Welcome to Woodend Music Society
All evening performances start at 7.45pm.
All concerts are performed at the Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Banchory. Details of the new programme for WMS 10th Anniversary Season are available below and the printed version of the programme will be available in August 2007.
Tickets are available from Woodend Barn (01330 825431), Banchory Library or on the door on the night. Tickets for non-members are £10 - no concessions. There is a £2 charge for those aged 13 and over and for anyone in full time education (ID required). Free entry for those aged 12 and under.
Season tickets for all 6 concerts are £50 (£40 concession rate). These include membership of the Society, free entry to Society workshops and 2 guest tickets to be used at any concert at the reduced price of £5 each. It also brings an invitation to the AGM and to all fundraising concerts. For season tickets please ring Kirsteen Kelly on 01330 822040.
Date of next AGM is Wednesday 19 March 2008 at 11am followed by a lunch time concert.
WMS presents Navarra String Quartet
Sunday February 10
3pm
Xander Van Vliet - violin, Marije Ploemacher - violin, Simone van der Giessen - viola, Nathaniel Boyd - cello). Winners of the 2005 Florence International Chamber Music Competition and in 2007 a Borletti-Buitoni Fellowshihp, the Navarra Quartet are fast emerging as on of the outstanding quartets of this generation. This evening's programme is Haydn's String Quartet in B flat, Op.76 No.4 (The Sunrise), Bartok's String Quartet No.1, Op 7 and Schubert's String Quartet No.13 in A minor, D.804 Rosamunde.
This concert is sponsored by the Tunnell Trust.
£10, £2 students, 12 and under free
WMS presents Joseph Long (piano)
Saturday April 26
7.45pm
As one of Scotland's finest concert pianists, Joseph Long is a familiar face on the concert circuit in the UK and abroad. His straightforward combination of stimulating programmes, brilliantly thought-out interpretations and informative verbal introductions has led to return visits to many venues. He is noted for his imaginative approach to programme planning and presentation, and his programming of lesser-known or contemporary works alongside mainstream repertoire brings the former to a wider audience than is often the case.Mozart – Rondo in A minor, Chopin – Ballade No. 4, Ronald Stevenson – Beltane Bonfire (Ronald Stevenson’s 80th birthday is in 2008), interval, Beethoven – Sonata Op. 111
Piano masterclass in the afternoon at 2pm – contact Adele Perry on 01330 825209 for more details. Cost of masterclass: £5 on the door
£10, £2 students, 12 and under free
WMS presents Eleanor Dennis (soprano) with Christina Lawrie (piano)
Saturday May 17
7.45pm
Eleanor Dennis (soprano) with Christina Lawrie (piano) Songs: Purcell; Hark the Echoing Air and Sweeter than Roses; Faure; Apres un Reve, Chausson; Le Colibri, Mozart; Se'il Padre perdei, Strauss; All mein Gedanken and Du meines Herzen's Kronelein, Quilter; Love's Philosophy, Gurney; Sleep and Bridge, Love went a-riding. Solo piano: Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata in C minor op. 13, Chopin's Ballade no. 4 in F minor op. 52 and Liszt's Mephisto Waltz no. 1.
£10, £2 students, 12 and under free
Concerts and schools workshops are sponsored by Woodend Arts Association, Enterprise Music Scotland, supported by the Scottish Arts Council and by Kincardine and Deeside ArtsForum. Whereever possible, concerts and workshops are also organised for local primary schools and at Banchory Academy.
The Society was formed in January 1998, to promote and foster live music within the community following Scottish
Arts Council/ Lottery fundingfor the developement of Woodend Barn Arts Centre. It is an independent charitable organisation, partially funded by Enterprise Music Scotland and Kincardine & Deeside Arts Forum.
