Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild

20/03/2024

Thank you all for coming to our concerts over the last year, through fair weather and foul, in rain and sun (sometimes). Follow this page for updates on our next season, which is shaping up nicely. Until then, enjoy the summer!

09/03/2024

Tunnell Trust Award Winners, City Music Foundation Artists, the Kleio Quartet is an outstanding string quartet formed in 2019. They have played at major international venues, received coaching from world-renowned chamber musicians and been mentored by such as Alina Ibragimova, who has described them as “a wonderfully dedicated group of musicians who bring assuredness and freshness to everything they play”. DCAG is delighted to welcome them to the Cathedral. The programme will be:

Mozart – String Quartet No. 14 in G major, K. 387 ‘Spring’
Mendelssohn – String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op.44 No. 2
Bartók – String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91

https://www.kleioquartet.com/

The concert will be in Dunblane Cathedral on Sunday, 10 March, starting at 3pm. Admission by donation.

Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild (DCAG) is a registered Scottish charity, No. SC018027

14/02/2024

Don’t miss this fabulous opportunity to enjoy a wonderful concert,

The Miller Violin Duo and Derek Clark, piano,
celebrate the music of classic Hollywood
with moving pictures
&.. Arlen …Berlin…Chaplin…Korngold..et al

Sunday 18th February
3pm
Dunblane Cathedral

Admission by donation
Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild (DCAG) is a registered Scottish charity, No.SC018027

07/02/2024

The Miller Violin Duo and Derek Clark, piano,
celebrate the music of classic Hollywood
with moving pictures
&.. Arlen …Berlin…Chaplin…Korngold..et al

Sunday 18th February
3pm
Dunblane Cathedral

Admission by donation
Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild (DCAG) is a registered Scottish charity, No.SC018027

28/11/2023

At last we can welcome back Joseph Long to play for us again in the Cathedral at 3 p.m. on Sunday, 3 December. Make a date to hear him play Chopin, Beethoven and Schubert.
Admission by donation.

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31/10/2023

After the disappointment of having to cancel Joseph Long's concert on 8 October due to bad weather, we are delighted that we have been able to rearrange his visit for Sunday, 3 December. Put the date in your diary now and fingers crossed that the weather will be kind to us.

31/10/2023

Our next concert to feature the Cathedral's Bosendorfer piano.will be on 12 November, when we welcome back the Willshire Piano Duo. We are looking forward to Pippa Harrison and James Willshire astounding us with Holst's 'The Planets' re-imagined for piano duet. Debussy and Ravel will feature also. Interval refreshments are back on the menu so join us at 3 p.m. in the Cathedral. No tickets required as admission is by donation. www.dcag.org.uk

DCAG is a registered Scottish charity no SCO18027

12/10/2023

Last call for tomorrow night’s concert - All the way from New York, jazz pianist, Rossano Sportiello, playing improvisations from the Great American Songbook. In the Cathedral, 7.30 p.m., not to be missed. Admission is by donation.

DCAG is a registered Scottish charity no SCO18027.

23/09/2023

Coming up: piano concerts from two of our favourite pianists, both returning to us in Dunblane.

First up, Joseph Long returns to play a classical selection including Beethoven and Schubert, on Sunday, 8 October, at 3 p.m.

And we welcome the return of the jazz pianist, Rossano Sportiello, highlighting the art of jazz improvisation through the great American song book. This concert is on Friday, 13 October at 7.30 p.m. Please note that this is not our usual day of the week or time.

Two concerts,both different, to mark the 10th anniversary of the wonderful Bosendorfer piano in the Cathedral.

No tickets are required. Admission is by donation.

DCAG is a registered Scottish charity no SC018027.

03/09/2023

The first concert of the new season is on Sunday, 17 September, at 3 p.m. in the Cathedral, when Baba Yaga will perform an intriguing concert. Concerts are free but a donation is welcome (suggested amount £10). Karen Dufour, soprano and alto saxophone, and Gwen Sinclair, harp, met as students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, forming the duo Baba Yaga to promote their instruments through this unusual combination. They play original compositions, transcriptions and arrangements, like their own of Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’, which they will perform for us in Dunblane.
http://www.babayagaduo.co.uk/
Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild (DCAG) is a registered Scottish Charity, No.SC018027

04/03/2023

23/02/2023

The next concert is on Sunday, 5 March, at 3 p.m. in the Cathedral with an intriguing concert of music inspired by the music of the 18th century Scottish composer, James Oswald. The pieces commissioned by the Sequoia Duo (Alice Rickards, violin, and Sonia Cromarty, cello) convey the essence of Scotland's wild flowers in sound.

For a taste of the music: https://www.sequoiaduo.com/projects
To read about the compositional process: https://www.sequoiaduo.com/blog/page/2

In harmony with the ecological theme of the concert, there will be a display of pictures and information in the Cathedral Hall by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, the Dunblane Allotment Group, Dunblane Development Trust and the Dunblane and Stirling District Beekeepers Association. Do call in before the concert starts and be inspired for your gardens!

Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild (DCAG) is a registered Scottish charity, No. SC018027

27/01/2023

Great start to 2023 with this concert on 5 February, 3 p.m. in the Cathedral. Two Matthews, two guitars - what could be better?

19/01/2023

Looking forward to this, it will be wonderful and will sound great in the Cathedral.

Matthew Cochran and I will be performing for the Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild on Sunday February 5th at 3pm.

"Matthew Cochran and Matthew McAllister are guitarists who share much more than just a first name: their shared love for music of all sorts will be on display in an afternoon concert featuring music by Philip Glass, J.S.Bach, Chick Corea, Ralph Towner and Pat Metheny.'

Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild
Matthew Cochran Guitarist/Composer

22/11/2022

Last concert of 2022 for the Arts Guild and it has been wonderful to see you all again. It is a pleasure to welcome back Yulia Chaplina on 11 December at 3 p.m. in the Cathedral. No tickets – donations welcome to keep our concerts going.

Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild (DCAG) is a registered Scottish charity, No.SC018027

Programme:
Mozart – Fantasia in D minor
Brahms – Intermezzi op 118
Chopin – Polonaise-Fantasie, Étude op 10 no 11, Etüde op. 25 no 6, Waltz in C sharp minor, Scherzo in C sharp minor no 3

Yulia is a pianist of great talent and sensitivity. When she came to play in the Cathedral in June 2018 she won the hearts and admiration of the audience, so we are particularly delighted that she is returning and with a programme of music by composers who were titans of the piano repertoire. The Bösendorfer will relish its pre-Christmas treat.

08/11/2022

Our next concert is this Sunday and it is certainly not one to miss. The Boneafide Trombone quartet promises to bring a colourful programme that will illustrate the amazing versatility of that under-valued instrument. Listen to their lyrical playing of ‘ Estrellita’ : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqJgmRBm2bE and the fun and frolics of ‘Frosty the Snowman’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqJgmRBm2bE.
Winners of the Tunnell Trust Award in 2020, we are delighted to bring them to the Cathedral this Sunday at 3 p.m. on their prize-winning tour.
No tickets – donations welcome to keep our concerts going.
Please note that after the concert we will be holding our AGM in the Cathedral Hall – all welcome.
Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild (DCAG) is a registered Scottish charity, No. SC018027

17/10/2022

The next in our season of concerts is coming up. Dont miss this:

The Korça Ensemble is giving a concert in Dunblane Cathedral at 3pm on Sunday 23rd October. Gent Koço, violin, Jenny Stephenson, clarinet, and Christopher Baxter, piano, formed the trio in 2015 through a shared love of chamber music. Each combine this with solo and orchestral work, and Christopher is also a much sought-after accompanist. We look forward to hearing the blend of timbres of this unusual instrumentation in the lovely Cathedral acoustic and in a programme that includes lyrical composers like Khachaturian, Gershwin and Ravel: www.dcag.org.uk This afternoon concert starts at 3pm and includes an interval for refreshments. Admission is by donation.

Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild (DCAG) is a registered Scottish charity, No. SC018027

13/10/2022

STOP PRESS! This coming Friday evening, 14th October, we have a pop-up concert in the Cathedral. http://www.dcag.org.uk/performance.php?s=2022-10-14-the-apex-singers A young a ca****la vocal group, The Apex Singers, are coming to Dunblane on their first Scottish tour. They bring unique arrangements of traditional songs for 8 mixed voices – listen to their interesting take on some well-known songs:
The Skye Boat Song
Be Thou My Vision
Wild Mountain Thyme [LIVE]

Admission is free, donations welcome. Please note it is an evening concert of about an hour, starting at 7.30pm.

Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild (DCAG) is a registered Scottish charity, No. SC018027

The Apex Singers are an award-winning Manchester-based vocal ensemble performing unique arrangements of folk songs from around the world. Their debut album Hiraeth garnered critical acclaim including two Contemporary A Ca****la Recording Awards, and Scala Radio's Album of the Week. To celebrate th...

03/09/2022

Lisney Briggs Duo

Sarah Beth Briggs & James Lisney – 4 hands, 1 piano
Piano duets by:
Gal – Mozart – Schubert – Fauré – Dvorak – Debussy

Sunday 18th September
3pm
Dunblane Cathedral

Admission by donation

Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild (DCAG) is a registered Scottish charity, No. SC018027

03/09/2022

At last, we're back with a new series of concerts. Thank you for supporting us over the last few years. The first concert is on Sunday, 18 September with a programme of piano duets. We are also planning to reinstate intervals with refreshments. What is there not to like?

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16/05/2022

The Arts Guild is delighted to announce the return of Cadenza. A mixed voice chamber choir, it has a well-deserved reputation for quality and many of you will remember the musicality and clarity of this Edinburgh-based ensemble from its previous two visits. Led by musical director Jenny Sumerling, Cadenza’s repertoire is wide-ranging, and typically the programme for Dunblane encompasses such works as Handel’s invigorating ‘Zadok the Priest’ and George Shearing’s seductive ‘Lullaby of Birdland’. The concert is in the evening in Dunblane Cathedral on Sunday 22nd May, starting at 7pm. There are no tickets on sale but donations at the door enable the Arts Guild to keep putting concerts on.

Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild (DCAG) is a registered Scottish charity, No. SC018027