection) back to West Fife for their fifth visit. As usual, this award-winning a cappella ensemble of former students of St Petersburg Music Conservatoire are presenting a programme of traditional sacred music and folk songs. The first half will feature music from the Orthodox Church tradition, with a set of Russian folk songs after the interval, and this year’s programme will be entirely different from 2016!

The 2017 concert is on Sunday 19 November, at 3.00pm at St Margaret’s RC Memorial Church in East Port, Dunfermline, KY12 7JB. Tickets £10 are now available from russianchoirtickets@yahoo.com or telephone 07525 920728.

Put a bit of Mozartian magic in your life by going to Fife Opera’s production of The Magic Flute, which plays at the Adam Smith Theatre in Kirkcaldy from 1–4 November. Wednesday to Friday at 7.30pm; Saturday at 2:30pm.

Douglas Nairne has created a truly magical new production to celebrate the company’s 40th anniversary. There are two wonderful casts, along with the Fife Opera chorus, junior chorus and orchestra, so it promises to be a really exciting week of performances.

Do check out this Youtube trailer, get further details by clicking the image, and buy tickets at this link.