The Maxwell Quartet, through hard work and concentration, has risen to high international standards, which says lots about training and performing in Scotland. There have been few quartets in recent years that match their calibre. To play Haydn well is not easy, even if it seems easy on the ear. It requires technique, harmony, synchronization […]
Review: Blow Your Own Trumpet
Now in its 21st year, Inverurie Music can look back to many experiences as concert promoters. There is no law that says that concerts are only memorable for their musical content. We have had dusty keyboards, road closures and a harpist with a cut finger to cope with and managed to sort them out. On […]
The Quest for the Female Composer
In music there is no difficulty in summoning up the names of female performers and comparing them favourably with their male counterparts but does the same apply to female composers? There seems to be no lack of female writers and artists but most of us would be struggling to name all but a few female […]
Review: Duo Delights with the Tango
In association with the North East Scotland Classical Guitar Society, Inverurie Music presented a Sunday afternoon concert last week (12th January 2020) at the Acorn Centre with the JKL duo. This was the delightful blend of music from Kerry Lynch (flute) and Jacopo Lazzaretti (guitar), who met at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. The effortless […]