Flooding Pictures

I do not think anyone will be playing in the park just now!

If you have any photos of the floods send them in to kirkmahoe@googlemail.com

KCC Minutes June 2011, Agenda August 2011

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/91305311/KCC_Minutes_June_2011doc




A. The next meeting of Kirkmahoe Community Council will be held in Kirkton Village Hall on Wednesday 17th August, 2011 at 7.30pm
Agenda
1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of the last meeting
3. Matters arising from the minutes
4. Kirkton Enhancements
5. Treasurer’s Report
6. Councillor’s Report
7. Police Report
8. Planning Matters
9. Events
10. Correspondence
11. Any other competent business
12. Date and Place of next meeting

Matthew McAllister's Concert Dates

Dear friends and colleagues,

Here are details of some upcoming concerts, including perfomances in Scotland, England & Switzerland.
Hope to see you at a concert!
Saturday 11th June, 4pm ~ Solo Recital
Colinsburgh Festival
Parish Church
Colinsburgh
Fife
Tickets: £6 (available at the door)


http://www.matthewmcallister.com/images/284.jpg


Friday 17th June, 8pm ~ Solo Recital
Kemnay Church Centre
Church Lane
Kemnay
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
Tickets: £10/8 (available at the door)
http://www.nescgs.co.uk/


Sunday 19th June, 6pm ~ Agnew McAllister Duo
St Giles' Cathedral
Royal Mile
Edinburgh
Tickets: free
http://www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/worship/concertdiary/June2011.html


Thursday 14th July, 8pm ~ Agnew McAllister Duo
St Salvator's Chapel
St Andrews
Tickets: £5/3
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/music/ConcertsandEvents/Title,68687,en.html


Friday 29th July, 8pm ~ Solo Recital
Festival de guitare de Nendaz
Chapelle du Bleusy
Nendaz
Switzerland
Tickets: tbc
http://www.nendaz.ch/tourism/classical-guitar-festival-july-august.html


Tuesday 2nd August, 3.15pm ~ Agnew McAllister Duo
Southwark Cathedral
London
Tickets: £tbc (available at the door)
http://cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/worship/calendar-by-type.php?t=3


Matthew will also be appearing as a special guest in the Glasgow Amatuer Flute Ensemble Annual Charity Concert at the City Chambers in Glasgow on Friday 10th of June. The concert is in aid of Alzheimer Scotland.
For more information please visit:
http://www.matthewmcallister.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Matthew-McAllister-Classical-Guitarist/119117781457081
Best wishes,
Matthew

More information from Matthew McAllister

Hi friends & colleagues,

Here are a couple of videos of some beautiful Italian music by Pietro Locatelli and Ferdinando Carulli.
Serenade pour Flûte et Guitare Opus 109 No.2 ~ Ferdinando Carulli.
Andante Sostenuto ~ Allegretto



Ferdinando Maria Meinrado Francesco Pascale Rosario Carulli to give him his full title was one of Europe's most celebrated and successful guitarist composers of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. Many of the pieces now regarded as Carulli's greatest were initially turned down by the publishers as being considered too hard for the average player, and it is likely that many masterpieces were lost this way. Undeterred, Carulli started publishing his pieces himself. After leaving Naples in the early 19th century Carullli spent a little time in Milan before moving to Paris which was regarded at the time as the musical capital of the world, he spent the rest of his life there. In the 1830s, many European guitarists followed Carulli to Paris, apparently attracted by his personality. The Serenade is a beautiful and charming pieces which perfectly suits the salon style environment of this performance.

Sonata in G Major ~ Pietro Locatelli.
Adagio ~ Allegro ~ Largo ~ Allegro


Locatelli was an Italian composer and violinist. He was born in Bergamo and as a child prodigy, he was sent to study in Rome under the direction of Arcangelo Corelli. He composed mainly for the violin although he also wrote a cello sonata, trio sonatas, concerti grossi and a set of flute sonatas. His early works show the influence of Arcangelo Corelli, while later pieces are closer to Antonio Vivaldi in style.
During 2011 we are celebrating a decade of playing together professionally and are giving many concerts, workshops alongside making various recordings throughout the year. These recordings were made by our good friends Frank, Wilhelmien and Bas at the Gitaarsalon in Enkhuizen, Holland.

We hope you enjoy this Italian offfering!

You can find out more at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Agnew-McAllister-Duo/134093156658824

http://www.agnewmcallisterduo.com/
http://www.gitaarsalon.nl/
Best wishes,



Matthew & Aisling

*Upcoming Concert*
Thursday 17th March
Welshpool Music Club
Welshpool Methodist Church
High Street
Welshpool
Powys
SY21 7J
Wales.
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: £7.00 Concessions / £5.00 Members / £2.00 Students & Children

Kirkmahoe Senior Citizens' Evening 25th February 2011

Young performers from Wallacehall Academy

Everyone enjoyed the fourth Senior Citizens' Social Evening presented by Kirkmahoe Community Council - the audience of more than 30 senior citizens, the helpers and, not least, the performers.

This year we were privileged to be entertained by a group of nine, very talented, senior pupils from Wallace Hall Academy.

Under the expert guidance of Kelvin Riley and Hannah Ferguson they put together a superb variety of music, ranging from an Hungarian Czardas on the violin (Amy Muirhead), 'I Dreamed a Dream' from Les Miserables (Amie Kirkpatrick), piano solos (Martha Ferguson), jazz pieces on the saxaphone (Erin Williamson), French accordion music (Adele Queen) and Scottish ensemble music (Erin McGinley and Grace Dale).

The audience were given a chance to join in and surprised the performers by their fine singing of traditional and modern songs, and of course there was the usual refreshment and raffle.

Thanks very much to the young people who gave up their time for the event and gave us such a good evening, we wish them all success in the future.( Jean Muir)

Maelasta Concert Kirkton Church 23 January 2011

Over 90 people came out to Kirkton Church on the afternoon of 23 January, shaking off the late Winter chill and seeking the warmth of live music with a like minded audience at the third Kirkmahoe Concert. There is no doubt that some of us were not quite sure what to expect. But what followed exceeded most of our expectations.

Matthew McCallister (guitar) and Feargus Hetherington (violin) are graduates of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, where they met as students. They play under the name Maelasta. With wit and intelligence they took us though a programme of duets and solo pieces that spanned the classical world, contemporary composition, Scottish traditional and tango. For some it was the 18th and 19th century pieces by Molino, Paganini and Gragnani that stirred the spirit. Others were taken to another place by the solo guitar performance of Cuban composer Leo Brouwer’s Suite Number 2. The duet on Libertango was also outstanding. Then there were beautiful performances of Scottish tunes: by Chris Stout (who will be playing at Kirkmahoe in late May), by Ronald Stevenson (once the Rev Almond’s music teacher, we learned) and not forgetting Peter Maxwell Davies’ much-loved Farewell to Stromness.

Matthew and Feargus explained the pieces, joked with the audience and each other and then switched effortlessly to playing of great virtuosity and passion. We liked them and loved their music. At the end the applause rang on, the feet were stomping and there were cries for more. The encore was a very well received piece by Django Reinhardt. Then to finish off, Feargus played Ae Fond Kiss, unaccompanied and unadorned. The audience hummed along beautifully, content with the feast of music they had enjoyed.
Tea and cakes followed, kindly organised by members of the Church. We got to chat to the musicians and linger on for a while. It was great way to spend an afternoon in January. And also time to look forward to the next Kirkmahoe Concert on 26 March, when the Joel Allison Quartet will play a set of ‘chamber jazz’ in the beautiful surroundings of the Barony Church!
Hamnataing

A'e Gowden

Carol Singing Kirkton 2010

It was a cold, snowy and frosty night, but our faithful Carol Singers turned out to sing for the Village, which was looking very festive. The amount raised and the Charity to gain will be announced shortly.