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Alan Rogers reviews: Emily White & Steve Bingham

Music Centeral presents Emily White & Steve Bingham Gartly Tin Hut Sat Oct 25th 2014 Review by Alan Rogers I should declare an interest; I’m part of the team organising these Music Centeral events, and I’m immensely proud of this one. Emily & Steve have performed in Huntly before, and I was at their concert […]

Alan Cooper reviews: Atalanta Piano Quartet

Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts present Atalanta Piano Quartet Cecilia Bernardini: Violin | Tom Hankey: Viola | Nathaniel Boyd: Cello | Simon Lane: Piano COWDRAY HALL, ABERDEEN Monday, 10 November 2014 Since Monday’s performance by The Atalanta Piano Quartet was another of the now regular annual collaborations between Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts and sound, I will […]

Alan Cooper reviews: Richard Bailey, piano

Cults Parish Church present Richard Bailey: Piano Cults Parish Church Sunday, 09 November 2014 Richard Bailey’s piano recital for sound on Sunday evening drew a large crowd to Cults Parish Church as part of their ongoing Music in the Sanctuary series. His programme featured one large scale contemporary work: Frederic Rzewski’s Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues. […]

Alan Cooper reviews: Smith Quartet

sound in association with Lunchbreaks at Cowdray Hall Smith Quartet Aberdeen Art Gallery Saturday, 08 November 2014 The Smith Quartet opened Saturday’s Lunchbreak performance with a Quartet by South African-born composer Kevin Volans – just as they had at their concert in Woodend Barn the previous evening. The Quartet No.2 “Hunting: Gathering” however was radically […]

Alan Cooper reviews: Smith Quartet with Joby Burgess

sound in association with Woodend Music Society and Woodend Arts Ltd Smith Quartet with Joby Burgess, Percussion Ian Humphries and Rick Koster: Violins | Nic Pendlebury: Viola | Dierdre Cooper: Cello Woodend Barn, Banchory Friday, 07 November 2014 Professor Pete Stollery who introduced last night’s performance was delighted to welcome back the Smith Quartet to […]

Alan Cooper reviews: Jillian Bain Christie

Music in the University in association with sound Jillian Bain Christie: Soprano and composer Catherine Herriott: Piano King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen Thursday, 06 November 2014 Thursday evening’s vocal recital by Jillian Bain Christie followed on from a radically different performance by Philip Mead the celebrated master of contemporary piano repertoire. Jillian took us on an […]

Alan Cooper reviews: Philip Mead

Philip Mead, Piano Music in the University in association with sound King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen Thursday, 6th November 2014 Philip Mead, an acknowledged master of advanced contemporary piano repertoire is also Founder and Director of the British Contemporary Piano Competition. He is one of the most prolific commissioners of new and exciting piano repertoire. In […]

Alan Cooper reviews: John McLeod, a composer portrait

Lunchbreaks at Cowdray Hall in association with sound JOHN McLEOD: A COMPOSER PORTRAIT TO CELEBRATE HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY Young Artists play McLEOD IAN WATT: Guitar PHILIP SHARP: Piano COWDRAY HALL Thursday, 06 November 2014 It is hard to believe that Aberdeen born composer John McLeod has reached his 80th birthday this year. He was present […]