The strains of the "wee 'yrish tune" (celebrating St Patrick's Day) that the Fyrish String Quartet played as their encore last night have finally died away, and Viewfield Baptist Church is now empty of our audience. But what a splendid evening we had enjoyed, with lots of variety, from the well-known to the rarely-heard, and composed over two centuries, all consumately well played. As well as learning more about the delights of music for a string quartet, we also learnt that Emma Donald, violinist = Emma Jean, composer and the source of their equally Highland-born name (the monument built in 1782 on Fyrish Hill near Alness, Easter Ross). We'd love to hear the quartet again … Meanwhile we wish them well for their next season of music-making. That concert on Sunday 17 March was the last in our series of exciting and varied concerts given with financial assistance from Chamber Music Scotland and held in Viewfield Baptist Church, our regular venue for Music on Sundays. Our next concert will be at 7:30pm on 20 October 2024, when we welcome the Lantivet Duo. Their shared passion for pushing the boundaries of the violin and piano duo format will captivate you with a spellbinding blend of traditional and original pieces.
That concert will be the start of our 2024–25 season, which is currently being planned and funding sought. Towards the end of the summer we'll be able to announce the full line-up and give details of the programmes. So watch this space or, if you want to receive information about future concerts and reminders about them, do please sign up to our mailing list. As always. we can guarantee a warm, comfortable and convenient environment, an excellent acoustic, and live music wonderfully played. The music you will hear is ‘chamber music’ in its widest sense, so in the course of any season you are sure to find lots to enjoy, whether you warm to the sound of brass or woodwind, tap along to the syncopated rhythms of jazz, or prefer the delights of a string ensemble. Our performers are all professional musicians, many of whom are on the threshold of what will be glittering careers – you heard them first in Dunfermline!
