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Babayaga

25th April 2020 at 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Harp and Sazophone
Tickets: Full £14, U26 £6
Programme: ( provisional )
Gustav Bumcke: Nocturno Op 45
Claude Debussy: Arabesque No.1
J.C. Bach: Sinfonia in B flat major Op16
Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Transcription)
Lawrence Power and Simon Crawford-Phillips

4th April 2020 at 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Viola and Piano
Tickets: Full £14, U26 £6
Programme:
Ysaye: Poème Elégiaque
Vieuxtemps: Viola Sonata
Georges Hûe: Thème Varié
Franck: Violin Sonata
Kosmos Ensemble

14th March 2020 at 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Violin/Viola/Accordion Trio
Tickets: Full £14 U26 £6
Programme:
Harriet, Meg and Milos have crafted a programme unique to Kosmos, inspired by music from all around the globe. Wild Gypsy fiddling, emotive Jewish and Greek music glide seamlessly into hot-blooded tango, alongside interpretations of Japanese, Polish and Sephardic songs, new arrangements by and for the ensemble, and with references to classical composers including Bach, Brahms and Sarasate.
Scottish Sinfonia Orchestral Concert

8th February 2020 at7.30pm
St Michael's Parish Church
Orchestral Concert
Programme:
Smetana: Má vlast - The Moldau (Vltava)
Schubert: Symphony No 8 in B minor Op D759 (Unfinished)
Dvorak: Symphony No 6 in D major, Op 60
Catriona Morison and Malcolm Martineau

18th January 2020 at 7.30pm
St Michael's Church
Mezzo Soprano and Piano
Programme:
Grieg: "Six Songs", Op. 48
Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42
- Interval
Schumann: Gedichte der Königin Mary Stuart, Op. 135
Brahms: Dein blaues Auge, Op. 59/8
Alte Liebe, Op. 72/1
Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer, Op. 105/2
Geheimnis, Op. 71/3
Mine Liebe ist grün, Op. 63/5
Gurney: Sleep
Vaughan Williams: Silent Noon
Howells: King David
SCO and RCS Winds

30th November at 7.30pm
St Michael's Parish Church
Wind Section Music
Programme:
Nielsen: Wind Quintet Op 43 (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon)
Seiber: Serenade (2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns)
Poulenc: Sonata for clarinet and bassoon
Mozart: Divertimento for 6 Winds
Strauss: Suite in B flat Op 4 (double wind quintet plus 2 horns and contrabassoon)
We welcome the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Winds in a joint venture with selected invited players from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Brodsky Quartet

9th November 2019 at 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
String Quartet
Programme:
Tanaka: At the grave of Beethoven
J S Bach: C Major Fugue (arrangement for string quartet)
Shostakovich : String Quartet No 4, Op 83
Beethoven: String Quartet Op 131
McOpera

19th October 2019 at 7.30pm
St Michael's Parish Church
Musicians from the Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Presented by Flora Munro
Music by Brahms and Reinecke, plus Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale” with an animated film.
McOpera (Music Co-OPERA-tive Scotland) comprises musicians from the orchestra of Scottish opera. They present a wide range of concerts for small and large ensembles, weddings, corporate events concerts for children. It was formed in 2012 to provide a diverse and exciting range of performances in Scotland. Their scope extends from small groups of instrumentalists to full opera productions and the performance of new works.
Programme:
Reinecke: Trio in B flat for clarinet, horn and piano (1st movement)
Brahms: Trio for violin, horn and piano Op 40
Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale – Violin, clarinet and piano with animated film. This item also includes Stravinsky’s associated music “3 Pieces for Solo Clarinet”
The Soldier’s Tale Trio is a short instrumental suite written by Stravinsky for violin, clarinet and piano using material taken from his larger septet version of the same title. In this updated version, the suite is presented with live-edited animated film commissioned from artist Derek Gray and Edinburgh-based film maker Roddy Simpson. It is presented by Flora Munro
Written in the aftermath of World War 1, It tells the timeless parable about a fiddle-playing soldier returning home who makes a bargain with the devil, trading his violin for untold wealth. All is well until he realises that it is not material worth which is important in life - instead it is values such as family, music and love.
McOpera Ensemble:
Joe Pacewicz - clarinet
Hebba Benyaghla - piano
Sue Baxendale - horn
Presented by Flora Munro
Live edited by Roddy Simpson
Jean Johnson and Steven Osborne

28th September 2019 at 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Gala Anniversary Concert
Programme:
Gershwin: 3 Preludes for clarinet and piano
Bernstein: Clarinet Sonata
Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No 2 Op 120 No 2
Weber: Grand Duo Concertant Op 48
We are delighted to welcome Steven and Jean to play the Gala concert opening our 50th anniversary season. Steven, who comes from Linlithgow, met American clarinettist Jean when she was playing with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and they are now husband and wife.
Members' Garden Party

3rd August 2019 at 3pm
Rivaldsgreen House
Refreshment and music
Tickets: By invitation
Lana Trotovsek and Maria Canyigueral

6th April 2019 at 7.30pm after the AGM of Linlithgow Arts Guild at 7pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Violin and Piano
Tickets: Full - £12, Under 26 - £6
Red Priest

9th March 2019 at 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Truly Madly Baroque
Tickets: Full - £14, Under 26 - £6
Kindly Sponsored by Alan Steel Asset Management
Adam Walker and James Baillieu

9th February 2018 at 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Flute and Piano
Tickets: Full - £12, Under 26 - £6
Adam Walker is leading a new generation of wind soloists and was described by Classic FM as “one of the top 5 international flautists”.
Content:
Dvorak: Sonatina Op. 100
WIDOR: Suite Op 34
SCHUMANN: 3 Romances Op 94
FRANCK: Sonata in A major for flute and piano.
The Gesualdo Six

19th January 2019 at 7.30pm
St Michael's Parish Church
Consort Singers
Tickets: Full - £14, Under 26 - £6
The GESUALDO SIX is a vocal consort comprised of some of the UK’s finest young consort singers, directed by Owain Park. Formed in March 2014 for a performance of Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday in the chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, the group went on to give over sixty performances around the United Kingdom and abroad in its first three years. Over this time, The Gesualdo Six further developed a passion for ensemble singing that for many of them stemmed from formative years as choristers in churches and cathedrals around the country.
The group will present a wonderfully varied programme of choral music ranging from the atmospheric and spiritual to the light hearted and tuneful. They travel from the renaissance to the present day and from sacred to secular with mastery. This concert features works from their debut album, English Motets, with highlights by William Byrd and Thomas Tallis, alongside pieces by Arvo Pärt and Eric Whitacre. This promises to be an evening to remember.
Ruisi String Quartet

8th December 2018 at 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
String Quartet
Tickets: Full - £12, Under 26 - £6
Winners of the Royal Philharmonic Society award for Young British String Players, the RUISI QUARTET has established a reputation as a charismatic and expressive ensemble, delivering performances that are “strikingly immediate, committed and direct” (Chichester Observer, 2014). Their programme for this concert is entitled “Folk Synthesis”.
Magnard Ensemble

17th November at 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Wind Quintet & Piano
Tickets: Full - £12, Under 26 - £6
Since 2012 the MAGNARD ENSEMBLE have built a reputation for delivering both high quality concert performances and dynamic educational projects. The ensemble made their international debut at the Culture & Convention Centre Lucerne, Switzerland in January 2017.
Revolting Rhymes and Marvellous Music

17th November 2018, 3pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Family Event
All tickets £5
Featuring Roald Dahl’s “Revolting Rhymes”, this is an event for all ages. Bring along your children and grandchildren to join the Magnard Ensemble and narrator Rebecca Kenny as they explore Roald Dahl’s stories through the mediums of spoken word, theatre, and live music.
Yu Kosuge

20th October 2018 at 7.30pm
Linlithgow Primary School
Piano
Tickets: Full - £12, Under 26 - £6
With her superlative technique, sensitivity of touch and profound understanding of the music she plays, Yu has become one of the world’s most noted young pianists. Her programme for this performance is entitled “Fire”.
Kindly sponsored by JMK Printers
Budapest Cafe Orchestra

22nd September 2018 at 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Folk & gypsy-flavoured music
Tickets: Full - £12, Under 26s - £6
Our opening concert features the highly entertaining Budapest Café Orchestra, who have been described as “the finest purveyors of Balkan music this side of a Lada scrap heap” and whose line-up includes “Pavarotti’s favourite accordion player” Be prepared to be swept off your feet!
Their programme of folk and gypsy-flavoured music from across the Balkans and Russia, includes Klezmer, Romanian Doinas and Hungarian Czadas styles, evoking images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires.
Kindly sponsored by Peterkin and Kidd
Escocia Duo

14th April 2018
AGM will be held at 7.30pm
Concert at 8.30pm
Linlithgow Primary School
Music for Violin & Guitar from Romania, Italy, Scotland & Argentina
Tickets: Full £12, Students £6
Chamber Philharmonic Europe

10th March 2018, 19.30pm
St Michael's Parish Church
Classical Favourites
Tickets: Full £12, Students £6
Steven Osborne

3rd February 2018, 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Piano Recital: Brahms and Beethoven
Tickets: Full: Full £14, Students £6
Piatti String Quartet

13th January 2018, 7.30pm
Linlithgow Primary School
Music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Debussy
Tickets: Full £12, Students £6
Jess Gillam & Jonathan Fisher

9th December 2017, 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Saxophone and Piano
Tickets: Full £12, Students £6
RCS Voices

18th November 2017, 7.30pm
St Michael's Parish Church
Madrigals, Monteverdi, Mendelssohn to Lennon/McCartney
Tickets: Full £12, Students £6
Joachim String Trio

28th October 2017, 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Music by Schubert, Sibelius and Mozart
Tickets: Full £12, Students £6
Passacaglia Baroque Ensemble

7th October 2017, 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Travels With Telemann
Tickets: Full £12, Students £6
Peter and the Wolf

8th October 2016, 3pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Family Concert - Peter and the Wolf
Tickets: Full £5, Children £5
Anemos Arts Ensemble

8th October 2016, 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Wind Quintet
Tickets: Full £12, Students £5
Katherine Bryan and Edward Cohen*

29th October 2016, 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Flute and Piano
Tickets: Full £12, Students £5
West Lothian Schools Brass Band

19th November 2016, 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Young Performers Concert
Tickets: Full £12, Students £5
Opera Bohemia, Eugene Onegin

10th December 2016, 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Tickets: Full £12, Students £5
Ashley Wass

7th January 2017, 7.30pm
Linlithgow Primary School
Piano
Tickets: Full £12, Students £5
Scottish Sinfonia with Robin Michael, cello

28th January 2017, 7.30pm
St Michael's Parish Church
Orchestra with Robin Michael, Cello
Tickets: Full £12, Students £5
Maxwell String Quartet

18th February 2017, 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
String Quartet
Tickets: Full £12, Students £5
Katona Twins and Carducci String Quartet

18th March 2017, 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Julia Wade Legacy Concert
Tickets: Full £12, Students £5
Peter Moore and Robert Thompson

8th April 2017, 7.30pm for the AGM and 8.30pm Concert
Change of venue - St Michael's Kirk Hall. Enter from Vennel Car Park.
Trombone and Piano
Tickets: Full £12, Students £5
Young Musicians North America

9th July 2016
Concert 7.30pm
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Tickets: £10, concessions £8, students £5
Laura van der Heijden and Tom Poster

10th October 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Cello/Piano recital
Tickets: Full £12, Concession £10, Student £5
Scottish Opera Touring Company - Cosi fan tutte

7th November 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte
Tickets: Full £14, Under 26 £5
Book online at Scottish Opera
(plus booking fee for online tickets)
Athenaeum Winds

12th December 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Wind Quintet
Tickets: Full £12, Concession £10, Student £5
Dante Quartet and Daniel Tong

13th February 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Cello/Piano recital
Tickets: Full £12, Concession £10, Student £5
Sponsored by Peterkin and Kidd
Scottish Ensemble

5th March 2016, 7:30 p.m.
St. Michael's Parish Church
Julia Wade legacy Concert
Tickets: Full £14, Under 26 £5
Alexa Beattie and Elspeth Wyllie

2nd April 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Tickets: Full £12, Concession £10, Student £5
Agnew and McAllister Duo
