The next concert is THIS COMING SUNDAY, 18th February, and will feature Prismatic Winds, Graham Dickson, flute, Irena Klimach, oboe, Matthew Janson Giraldo, clarinet, Robert Newth, horn, and Donagh Marnane, bassoon, courtesy of Live Music Now Scotland.

Their programme will include favourites such as Malcom Arnold’s Sea Shanties, Mendelsohn’s Hebrides Overture, and more modern pieces by Josef Myrow, Grazyna Baceviec, James Horner, and Robert Newth, all easy to listen to.

As usual, the concert starts at 3 o’clock in St. Mary’s Church, Aberfoyle, and lasts an hour followed by tea. Entry is by voluntary donation and places may be booked by replying to this email.

Just to let you know, the following concert will be on Sunday 17th March – this is a leap year – and will contain a number of firsts: it will be given by Taiwanese Canadian, Judy Hung, baroque violin, violoncello da spalla & organ, accompanied by Nicolas Arzimanoglou-Mas, theorboe. (Nicolas was born in Paris to a Spanish mother and Greek father). Judy is travelling all the way from Canada to play for us, and I am delighted to say that her travel is paid for by the Canadian Council for the Arts! (We could not afford it!) We have had a theorboe played at one of our concerts before, some time ago. It is nonetheless an impressive instrument. We have not seen a violoncello da spalla before, indeed I hadn’t heard of this instrument until Judy contacted me. I also asked Judy for some Canadian ice hockey music on the organ; I don’t think she was too impressed. So, please make a note in your diaries to come along  and see and hear these unusual instruments making music.