Music Arran concerts

Music Arran are holding two concerts this month, one with Scots Baroque and the other with Mirror Visions Ensemble:

The first concert with Scots Baroque is on Friday 17th March in Brodick Hall, at 7.30pm

Scots Baroque are: László Rózsa – Recorders, Aaron McGregor – Violin, Lucia Capellaro – Cello, and Alex McCartney – Theorbo & Guitar

Scots Baroque is an innovative new early music ensemble based in Glasgow, Scotland. Whilst our starting point is music of baroque period, we also experiment with a fusion of techniques and genres, including improvisation, folk styles, and contemporary music written for old instruments. Individually, we perform with leading ensembles such as Dunedin Consort, Concerto Caledonia, Academy of Ancient Music, Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment, and Les Musiciens de Saint Julien. We bring together an impressive range of experience, with programmes combining the latest research, unusual repertoire, and a flair for dramatic performance.

To book tickets follow this link

And to listen to a recording see here

The second concert with Mirror Visions Ensemble is on Friday 24th March at Arran High School Theatre, Lamlash, at 7.30pm

MVE was founded from a desire to explore the relationship between music and text, initially through the creation of “mirror visions” — settings of the same text to music by different composers. The group’s passion for storytelling has produced thematic concerts on surprising subjects, based on scholarly research and laced with humor, leading to the revitalization of art song programming. Featuring soprano, tenor, baritone and piano, often joined by other instrumentalists, MVE’s programmes take audiences on an imaginative journey through song, showcasing both well-known and oft-neglected pieces, set to texts by poets and historical figures.

To see the trailer for their programme Midnight Magic see this link

To find out more about MVE see their website

And to book tickets for their concert in Arran see the link here

Featured image shows Scots Baroque. Credit: Scots Baroque