KGS musicians join forces with Canadian counterparts

Kirkwall Grammar School musicians are  joining forces with Miles Macdonnel Collegiate from Canada, for an evening of musical collaborations.

The concert in the King Street Halls, Kirkwall, begins this evening, Thursday, at 7.30pm, with performances from the Collegiate choir and band, as well as local groups including KGS Big Band, Hadhirgaan, No Soond, Broken Strings, Girl Band and Maggie and James Nicolson.

The two schools have been twinned for 12 years, with members of KGS group Hadhirgaan visiting the Collegiate in 2000 and 2005, and also returning the hospitality to their Canadian counterparts on several occasions in Orkney.