Perthshire manse households unite in marriage and music in St John's Kirk

Two outstanding Perthshire church households unite in marriage subsequent week.

Rachel Steele (24) from Glenalmond, is marrying Andrew Penny (30) from Dunkeld, on Thursday, in a service carried out by Andrew’s father, Reverend Fraser Penny, on mortgage from his parish in Dunkeld.

And the ceremony in Perth’s historic St John’s Kirk could have a distinctly musical theme, that includes not one, however TWO choirs.

In a tremendous coming collectively of shared passions, the bride, the bride’s mom and the groom’s father all sing in Chansons.

And with Chansons becoming a member of St John’s Choir, the programme consists of Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria’ and Widor’s ‘Tocatta’.

The couple may even signal the register to Hubert Parry’s ‘I used to be Glad’ which was sung at William and Kate’s royal wedding ceremony

Rachel’s mom Margaret Steele, who’s the session clerk of St John’s, defined: “Liam Bonthrone and Kenneth Maciver shall be singing an association of ‘Come what Might’ organized by my daughter, Catriona Steele.

“The voices shall be accompanied by native musicians Morag Younger, Morna Strachon, Catriona Steele, Angie Turner and Rosanna Younger-Kudelska.

“As director of music, we now have Howard Duthie and the director of choirs is Marjory Watson.”

And the setting for the marriage couldn’t be extra becoming both, because the bride is the grand daughter of the late Reverend Allan Younger, minister of St John’s Kirk of Perth and royal chaplain.

Groom Andrew Penny comes from a manse household too. He’s the son of Susan Penny and the Reverend Fraser Penny, minister of Dunkeld Cathedral.

Music, not simply singing, runs within the bride’s household. Rachel has sung alongside her dad within the St John’s Choir since she was 5 and honed her musical expertise at Birmingham Conservatoire, the place she studied the cello.

And her uncle Allan Younger is the musical co-ordinator for Perth and Kinross, answerable for all of the Massive County’s music academics.

Though the groom presently works as a elements supervisor for Rattray ATV, Andrew is yet one more gifted musician. Having been taught by John Walker of Dunkeld, he’s the aid organist for the Dunkeld space and earlier than that was organist at Blair Atholl.

When Rachel is walked down the aisle she can be adopted by a bridesman, three bridesmaids, three flower women and two web page boys.

Talking forward of the large day, her mom Margaret added: “The spotlight would be the church service.

“Rachel was introduced up in St John’s and loves sacred music.

“There might be forty singers to make this big day good. They may sing the identical piece that was sung on the final royal wedding ceremony, Hubert Parry’s ‘I used to be Glad’ as she indicators the register.”