Linlithgow Arts Guild

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)

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

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.

8th February 2020 at7.30pm

St Michael's Parish Church

Orchestral Concert

Tickets: Full £16, U26 £6

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

18th January 2020 at 7.30pm

St Michael's Church

Mezzo Soprano and Piano

Tickets: Full £14, U26 £6

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

30th November at 7.30pm

St Michael's Parish Church

Wind Section Music

Tickets: Full £16, U26 £6

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.

9th November 2019 at 7.30pm

Linlithgow Academy Theatre

String Quartet

Tickets: Full £14, U26 £6

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

19th October 2019 at 7.30pm

St Michael's Parish Church

Musicians from the Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Presented by Flora Munro

Tickets: Full £14, U26 £6

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 (1^st 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:

Katie Hull - violin

Joe Pacewicz - clarinet

Hebba Benyaghla - piano

Sue Baxendale - horn

Presented by Flora Munro

Live edited by Roddy Simpson

28th September 2019 at 7.30pm

Linlithgow Academy Theatre

Gala Anniversary Concert

Tickets: Full £16, U26 £6

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 50^th 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.

3rd August 2019 at 3pm

Rivaldsgreen House

Refreshment and music

Tickets: By invitation

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

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

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.

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.

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”.

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.

17^th 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.

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

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

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

10th March 2018, 19.30pm

St Michael's Parish Church

Classical Favourites

Tickets: Full £12, Students £6

3rd February 2018, 7.30pm

Linlithgow Academy Theatre

Piano Recital: Brahms and Beethoven

Tickets: Full: Full £14, Students £6

13th January 2018, 7.30pm

Linlithgow Primary School

Music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Debussy

Tickets: Full £12, Students £6

9th December 2017, 7.30pm

Linlithgow Academy Theatre

Saxophone and Piano

Tickets: Full £12, Students £6

18th November 2017, 7.30pm

St Michael's Parish Church

Madrigals, Monteverdi, Mendelssohn to Lennon/McCartney

Tickets: Full £12, Students £6

28th October 2017, 7.30pm

Linlithgow Academy Theatre

Music by Schubert, Sibelius and Mozart

Tickets: Full £12, Students £6

7th October 2017, 7.30pm

Linlithgow Academy Theatre

Travels With Telemann

Tickets: Full £12, Students £6

8th October 2016, 3pm

Linlithgow Academy Theatre

Family Concert - Peter and the Wolf

Tickets: Full £5, Children £5