Thank you to everyone who attended the concert at Dornoch Cathedral on the 17th June 2012.
Congratulations to Stephanie Hirst, Ruth MacLeod and Courtney Morrison for winning the James Arthur shield.
That was our final concert of the 2011/2012 season and was in collaboration with the Caithness Schools' Wind Band and a brass ensemble with players from Highland and Gordonstoun Schools
For more information,pictures and video please click on 'News'

Thank you to everyone who came to the Caithness Music Festival on the 11th June.
Dornoch Primary Brass Group - 2nd Place in Music Making: Primary(Merit)
East Highland Saxophone Quartet - 1st Place in Chamber Music ( distinction and the Roseburn Sheild)
East Highland Flute and Bass Clarinet Trio - 2nd Place in Chamber Music ( Commended)
Music making for large groups
1st Place - Caithness and East Highland Concert Band ( Commended and the Leslie Shepherd Cup)
2nd Place - East Highland Concert Band ( Commended)
3rd Equal - Caithness Schools Wind Band and Caithness Junior Wind Band.

Many thanks to everyone involved in the Concert in Ardross Hall on the 30th May.
An amazing £320 was collected and will be given via Tanya White to the Highland Hospice.
For details of the concert, pics and a video clip go to 'news'
Well done everyone for another great schools tour.....5 schools and a total audience of 1050 in 2 years!

Check out the youtube clips of the March in Eb EHCB
Terra Firma RSSO
in the 'NEWS' menu

Thank you to everyone who attended the Christmas Concert at Millburn Academy. It was a really great night.
Click on 'News' to view the short video clip and photos.

Bag-packing and Carolling
Saturday 10th December
Tecso, Dingwall
A fantastic total of £ 638.61 was
raised !!
A big thank you to all!
Pictures in 'News'.

Well done to the 12 volunteers who helped at the model fair in Dornoch on Saturday 1st October!.........
....and.....
...........Thank you to the Model Fair for their very generous donation of £350.

Please go to 'useful information' for news about the 2011/2012 season

Thank you also to Sandra Milne for her donation of £220 made after her sponsored tandam freefall parachute jump.

Check out the European Tour report and the new Photos.

....We have collected £282 pounds so far from our sponsored extreme rehearsal...a fantastic effort by one and all....

Caithness Festival Music results 2011
East Highland Concert Band :Commended and Roseburn Trophy
East Highland Brass Ensemble : Merit
East Highland Saxophone Ensemble : Commended
East Highland Flutes and Clarinet: Commended
East Highland Horn Ensemble : Commended

Well done to all the bag packers and buskers at Tesco ,Tain on Saturday 7th May who raised £222.08.

For a report on our schools tour please go to 'news'

Thanks to all who either played in or attended the concert in Alness Academy
£139 was raised for EHCB and RSSO funds
£213 .35 raised at the Tain Co-op bag packing.

On the 23rd of May 2010 the Co-directors of the National Jazz Orchestra of Scotland , Andrew Bain and Malcolm Edmundson led a day's Jazz workshop in Tain Royal Academy. 25 musicians took part in a fantastic day of music making. A great time was had by all!

 

 

 

Dingwall musician invited to join National Jazz Orchestra (23/03/10)
A young trombone player from Dingwall has earned himself a place in the National Jazz Orchestra of Scotland.
Peter Thornton, who has recently turned 15, is a 3rd year pupil at Dingwall Academy. The talented musician currently plays trombone in the Highland Regional Youth Orchestra and the Highland Youth Big Band as well as performing with other local groups.
The Highland Council’s Music Development Officer, Norman Bolton said: “The selection process to join any of the national orchestras is very rigorous so it is a great success for Peter to be awarded a place. I am sure all his fellow performers in the Highland Regional Music Groups would like to join me in congratulating him 

Presentation of the James Arthur Trophy 2009

Peter Thornton, Cailean Welsh. Tanya White, Aister More
 

Young musicians return from tour of Bordeaux
http://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/4237
 
 Cash aid for schools' band's tour of France
http://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3139
 
  Tanya White, Cailean Welsh, Alister More, Patrick Butchard

RSCB players at TRA May 2008