FREE CONCERT EDINBURGH AMERICAN TAPESTRY CHORUS AND EDINBURGH POLICE CHOIR

The American Tapestry Chorus is comprised of choristers and musicians from throughout the United States including choir members from First Baptist Church, Pensacola, Florida; First Baptist Church, Huntsville, Alabama; and singers from Delaware, North Carolina, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. As members of local church and community choirs, the singers have come together for performances throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Joseph M. Martin, a native of North Carolina, earned his Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. Subsequently he earned a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance at the University of Texas, Austin. He is a member of the staff of Hal Leonard Corporation as Director of Sacred Publications.
Mr. Martin has performed many solo piano recitals and has been the featured artist with symphony orchestras in the United States and Mexico. Though he continues to perform in concert, he now devotes his efforts to playing in churches and for conferences of church musicians.
Recognized throughout the United States for his many choral compositions, both sacred and secular, Mr. Martin has over 2500 compositions in print and the list continues to grow each year.
Mr. Martin lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Sue.
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Scot Cameron, tenor: Noted as a “polished performer with a rich, expressive voice” (Dallas Morning News), Scot Cameron has performed throughout the US and abroad, including Israel, Latvia, Spain, France, England, China, Brazil, Taiwan, Ukraine, and Singapore. Highlights include Les Arts Flourissants with Concert Royale at Princeton University, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Haydn’s Creation with the Hallelujah Oratorio Society in Singapore, Messiah at Saint Thomas Church (New York), Saint John Passion with Dallas Bach Society, On Wenlock Edge with the Spectrum Chamber Ensemble, Samson with Chorus Austin, and Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater and Nisi Dominus with the Orchestra of New Spain.
Scot and his family now reside in Pensacola, FL where he enjoys a diverse career as a classical artist, conductor, vocal clinician, and a church musician. He serves at the Minister of Traditional Worship at First Baptist Church in Pensacola
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Aaron Jackson joined the staff of First Baptist Church, Huntsville, Alabama in January of 2023. He is a North Carolina native and served churches and universities in the Raleigh-Durham region for 16 years before moving to Huntsville. He holds degrees from Campbell University, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the D.M.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Aaron and his wife, Laura, have two children, Julia and Barnabas.

Edinburgh Police Choir EPC
In a city with more than 50 choirs, we believe EPC is unique. We are community choir, welcoming members from the whole of central Scotland, and we take pride in creating a sophisticated, lovely sound in four-part harmony. We rehearse throughout the year, with performances dotted throughout.

We have members who enjoy singing to a high standard, in a supportive environment. The ‘choir family’ ethos is equally important and we look out for each other - there are social events, choir retreats and trips to competitions which are always huge fun to take part in.
The choir currently has just short of 40 members from central Scotland. There are a few serving police officers and staff among the ranks, but the majority have no connection to the police force. The only requirement is to be able to pass our voice test (see joining the choir), You do not need to be able to read music – some can, some can’t. Audio learning tracks are provided on our website and that is how many of us learn.
The choir’s repertoire includes pop songs, traditional and folk tunes and the occasional popular classical piece. A number of the arrangements are created specially for us, and we are known for ‘mash-ups’ of two or more songs. Head to the 'have a lsten' page to hear us.
Performing is very much the focus of what we do, and no venue or event is too big or small.

We are delighted to welcome Stuart Mitchell to our EPC family.
Born in Fife, Stuart Murray Mitchell is a composer, tenor and animateur active in Scotland.
Having gained a First Class degree in Music, Stuart completed his Masters degree in Composition at London's Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. He has recently completed his PhD at Edinburgh Napier University with a focus on text and music.
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Stuart specialises in writing for the voice, in particular, for choir. He has a vast amount of experience in leading choirs of all age groups and thoroughly enjoys working with singers of all backgrounds and abilities.

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