Friends of NESMS
Charity No. SC 014898
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ATTENTION
At the EGM on November 18th 2023 the decision was taken by members to begin the wind-up process of the Friends.
Read the full letter to the Friends here
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Anyone wishing to continue supporting NESMS with a regular donation (previously the Friends of NESMS Membership fee) can download a bank mandate form here
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For more information about making any other donations including yearly scholarship donations please see the Want to help? page
Click on a poster below to read previous Friends Newsletters and events:
Scholarship Concert
The annual Friends Scholarship concert has taken place in June at Springfield Church (formally named Craigiebuckler Church) for many years. This concert provides a platform to highlight those NESMS students holding named full scholarships and provides a wonderful evening of music for Friends and family.
Below are reviews of the concerts from the past decade.
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The next Scholarship Concert will take place at Springfield Church on 20th June 2025
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Eve Begg, Charlotte Slater, Laura Smith, Olwenn Stewart, Chenhong Zhu
with accompanist Blair Cargill.
Charlotte Hay, Aaron Magill,
Hannah Magill and Scott Manson
with accompanist Shirley Magill
A pre-recorded online concert by Louis Kowal, Ruaraidh Williams, Chenghong Zhu
and Eve Begg
June 2019
Emma Barnett, Kirsty Campbell,
Isabella Cook and David Ferguson
with accompanist Harry Williamson
June 2018
Aaron Magill, Christopher Smith, Iona Baillie, Kara Taylor, Laura Smith, Malik Salloum and Matthew Crabb with accompanists Andrew Leadbetter, Colin Sinclair and Shirley Magill
June 2017
Ailsa Anderson, Alex Riddell, Eleanor Cozens,
Clara Daley, Kirsty Campbell, Siobhan Ironside
June 2016
Amy Birse, Kathleen Cronie, Anna Morrison,
Rachel Groves with accompanist Richard Bailey
June 2015
Adam Auchie, Ella Clapperton, Iona Fyfe,
Sam Garioch, Ngoni Masiyakurima
June 2014
Megan Cormack, Duncan Pirie, Tracy Lee,
Sophie Stammeijer, Emma Barnett
with accompanists Colin Sinclair & Ian Lovegrove
June 2013
Cara Garton, Lisa Abraham, Iain Hall,
Laura Cheyne, David Ferguson,
with accompanists Drew Tulloch & Richard Bailey