A lively German brass band is to tour churches across Scotland for the sixth time this summer, visiting a Black Isle church on Friday.
The group, called Posaunenchor Hambach-Winzingen, is made up of 24 members and carries a faith ethos in its music.
The show in Knockbain Church is free to attend, with the evening’s proceedings beginning at 7.30pm.
Rev Susan Cord, minister of Killearnan and Knockbain churches in the Highlands, said: “I first encountered this band in my home church, of Kirkcaldy: Linktown about 10 years ago, where Rev Marc Prowe is the minister.
“The band show how music brings people together – particularly from across the generations.
“When I first heard them, the youngest member was around 10 and the oldest in their late 60s/early 70s, all brought together by a shared love of music.
“Through sharing music, they were learning and sharing the gospel. There’s fellowship, fun, laughter and all their performances include the good news.
“There are members of this band, and others like it, who would have never found faith, or drifted away from faith, were it not for the wondrous music they could make with one another, across the generations, to the Lord.
“There is much the Church could learn from hearing their music and their story.”
Translating as trombone choir, the music ensembles are attached to German church congregations, with members often hailing from the wider parish community.
