As winter made an unexpected and unwarranted return to Aberdeenshire it was nice to be transported to different vistas, contrasting moods and perhaps even warmer climes. There is something immediate about the ‘Gypsy Jazz’ that was on offer for the good people of Inverurie at the Acorn Centre, with images and reminiscences of a different […]
Review: Duncan Honeybourne; Town Hall, Inverurie, 14 February 2023
When one thinks about Valentine’s Day, one’s thoughts don’t immediately stray to the piano, and if they did, it would probably be to some softly pedalled background music for a romantic dinner or tentative first drink for a prospective couple. However, Valentine’s Day was the date for a very different appreciation of the piano and […]
Review: Bone-Afide Trombone Quartet Concert, Kemnay Village Hall – 8th November 2022
The history of the trombone quartet is not a long and illustrious one; no weighty Beethoven masterpieces, effervescent Mozart divertimenti or poignant Brahms rhapsodies to draw on, not even in the more adventurous twentieth-century are there many offerings for this sonorous and humorous collection of instruments. Of course, there are some of the usual suspects, […]
Review: Ida Pelliccioli at the Acorn Centre, Inverurie – 1 October 2022
With her striking long, tightly curled hair cascading down her back, one might have expected pianist Ida Pelliccioli to specialise in dramatic, ostentatious repertoire that gave plenty of opportunity for her hair to provide a theatrical accompaniment to the music being performed. However, on an intimate night at the Acorn Centre in Inverurie, we were […]