Linlithgow Arts Guild

LINLITHGOW ARTS GUILD

Linlithgow Arts Guild offers a series of top class concerts in the town, generally from October to April. It celebrates it's 50th year with a special programme for 2019-2020.

Linlithgow Arts Guild

This season's concerts will be linked below.

We would like to invite you to share the opportunity to hear high calibre and internationally acclaimed musicians in a friendly environment. The cost of our exciting programme of, typically, 9 concerts, represents excellent value, and the season ticket offers concerts at a significant discount. Enjoy a glass of wine or a soft drink in the interval and delight in some thoroughly enjoyable evenings of wonderful music.

Admission to all of the concerts in the Academy, and to an additional 4 events at other venues in the town, is free for school pupils. However, the conditions of our licence from West Lothian Council require that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Check Linlithgow Arts Guild's website for a full list of events, including other concerts at St. Michael's Parish Church, and for links to on-line tickets for all events. http://www.linlithgowartsguild.co.uk/

Next Concert:

The next Linlithgow Arts Guild concert will take place on Saturday 28th September at Linlithgow Academy Theatre, 7.30pm, given by Jean Johnson (clarinet) and her husband Steven Osborne (piano). Steven was born in Linlithgow and at one time attended Linlithgow Primary School. He has become one of the top pianists in the world, playing internationally and a regular performer at the Proms and Edinburgh Festival. His wife was formerly the principal clarinet of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra .and now regularly performs with orchestras and in chamber music in the UK.

This will be a fantastic opportunity for young wind players and pianists to hear world-class instrumentalists with a connection to Linlithgow, right here on their doorstep.

Content:

GERSHWIN: 3 Preludes arranged for clarinet and piano

BERNSTEIN: Clarinet Sonata

POULENC: Clarinet Sonata

BRAHMS: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

WEBER: Grand Duo Concertant

On 9th November at 7.30pm, Linlithgow Academy Theatre, we are hosting the Brodsky String Quartet, one of the UK's top quartets who have performed over 3000 concerts on the major stages of the world, and who have released over 60 recordings.

This will be a great opportunity for string players to hear one of the best groups of this genre in the world, on the Academy stage.

Content:

TANAKA: At the grave of Beethoven

BACH: C major fugue

SHOSTAKOVICH: Quartet No.4 Op 83

BEETHOVEN: String Quartet Op 131

The group will be playing with their new leader, violinist Gina McCormack who has performed with several sting quartets in an illustrious career. She has taught at Music Colleges in London and Manchester, and currently also teaches at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow.

On 14th March 2020 at 7.30pm, Linlithgow Academy Theatre, we feature the Kosmos Ensemble with a dazzling programme of highly entertaining items from classical, Balkan and East European sources. This programme is a fusion of classical and world music for violin, viola and accordion. Each member of the group is an international soloist in their own right - this is our party night and we hope it will appeal to music lovers of all ages and tastes.

On Saturday 4th April 2020 at 7.30pm, Linlithgow Academy Theatre, we welcome Lawrence Power, one of today's foremost viola players, in demand worldwide. He will be accompanied by Simon Crawford - Phillips who is well known as an accompanist and performer with piano trios. Simon also has a career as a conductor. Their programme contains music by some lesser-known Belgian and French composers, which will showcase the capabilities of the viola, and will also include the well-known violin sonata by Cesar Franck.

Content:

YSAYE: Poème Elégiaque

VIEUXTEMPS: Viola Sonata

GEORGES HÜE: Thème Varié

FRANCK: Violin Sonata

On Saturday 25th April 2020 at 8pm, Linlithgow Academy Theatre, we look forward to a performance by Scottish saxophone and harp duo, Karen Dufour and Gwen Sinclair playing under the name of "BabaYaga". Their group name refers to one of the pictures in Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition".

The ticket includes prosecco and chocolates and drinks before the music at 8pm. The concert follows Linlithgow Arts Guild's AGM earlier in the evening.

Content:

GUSTAV BUMKE: Notturno Op 45

EDDIE McGUIRE: Three Chinese Pieces

MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at and Exhibition