Society seeks singers

A DUNDEE singing society i s l ooking for new members as it gets a series of new sessions under way.

The Dundee Choral Union is inviting singers with an interest in choral music to attend its rehearsal sessions from September 11.

Founded i n 1858, the society aims to provide a service to the local community with its performances, and to enhance Dundee’s culture.

It usually performs two c o n c e r t s a y e a r, a t Christmas and in spring, at the Caird Hall.

This year’s Christmas programme f eatures a number of coronation anthems alongside pieces written by the likes of John Rutter and Stanford.

Rehearsals take place every Monday between September and March, from 7pm-9pm i n t he Margaret Harris Hall at the High School of Dundee.

For more details, call Kay Simpson on 01334 870277, email gensecydcu@btinternet. com, or visit the website at dundeechoralunion.co.uk.

Erin Young is a waitress by trade at 172 the Caird, but the Coldside woman also works as a fashion model.

The 21-year-old began to model on Instagram as a pastime, taking on odd jobs from independent fashion designers and photographers.

Despite being a fairly inexperienced model, Erin’s pictures have gone from her account all the way to the upper echelons of the industry in just under a year.

She today told the Tele that she “couldn’t believe it” when her shots were picked up by the fashion giant.

She added: “Everything came about because I had an Instagram account and I am friends with a lot of independent artists and people like that around Dundee.

“One of them asked me to do a modelling shoot one day for some jewellery that she had made.

“I posted the pictures on Instagram and I started getting more and more people asking me to model for them.

“It was people like designers and also photographers.”

Despite having very little modelling experience, some of Erin’s shots were picked up and showcased by Vogue Italia, credited with being the top fashion magazine in the world.

Erin said that she hadn’t initially liked the pictures that would eventually be used in Vogue.

She added: “Vogue Italia do a thing where you can submit pictures to them and they pick up the best ones.

“I did a shoot in July and submitted them and they ended up being used.

“It was amazing. The weird thing

A DUNDEE waitress has fashioned herself a modelling career after being picked up by one of the world’s top fashion magazines.