Skye Chorus
Who We Are
Skye Chorus is a community choir with around 75 singers from all over the Isle of Skye and the adjacent mainland.
Originally, the South Skye Chorus was started by Gwen MacQuarrie and Jasmine Threlfall in 2018 who persuaded Tony Cleverton to become the Musical Director. This choir rehearsed alongside Island Chorus, led by Elaine Ferguson, from the north end of Skye.
After several years of singing a whole variety of music - listed under Past Events - the choirs embarked on one major piece, Mozart’s Requiem, which was performed at Easter 2024. Of this,
The Chorus was renamed as Skye Chorus and expanded to cover the whole of Skye and adjacent mainland under Tony’s leadership.
This wa follwe4d by two sell-out performances of Handel’s Messiah with four professional soloists, on Friday 18th April 2025 in Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, and on Saturday 19th April in the Shepherd’s Way Church, Portree. Hear the concert and see all the images on the Handel’s Messiah 2025 page
2025/2026
The Choir is now rehearsing Fauré’s Requiem for a concert over the Easter weekend 2026. On Sunday 21 December we will hold our usual Carol Concert which will include pieces from Handel’s Messiah and Fauré’s Requiem.
We also have a Members’ Page (needing a password) with access to rehearsal times, rehearsal tracks and the Members’ FB