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Marmen Quartet
Saturday 27th November 2021 at 7.30pm
Bo’ness Town Hall
String Quartet
Tickets £14, U26 £6, children free accompanied by an adult
Reservations can also be made by text, or by calling 07731 614179
PROGRAMME:
HAYDN: String Quartet Op 64/3
LIGETI: Quartet No 1
‘Metamorphoses nocturnes’
FISHER: Heal
BRAHMS: Quartet in C minor Op 51/1
Formed in 2013 at the Royal College of Music in London, the Marmen Quartet is fast building a reputation for the vitality and vigour of their performances. In 2019, they won the Grand Prize of the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition, with the Haydn and Canadian commission prizes in addition. Recent engagements have taken the Quartet to the Amsterdam and Barcelona String Quartet Biennales as well as the Hitzacker and Lockenhaus festivals.
BabaYaga 2021
Saturday 30th October 2021 at 7.30pm
Bo’ness Town Hall
Saxophone and Harp
Tickets £14, U26 £6, Children free accompanied by an adult
Reservations can also be made by text, or by calling 07731 614179
PROGRAMME:
BUMCKE: Notturno Op 45
BRUCH: Kol Nidrei Op 47
McGUIRE: Purple Bamboo Melody (arr. for saxophone and harp)
LATEEF; Romance for Soprano Saxophone and Harp
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
(arr. Dufour and Sinclair)
Creating Carmen
Friday 8th October 2021 at 7.30pm
St. Michael’s Parish Church
Staged and acted Concert-Play performed by “Carmenco”
Tickets £14, U26 £6, Children free accompanied by an adult
Reservations can also be made by text, or by calling 07731 614179
PROGRAMME:
“Creating Carmen” is a Concert-play created by Clare Norburn.
A fun-filled evening of fantasy, comedy, drama and tremendous music arranged from Bizet’s Carmen with Spanish and Spanish-inspired music by Boccherini, de Falla, Garcia -Lorca, Granados, Ravel Albeniz and Tárrega. Performed by three musicians (mezzo-soprano, flute and 2 guitars, and 2 guitars) with 2 actors. CarmenCo Trio (Emily Andrews, David Massey and Francisco Correa) with Niall Ashdown as Mérimée Alice Imelda as Carmen.
Prosper Mérimée is struggling with his latest novella, when his leading character - Carmen - turns up in his study, larger than life, with a band of musicians in tow and chaos in her wake. Which one of them controls the narrative? And what happens when Carmen discovers the nasty ending Mérimée has planned for her?
This performance is kindly sponsored by Peterkin and Kidd: 
Martin Roscoe
Thursday 9th September 2021 at 7.30pm
St. Michael’s Parish Church
Piano Recital
Tickets £14, U26 £6, Children free accompanied by an adult
Reservations can also be made by text or by calling 07731 614179
PROGRAMME:
BEETHOVEN: Sonata in C minor Op 13
(‘Pathétique’)
BEETHOVEN: Sonata in A flat Op 110
BRAHMS: 3 Intermezzi op 117
LISZT: Sonetti del Petrarca 104 & 123
LISZT: Legend No 2: St Francis de Paule walking on the waves
During his illustrious career, MARTIN ROSCOE has become one of the UK’s most loved and respected pianists. With his extensive repertoire, consummate musicianship and immediate connection with audiences, he is in great demand as a concerto soloist, chamber musician and recitalist. Martin appears regularly at Wigmore Hall and has long-standing associations with many of the UK’s leading orchestras such as the BBC Philharmonic and BBC Scottish Symphony. A prolific recording artist, Martin has a distinguished discography and is one of the most broadcast pianists on BBC radio.
SAANJH – Indian Songs and Stories After Lunch
Wednesday 25th August at 2pm
St Michael's Parish Church
Soprano, Piano and Tabla
This event is free of charge. Donations will be welcome.
Reservations are essential.
Reservations for members can be made by calling 07731 614179. Any seats remaining for general reservation will be available from WeGotTickets
Programme:
Shalimar Op. 177
Rain Jhala | Jhala of the fountains |
Composed by Alan Hovhaness
(Shalimar in Hindi means garden)
Sarang
Hindustani
Lotus land Op. 47 no.1
Composed by Cyril Meir Scott
Kashmiri Song
Till I Wake
Four Indian Love Lyrics
Composed by Amy Woodforde Finden
Tabla Solo (teen taal)
Composed by Hardeep Deerhe
Plainchant in Raag Kapi
Violin/Piano at Noon
Wednesday 11th August at 12 noon
St Michael's Parish Church
Violin and Piano duo
This event is free of charge. Donations will be welcome
Reservations are essential.
Reservations for members can be made by calling 07731 614179. Any seats remaining for general reservation will be available from WeGotTickets
Programme includes:
Poulenc Violin Sonata
Faure Violin Sonata No.1 in A major
Piano Before Lunch
Wednesday 28th July 2021 at 12 noon
St Michael's Parish Church
Piano solo
This event is free of charge. Donations will be welcome
Reservations are essential.
Reservations for members can be made by calling 07731 614179. Any seats remaining for general reservation will be available from WeGotTickets.
SOLD OUT
Programme:
Chopin Nocturne Op55 No.1 in F minor
John Bevan-Baker – Suite for Piano (1962)
Rory Boyle “Reeling”
Mozart 12 Variations “Ah! vous dirai-je maman” K265
Mozart Piano Sonata in C minor K457
Fazil Say, Jazz Fantasy on Mozart’s Rondo Alla Turca
Songs in the Afternoon
Sunday 18th July 2021 at 2pm
St Michael's Parish Church, Linlithgow
Soprano and Piano
This event is free of charge. Donations will be welcome
Reservations are essential.
Reservations for members can be made by calling 07731 614179. Any seats remaining for general reservation will be available from WeGotTickets.
Closed
Programme:
| Greig – Haugtussa Op67 (1898) |
Marjory Kennedy-Fraser Songs of the Hebrides (1909) |
| Det Syng – “The Enticement” | Kishmul’s Gallery |
| Veslemøy – “Young Maiden” | An Eriskay Love-Lilt |
| Blåbær-Li – “Blueberry Slope” | A Clydeside Love-Lilt |
| Møte – “The Tryst" | Land o’ Heart’s Desire |
| Elsk – “Love" | A Fairy’s Love Song |
| Killingdans – “Kidlings Dance” | Sleeps the Noon in the Deep Blue Sky |
| Vond Dag – “Hurtful Day" | Heart o’ Fire Love |
| Ved Gjælte-Bekken – “At the Brook” | |
Rodrigo – from Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios - “De los Alamos Vengo, Madre”
Online Concert By The Broen Ensemble
We have joined with several other Scottish music societies in sponsoring a concert by the Broen Ensemble, a group of young Scottish musicians (and Tunnell Trust Prize-winners) who were to have been part of this year’s programme.
The concert, for string septet, features Tchaikovsky’s “Souvenir of Florence” and “Metamorphosen”, by Richard Strauss.
The on-line recording is available exclusively to these music societies, including Linlithgow Arts Guild, for the next 3 months, after which it will be promoted more widely by the performers while remaining open to our members for the rest of 2021. We are giving access to members and recent former members of Linlithgow Arts Guild. We will also make this available to any new members who join during this period.
Babayaga
25th April 2020 at 7.30pm - Cancelled due to Covid
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 - Cancelled due to Covid
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:
Katie Hull - violin
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
Mr. McFall's Chamber - Island Life
9th January 2016 , 7:30 p.m.
St. Michael's RC Church, Blackness Road
String quintet and soprano
Tickets: Full £12, Concession £10, Student £5
Sponsored by Peebles Financial Ltd 
Steven Osborne
30th January 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Linlithgow Academy Theatre
Piano recital
Tickets: Full £12, Concession £10, Student £5
Sponsored by JMK
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
