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Vote for KOS!

Good news from our friends in the Kirkcaldy Orchestral Society … plus a call to action!

The Royal Philharmonic Society annual awards recognise star musicians, ensembles, and ventures in classical music “lifting hearts and minds across the nation”. Among these, the RPS Inspiration Award is specially presented to non-professional ensembles, “recognising local heroes who do so much year-round to bring people together through music”, and the winner is unusual in being chosen by public vote … which is where you come in, because KOS are on the short-list of four, and the only one of the four in Scotland! Click the image to see the good things that RPS has to say about KOS.

Please vote for KOS at this link, and pass this on the message to anyone else who might like to support KOS. Voting closes at 11am on Monday 2 February 2026 and the winner will be revealed at the 2026 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards on Thursday 12 March.

DGASS at Buxton

We’re delighted to announce that DGASS have been invited to perform “The Jury’s Out” at the prestigious International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival at Buxton next year. As you’ll see at this link, our performance at 2.30pm on Wednesday 5 August 2026 at St John’s Church, Buxton, is sandwiched between an HMS Pinafore sing-a-long and a pre-theatre talk about The Mikado.

Our 2025 production will be adapted to a semi-staged concert version with piano(s), and we’re hoping most of the première cast will be able to reprise their performances in Derbyshire. More details later – there’ll be rehearsals after Strictly Patience in order to get us back up to speed. Meanwhile, book the date (we’ll get a chance to rehearse at the venue on the afternoon/evening before the show), and start thinking soon about transport and accommodation.

We’d love to have supporters for our show, and you’d enjoy the rest of the Festival. For example, at the Opera House there’s a performance of The Mikado on the evening of our show, and our friends from the Edinburgh G&S Society are performing Iolanthe on Monday 3 August.

General booking starts in February, but the programme is available now at this link.

Strictly Patience rehearsals starting soon

The first rehearsal for Strictly Patience is Wednesday 27 August at Limekilns Parish Church. This will be preceded by a social event from 18:30. (Small donations of cake and biscuits welcome) This will give everyone a chance to catch up and to welcome new members. We’ll start singing around 19:30 with Musical Director Eddie MacLennan and Accompanist Carol Madden.

Printed vocal scores will be available to borrow at the rehearsal, but let Ellen Patrick know if you want a pdf score in the meantime.

Please bring along potential new members!

Rehearsals 2025–26:

Linda Milne (director) will be producing a rehearsal schedule, but the outline is:

Before Christmas:

the Chorus will rehearse on Wednesdays 19:30–21:30 and there may also be the odd Sunday rehearsal from 14:00–16:00
Principals will rehearse on Wednesdays 18:30–21:30 and there will also be some scheduled Sunday rehearsals from 14:00–16:00

After Christmas:

the Chorus will rehearse on Wednesdays 19:30–21:30
Principals will rehearse on Wednesdays 18:30–21:30
both Chorus and Principals will rehearse 17:00–19:00 on Sundays from 4 January