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By popular demand Mavy has organised another We Play Piano afternoon for young people, next April. The November 24 event was inspirational, so make a note in your diary for this next one!
Come And Sing was a lot of fun, with Brian McBride irrepressible as ever. This time the focus was on pop songs, about hope and love! What better message for today's world.
Ticket prices have been held the same as last season. You won't find the highest quality professional music cheaper anywhere!
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Music in Dollar is an independent organisation with a mission to promote music and the arts around Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
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2024-25 Season
Buying Tickets
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Tickets for each concert can be bought by clicking the 'Buy tickets' button beside the concert listing below, or at the door (we have a card machine, but it doesn't always work so best to have some cash as backup). Cost is £12, students in full-time education admitted free of charge.
Season Tickets provide entry to all concerts in the season. Cost is £40. That's £8 per concert, unbeatable value!
Choose how you'd like to pay: online using the button below, buy at the door (card or cash), or contact us to request bank transfer details.
Next event
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Dick Lee & Brian Kellock - The Story of Jazz
Saunday, 17th November 2024
Time 3:00pm Gibson Hall, Dollar FK14 7DU
Pre-concert performance from 2:45pm
Dick Lee and Briak Kellock are amongst the foremost contemporary Jazz musicians, in Scotland and worldwide. They have teamed up to showcase The Story of Jazz, featuring a tour through the highlights of that great and vibrant genre. While they are both virtuoso performers and improvisers, they span a wide range of musical styles and moods.
Over the last 50 years Dick has played and recorded with many artists and groups including Swing, The Psychiatrists, John Renbourn, Hebrides Ensemble, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Michael Marra Band, Chita Rivera and Ken Mathieson's Classic Jazz Orchestra. He is a supreme entertainer and familiar performer here in Dollar, latterly with Ali Affleck, and several times with Swing.
Brian is a leading jazz pianist in the UK, and has played with many of the greatest names in jazz over the past 30 years. Essentially a swing-based pianist, Brian loves to entertain and make the audience feel happy! He has played in Dollar many times in different ensembles, such as with saxophonist Tommy Smith.
Dick Lee's an entertainer... also a brilliantly inventive musician, composer and bandleader... it may be an unorthodox prescription, but take two sets nightly and you'll need the resulting smile surgically removed Herald
Dick's website with some tunes composed during Covid lockdowns.
Still to come
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The Antonine Trio is an innovative group featuring a blend of voice, French horn and piano.
They perform a wide variety of musical styles, ranging from Mozart and Strauss through to new contemporary commissions, to theatre pieces, traditional folk melodies (eg Burns), and even Flanders and Swann! They love to get to know their audience, introducing their music with historical and musical detail and fascinating anecdotes.
Steven Faughey (baritone) is a regular performer for Scottish Opera and other operatic ensembles. He is also closely involved with other areas of the Scottish Opera education department, visiting schools around Scotland.
Sue Baxendale (horn) plays in the Scottish Opera orchestra, along with many other orchestras, and some solo concerto performances.
Derek Clark (piano) started as an orchestral conductor and guest music coach, and was appointed Head of Music at Scottish Opera in 1997. He is a composer and arranger, including reduced orchestrations for touring opera performances. As an accompanist he plays with soloists and touring opera groups.
"The balance and dynamics were spot-on, with Sue Baxendale's sweet-toned horn playing a compelling clear voice. - The Herald
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The Asaka String Quartet was formed in 2021 with members from Scotland, China and Hong Kong. Although quite new, they have already won multiple awards and come to Dollar as Tunnell Trust prize winners.
As close friends, growing up on opposite sides of the world in the most contrasting of cultures, they have a keen interest in learning and experiencing new things, which lead them to enjoy discovering and sharing under-represented music. Through presenting creative and innovative programmes, they invite their audiences to discover new repertoire from a fresh and exciting perspective.
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Singaporean pianist Jia Ning Ng has recently graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where, in addition to gaining B.Mus., M.Mus. and Artist Diploma, she won many prestigious awards. In April 2022, she made her debut with the RSNO, for which she was awarded First Prize in the RCS Concerto Competition. Jia Ning is also an active chamber musician, being particularly drawn to Lieder, and has also collaborated with the Resol String Quartet
Since graduating Jia has played throughout Scotland to rave reviews (and standing ovations). We are delighted that she will play for us in Dollar.
From the imposing opening solo piano passage through the technical middle sections, Ng played with an admirable blend of sensitivity and musical understanding – Straits Times
Ng was clearly alive to all the nuances of Schubert’s famously illustrative accompaniments whether turning the great Steinway into a gently plucked lute or rippling seamlessly as the flowers swayed in the breeze – Oxford Lieder Festival
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We Play Piano 2
Free of charge - all welcome
Sunday, 6th April 2025
3:00pm Gibson Hall, Dollar FK14 7DU
After the hugely successful and acclaimed We Play Piano in November 2024, Music in Dollar are hosting another piano performance afternoon in April 2025. See the accompanying information.
This is an afternoon for young pianists ages 5-18, of all abilities and all styles, to play for family and friends, with a supportive and encouraging audience.
This is a free event showcasing young courageous pianists who are dedicated to performance. Come and join us for what will be an inspirational afternoon of young talent!
Refreshments will be provided.
Previous concerts
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Eilidh Grant is a renowned and popular Scottish traditional and folk singer.
The Trio, featuring vocalist Eilidh Grant, Fiona Cuthill on fiddle and Stevie Lawrence on acoustic guitar and bouzouki, brings a wide range of musical influences to create a unique sound. With a love for traditional and contemporary folk alike, underpinned by a passion for the works of Robert Burns, Eilidh’s stunning voice beautifully renders both classic folk songs and original material and has made a considerable impression on the British and European folk scenes.
Fiona was classically trained on the violin, but switched to more traditional styles of playing. She is a prolific composer and tutor.
Stevie has played with bands Iron Horse and Red Hot Chilli Pipers, alongside a career as session musician, arranger and producer.
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We Play Piano 1
Free of charge - all welcome
Sunday, 3rd November 2024
3:00pm Gibson Hall, Dollar FK14 7DU
Music in Dollar are hosting another piano performance afternoon, We Play Piano, following on the success of our first one at the start of 2024. See the accompanying information.
This is an afternoon for young pianists ages 5-18, of all abilities and all styles, to play for family and friends, with a supportive and encouraging audience.
This is a free event showcasing young courageous pianists who are dedicated to performance. Come and join us for what will be an inspirational afternoon of young talent!
Refreshments will be provided.
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Come and Sing!
Free of charge - all welcome
Sunday 10th November 2024
Time 2:00pm Gibson Hall, Dollar FK14 7DU
There's no better way to feel good than to sing! Music in Dollar has organised a day when you can do just that – with some expert tuition along the way. Singing doesn't require an instrument – it's you! Everyone can do it, so why not come along and have some fun. No music reading skills are needed.
The format will be to learn a few songs (popular, folk, classical), with a vocal workshop led by expert tutor Brian McBride to help bring it all together. The theme this time is 'Musical Theatre'. At the end the 'choir' will perform the songs for anyone who wants to come along and listen.
This is a community event, so all are welcome at no cost. Bring along friends and family, anyone who is interested to either sing themselves or listen to others.
Water will be provided. Bring along any other edibles to keep you going. A pencil might also be handy for taking notes.
If you'd like to come along then registering using the button on the left will help us to prepare for the right number of people.
Those who don't fancy singing can still enjoy the sounds of those that do. Come along and listen - it's free!