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SIXTEENTH SEASON 2011/12
Concert Programme Please note starting time and venue for each concert
Home Venue Concerts Other Events Tickets Membership Contact Us Links Sponsors History	Saturday 24th September 2011, The Dallas Bequest Concert: Alexandra Dariescu, piano Saturday 22nd October 2011, FINZI String Quartet Saturday 19th November 2011, HOOT, flute and harp duo 3:00pm Sunday 12th February 2012 Tunnell Trust Concert Victory Hall, Aboyne THE RENARD ENSEMBLE Emily Andrews, flute; Katy Ayling, clarinet; Howard Dann, French bassoon The Renard Ensemble were recently selected as Joint Winners of the Tunnell Trust awards for the season 2011/2012, and are very much looking forward to working with the Tunnell Trust. They have performed public recitals at many venues around the South-East, including at the Taste London Festival in June, and the Serenata Classical Music Festival in Dorset in August 2010 and are proud to have been selected for Live Music Now! 2010. The Renards were privileged to be invited on the Tunnell Trust Blair Atholl Showcase 2010 - a week of intense coaching from world experts including William Bennett OBE and Neil Black OBE, followed by three concerts at which they performed Mozart, Muczynski and Devienne. Click here for further information. Programme Mozart: Divertimento no 1 Robert Muczynski: Fragments Heitor Villa-Lobos: Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras François Devienne: Trio Paul Pierné: Bucolique Variée Gordon Lewin: El Burro Pequeño, and Viva Granada Heitor Villa-Lobos: Trio 3:00pm Sunday 26th February 2012 (rescheduled SMC Christmas Concert) Birse & Feughside Parish Church, Finzean (click here for directions) SCOTTISH TANGO ENSEMBLE Fiona Macleod, piano; Gemma O'Keeffe, violin Paul Chamberlain, accordion; Tom Berry, double bass The Scottish Tango Ensemble was formed in 2009 and is a collaboration of four dynamic musicians based in Edinburgh and Glasgow. They cover all styles of tango music from the classic Salon and Milonguera repertoire through to the Nuevo Tango associated with Astor Piazzolla. The ensemble give varied recitals, often incorporating dancers and soloists into their programmes as well as playing for Milongas and Tango Balls. Click here for further information. Programme Piazzolla: Adios Nonino, Milonga del Angel, Escualo, Oblivion Sarasate: Introduction & Tarentella, Romanza Andaluz and Zapateado Villoldo: El Choclo Piazzolla: Verano portena, Chiquilin de bachin De Caro: Mala Junta Piazzolla: Libertango 7:30pm Saturday 24th March 2012 Deeside Theatre, Aboyne THE BEATSON PIANO TRIO Alasdair Beatson, piano; Bartosz Woroch, violin; Philip Higham, cello Highly regarded as a distinctive and accomplished musician, Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson continues to make an impact on the classical music scene. This season sees his fourth solo recital at Wigmore Hall, concerto appearances with the Poznan Radio Chamber Orchestra "Amadeus" and Finland's Tapiola Sinfonietta, appearances in festivals in Perth (Schubertiad), Belgium (Resonances), Virginia (Charlottesville), and the Spring release of his second solo CD, featuring piano music of Mendelssohn on SOMM Recordings. Click here for further information. At the age of 22 Bartosz Woroch was appointed Concertmaster to the Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra. He left this position in 2008 to pursue his interest in solo and chamber music. As a chamber musician and member of the award winning Cappa Ensemble, he has given recitals at Wigmore Hall, Barbican, the Palais des Beaux Arts (Brussels), Radio France Festival (Montpellier), the Edinburgh Fringe, Verbier and West Cork Chamber Music Festivals. Further afield he has toured New Zealand, Australia and Singapore. In 2009 he received the Irish Music Network Scheme Award. Click here for further information. Philip Higham is rapidly emerging as one of the most prominent young cellists from the UK as his recent competition success, winning 2nd Prize at the prestigious 2010 Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann Competition in Berlin, confirms. In 2008 he won 1st Prize in the International Bach Competition in Leipzig and in 2009 1st Prize in the Lutoslawski Competition in Warsaw followed by recitals at Lake Maggiore, the Bachwoche and Leipzig BachFest. Click here for further information. Programme Schubert: Fantasia in C, op.15 'Wanderer Fantasy' James Macmillan: Piano Trio, 14 Little Pictures Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat D.898 7:30pm Saturday 21st April 2012 Victory Hall, Aboyne SAX ECOSSE Andrew Somerville, soprano; Michelle Melvin, alto Karen Dufour, tenor; Lynsey Payne, baritone Sax Ecosse is a young, vibrant saxophone quartet which has enjoyed considerable success as a chamber ensemble throughout the the UK and Europe. They were recipients of the Enterprise Music Scotland Residency Project 2008/09, and are alumni of the prestigious Live Music Now scheme founded by Yehedi Menuin. Sax Ecosse are passionate advocates for original repertoire for saxophone quartet and have successfully introduced this exciting and engaging music to numerous audiences throughout music clubs and festivals. Recent performances range from Emerging Artist Series at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, to recitals at 14th World Saxophone Congress in Slovenia and the St Olav’s Festival in Norway. Click here for further information. Programme Grieg: Holberg Suite Glazunov: Quartet for Saxophone David Maslanka: Recitation Book
Strathdee Music Club is a recognised Scottish Charity, Registration No, SC029340

SIXTEENTH SEASON 2011/12

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Saturday 24th September 2011, The Dallas Bequest Concert: Alexandra Dariescu, piano

Saturday 22nd October 2011, FINZI String Quartet

Saturday 19th November 2011, HOOT, flute and harp duo

3:00pm Sunday 12th February 2012 Tunnell Trust Concert
Victory Hall, Aboyne
THE RENARD ENSEMBLE
Emily Andrews, flute; Katy Ayling, clarinet; Howard Dann, French bassoon
The Renard Ensemble were recently selected as Joint Winners of the Tunnell Trust awards for the season 2011/2012, and are very much looking forward to working with the Tunnell Trust.
They have performed public recitals at many venues around the South-East, including at the Taste London Festival in June, and the Serenata Classical Music Festival in Dorset in August 2010 and are proud to have been selected for Live Music Now! 2010. The Renards were privileged to be invited on the Tunnell Trust Blair Atholl Showcase 2010 - a week of intense coaching from world experts including William Bennett OBE and Neil Black OBE, followed by three concerts at which they performed Mozart, Muczynski and Devienne. Click here for further information.

Programme

Mozart: Divertimento no 1
Robert Muczynski: Fragments
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras
François Devienne: Trio
Paul Pierné: Bucolique Variée
Gordon Lewin: El Burro Pequeño, and Viva Granada
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Trio

3:00pm Sunday 26th February 2012 (rescheduled SMC Christmas Concert)
Birse & Feughside Parish Church, Finzean (click here for directions)
SCOTTISH TANGO ENSEMBLE
Fiona Macleod, piano; Gemma O'Keeffe, violin
Paul Chamberlain, accordion; Tom Berry, double bass
The Scottish Tango Ensemble was formed in 2009 and is a collaboration of four dynamic musicians based in Edinburgh and Glasgow. They cover all styles of tango music from the classic Salon and Milonguera repertoire through to the Nuevo Tango associated with Astor Piazzolla. The ensemble give varied recitals, often incorporating dancers and soloists into their programmes as well as playing for Milongas and Tango Balls. Click here for further information.

Programme

Piazzolla: Adios Nonino, Milonga del Angel, Escualo, Oblivion
Sarasate: Introduction & Tarentella, Romanza Andaluz and Zapateado
Villoldo: El Choclo
Piazzolla: Verano portena, Chiquilin de bachin
De Caro: Mala Junta
Piazzolla: Libertango

7:30pm Saturday 24th March 2012
Deeside Theatre, Aboyne
THE BEATSON PIANO TRIO
Alasdair Beatson, piano; Bartosz Woroch, violin; Philip Higham, cello
Highly regarded as a distinctive and accomplished musician, Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson continues to make an impact on the classical music scene. This season sees his fourth solo recital at Wigmore Hall, concerto appearances with the Poznan Radio Chamber Orchestra "Amadeus" and Finland's Tapiola Sinfonietta, appearances in festivals in Perth (Schubertiad), Belgium (Resonances), Virginia (Charlottesville), and the Spring release of his second solo CD, featuring piano music of Mendelssohn on SOMM Recordings. Click here for further information.

At the age of 22 Bartosz Woroch was appointed Concertmaster to the Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra. He left this position in 2008 to pursue his interest in solo and chamber music. As a chamber musician and member of the award winning Cappa Ensemble, he has given recitals at Wigmore Hall, Barbican, the Palais des Beaux Arts (Brussels), Radio France Festival (Montpellier), the Edinburgh Fringe, Verbier and West Cork Chamber Music Festivals. Further afield he has toured New Zealand, Australia and Singapore. In 2009 he received the Irish Music Network Scheme Award.
Click here for further information.

Philip Higham is rapidly emerging as one of the most prominent young cellists from the UK as his recent competition success, winning 2nd Prize at the prestigious 2010 Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann Competition in Berlin, confirms. In 2008 he won 1st Prize in the International Bach Competition in Leipzig and in 2009 1st Prize in the Lutoslawski Competition in Warsaw followed by recitals at Lake Maggiore, the Bachwoche and Leipzig BachFest.
Click here for further information.

Programme

Schubert: Fantasia in C, op.15 'Wanderer Fantasy'
James Macmillan: Piano Trio, 14 Little Pictures
Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat D.898

7:30pm Saturday 21st April 2012
Victory Hall, Aboyne
SAX ECOSSE
Andrew Somerville, soprano; Michelle Melvin, alto
Karen Dufour, tenor; Lynsey Payne, baritone
Sax Ecosse is a young, vibrant saxophone quartet which has enjoyed considerable success as a chamber ensemble throughout the the UK and Europe. They were recipients of the Enterprise Music Scotland Residency Project 2008/09, and are alumni of the prestigious Live Music Now scheme founded by Yehedi Menuin. Sax Ecosse are passionate advocates for original repertoire for saxophone quartet and have successfully introduced this exciting and engaging music to numerous audiences throughout music clubs and festivals. Recent performances range from Emerging Artist Series at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, to recitals at 14th World Saxophone Congress in Slovenia and the St Olav’s Festival in Norway. Click here for further information.

Programme

Grieg: Holberg Suite

Glazunov: Quartet for Saxophone

David Maslanka: Recitation Book