GPC CHORAL
WORKSHOP
FIND YOUR VOICE!
Saturday 12th September 2026
Lyle Kirk, Union Street, Greenock
10.30am to 5pm
£15 includes refreshments and all music
All welcome - new and experienced singers.
Contact Lynne on 07802 780468, or email info@greenockphilharmonic.co.uk.
Come and join Nicholas Wilks, Colin Murray and Sarah Shorter, as well as members of the Greenock Philharmonic Choir, as they explore vocal techniques and build confidence by singing a variety of material.
SPRING CONCERT 2026
Saturday 28th March 2026, Greenock Town Hall
Britten - Saint Nicolas and Vivaldi - Gloria
The Choir joined forces with young singers from VOISS (Voices of Inverclyde Senior Schools) and St Mary’s Primary School Choir, Greenock, for our March concert, which programmed Britten’s Saint Nicolas alongside Vivaldi’s Gloria in Greenock Town Hall.
We were delighted that Glasgow Chamber Orchestra played with us again. Our soloist for St Nicolas was the Greenock tenor, Euan Macdonald, and the soloists for the Vivaldi were Polly Beck and Elysia Wilson.
The concert was an overwhelming success in front of a packed Town Hall and was the culmination of many months of hard work and collaboration with the various groups by Musical Director, Nicholas Wilks.
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CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2025
Saturday 6th December 2025
The choir celebrated Christmas 2025 at Lyle Kirk, Greenock, directed by conductor Nicholas Wilks.
We were joined once again by Riverside Youth Band, led by Mark Good, and in addition welcomed back the children’s choir, Angel Voices, led by Jane Howie for a lovely set of songs.
The accompanist was Christopher Nickol on organ and piano, and the Riverside Band joined in with accompaniment for audience carols.
The programme included favourite seasonal choral works and carols for the audience to sing, as well as more recent music from living composers.
OUR CONDUCTOR
Nicholas Wilks took up his post as Musical Director of Greenock Philharmonic Choir in summer 2023, having moved to North Ayrshire from Hampshire.
Nicholas studied conducting and clarinet as a postgraduate at the Royal Academy of Music. His experience as a singer and conductor is wide and varied, and has included a range of musical directorships.
SPRING CONCERT 2025
Greenock Philharmonic Choir goes from strength to strength at Lyle Kirk Greenock
On Saturday 29th March the renowned Greenock Philharmonic Choir provided a packed audience with a glorious performance of Brahms’s ‘A German Requiem’.
They were wonderfully supported by the Glasgow Chamber Orchestra, the exceptional Christopher Nickol, organist, and top soloists soprano Jessica Leary and bass-baritone Timothy Edmundson.
Also taking part were students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and members of Bearsden Choir.
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CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2024
The choir held their 2024 Christmas Concert in Lyle Kirk, Greenock.
We were delighted to be joined once again by the award winning Riverside Youth Band, led by Mark Good, for a wonderful performance and also accompaniment with the audience carols. We also had the excellent Chris Nickol accompanying us on organ and piano once again.
It was a joy to welcome for the first time the children’s choir Angel Voices, led by Michael Hepburn, for a lovely set of songs.
GET SINGING!
AUGUST 2024
Greenock Philharmonic Choir held a vocal workshop in Old Gourock and Ashton Parish Church.
We were led by our Musical Director, Nicholas Wilks and we were delighted to be joined by the wonderful Laura McFall for a fun day of vocal exercises, singing African songs by ear and then onto some sectional rehearsals for a couple of movements of Brahms’ German Requiem.
The participants really benefitted from all parts of the day and from Nick and Laura’s expertise to help develop their vocal techniques.
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SPRING CONCERT 2024
Mozart Requiem (Druce Completion).
Handel - Coronation Anthems (Zadok the Priest, The King Shall Rejoice).
In March 2024 the choir held a hugely successful Spring Concert at the Lyle Kirk in Greenock.
Along with Glasgow Chamber Orchestra, we performed the unusual Druce completion of Mozart’s Requiem, along with two Handel Coronation Anthems, including ‘Zadok the Priest’.
The soloists were Sarah Power (soprano), Sarah Shorter (mezzo soprano), Connor Smith (tenor) and Colin Murray (baritone). The organist was Christopher Nickol.
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COME AND JOIN US!
Rehearsals are at 7.15pm on Monday evenings in the Lyle Kirk, Union Street, Greenock. New singers in all sections will be made very welcome.
Anybody interested in joining us should email
info@greenockphilharmonic.co.uk or call Calum Harbison on 07847 250 529.
There are no auditions. Music reading is preferred, but not essential. Please feel free to contact us with any questions at all. We are friendly, rehearsals are fun, and nobody should ever feel under pressure although we do strive to achieve musical excellence!
SUPPORT THE MUSIC
There are so many ways in which you can show your support for Greenock Philharmonic Choir.
Sponsorships, donations and attending concerts are only a few of the ways in which you can get involved.
Contact us today to find out how you can make your contribution to the musical culture of Inverclyde.
