Rehearsal Information
On 14 January 2025 (postponed from 7 January because of adverse weather conditions) we will begin our rehearsal programme (Tuesdays from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in The Sanctuary within Mannofield Church) under Musical Director, Paul Tierney, ahead of our next concert on Sunday 27 April 2025 in Aberdeen Music Hall. We will be performing Haydn - Mass in B flat, Harmoniemesse and Mozart - Great Mass in C Minor, K. 427.
Rehearsals take place on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9:30pm (Aug-Dec & Jan-Apr), and they include a short tea/coffee break (bring your own drinks).
Our rehearsal venue is within Mannofield Church, located at the junction of Great Western Road and Countesswells Road - termed The Sanctuary.

First Bus 19 Tillydrone-Peterculter and Stagecoach 201 Ballater-Union Square serve the stops on Great Western Road right beside the church. First Bus service 2 Ashwood-Garthdee goes along Broomhill Road coming from Ashwood and service 1 Garthdee-Danestone takes that route towards Danestone. The Broomhill Road bus stops are a half mile walk from The Sanctuary.
Cyclists can store their cycles within the building.
Unrestricted car parking is available on adjacent residential streets, namely Countesswells Road, Craigielea Avenue and Wellbrae Terrace, and there are more parking opportunities on Duthie Place, parallel to Great Western Road to the south. Please park considerately.
Rehearsal Timetable Spring Term 2025
Weekly rehearsals will take place from Tuesday 14 January until Tuesday 25 March, the scheduled break on Tuesday 11 February having been cancelled because of the postponement of the 7 January rehearsal for bad weather. There will then be a two week Easter Holiday break on Tuesdays 1 and 8 April, following which there will be two more Tuesday rehearsals on 15 and 22 April. On the weekend of the performance there will be rehearsals from 2-5 pm on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 April.
- Commencement of rehearsals: 14 January 2025
- Mid term break: Cancelled
- Easter break: 1 and 8 April 2025
- Final Tuesday rehearsal: 22 April 2025
- Pre-Concert rehearsals: Saturday 26 April 2025 and Sunday 27 April, 2-5 pm
- Concert: Sunday 27 April, 7.30pm in Aberdeen Music Hall
Recommended Recordings
Paul is happy to recommend this YouTube recording of the Mozart Great C Minor Mass. Another very good recording on YouTube, in separate movements, is the 1987 recording by the English Baroque soloists on period instruments, with the Monteverdi Choir under John Eliot Gardiner. He also recommends the paid recording by the Bach Collegium Japan under Masaaki Suzuki.
A good starting point for the Haydn Harmoniemesse is the YouTube recording by Mariss Janson - not his favourite recording or performance; he prefers the paid recording by the New York Philharmonic with the Westminster Choir conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
Rehearsal Tracks
Free rehearsal tracks (listen online) are available from Cyberbass:
Section representatives
Current section representatives - your point of contact within your part.
S1 Sandra Massey
S2 Alyson Smith
A1 Jane Kirk
A2 Libby Brand
Tenor James Millar
Bass TBC
Aberdeen Bach Choir
Scottish Registered Charity Number SC008609

