Origins 1979/80
The Music Society started as a series of concerts in Kirkcaldy organised by Kirsty Adam of the" Arts in Fife", a department of the then Fife Region. They were funded by an Arts Council grant.
The success of these concerts led her to gather a group of interested people to help her to run a further series. This became known as the" St Peter's Support Group" after the church in which the concerts were held.
The earliest record of concerts is for the season of 1979/80 and includes such illustrious names as the New Vienna Trio, the Scottish Baroque Ensemble, the Edinburgh Quartet and John Wallace! There were concerts in October, and November 1979, and in January and February 1980.
Beginnings 1980/82
It is interesting that in the 1980/81 season the Scottish Saxophone Quartet and "Equale Brass" appear along with more traditional chamber music groups. The 1980/81 season had six concerts which included the Bochman Quartet, Steven Isserlis with Peter Evans and Sioned Williams. A concert by Alan Silleto and Anthony Goldstone planned for January was postponed due to snow and given on the 5th of May!
The earliest surviving minutes are from 1982 when the support group considered their duties should be to choose programmes, to act as reception at concerts, to arrange publicity, to distribute season tickets and to give occasional hospitality.
The first bank account was opened in November 1982.
Tickets 1983
In 1983 the ticket prices were £2.50 for adults, £1.00 for children and subscription tickets for 6 concerts were £12 for adults and £5 for children!
By 1985 we had funds amounting to £47.67 but even then attendance was 56 to 99 averaging 71 people and moves were afoot to establish a St Peter's String Quartet with all those interested asked to leave their names after the next concert.
The society 1986/87
In 1986 a Constitution was written and accepted. The Music Society as it now is, was born around 1987/88 when Kirsty Adam persuaded the support group that it could become the committee of a society independent of Fife Region but still receiving a grant (and guarantee against loss for a few years). In May 1987 Kirsty Adam left Fife and the society was really on its own under the chairmanship of Jack Boase and changed to its present name of Kirkcaldy Music Society.
In the 21st Century
The Society continues to go from strength to strength with superb recitals given by young vibrant artists who inspire our audiences and the list of artists who have played for us and gone on to great careers is quite startling.
The Nash Ensemble, the Coull Quartet Steven Osborne, Benjamin Grosvener and the Vanburgh Quartet to name but a few. After several years when the quality and expense 0f pianos hired for recitals in St. Peter's Church had become highly problematical, and after a trial period, the Society moved to the Old Kirk in Kirkcaldy for all its recitals. Audiences have appreciated the the improved comfort and amenity of the new venue and prtformers have repeatedly praised is acoustics
While classical chamber music remains at the heart of our programming, a degree of diversification in instrumentation and repertoire has proved popular in recent seasons. The Society is active in reaching out to schools and sponsers performances and master classes in primary and secondary scools. School pupils have free entry to concerts when accompanying adults.
In these difficult times the Society also gives recitals from time to time to raise money and finds sponsors to support our aim to continue with the high standards we have set. This website has been in operation for 6 years with the hope that it is bringing our existence to the attention of a wider audience.
Looking forward to the 2017-18 Season with a few words from our President, Mairi Rolland
The passing of summer means we are approaching the new season of the KMS concerts and we have an exciting and varied programme waiting for you. It's difficult to follow our marvellous finale to last season with two quartets and the fabulous programme of Mendelssohn's octet and and a couple of sextets but we think you'll like the interesting and slightly different range of artists we have lined up for you.
The famous Doric String Quartet come first on October 4th with a lovely programme of Haydn, Britten and Mendelssohn. The Haydn quartet op 20 no4 comes from the famous set of 6 quartets which gave Haydn the title of the Father of the modern string quartet. Full of new techniques and ideas these quartets were worshipped and studied by Mozart and inspired him to dedicate his set of six Quartets to Haydn known as the "Haydn" Quartets.
The Britten quartet no 1 opens with shimmering high strings over a pizzicato cello but soon turns into energetic and rhythmic figures. Britten wrote this when he was in America and he confessed that he was feeling homesick and longing for England. Mendelssohn's last quartet is a wonderful piece of music written after the death of his beloved sister Fanny and two months before he himself died. It is a hugely dramatic piece full of anger and emotion and I'm sure you'll love it if you don't already know it.
So I'm looking forward to seeing you all again in the Old Kirk on 4th October at 7.30pm for some great music and some happy conversation over a glass of wine.
Season 2018/19
Summer is trying its best to keep giving us wonderful days and I hope you’ve all enjoyed the marvellous weather. However we will soon be back to our new season and all the great concerts we have awaiting. The opening concert is something different as we shall have the hugely talented McLachlan family—father mother and two brilliant children to give us a wealth of piano music. The Scozzesi have been described as the nearest thing to a classical Boy Band. This will be a wonderful variety of solo and ensemble singing and more than a sprinkling of humour.
The group will include Douglas Nairne well known here in his home town as the founder of the brilliant Opera Bohemia. Jamal Aliyev, cellist, gave his solo debut at the proms in 2017 and his programme includes the glorious Beethoven and Chopin Sonatas. In February we look forward to hearing the Tunnell winners the Magnard Wind ensemble and our season will close with the unique and utterly brilliant group The Red Priest. Their programme is titled Truly Madly Baroque and I can promise you that this will be a stunning evening. Vivaldi Seasons never sounded like this before! Just Can’t wait.
Looking forward to Season 2019-20
Welcome to a brand new season after I hope a happy active enjoyable summer. It is of course sad to think that the lovely summer days(well some of them) and all the great music feasts of the East Neuk, the Edinburgh Festival and the Proms are over but we have the exciting new season of the Kirkcaldy Music Society to cheer us through the Autumn and Winter days.
And the Esme Quartet will start us off with a wonderful programme. These young Korean girls who swept the board at the Wigmore Hall International Competition are going to play the glorious Langsamer Satz by Webern which I have raved about before. I was delighted to find that so many of you told me how much you had loved it too when we had a performance of it two or three years ago. It is so luscious and beautiful that we should try to hear it as often as we can!
The Beethoven that they will play although titled op 18 no 1 (that is his first quartet) actually was written after op18 no2 but it shows already Beethoven's complete mastery of the string quartet. The slow movement is very dark and tragic as Beethoven had recently read the Romeo and Juliet tragedy and was consumed by the desperateness of the tomb scene.
The Esme are also going to play the powerful last quartet by Mendelssohn which is full of his anger and grief at the death of his beloved sister Fanny. The third movement is more gentle and nostalgic of the loving relationship they shared.
So it will be a marvellous programme to start our season and a pointer to all the wonderful things to come.
I look forward to seeing you all again in the Old Kirk on Wednesday 9th October at 7.30
Season 2019-20 came to an abrupt end
Like all other live music societies and festivals nothing happened after March when Covid 19 struck and we were all locked down.
We sadly lost our last concert of the season a Tunnel concert by the Prodanova-Ritiviou duo but we are very delighted to know that they are going to come to us next year .
So all year we tried and then cancelled various concerts but in fact it was not possible to hold any live music concerts at all. We donated a percentage of fees to all artists who were cancelled as we realised that musicians were in a very unhappy place with no employment, and we also managed to book some of them into the next seasons.
Mairi Rolland
KIRKCALDY MUSIC SOCIETY ARCHIVE
| At this time known as St Peter's Music Series, organised by "The Arts in Fife". | |
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| 1979/80 | |
| October | Scottish Baroque Ensemble. |
| November | John Wallace, trumpet. |
| January | The Edinburgh Quartet. |
| February | Lydia Flett, soprano, James Boyd, tenor & Bela Simandi, piano. |
| March | The New Vienna Trio. Erich Binder, violin, Friedrich Dolezal, 'cello & James McChesney, piano. Prog. Haydn, piano Trio in G major, Beethoven, Schumann, and Brahms, Piano Trio in Bmajor op8. |
| 1980/81 | |
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| October | Chamber Music Group. Alan Oke, baritone, Graham Salter, oboe,Virhinia Henson & John Cushing, clarinets, Angus Anderson, violin, Stephen Shakeshaft, viola, Adrian Shepherd, cello, Sancha Pielou, harp & David Davis, conductor. Mozart, Debussy & David Davis. |
| November | Scottish Saxophone Quartet. Philip Greene, soprano, John Grundy, alto, David Miller, tenor & Ronald Mackie, baritone. |
| December | Steven Isserlis, cello & Peter Evans, piano. |
| January | Scottish Baroque Ensemble.Corelli, Handel, Bach, Leclair & Haydn. |
| February | Francesca Green, soprano, Eileen Macauley, clarinet, & Audrey Innes, piano. |
| March | Equale Brass with John Wallace & John Miller. |
| 1981/82 | |
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| October | Carlos Bonell, classical guitar. |
| November | The Bochmann Quartet. Michael Bochmann & David Angel, violins, Gustav Clarkson, viola & Sebastian Comberti, cello. Prog. Haydn Qt Op 20 no 5 in F minor, Bartok, Qt no 1 Op7, & Beethoven Qt in C major Op 59 no 3 |
| December | Syeven Isserlis, cello & Peter Evans, piano. Prog. JS Bach Suite no5 in C minor (solo cello), JS Bach 3 Chorale preludes, Liszt, Romance Oubliee & Elegie, Brahms, Sonata no2 in F Op 99. |
| January | Sillito & Goldstone. Postponed due to snow until May 5th |
| February | Sioned Williams, harp & Michael Neill, baritone. |
| March | Andrew Lumsden Organ recital. Prog. Charles Avison, JP Sweelink, JS Bach, Vivaldi arr JS Bach, Mozart & Hindermith. |
| 1982/83 | |
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| October | Locrian Quartet. |
| November | John Wallace, trumpet & Roger Dean, piano.Prog. Roger Smalley, Florent Schmidt, Hindemith & Marius Constant. |
| December | Neil Mackie, tenor & John Blakely, piano. Prog. Die Schone Mullerin by Schubert. |
| January | Wallsfisch/ Weinberg Trio. Peter Wallfisch, piano, Anton Weinberg, clarinet & Raphael Wallfisch, cello. Prog. Beethoven Trio in Bb op11, Janacek, A Tale, Debussy, Premier Rhapsody & Brahms Trio in A major. |
| February | David Nicholson, flute & Audrey Innes, piano. Prog. Vivaldi, Franz Benda, JS Bach, Carl Reinecke, M Reichert & Poulenc. |
| March | The Fairfield Quartet. Ruth Erlich, violin, Jennifer Godson, violin, Catherine Marwood, viola, & Julia Desbruslais, cello. Prog. Haydn Qt in G major Op77 no1. Schubert qt in A minor Op29, Dvorak qt in Fmajor Op69 "The American" |
| May | AGM followed by a recital by Anthony Goldstone |
| 1983/84 | |
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| October | Moray Welsh, cello & Danelle Salamon, piano. Prog Debussy Sonata in D minor, Faure Elegie in C minor Op 24 Romance Op 69, Papillon Op77. Beethoven, Sonata in D Op 102 no 2, Chopin Sonata in G minor Op 65. |
| November | Richard Markham & David Nettle. piano duets Prog. Mozart Sonata in Bb K358, Schubert Marche Caracteristique No 1 in C, Goetz Sonata in G minor OP17, Faure Dolly Suite Op 56, Berkeley Sonatina, Chabrier "Bouree Fantasque". |
| December | Michael and Doreen Muskett Prog. "Christmas Box" Festive and Christmas music on a variety of unusual instruments such as hurdy gurdy. |
| January | The Anderson String Trio. Angus Anderson, Violin, Stephen Shakeshaft, viola & Philip Norris, cello. Prog. William Wordsworth, String Trio in G minor, Jean Francaix, tring Trio, Mozart, Divertimento in Eb major. |
| February | John MacIntyre, oboe & Rosalie Armstrong, piano. Prog. JS Bach Sonata in C minor, C Saint-Saens Sonata Op166, GF Handel Sonata in C minor, Gabriel Grovlez Sarabande et Allegro, York Bowen Sonata Op 85. |
| March | The Brodsky String Quartet. Prog. Mozart Qt in A K464, Janacek Qt no1 in E minor, Schubert Qt in A minor op 29 D 804, Haydn Qt in Bb Op 76 no4, Bartok Qt no 5, Schumann Qt in A major Op41 no3 |
| May | AGM followed by Peter Wallfisch, piano & Raphael Wallfisch, cello. Prog. Beethoven Sonata Op102 no1, Delius Sonata, Leighton “Alleluia Pascha Nostrum”. Brahms Sonata in F major. |
| 1984/85 | |
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| October | The Mondrian Trio.Richard Freidman, violin, Hafliddi Halgrimsson, cello, Bryn Turley, piano. Prog. Mozart Trio in G major K564 Beethoven Trio in E flat major Op1 no1, Dvorak Trio in F major Op65. |
| November | The Alberni String Quartet. Howard Davis, violin, Peter pople, violin, Roger Best, viola & David Smith, cello. Prog. Haydn Qt in C major Op74 no1, Tippet Qt no2, Schubert Qt in G major. |
| December | Cantabile. Richard Bryan, alto, Nicholas Ibbotson, tenor, Stewart Collins, tenor Michael Stefan, baritone. A seasonal concert. |
| January | Paul Galbraith. classical guitar. Prog. Bach Violin Partita in B minor, Bach Prelude, Fugue & Allegro, Frank Martin Quatre Pieces Breves, Manuel Ponce Twenty Four Preludes. |
| February | The Locrian String Quartet Phillip Levy, violin, Gordon Buchan,Violin, Timothy Grant, viola & Justin Pearson, cello. Prog. Mozart Quartet in G maj. K387, Shostakovich Qtt No 10, Beethoven Op 59 No.3 |
| March | Caroyn Sparey-Gillies, viola & George Wilson,cello. Prog. Bach sonata cembalo e Viola da gamba in D maj. Schubert sonata for arpeggione and piano. Britten, Lachrymae op 48, Frank Bridge, two pieces for viola and piano. Brahms sonata in F min. for viola and piano Op 120 no 1 |
| May | AGM followed by Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmo. Prog. piano duets by Mendlessohn, Schubert, Poulenc, Debussy, Dvorak, Ladmirault & Rimsky Korsakov. |
| 1985/86 | |
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| October | Nina Vinogradova piano. Prog. includes works by Beethoven, Scarlatti, Schubert, Schumann, Liszt & Chopin. |
| November | The Roth String Quartet. Duncan Riddell violin, Paul Robson violin, Elizabeth Turnbull viola & Stephen Donavan cello. Prog. includes Beethoven Quartet in Bb, Op 18 no 6, Bartok Qt No 1, Dvorak Qt in Eb Op 51. |
| December | Brian Brooks, violin & Malcolm Martineau, piano. Prog. Beethoven sonata in C minor, op 30 no 2, Debussy sonata & Brahms sonata in D min. |
| January | The Philomela Trio. Julia Girdwood oboe, Gillian Woodrow oboe & Christopher O'Neal cor anglais. Prog. Beethoven variation on Mozart's “La Chi Darem La Mano”, Gordon Jacob two pieces, Blake, Suite, Wenthh, divertimento in Eb maj. Mozart piano sonatina no 6, Elizabeth Faulkner, 3 pieces & Carol Yvon, trio. |
| February | The Brodsky Quartet. Michael Thomas violin, Ian Belton, violin, Paul Cassidy, viola & Jacqueline Thomas Cello. Prog. Janacek Qt no 2, Beethoven Op 131 in Csharp min, Mozart St Qt no 15 in D min. |
| March | Timothy Jones horn & Kathron Sturrock piano. Prog Includes, Schumann adagio and allegro Op 70 in Ab, Rheinburger Horn sonsta op 178, Beethoven Horn sonata op 17 in F, Vinter, Hunter Moon, Beethoven 32 variations in C min. |
| April | AGM Harp recital by Sioned Williams. Prog. JS Bach, Suite BVW 1006A, John Parry, “Dafudd Gareg Wen”.John Thomas, “Autumn”, Khatchaturian, “Danse Orientalle”. Paul Patterson, “Spiders” Op 48. Jean-Baptiste Cardon soanata in F maj. Op7 no 2. Hasselmans Nocturne Op 43, Deltredici, “acrostic paraphrase”, Judyth Knight, Fiesta. |
| 1986/87 | |
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| October | The Nash Ensemble. Ian Brown, piano, Philppa Davies, flute, Gareth Hulse, oboe, Michael Collins, clarinet, Brian Wightman, bassoon, John Pigneguy, horn. Prog. Mozart piano quintet, Judith Weir Sextet (first performance), Knussen, wind quartet, & Poulenc sextet. |
| November | The Edinburgh Quartet. Peter Evans, piano. Miles Baster, violin,Peter markham, violin, Michael Beeston, viola & Mark Bailey, cello. Prog. Haydn Quartet Op 77 no 1. Verdi Quartet & Brahms Piano Quintet. |
| December | The Marini Trombone Ensemble. Kenton Mann, Simon Mansfield, David Allan, & Richard Scoates. Prog included works by Bach, a sonata for 4 trombones by Wdward Greig, 2 pieces by modern Scottish composers, Joplin and Christmas Carols. |
| January | The Mondrian Trio. Richard Friedman, violin, Halfidi Hargrimsson, cello Bryn Turley, piano. Prog Haydn Trio inn A, Beethoven "Archduke" trio, Smetena's Trio. |
| February | The Coull Quartet. Roger Coull violin, Philip Galloway, violin, David Curtis, viola, & John Todd, cello. Prog. Robert Simpson Quartet no 11, Beethoven Quartet Op 95. |
| March | Emma Johnson and Edward Moore clarinet and piano. Prog. Schubert Arpeggione Sonata, Stanford 3 Intermezzi, Chopin arr Moore Nocturne, Dankworth pieces written for Emma, Crusell, introduction theme and variations. |
| 1987/88 | |
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| October | Murray Mclachlan piano Bach Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue, Charles Spinks, Sonatina "Hommage a M. Ravel", Schubery Fantasy in C maj. (The Wanderer) Chopin, Nocturne in C maj. Op 48 no 1, Chopin Schertzo no 1 in B mim Op 20, Liszt, "Fantasia quasi" 8una, sonata, apre Dante. |
| November | The Alberni Quartet. Howard Davis voilin, Peter Pople, violin, Roger Best, viola, & David Smith cello. Prog. Beethoven Op 18 No 4, Opus 74 & Op 130 |
| December | Hilton, Isserlis & Evans. clarinet, cello and piano Prog. Beethoven Clarinet Trio, Bach Suite no 2 in D min, Poulenc, sonata for clarinet and piano & Ravel, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales. & Brahms, Clarinet Trio. |
| January | Lorna Anderson and Malcolm Marineau. Prog. Purcel "Blessed Virgin's ecpostulation". Schubert "Heiss Mich Nicht Reden". Chaikovsky, "Nur Wer die Sehnsucht Hennt", Mussorgsky, Nusery Cycle, & R R Bennett, A Garland for Marjorie Fleming. |
| February | The Claremont Quartet. Andrew Martin violin, Jane Reid violin, Ian Budd, viola, & Bill Paterson, cello. Prog. Haydn Qt in G Op 54 No 1, Ravel Qt in F, Mozart Qt in C "The Dissonance". |
| March | Trio Sanderi. Bernard Bucker piano, Thomas Heinkemeier, violin, & Bruno Klepper, cello. Prog. Haydn, Trio in E min. Martinu, Trio in C Maj No 3, Mendlessohn, Trio in C min Op 60. |
| 1988/89 | |
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| October | The Hanson Quartet. Peter Hanson violin, Iris Juda, violin, Yuko Inoue, viola & Lionel Handy, cello. Prog. Haydn, Op 20 No 4, Ravel Quartet, & Schubert Op 41 No 3. |
| November | The Scholars. Kym Amps, sop, Angus Davidson, Counter Tenor, Robin Doveton, Tenor, & David Van Asch bass Prog. Of Madrigals and Folk songs Including "From the Doorways of Dawn" Op 64 by Christopher Brown. |
| December | The Spencer Trio. Robert Spencer lute guitar and singer, Jill Nott-Bower, actress and singer & Jan Spencer, viola da gamba & baroque cello. Prog " A Winter's Night". |
| January | The Neilsen Quintet. Richard Willis, flute, Diane Kerr, oboe, Nicholas Stones, french horn, & Janet Tortoishell, clarinet, Alison Ward, basson Prog. works by Dannzzzi, Holst, Bozza, Malcolm Arnold and Barber. |
| February | The Schiehallion Horn Trio. Chris Griffiths, horn, Gregory Squire, violin, Kathleen Renilson, piano. Prog. Mozart Trio K407, Lennox Barclay, Op 44, Brahms, Trio Op 40. |
| March | The Vanbrugh Quartet. Gregory Ellis violin, Elizabeth Charleson violin, Simon Aspell, viola & Christopher Marwood, cello. Prog. Beetoven Op 135, Janacek No 2 & Schubert Qt in A minor |
| April | AGM followed by The Kinghorn Singers Prog. works by Victoria, Kenneth Leighton, JS Bach, Vaughan Williams, Peter Warlock, Michel Tippett |
| Now known as Kirkcaldy Music Society. | |
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| 1989/90 | |
| October | Krzysztof Smietana violin & John Blakley piano. Prog. Sibelius sonatina in E op 80, Janacek sonata ,Wieniawski, legende op 17, Beethoven sonata in G op 96. |
| November | The Auriol String Quartet Gina McCormack violin, Andrew Roberts, violin, Brian Schiele, viola, James Halsey, cello. Prog. Beethoven Op 18 no 1 in Eb, Kodaly No 2 in D maj, Schubert D minor(Death & the Maiden) |
| December | The Alba Trio. Elizabeth Fyffe, oboe, Jane MacDonald, Bassoon, Malcolm Martineau, piano. Prog. CPE Bach, 5 sonata mouvements, Britten, Insect Pieces, The Grasshopper and the Wasp, Mozart sonata in Bb K292, Rachmaninov, Vocalese, Debussy 3 Preludes, Poulenc, Trio. |
| January | Patricia MacMahon, soprano & Walter Blair, piano Prog. Inc. Purcell, Schumann, Wolf, Poulenc, Vaughm Williams, Quilter and Gershwin |
| February | The Duke String Quartet Louisa Fuller violin, Martin Smith, violin, John Metcalfe viola & Ivan McCready cello. Prog. Haydn Op 76 no 1, Britten No 2, Brahms Op 51 No 1 in C min. |
| March | The Leda piano Trio. Katherine Thompson, piano, Peter Campbell-Kelly violin, & Kevin McCrae cello. Prog. Beethoven Trio in Eb Op1 no 1. Ravel, Trio, Schubert Trio in Bb Op 99. |
| May | AGM followed by Prog. a rectal by Ensemble, a vocal group. |
| 1990/91 | |
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| October | William Conway and Peter Evans. cello and piano. Prog. Faure Elegie, Cresswell, 2nd perfomance of his new composition! Debussy Sonata, Frank Bridge sonata, & De Falla, Suite Populaire. |
| November | The Amati String Quartet. Willi Zimermmann, violin, Barbara Suter, violin, Nicolas Corti, viola & Peter Horr cello. Prog. Mozart D minor K425, Szymanowski, No 2, Smetana, E minor. |
| December | Anne Evans piano & Dick Lee, wind instruments. Prog. Handel, Sonata for treble recorder & piano, Dick Lee Three Piece Suite for various instruments, Poulenc, sonata for Clarinet & piano, Bach, Solo paritia for flute & Cresswell variations on a theme by Ives for flute & bass clarinet, Milhaud, Scaramouche for Saxophone and piano. |
| January | Roy Howat & Wendy Hiscocks piano Prog. Works by Gersgwin, Chabrier, Debussy Dvorak & Wendy Hiscocks. |
| February | SCO Brass. Peter Franks & Shaun Harrold, Trumpets, Harry Johnstone, Franch Horn, Harrap, Trombone, & Francis Magee. Prog. Frescobaldi, Giles Farnaby, Handel, Debussy, Ludwig Maurer, Peter Schikele, Bach, Malcolm Arnold, Gershwin, Leonard Lebow, Sonny Kompanek, & Fats Waller. |
| March | The Vanburgh String Quartet Gregory Ellis, violin, Elizabeth Charleson, violin, Simon Aspell, viola and Christpher Marwood, cello. Prog. Mozart qt in Bb, K589, Beethoven Op 18 No 2, Dvorak Op 51. |
| May | AGM followed by the Fife Youth Chamber Choir & Orchestra. Prog. Mozart Requiem in D minor |
| 1991/92 | |
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| October | The Wihan String Quartet Leos Cepicki violin, Jan Schulmeister violin, Jiri Zigmund viola & Ales Kasprik cello. Prog. Schubert Qt no 12 in C min " The Quartetsatz" D 703, Mozart Qt in C K465 "Dissonance", Dvorak Qt in F Op 96 "The American". |
| November | The Amade Wind Ensemble. Rose Mary Collins & Warwick Armstrong oboes, Robin Proudman & David Pagget clarinets, Zoe Race & Tracey Taylor bassoons, Alan Tokely & Peter Richards horns. Prog. Hummel Octet Partita in Eb, Prokofiev arr Kelsey "Vison Fugitif", Beethoven Octet in Eb Op 103, Mozart Serenade in C minK388, Dvorak arr Clemments Slavonic Dance. |
| December | Cappella Nova. vocal ensemble Prog. Works of renaisance music by Cristobal de Morales, Francisco Guerrero, Sebastian Vivanco, Tomas Lius da Victoria, Thomas Tallis and an annonymous 16th century Scottish composer. |
| January | The Raphael Ensemble. Anthony Marwood & Elizabeth Wexlar violins, Timothy Boulton & James Boyd violas, Andrea Hess & Michael Stirling cellos. Prog. Mendelssohn String Quintet in A op18, Sally Beamish St Sextet , Brahms St Sextet in Bb Op 18. |
| February | Rona Murray & Alexandria Andrievsky violin and piano. Prog. Bach sonata in E min, Mottttzart sonata on Bb K378, Dvorak Romance, Ravel "Jeux d'eaux"for solo piano, Cezar Franck sonata. |
| March | The Gould Piano Trio (Tunnell Trust). Lucy Gould violin, Martin Storey cello Gretel Dowdeswell piano. Prog. Beethoven Trio Op1 no2 Shostakovitch trio no 1 Op 8, Schubert trio in Bb Op 99. |
| May | AGM followed by a concert by Laura Gove. |
| 1992/93 | |
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| October | TheAmati Quartet. Willi Zimmermann violin Michael Kuen violin, Nicolas Corti viola & Peter Horr cello. Prog. Haydn Qt in D maj Op50 no 6 "The Frog", Bartok Qt no 5, Beethoevn Qt in E min Op59 no2. |
| November | Murray McLachlan piano Beethoven sonata in Bb Op22, Franck p[relude choral & fugue, Stavinski 3 movements from Petruska & Chopin 24 preludes. |
| December | Hand / Dupre Duo Guitars, Richard Hand & Tom Dupre Prog. Sor, Souvenires de Russie, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Perludes & Fugues, Jonathon Lloyd "Then", Scott Joplin Rags, Granados "Spanish Dances". |
| January | Haffner Wind Ensemble of London Kate Hill flute, Nicholas Daniel oboe, ( BBC young musician of the year 1980), Joy Farrall clarinet, Julie Andrews bassoon & Steven Stirling horn. Prog. Rameau arr Oubradous symphonies and dances, Telemann Duo for flute and oboe, Damase 17 variations, Gordon McPherson New work commissioned by Kilmardinny Mus Circle (funded SAC) Samuel Barber Summer music, Wlliam Walton arr Portus Facade Suite. |
| February | Douglas Boyd Oboe Quartet. Douglas Boyd oboe, james Clark violin, Catherine Marwood viola, William Conway cello. Prog. Britten Metamorphoses for solo oboe, Mozart String Divertimento in Eb K563, Knussen Cantata for oboe & str trio 1997, Mozart Oboe Qtet K370 |
| March | Florilegium, (Tunnell Trust) Iona Davies violin, Asley Soloman recorder, Daniel Yeadon cello, Neal Peres da Costa harpsichord, Elizabeth Kenny & William Carter Theorbos. Prog. Works by Castello, Uccellini, Rameau, Tellemann, Cuperin, Bach, & Handel. |
| April | AGM followed by a concert by a vocal group, directed by Rosemary Nairne, with Mairi Rolland, piano. June Consort of Voices Prog. Inaugural Concert performing works by Lotti, Morley, Lassus, JS Bach, Wilbye, Tomkins, Byrd, Vaughn Williams & Britten. |
| 1993/94 | |
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| October | The Endellion String Quartet. Andrew Watkinson & Ralph de Souza violins, Garfield Kacksopn viola & David Waterman cello. Prog. Haydn Qt in D min Op 76 no 2 "The Fifths", Debussy Qt in G min Op10, Beethoven Qt in F maj Op 135. |
| November | Michael Thompson, horn & John Lenehan piano. Prog. Dukas "Villanelle", Poulenc "Eligie" Kvandal Salmetone for solo horn, Thomas Dunhill "Cornucopia", Beethoven Sonata in F, Thea Musgrave "The Golden Echo" ( with pre recorded tape) Jean Francaix "Divertimenmto". |
| December | The Scholars Kym Amps, soprano, Angus Davidson, counter tenor, Robin Doveton, tenor, David van Asch, bass. Prog "Five hundred years of Song", works by Palestrina, Marenzio, Anerio, Viadana, Lassus, Barja, Morley, Webbe, Collcott, Arnold & Vaughn Williams. |
| January | Leonid Gorokov, cello & Nigel Hutchison, piano. Prog. Stravinski Suite Italiene, Suk $ pieces for violin & piano arr for cello & piano, Borodin, Sonata. |
| February | The Marwood Ensemble Anthony Marwood, violin, Caroline Marwood, oboe & cor anglais, Catherine Marwood, viola & Christopher Marwood, cello. Prog. JC Bach Oboe quartet, Martineau, Mazourka-Nocturne ( for oboe and string trio) Beethoven, String trio in Op9 no 3. Schubert, Str Trio in Bb D581, Franxais, Cor anglais quartet. |
| March | The Emperor String Quartet. (Tunnell Trust) Martin Burgess & Clare Hayes, violins, Fiona Bonds, viola & William Schofield, cello. Prog. Mozart Qt in Bb K589, Bartok No1. Beethoven Qt in C maj op 59 no 3. |
| April | AGM followed by a concert by the Kinghorn Singers Prog. Works by Britten, Jongen, Stanford, Parry, Elgar, Mozart, Milhaud & Folksongs arr Mairi Rolland. |
| 1994/95 | |
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| October | The Schubert Ensemble Mayumi Seiler, violin, Douglas Paterson, viola, Jane Salmon, cello & Peter Buckoke, double bass & William Howard, piano. Prog. Mozat Piano Qt in Eb K493, Sally Beamish, 5 Changing Pictures, Schubert, Piano Quintet in A Op 114 "The Trout". |
| November | The Classic Trio Geoffrey Haydock, clarinet, Alexander Volpov, cello & Penelope Smith, piano. Prog. Beethoven Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, Op 11, Bach Cello solo. Glinka, Trio Pathetique in D min. Mozart, Fantasy for piano in D, Schumann fantasy piece for clarinet, Brahms, Trio for clarinet, cello & piano Op 114 in A min. |
| December | The Gould Pinao Trio Lucy Gould, violin, Martin Storey, cello & Gretel Dowdeswell, piano. Prog. Beethoven Trio in C min Op1 no3, Faure Trio in D min Op120, Dvorak Trio in F min Op 65. |
| January | The Petersen String Quartet. Conrad Muck & Gernot Sussmuth violins, Friedemann Weigle, viola, & Hans-Jakob Eschenburg, cello. Prog. Schumann Qt in A min Op 41 no 1. Schulhoff Qt no 1. Beethoven Qt in C min Op18 no 4. |
| February | Josephine Knight & Sophia Rahman cello & piano (Tunnell Trust) Prog. Francoeur Sonata in E maj. Schumann Adagio & Allegro, Beethoven, Sonata in F maj Op 5 no 1. Martinu, Sonata no 2. De Falla, Suite Populaire Espagnols. |
| March | The Vellinger String Quartet. Stephanie Gonley & Harvey De Souza violins, james Boyd viola and Sally Pendlebury cello. Prog. Haydn Qt in Bb Op 71 no 1. Bartok Qt no 5. Mendlessohn Qt in Eb Op12. |
| April | AGM followed by an concert by Lynn Fraser, flute & Deidre Furie, Piano. Prog. Works by Faure, Roussel, Gossec, Khachaturian, CP Bach, Mozart, Gershwin Rutter & Debussy. |
| 1995/96 | |
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| October | Rimma Sushanskaya and James Walker Violin & piano. Prog. Schnittke, Suite in the Old Style. Brahms, Sonanta No 1 in G maj.. Benjamin Sher, Fantasy on Prokoviev's War and Peace. Kriesler, 3 Pieces for violin & piano. |
| November | The Transylvan String Quartet. George Dudea & Nicusor Silaghi, violins, Marius Suarasan, viola and Vasile Jucan, cello. Prog. Hans Peter Turk Meditation uber K499, Beethoven Qt in Bb Op18 no 6. Dvorak Qt in F Op 96 "The American". |
| December | Jeux, Quintet of flute, harp and string trio. Ileana Ruhemann, flute, Gillian Tingay, harp, Ruth Ehrlich, violin, Matthew Souter viola & Julia Vohralik, cello. Prog. Mozart, Quintet for a glass harmonica, Jolivert, Pastorales de Noel. Britten, Interlude from then Ceremony of Carols. Francaix, Quintet. Berlioz, Trio from "L'enfance du Christ". Ibert, Deux Interludes, Samuel-Rousseau, Variations Pastolales sur un Vieux Noel. |
| January | Mhairi Lawson & Robert MacKillop soprano & lute. Prog. Scottish lute songs circa 1600, John Dowland, songs, lute solos from manuscript of the Lady Margaret of Wemyss Castle. Thomas Campian, songs. Robert Burns, songs. |
| February | Plane/Dukes/Rahman trio. Robert Plane, clarinet, Philip Dukes, viola & Sophia Rahman, piano. Prog. Schumann, Marchenerzahlungen Op 132 for trio. Bruch, 4 of 8 pieces Op 83 for trio. Milhaud, Duo Concertante for clarinet & piano. Schumann, Adagio & Allergo for violin and piano. Mozart, Kegelstatt Trio K498. |
| March | The Brindisi String Quartet. Jaqueline Shave & Patrick kiernen, violins, Katie Wilkinson Khoroshunin, viola & Clive Greensmith, cello. Prog. Beethoven Qt in F Op18 no 1. Tom Johnson, " Formulas". Schubert, Qt no 14 in D min, "Death & the Maiden". |
| April | AGM followed by Robin Michael & Simon Phillips cello & piano. Prog. Debussy Sonata in D min. Faure, Elegie Op 24, Romance op 69 & Papillon Op 77. Saint Saens,. "Le Cygne" & Etude en forme de valse Op 52 no 6. Faure Sonata no 1 in D min Op 109. |
| 1996/97 | |
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| October | TheYggdrasil Quartet. Henrik Peterson & Per Oman violins, Robert Westlund viola & Per Nystrom cello. Prog. Beethoven, Qt in G maj.Op18 no 2. Judith Weir Qt 1990, Berahms, Qt in C mim Op51 no1. |
| November | Ian Partridge, tenor & Jannifer Partridge. piano. Prog. Haydn, 5 English songs, Schubert, 6 settings of poems by Goethe, Finzi, song cycle "Oh fair to See", Schubert, 6 settings of poems with a heavenly theme. |
| December | Leland Chen & Max Ritchie. violin & piano. Prog. Brahms, Scherzo in C min, Gershwin/Heifitz "Bess you is my Woman Now", Schubert, Fantaisie Op 159 D934, Saint Saens, Havinaise in E maj. Op 83, Strauss, Sonata in Eb maj Op18. |
| January | Rebecca Gilliver & Paul Janes. cello & piano. Prog, J S Bach, sonata in G min. BWV 1029 , Mendelssohn, sonata in Dmaj, Op 58. James Clapperton "O Besy Goste, Ay Flickering to and fro", Rachmaninov, sonata op 19. |
| February | The Bingham String Quartet. David Campbell clarinet, Stephen Bingham and Sally-Ann Weeks violins, Brenda Stewart, viola and James Halsey, cello. Prog. Mozart, Quintet in A maj K581, Sallinen, ST Qt no 3, Brahms qiuntet in Bmin.Op115. |
| March | Travelling By Tuba Gavin Woods, tuba etc and Stewart Death piano Prog. Fats Waller, Handel, Susato, Mozart, Vaughn Williams, Doughty, Gershwin, Corwell, Williams, Rimsky Korsakov, Sondheim, & Monti. |
| April | AGM followed by a concert by 5 young players. Craig Steedman, flute, Richard Pattinson Bouble bass, Kenneth Letham trombone, Gregor Blamey piano and Tim Ribchester piano. |
| 1997/98 | |
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| October | The Yggdrasil Quartet. Henrik Peterson & Per Oman Violins, Robert Westland viola & Per Nystrom cello. Prog. Beethoven Qt in A maj Op 18 no 5. Carlstedt, Qt no 5. Mendelssohn Qt in E min Op 44 no 2. |
| November | The Vanburgh Quartet. Gregory Ellis and Elizabeth Charleson violins, Simon Aspell viola and Christopher Marwood cello. Prog. Haydn Qt in G min Op 74 no 3. "The Rider", Bartok Qt no 2, Brahms Qt in A min Op51 no 2. |
| December | The Dunedin Consort. Susan Hamilton, Libby Crabtree, Richard Wyn-Roberts Tom Raskin, Ben Parry and Charles Gibbs. Prog. Works by Byrd, Gibbons, Wilbye, Rutter, Poulenc, Saint Saens, Thea Musgrave & Britten. |
| January | John Kitchen organ. Prog. Works by William Kinloch, Pachelbel, J G Walther, Bach, Buxtehude, Handel, Wright, Laeighton Stanford, Louis Vierne, Jehan Alain & Thoedore Dubois. |
| February | Steven Osborne piano. Prog. Bach French Suite in G maj. Rachmaninov 2 preludes op 23 "Variations on a theme by Corelli Op 42. Osborne "Improvisation". Poulenc 2 Novelettes 1927/28 and Novelette sur un theme de Falla. Ravel "Le Tombeau do Couperin". |
| March | Douglas Boyd & Susan Tomes oboe & piano. Prog. Poulenc sonata for oboe and piano, (1962) Faure Nocturne op 33 no 1 in Eb and no 3 in Ab, Ravel Op 166 (1921) |
| April | AGM followed by a concert by members of Fife Youth Orchestra. Prog. Laura Mitchel, clarinet, Concerto no 1 in Fmin, and concertina in Eb by Weber. Michael Cumming, tuba, Suite no 1 for tuba and piano by Wilder. Andante and Rondo by Capuzzi, Laura Miller and Jane Webster, cellos. Concerto for 2 cellos by Vivaldi. Morag Fergusson piano, pieces by Bach , Ravel and Granados. Yvonne Forbes and Yvette Moyes flutes, 3 pieces by Naudot, Mozart and Delibes. Jane Webster sonata no 8 by Vivaldi. |
| 1998/99 | |
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| October | The Emperor String Quartet. Martin Burgess and Clare Hayes violins, Fiona Bonds viola and William Schofield cello. Prog. Mozart Qt in F maj. K590, Walton, Qt in A min, Beethoven Qt in E min. Op 59 no2. |
| November | Piers Adams recorders & Howard Beach piano. Prog. Works by JS Bach, Bowen, Vitalli, Fulton, Kraehmer, Debussy, Damare, Bedford & Chopin. |
| December | Matthew Tusler violin & Zoe Mather piano. Prog. Leclair, sonata in D maj. Brahms sonata in D min, op108, Bartok Chaconne from sonata for solo violin. Henryk Wieniawski Faust, Fantasia & Polonaise Brillant. |
| January | The Belcea String Quartet. (Tunnell Trust) Corina Belcea and Laura Samuel violins, Krzystof Chorzelski viola and Alasdair Tait cello. Prog. Haydn Qt in G min Op 74 no3 "The Rider", Bartok Qt no 3, Beethoven Qt in Eb Op 127. |
| March | Christopher Maltman baritone and Malcolm Martineau piano. Prog. Schumann Dichter Liebe, Somervell "A Shropshire Lad", Arr Britten "The Salley Gardens" and "The Foggy Foggy Dew" 6 Old American songs by Copland. |
| April | AGM follwed by a concert by The New Kinghorn Singers. |
| 1999/2000 | |
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| October | The Edinburgh Quartet. Jane Murdoch and Philip Burrin violins, Michel Beaston viola, and Mark Baily cello. Prog. Haydn Qt I G maj Op 76 no 1. Wolf, Italian Serenade, MacGuire Guest Quintet with Richard Pattinson (bass) Ravel Qt in F maj. |
| November | The Bingham String Quartet. Stephen Bingham and Sally-Ann Weeks violins, Brenda Stewart viola and James Halsey cello. Prog. Elgar St Qt. Shostakovich Qt no 8. Haydn Qt Op 54 no 2. |
| December | Young-Choon Park piano Prog. Mozart sonata in F maj KV332, Mozart sonata in A maj KV 331, Debussy "L'yle Joyeuse", Schubert sonata in A min Op 42 D845. |
| January | Collegiate Wind Ensemble. Director David Campbell, Hew Clement-Evans and Ann Macdonald oboes, Julia Russell and Angus Meryon Clarinets, Jaqueline McRennolds and Rachael Bunion horns, Emma Harding and Simon Estell Bassoons. Prog. Handel "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba", Beethoven Rondino, Chris Weekes Funeral Dances, Krommer Octet Partita, Mozart Serenade in Eb K375. |
| February | Robin Michael and Hugh Watkins. cello and piano. Prog. Beethoven Sonata in D maj Op 102 no 2, Prokofiev Sonata op 119, Messaien "Louange de L'Eternite de Jesus", Brahms Sonata no 2 in F maj Op99. |
| March | Priya Mitchell and Robert Kulek. violin and piano. (Tunnell Trust) Prog. Brahms Sonata no1 in G maj op 78, Sonata no 2 in A maj op 100, and Sonata no 3 in D min Op 108. |
| April | AGM followed by a concert by Catriona Hetherington, cello Prog. Bach Suite no 4 in E maj BVW 1010, Sally Beamish "Gala Water", Kodaly Sonata for solo cello Op 8 |
| 2000/01 | |
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| October | The Auer String Quartet. Gabor Sipos and Zsuzsanna Verentes violins, Peter Tfirst viola and Akos Takacs cello. Prog. Haydn Qt in G Op 64 no 4. Bartok Qt no 3, Brahms Qt in C min.Op51 no1. |
| November | Fiona McNaught and Daniel Tong violin and Piano (Tunnell Trust) Prog. Mozart sonata in F maj K376, Bartok sonata no 2, Beethoven sonata in G maj Op 30 no3. Brahms sonata in D min. |
| December | Travelling By Tuba 2 Gavin Wood and Stewart Death. Prog. works by Brahms, Purcell, Telemann, Capuzzi, Arban, Casterade, Penderecki, Scriabin, Bizet, Jerome Kern, Kreisler and Liszt. |
| January | Benjamin Frith piano Prog. Bach Partita no 4, Arnold Variations on a Ukranian folk theme, Prokofiev sonata in Bb maj. Beethoven Sonata in E maj. |
| February | Jane's Minstrels. Jane Manning, soprano, Anne Solomon, violin, Adrian Bradbury, cello, Dominic Saunders piano. Prog. Pre concert talk by composer Anthony Payne on his reconstruction of Elgar's 3rd Symphony. Works by Beethoven, McGuire, Elgar, Payne, Bridge, Quilter, Weir& Shostakovic. |
| March | The Kocian Quartet of Prague Pavel Hula and Milos Cerny violins, Zbynek Padouek viola and Vaclav Bernasek cello. Prog. Fibrich Qt in G maj Op8, Janacek Qt no 2. "Intimate Letters", Beethoven Qt in A min Op 132. |
| April | AGM followed by a concert by Hilary Michael on violin and Saxophone. |
| 2001/02 | |
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| October | William Conway and Peter Evans cello and pinao. Beethoven Sonata id Maj for cello and piano, Lutoslawski "Grave". Haflidi Halgrimsson Iclandic Folks songs, Brahms Sonata in F maj Op 99. |
| November | The Athol String Trio. Andrew Storey violin, Scott Dikinson viola and Alasdair Tait cello. Prog. Beethoven Trio in C min,Op 9 no3, Maguire String Trio (1986) Schubert String Trio movement in Bb D 471, Beethoven Trio in D maj Op 9no 1. |
| December | The Gould Piano Trio Lucy Gould violin Martin Storey and Bemjamin Frith piano. Prog. Frank Bridge Phantaisie, Beethoven Trio in E maj Op 70 no 2. Smetena Trio in G min Op 15. |
| January | The Quartz Quartet. Lise Aferiat and Lorna McLaren violins Steve King viola and Kevin McCrae. Prog. Works by Monteverdi, King, Shostakovic, Mozart, and Reich. |
| February | The Vogler Quartet. Tim Vogler and Frank Reinicker violins Stafan Fehlandt viola and Stephan Forck cello. Prog. Beethoven Qt in C min Op 18 no 4, Szymanowski Qt no 2. Schubert Qt in D min "Death and the Maiden". |
| March | Quintessence Susie Hodder-Williams flut and picolo, Rebecca Wood oboe and cor anglais Karen Fotherby clarinet and bass calarinet, Jose Lluna horn and Jo Turner bassoon. Prog. Ibert "Trois pieces breves", Mozart Divertimento in Bb, Gardner Ne Sa Ma, Duddell "End Game" (commission) Neilsen Quintet. |
| May | AGM followed by a concert by Ian Crawford and Richard Pattinson, double bass duo. |
| 2002/03 | |
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| October | The Belcea String Quartet. Corina Belcea and Laura Smauel, violins, Krzsysztof Chorzelski viola and Alasdair Tait, cello. Prog. Haydn Qt Op 50 no 6 "The Frog", Bartok Qt no 5, Beethoven Qt Op 131 no14. |
| November | The Dunedin Consort Susan Hamilton soprano, Libby Crabtree metzo, Ashley Turnell, Tenor , Ben Parry baritone and Noel Mann bass. Prog. Tudor church music, Sacred music from Scotland, Italian, French and British madrigals, "Gemischter Chor" Brahms, Folks songs from around the world, Falls by Paul Motram and Marriage of Figaro, Overture Mozart, arr Harty. |
| December | Nicholson / Pierce Duo. David Nicholson, flute and Eluned Pierce, harp. Prog. Maxwell Davis 2 Dances from "Caroline Matlide". Allwyn "Naiades" fantasy sonata. McGuire, Folk Memories in Autumn. Bach, Sonata in G min. Spohr, Sonata in C min. |
| January | Peter Evans and Ulrike Fenner piano and violin. Prog. Prokofiev 5 Melodies, Brahms ,Sonata in G maj op 78. Debussy Sonata for violin and piano. Mozart Sonata in A maj K526. |
| February | Steven Osborne piano. Prog. Brahms Rhapsody Op79 no 1. Schubert Sonata in Bb D960, Rachmaninov 13 Preludes Op 32. |
| March | The Audley Horn Trio. Suzanne Stanzleit violin, Stephen Stirling, horn, and John Thwaites, piano. Prog. Beethoven, Horn Sonata in F Op1, Elgar violin Sonata in E min Op82. Brahms, Horn trio in Eb Op 40. |
| May | AGM followed by a concert by Pan Alba. Julliet Aspley flute and laurie Crump violin and recorder. |
| 2003/04 | |
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| October | The Schubert Quintet. Simon Blendis, violin, Douglas Paterson, viola, Jane Salmon, cello Peter Buckoke, Double bass and William Howard, piano. Prog. Vaughn Williams, piano quintet. Piers Hellawell, piano quintet. Brahms piano Quartet no 3. |
| November | Lucy Jeal, violin and Tim Horton, piano. Prog. Mozart Sonata in Eb K380, Brahms Sonata no 2 Op 100. Dvorak 4 Romantic Pieces, Ravel Sonata in G. |
| December | The Johnston Quartet. Helena Smart and Donald Grant, violins, Martin Saving viola and Marie Bittloch cello. (Magnus Johnston was ill) Prog. Beethoven Qt in F min Op 95 . Tippett, Qt in F sharp no 2, Schubert Qt in Amin Op29 D804 "Rosamunde". |
| January | The Wihan Quartet. Lleos Cepicky and Jan Schulmeister, violins Jiri Zigmund viola and Ales Kasprik cello. Prog. Haydn Qt Op 54 no 1. Smetena, Qt no 2 in D min, Mendlesohn Qt Op 44 no 2 in E min. |
| February | The Academia Wind Quintet. Jiri Marsalek flute, Zdenek Rys oboe, Petr Donek clarinet, Frantisek Pok horn and Josef Janda bassoon. Prog. Haydn Diveritmento in D maj. Milhaud, "La Chiminee du Rois Rene". Kromer, "Harmonie" Op 79. Dvorak Polaise in B maj and "Humoresque" Op 100 no 7.Reicha Wind Quintet I F maj. Tchaikovsky. " Nutcracker Suite". Smetena Dances from "the Bartered Bride". |
| March | Trio Belle Epoque. Patrick Savage, violin, Pavlos Carvalho cello and Jakob Fichert, piano. Prog. Schubert "Notturno". Mendelssohn Trio in C min Op 66. Tchaikovski Trio in A min Op 50. |
| April | AGM followed by a concert by Catriona Hetherington, cello. |
| 2004/05 | |
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| October | Kodaly String Quartet. Attila Falvay and Tamas Szabo violins, Janos Fejervari viola and Gyorgy Eder cello. Prog. Mendelssohn Qt in D maj. Op 44 no 1. Verdi Qt in E min Beethoven Qt in Eb maj Op 127. |
| November | Louise Innes Mezzo soprano. Acc by Robert Melling. Prog. Haydn "Ariadne a Naxos", Schuman Frauenliebe und Leben, Debussy Chansons de Bilitis, 4 English songs and 4 Cabaret songs. |
| December | The Fell Clarinet Quartet. Colin Blamey Andrew Piper Marianne Rawles and Lenny Sayers. Prog. Smetena, 2 Dances from the Bartered Bride, Piazzolla Histoire du Tango, Bordell 1900 and Nightclub 1960. Trad. 3 Klezmer Melodies. Gershwin "I got Rythm", "Summertime" and "Lady be Good". Farkas Scenes from Hungary, Mozart Divertimento KV439b, McGuire "Celtic Knotwork", Goodman "A Smooth One" and "Flying Home". |
| January | The Gilbert Hudson Lomas Trio. Benjamin Hudson, Bassoon, Russell Lomas, piano and Mary Gilbert, Oboe. Prog. Quantz, Trio. Saen Sans Oboe Sonatan Op166. Boddecker, Sonata Sopra la Monica. Poulenc, Trio, Bush, Trio. Ravel, Piece en forme de Habanera. Britten, Metamorphosis. Francaix, Trio. |
| February | The Vogler Quartet. Tim Vogler and Franze Reinecke violins, Stefan Fehlandt viola and Stephan Forck cello. Prog. Mendelssohn, Qt in E min Op 44 no 2, Schulhoff, Qt no 1. Beethoven, Qt Op 59 no 3. |
| March | The Eimer Trio. Nicola Eimer, Matthew Denton and AN Other Prog. Haydn, Trio in Eb, Shostakovich, Trio no 2. Dvorak The Dumky Trio. |
| May | AGM followed by a concert by Feargus Hetherington Violin and Matthew Mc Allister guitar |
| 2005/06 | |
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| October | The Ragnarock Ensemble.Chris George, violin, Katherine Anne Spencer, Clarinet, Sam Haywood, piano and Matt Sharp, cello. Prog. Beethoven, Clarinet Trio Op 11, Mendelssohn Trio in D min Op 49, Messiaen "Quartet for the End of Time". |
| November | The Australian Quartet. (The Quartet was unable to come as Niall Brown was admitted to hospital on the eve of their departure) The Edinburgh Quartet Stepped in. Charles Mutter and Philip Burrin violins, Michael Beaston viola and Mark Bailey cello. Prog. Haydn Qt in D maj Op 50 no 6. Kenneth Dempster Qt no 4 "The Cold Dancer", Frank Bridge 3 Idylls 1906, Hans Gal Qt no 1 in F min Op16. |
| December | The Fujita Piano Trio Honoka, cello, Megumi, piano and Arisa, violin. Prog. Mozart, Trio in C maj K548, Ravel, Trio in A min, Takemitsu "Between Tides". Beethoven Trio in Bb Op "The Archduke". |
| January | Lucy Jeal and Alexander Somov violin and cello. Prog. Haydn duo in D maj, Martinu, duo no 2, Halvorsen, Passacaglia on a theme of Handel, Bach Suite no 1 in G maj for solo cello. Kodaly, duo Op 7. |
| February | Tha Callino Quartet (Tunnell Trust) Iona Petcu-Colan violin, Sarah Sexton Violin, Rebecca Jones, viola and Sarah McMahon cello. Prog. Mozart "The Dissonance Qwuartet K465, Bartok, Qt no 3, Mendelssohn, Qt in A min. |
| March | The Emperor Quartet Prog . Mozart, Qt in Bb maj K458 "The Hunt", Martinu, Concerto da Camera , Beethoven Qt in Ef min, Op 131. |
| April | AGM followed by a cocert by Ensemble, a vocal group. |
| 2006/07 | |
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| October | The Belcea String Trio. Laura Samuel violin, Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola and Antoine Lederlin, cello. Prog. Schubert, Trio innBb D581, Dohnaniiiyi, Seranade Op 10, Mozart, Divertimento in Eb maj K563. |
| November | Horn Trio. Katharine Durran piano, Rafal Zambrzycki-Payne violin and Davi Pyatt Horn. Prog. Beethoven Sonata in F Op 17 for horn and piano, Janacek Sonata for violin and piano, Mozart, Sonata in G for violin and piano, Brahms Trio in Eb. |
| December | Sholto Kynoch and Kaoru Yamada violin and piano. Prog. Beethoven, Sonata in Eb op 12 no 3, Dvorak, Sonatina , Batok, Rhapsody no 2. Faure, Sonata in A maj. |
| January | The Carducci Quartet Nicola Eimer (piano) Matthew Dento and Michelle Fleming, violins, Eoin Schmidt-Martin, viola and Emma Denton, cello. Prog. Haydn, Qt Op 50 no 6, Schuman Quintet, and Brahms pinao quintet. |
| February | The Wakeford Ensemble Trio. Lucy Wakeford, harp, Siobhan Grealy, flute and Fiona Bonds viola. Prog. Telemann, Trio Sonata inn F maj, Bach Sonata in G min for flute and harp, Debussy, Sonate en trio, Piazolla Histoire du Tango, Alwyn, Naiades, fanatsy sonata. |
| March | The Dominant Quartet. Do Phyong Nhu and Ekaterina Pogodina violins, Anna Sazonkina viola and Tatania Egorova cello. Prog. Shotacivich Qt no 8 in C min Op 10, Schubert D810 "Death and the Maiden", Beethoven Qt in E min Op 59 no 2. |
| April | AGM followed by a concert by a group of local young musicians including Fiona Wilkie, Kirsty Kelly and Laura Main. |
| 2007/08 | |
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| October | St Petersburg String Quartet. Alla Aranovskaya and Alla Krolevich violins. Boris Vayner viola and Leonid Shukayev cello. Prog. Borodin, Qt no 2, Debussy Qt, no 14 op 105, Shostakovich. Qt no 7. |
| November | Sacconi String Quartet David Campbell, clarinet. Ben Hancox and Hannah dawson Violins, Robin Ashwell, viola and Cara Berridge, cello. Prog. John Metcalf, "Llwybrau Can", (paths of song) Brahms clarinet Quintet op 115, Weber, Clarinet Quintet in Bb Op 34. |
| December | Lawson McGillivray McGuiness Trio Mhairi Lawson, soprano, Alison McGillivray cello and David McGuiness harpsichord. Prog. Antonio Bononcini, Sinfonia per Camera, Giovanni Bonnocini, Cantata. Domenico Scarlati, Sonata in E min K 263, and Andante Sonata in E, K264, and Cantata. James Oswald " Alloway House", Francesco Geminiani, Lady Anne Bothwell's Lament. Robert Burns, ballads and songs from the Scots Musical Museum. Duncan Burnett, pavanne for keyboard, Schetki, Sonata for cello in A op4 no 2. |
| January | The Royak Quartet of Warsaw. Izabella Szalaj-Zimak and Elwira Przybylowska, violins, marek Czech viola and Michal pepol cello. Prog. Mozart, St Qt in D maj K575, Szymanowski Qt no 1, Beethoven, Qt in F maj Op18 no 1. |
| February | Benjamin Grosvenor piano. Prog. Scarlatti, Three Sonatas, Albeniz, Iberia book no 1, Moszkowski, Caprice Espagnol, Chopin, Romanza from Piano concerto no 1 in E min and Sonata no 3 in B min. |
| March | Peter Evans, piano and Ulrike Fenner violin prog. Schubert Sonatina no 2 in A min D385, Grieg, sonata in G maj Op 13, Franc, Sonata in A maj. |
| April | AGM followed by a concert by Ensemble |
| 2008/09 | |
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| October | The Auer String Quartet. Vilmos Olah and Zsuzsanna Berentes, violins, Csaba Galfi, viola and Akos Takacs cello. Prog. Mozart Qt in A maj K464, Bartok Qt no 4 , Brahms Qt in Bb Op 67, Liszt "Angelus". |
| November | Kungsbacka Piano Trio. Malin Broman, violin, Jesper Svedberg, cello and Simon Crawford Phillips, Piano. Prog. Haydn Piano Trio in Eb no 27, Frank Martin piano Trio on Irish folk melodies, Frank Bridge Fantasy piano Trio in C min. Helem Grime "The Brook Sings Loud", Brahms Trio in C min Op 101. |
| December | Vocal Fusion. Emma Smith, Louise Collette, Dominic Peckham, Douglas Nairne and Laura Baxter. Prog. A selsction of works by Handel, Mozart, Saint Saens, Humperdink, Mancini, Weill, Bernstein, Rutter, Rogers and Gershwin. |
| January | Canteloube. Jennie-Lee Keetley, oboe, Fiona Troon, bassoon, Peter Cigleris, clarinet. Prog. Rossinni, Largo al Factotum, Mozart, Divertimento in Bb, Cantaloube, Trio,Yacob, trio, Milhaud, Suite, Ibert, Trio. |
| February | The Barbirolli String Quartet. Tunnell Trust winners Katie Stilmann and Rakhi Singh violins, Ella Brinch viola and Victoria Simonsen, cello. Prog. Haydn Qt in G maj. Op 77 no 1. Berg Lyric Suite, Joe Cutler Folk Music. Debussy Qt op 10. |
| March | Psophos String Quartet Nils Monkemeyer (viola) Lisa Schatzmann and Bleuenn Le Maitre violins Cecile Grassi viola and Eve- Marie Carabassilis cello. Prog Mozart Quintet in C maj K515, Brahms St Quintet in G op 111, Mendelssohn Capricio for st Quartet in E min Op 81 no 3. |
| April | AGM followed by a concert by Imogen Clarke (recorder) and Jessica Conway soprano. |
| 2009/10 | |
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| October | Fujita Piano Trio. Megumi, Arisa and Honeka Fujita , piano, violin and cello. Prog Schubert piano Trio in Bb,op 99 D898, Schostakovic piano Trio in E min no 2 Op67, Mendelssohn piano trio in D minor no 1 Op 49. |
| November | Hoot Tunnell Trust Emma Wilkins, flute and Helen Macleod harp. Prog. Andriesson, Intermezzo, Mozart Theme and Varriations, Alwyn "Naiades" fantasy sonata, Ibert "Entr'act". Hovhaness, "The Garden of Adonis" Debussy, "En Bateau", Piazzola "Histoire do Tango". |
| December | The Alba String Quartet. Liam Lynch and Stewart Webster violins, Hannah Craib viola, Emily Walker cello. Prog. Schubert Quartetensatz, Ravel Qt in F maj. Schubert Qt "Death and the Maiden". |
| January | Bozza Ensemble. Thomas Lessels clarinet, Adam Mackenzieflute, and Helen Scarbrough, oboe. Prog. Mozart Divertimento no1 K229, Ibert "Cinq Pieces en Trio", Stravinski "Trois Pieces", Francaix, "Divertissment", Milhaud "Pastorale", Bach Partita BMV 1013, Britten 3 Metamophosen, Puolenc Sonata for clarinet and bassoon, Auric "Trio". |
| February | Carducci String Quartet. Matthew Denton and Michelle Fleming violins, Eoin Schmidt-Martin viola and Emma Denton cello. Prog. Haydn Qt no 30 Op 33 no 2 "The Joke", Moeran Qt no 2 in Eb, Beethoven Qt in F maj no 7 Op 59 no 1. |
| March | Robin Michael and Peter Evans cello and piano. Prog.Beethoven Variations on a theme from Mozart's "The Magic Flute", Sain Saens, Cello Sonata no 2, Schumann 5 pieces in Folk Style, Chopin Cello Sonata Op 65. |
| April | AGM followed by a concert by Bel Canto |
| 2010/11 | |
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| October | The Doric String Quartet. Alex Redington and Jonathan Stone violins, Simon Tandree viola and John Myerscough cello. Prog. Haydn St Qt in D Op64 no 5 "The Lark", Bartok St Qt no 3 I A min, Schumann St Qt in A min Op 41 no 1. |
| November | The Galliard Wind Ensemble. Kathryn Thomas flute, Owen Dennis oboe, Katherine Spencer clarinet, Richard Bayliss, horn and Helen Simons, bassoon. Prog. Rossinni Overture "The Italiann Girl in Algiers", Haydn Divertimento for wind quintet, Hindemith, Kleine Kammermusik. Barber, Summer Music, Holst, Quintet in Ab, Patterson, "Comedy for Five Winds". |
| December | Philip Higham and Simon Lane cello and piano. Postponed till May due to heavy snow. |
| January | Roxburgh String Quartet. Ulrike Fenner and Sharleen Clapperton violins, Feargus Hetherington viola and Helen Duncan cello. Prog. Purcell, Pavanne and Chaconne, Clapperton, "Schir Corbie Ravin". Debussy St Qt . Mozart Qt in C maj K465 "The Dissonance". |
| February | The Fidelio Trio. Darragh Morgan violin, Robin Michel, cello and Mary Dullea, piano. Prog. Schumann, piano trio no 1, Nigel Osborne, "The Piano Tuner", Percy Grainger, Colonial Song, Ravel Piano Trio. |
| March | The Atrium String Quartet. Alexey Naumenko and Anton Ilyunin violins, Dmitry Pitulko viola and Anna Gorelova cello. Prog. Beethoven, Qt in A min Op 132, Tchiakovsky, Qt in D op11, Schostakovic, Qt no 10 Op 118. |
| April | AGM followed by a concert of music for strings by Vince Gray and friends |
| May | See December's cancellation. Prog. Schumann, "Drie Phantasiestucke" Op 73, Britten, Suite no 3 for solo cello, Op87. Janacek "Pohadka", a fairy tale. Brahms, cello sonata no 2 in F Op 99. |
| 2011/12 | |
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| October | Sam Haywood and Arisa Fujita piano and violin Prog. Bach, Sonata in E maj BWV 1016, Beethoven, Sonata in C min Op 30 no 2, Brahms, Scherzo in C min, and Sonata no 2 in A maj Op100. |
| November | The Elias Quartet. Sara Bitloch and Donald Grant violins, Martin Saving viola and Marie Bitloch cello. Prog. Sally Beamish, St Qt no 3, Haydn, St Qt in C maj Op20 no2, Beethoven, Qt in Bb maj Op130 and Qt in Bb maj Op133 " Grosse Fugue". |
| December | Margaret Wakeford and Simon Coverdale piano duo. Prog. Onslow, Sonata in Fmin Op 22, Szeleniy, "Colorit", Grieg, Two Waltz Caprices. Schubert, Allegro in A min "Lebenssturme". Barber, "Souvenirs". |
| January | The Amicci Cello Trio Sonia Cromarty, Fiona Dibble and Helen McVey Prog. Handel, Selection from the Music for the Royal Fireworks. Kodaly, Suite from Zehn Trios, Beethoven, Trio , Traditional Scottish Suite, Cervetto, Trio no 6, Faure, " Apres un Reve" and Sicilienne. Klamm, Suite for 3 Celli, Piazzolla, "Soledad", Katchaturian, Sabre Dance. |
| February | The Finzi Quartet. Sarah Wolstenholme and Louise Salmona Violins, Adam Newman viola and Lidia Shelley cello. Prog. Haydn Qt Op 50 no 1, Debussy St Qt, Mendelssohn, Qt Op13 in A min. |
| March | The Badke String Quartet. Laura Trotovsek and Emma Parker violins, Jon Thorneviola and Jonathon Byers cello. prog. Mozart, Qt in F no 23 K590, Britten, Qt no 3 oO94,Beethoeven Qt in G Op 18 no 2. |
| April | AGM followed by Queen Anne Singers. |
| 2012/13 | |
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| October | Arctic Winds. Yvonne Paterson flute, Catherine Earnshaw oboe, Rebecca Whitener clarinet, Jamie Shields horn and Anthea Wood bassoon. Prog. Ibert, Trois Pieces Breves for wind quintet, Maxwell geddes, A Scottish Folksong Suite, Holst,Wind Quintet in Ab op14, Ligeti 6 Bagatelles for wind quintet, Neilson, Quintet for wind ensemble Op43. |
| November | Idomeneo String Quartet. Mark Derudder and Viktor Stnhjen, violins, Paul Codina viola and Miguel Rodriguez cello. Prog. Haydn, Op 33 no 2 in Eb maj "The Joke", Mendelssohn, Op12 ib Eb maj , Ravel, St Qt in F maj. |
| December | The Lothians Duo. Jessica Beeston, viola and Andrew Johnston piano. Prog. Rebecca Clarke, Sonata, Schumann, Marchenbuilder, Schubert, Arpeggione Sonata, Watson Forbes, 2 Scots songs, Faure, " songs. |
| January | The Navarra String Quartet. Magnus Johnston& Marije Ploemacher violins, Simon Van der Giessen viola, and Nathaniel Boyd cello. Prog. Haydn Qt Op 33 no 3, "The Bird", Vasks, Qt no 3, Beethoven Qt Op 74 "The Harp". |
| February | The Gildas String Quartet (Tunnell Trust) Christoper Jones and Sophie Cameron violins, Kay Stephen viola and Anna Menzies cello. Prog. Britten, 3 Divertimenti. Dvorak, Op 51 in Eb, Brahms, Op 51 no 2 in A min. |
| March | Agnew McAlistair duo. Flute and guitar. Prog. Works by Carulli, Chris Stout, Bizet, Locatelli, Machado, Gismonti, Broueer, Vella and Piazzolla. |
| April | AGM concert by Aberdour Flutes. |
| 2013/14 | |
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| Concerts requiring a piano were performed in the Old Kirk. | |
| October | St Petersburg String Quartet. Alla Aranovskaya and Evgeny Zvonnikov violins, Boris Vayner viola and leonid Shukayev cello. Prog. Shostakovich, Qt no 1 in C maj Op 49, Borodin, Qt no 2 in D, Tchaikovsky Qt no 1 in D Op 11. |
| November | The Echo Chamber Ensemble. Ruth Morely, flute, Hannah Craib, viola and Sharron Grifiths harp. Prog. Bax, Elegiac Trio for flute viola and harp. Persichatti, Serennnnnade no 10 for flute and harp, William Mathias, Zodiac Trio Op 70, Ibert, Deux Interludes for viola flute and harp. Jongen, French Danse Lent Op 56, Debussy, Sonata. |
| December | Ashok Klouda and John Ried cello and piano. Prog JSBach Gamba Sonata in D maj. BWV 1028, Mendelssohn, Sonata in D maj. Bridge, Selection of short pieces . Britten, Solo Cello Suite, no 2 Op 80. |
| January | Song Studio from the Royal Conservetoire of Scotland Tim Dean, piano and conductor. Prog, 32 songs entitled "She loves me she loves me not" |
| February | Elinor Nicholson and Juliet Montgomery harp, clarsach and voice. Prog. Britten, 8 Folksongs for voice and harp, Tourneir, " La Lettre du Jardinier", Beamish, "Awuya". |
| March | The Fejes String Quartet Tamas Fejes and Patrick Curlett violins, Mike Lloyd viola and Rachael Lee cello. Prog. Hatdn, Qt in G maj, Op 64 no 4. Mendelssohn Qt in F min Op 80 no 6, Verdi Qt in E min. |
| April | AGM followed by The Randall Family, April viola, Cloe cello, and Rosie oboe. |
| 2014/15 | |
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| October | The Castalian String Quartet. Sini Simonen and David Llewllyn violins, Charlotte Bonneton viola and Christopher Graves cello. Prog. Mozart, St Qt no22 in Bb K589, Ravel St Qt in F maj, Schubert, St Qt no 14 in D min. |
| November | Robin Michael and Daniel Tong cello and piano. Prog. Schuman "Funf Stuke im Volkston" Op 102, Brahms, Cello sonata no 1 in E min op38, Schumann, Adagio and Allegro in A b Op70, Brahms, Cello sonata no 2 in F maj Op 99. |
| December | Athenaeum Winds. Aleksandra Henzel fltue, Siobhan Parker oboe, Ross Montgomery clarinet, Jenna Sloane horn and Chris McShane bassoon. Prog. Includes, Poulenc Noveltte in C, Milhaud, Suite in 7 movements "La Cheminee du Roi Rene", Oliver Searle "Pilgrim of Curiosity" Bozza, Scherzo, Pierne Pastorale in A min, Briccialdi,Wind Quintet in D maj, Bizet Selections from Carmen, Ibert Trois Pieces Breves. |
| January | Steven Osborne and Jean Johnston. piano and clarinet. Prog. Beethoven, Piano sonata no 28 Op101, Brahms Clarinet sonata Op120 no2 in Eb maj, Rozsa Sonatina for clarinte solo Op27, Brahms, Sonata Op 120 no 1 in F min. |
| February | The Rubens String Quartet. Sara Kapustin and Giles Francis violins, Roeland Jagers viola and Joachim Eijlander cello. Prog. Haydn St Qt in D maj Op1 no 3. Janacek, St Qt N1 (Kreutzer Sonata) Beethoven, St Qt in A min Op132. |
| March | Hoot. Helen MacLeod harp and Emma Wilkins, flute. Prog. Includes works by Lutoslawski. Bach, Debussy, Takemitsu, Gareth Farr, McGuire, Massenet, Corigliano and Piazzolla. |
| April | AGM followed by concert by the Louise Tinmey Quartet. |
| 2015/16 | |
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| October | Arcadia String Quartet. Ana Torok and Rasvan Dumitru, violins, Traian Boala, viola and Zsolt Torok cello. Prog. Haydn St Qt in Bb op1 no1 "La Chasse", Beethoven, St Qt Op 18 no 3, Bartok, St Qt no 4. |
| November | Sean Shibe guitar. Prog. John Downland, Folorn Hope Fancy, J S Bach, Prelude, Fuga and Allegro BWV 998, Britten, Nocturnal after John Downland, Rodrigo "Invocacion y Danza", Ginastera, Sonata. |
| December | The Aurea String Quartet. Caroline Pether and Rosemary Attree, violins Christine Anderson viola and Abby Hayward, cello. Prog. Lajtha, St Qt no 7, Haydn, St Qt Op 20 no 3, Britten, 3 Divertimenti, Schuman, St Qt in A maj Op 41 no 3. |
| January | James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook. tenor and piano. Prog. Schubert sond cycle "Wintereise". |
| February | The Isimsiz Trio. Erdem Misirlioglu, piano, Pablo Hernan Benedi, violin and Michael Petrov, cello. Prog. Schubert Notturno in Eb D897, Beethoven, Piano Trio in Eb maj Op70 no 2, Dvorak, Piano Trio no 3 in F min Op65. |
| March | The Ferio Saxophone Quartet. Huw Wiggin soprano, Ellie McMurray alto, Jose Banuls tenor and Shevaughan Beere baritone. Prog. Astor Piazzolla, Histoire di Tango, Gavin Bryars, Alaric 1 and 2, Glazunov Saxophone Qt Op109, Ciudades, "Sarajevo, Addis Ababa and Koln. Piazzolla, Fugata (arr Ferio) |
| April | AGM followed by a concert by Ensemble |
| 2016/17 | |
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| October | The Anemos Arts Ensemble. Angela Stone flute, Sander Teepen oboe, Clio Simmonds horn Karel Plessers clarinet and Alan Pendelbury bassoon. Prog. Haydn, Divertimento in D b maj. Fanz Danzi, Wind quntet in G min Op 56 no 2, Ravel, "Le Tombeau de Couperin", Mozart, Grand Partita in Bb K361, Barber, Summer Music Op 31 , Gade, Tango Jalousie. |
| November | Van Kuilk String Quartet. Nicolas Van Kuijk and Sylvain Favre-Bulle, violins, Gregoire Vecchioni viola and Francois Robin, cello. Prog. Ravel, Qt in F maj op 35, Kurtag, Six Moments Musicaux, Debussy, Qt in G min Op10. |
| December | Kapten Piano Trio. Kristi Kapten piano, Rachel Sopencer, violin and Duncan Strachan, cello. Prog. Ravel Piano trio in A min, Beamish, "Piobaireachd" for piano trio, Schubert, piano trio no 2 in Eb D929, |
| January | Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhart. violin and piano Prog. Britten, Suite for violin and piano Op 6, Ravel, Violin sonata no 2 in G, Beethoven, violin sonata no 9 Op 47 "The Kreutzer" |
| February | The Piatti String Quartet. Nathaniel Anderson-Frank and Michhhael Trainor, violins, Stve Dolman viola and Jessie Ann Richardson, cello. Prog. Haydn, Qt in C maj Op 20 no 2, Turina, The Bullfighter's Prayer, Vebern, Lannngsamersatz in Eb M78, Brahms, Qt Op 51 no 1 |
| March | Rosanna Ter-Berg and Leo Nicholson flute and piano (Tunnell Trust) Prog. Ibert "Jeux", Poulenc, Sonata, Joliver, "Chant de Linos". Ian Clarke, Zoom Tube, Casella "Siciliene and Burlesque". Frank, Sonata. |
| April | Aurea and Gildas String Quartets An extra concert. Playing Mendelssohn's Octet. Aurea Qt Philip Brett and Rosemary Attree, violins Christine Anderson viola, and Abby Haywood cello. Gildas Qt Christopher Jones and Gemma Sharples violins, Kay Stephen viola and Anna Menzies cello. Prog. Strauss String sextet from Capriccio Op85, Korngold, String sextet Op 10. and Mendelssohn Octet in Eb maj Op20. |
| April | AGM followed by a Erin Spence accompanied by Mari Rolland |
| 20017/18 | |
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| All concerts are now in the Old Kirk. | |
| October | The Doric String Quartet. Alex Redington and Jonathon Stone violins, Ellen Clement Viola and John Myerscough cello. Prog. Britten St Qt no 1 in D Op 25. Haydn, St Qt in C maj Op 20 no 4, Mendelssohn St Qt in F min Op 80. |
| November | Rossano Sportiello. jazz pianist. Prog.a selection of music by a variety of composers. |
| December | Jess Gillam and Jonathon Fischer. saxophone and piano. Prog. works by Pedro Iturralde, Dave Heath, Michael Nyman, Bela Bartok, Jeremy Wall, Chick Chiccorea, Debussy, Ravel, Peter de Rose, John Williams, Milhaud, and Phil Woods. |
| January | The Castallian String Quartet. Sini Simonen and Daniel Roberts violins, Charlotte Bonneton viola and Christopher Graves cello. Prog. Haydn St Qt Op 76 no 3 "The Emperor", Dutilleux, St Qt "Ainsi le Nuit", Beethoven St Qt in A min Op 132. |
| February | Duo Primavera Kristiina and Ian Watt, soprano and guitar Prog. works by Rameau, Caccini, Luzzaschi, Frescobaldi, Aguado, Sor, Granados. |
| March | Trio Isimziz Erdem Misirlioglu piano, Pablo Ernan Benedi violin and Michael Petrov cello Prog Schubert, piano trio in Bb D 28, Beethoven Piano Trio in G Op 1 no 2, Brahms, Piano Trio no 1 in B Op 8. |
| April | AGM followed by Rosemary Nairne's young vocal group called "Colla Voce". |
| 2018/19 | |
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| October | The Murray McLachlan Family. Family Murray and Kathryn Page, Rose and Matthew McLaclan. All on piano. Prog. Schubert Fantasy in F min for 4 hands D940 (Kathryn and Murray), Chopin 3 Nocturnes Op9 , Ballade no 2 in F, and Andante Spianato and Pollonaise Brilliante (Rose) Ravel Rhapsodie Espagnole (Kathryn and Murray) Bach, Chaconn in D min Arr. Busoni and Stravinski, 3 movements from Petruska (Murray) |
| November | Scozzesi. Roger Paterson, Christian Schneeberger, Douglas Nairne, Jonathan Kenndey acc Geoffrey Tanti. Works by, Gounod, Leon Cavallo, Bizet, Donizetti, Faure, Verdi, Puccuni, Mozart, Offenbach and Gilbert and Sullivan. |
| December | Maxwell String Quartet. Colin Scobie and George Smith violins, Elliot Percks viola and Duncan Strachan cello. Prog. Haydn, St Qt in Eb maj Op 71 no 3, Schumann, St Qt in A min Op 41 no 1. Schubert Qt in D min, D810 "Death And The Maiden". |
| January | Jamal Aliyev and Jams Coleman cello and piano Prog. Beethoven Cello Sonata in G min Op 5 no 2, Beethoven, Variations from Mozarts "Magic Flute", Chopin, Polonaise Brilliante, Largo only, Ligeti, Sonata for solo cello. and Cello Sonata in G min Op 65 |
| February | The Magnard Ensemble (wind Quintet) Suzie Clements, flute Manta Shibata oboe, Joseph Shiner clarinet, Catriona McDermid bassoon and Jonathan Farey horn. Prog. Leo Geyer, Side Shows Suite (2017), Bach, Prelude and Fugue in Bb min BWV 687, "The Well Tempered Clavier", Hindemith, Kleine Kammermusik, Op 24 no 2, Amy Beach, Pastorale, James McaMillan, "Untold", Ligeti, Six Bagatelles, Milhaud, " La Chiminee du Roi Rene" Op 205, Paul Patterson, "Westerly Winds". |
| March | Red Priest Piers Adams recorder, Adam Summerhayes violin, Angela East cello and David Wright harpsichord. Prog. Vivaldi, Concerto in A min RV 580, Pachelbel Canon and Gigue in D min, Locatelli "Labyrinth", Albinoni, Concerto in D min Op9 no 2, Van Eyck, "The English Nightingale", Bach, Adagio from Sonata in G min BWV 1029, Handel, Passagaglia in G min, Bach, Brandenberg Concerto no 5 in D maj. BWV 1050, Royer, "L'aimable", Eccles, Adagio and Presto in G min, Sanz, "Canarios", Tartini, The Devil's Trill sonata. |
| April | AGM follwed by a concert from Cromlit's Lilt. |
| 2019/20 | |
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| October | The Esme String Quartet. Wonhee Bae and Yuna Ha violins, Jiwon Kim viola and Yeeun Heo cello. Prog Webern, Langsammersatz in E b. M 78, Beethoven, St Qt I F maj Op 18 no 1, Mendelssohn St Qt in F min Op80. |
| November | The Kapten Piano Trio Kristi Kapten piano, Rachel Spencer violin and Duncan Strachan cello. Prog. Mozart piano Trio in C K548, Debussy, piano trio in D maj , Brahms, piano trio in C no 2 Op 87. Plus 2 new commissions. |
| December | Trio Ecossaise. Jennifer Brown clarinet, Harriet Davidson cello and Claire Haslin piano. Prog. Louise Farrenc, Trio in Eb maj, Op 44 Gwyneth Walker "The Craftsburry Trio", Clara Schumann, piano trio in G min Op 17. |
| January | James Gilchrist and Anbna Tilbrook tenor and piano. Prog. George Butterworth 6 Songs from "A Shropshire Lad", Vaughan Williams, Songs of Travel (poems by R L Steveson), Schubert, Lieder. Schumann, Dichterleibe Op 48. |
| February | The Fitzwilliam Quartet. Lucy Russell and Andrew Roberts violin, Alan George, viola and Sally Pendlebury cello. Prog. The Earl of Kelly, Qt in C min, Hugo Wolf, "Italian Serenade", Shostakovich, St Qt in Db No 12, Schubert, Qt in A min no 13D 804 "Rosamunda". |
| Due to the covid 19 Pandemic the March concert was cancelled or postponed as was the subsequent programme for 2020/21. | |
| 2021/22 | |
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| October | Quartetto Nous. Tiziano Baviera and Alberto Franchin, violin, Sara Dambruoso, viola and Tommaso Tesini, cello. Prog.Bocherini, St Qt Op 64 no 1. Bazzini, St Qt Op 80, Shostakovich, St Qt no 3. |
| November | The Wallace Collection Brass Ensemble John Wallace, John Miller, Bede Williams, Fergus Kerr, Paul Stone, Nigel Cox and Anthony George. Prog. Giovanni Gabrieli, Canzone 5,6 and 7. James Ross "The Flow Country" and solo piano piece. "Back to the Future", Conches, didgeridoos and James Ross improvisation. Beethoven, "Die Alte gutte Zeit",Jean Francois Bellon, 4 movements from 4 quintets,. Auguste Mimart"Septur no 6". |
| December | The Marmen String Quartet. Johannes Marmen and Laia Braun violins, Bryony Gibson-Cornish viola and Sinead O'Halloran cello. Prog. Haydn St Qt Op 64 no 3, Ligeti St Qt no 1, Salina Fisher "Heal" (new commission), Brahms, Qt in C min Op 5 no1. |
| January | Planned concert postponed until April due to covid 19 |
| February | The Oliveros Ensemble. Flora Curzon violin, Ellen Blythe viola and Sophie Rivlin cello. Prog. Beethoven, St Trio Op 9 no 2. Bach, Goldberg Variations arr. Sitkovetsky, Schubert, St Trio D471, Jean Cras, St Trio. |
| March | The Prodanova/Ritivoiu Duo. (Tunnell Trust previously cancelled concert) Yoanna Prodanova cello and Mihai Ritivoiu piano. Prog Debussy, Cello Sonata in D Schubert, Arpegione Sonata, Chopin, Polish Songs Op 74, Dohnanyi, Sonata in Bb maj. |
| March | The Kapoor – Luenng Duo. (Tunnell Trust) Usha Kapoor and Edward Leung. violin and piano Prog. Brahms, Scherzo in C minor from F-A-E Sonata. Amy Beach, Romance for violin and piano op23 and Sonata for violin and piano Op 34. Lili Boulanger, 2 pieces for violin and piano, Grzyna Baecewicz, Sonata da Camera, Brahms Violin Sonata no 3 in D min Op108. |
| April | Robin Michael and Daniel Tong cello and piano. Prog. All Beethoven . Variations on a Theme from the "Magic Flute" Cello Sonata in A maj Op 69 , Cello Sonata in C Op 102 no 1, and Cello Sonata in D Op 102 no 2. |
| May | AGM followed by a concert by Cromlit's Lilt. |