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The new season is unveiled! Another fantastic range of high quality musicians and styles.
Our next event is the Season Opener. Sticking with the successful format of last year, Dollar Academy students will play and sing for us in a variety of styles. This is a completely free community event, open to all. In the relaxed setting of the Captain's Room, Dollar Academy, come along and enjoy a drink of two of your choice while taking in some inspiring music.
We've had to increase some prices this season. Still the best value around, only £7.50 per concert with a season ticket!
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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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2026-27 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 accept card and cash payments. Occasionally the card machine won't connect, so it's prudent to have some cash as a backup! Cost at the door for a single concert is £14, students in full-time education admitted free of charge.
Season Tickets provide entry to all concerts in the season. Cost is £45, that's only £7.50 per concert, unbeatable value! Buy at the Season Opener (and get free complimentary tickets), on the door at a concert, online, or contact us.
If you prefer to use a bank transfer, then contact us to request bank details.
Next event
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Season Opener - Music on Sunday Afternoon
Free of charge - all welcome
Sunday, 13th September 2026
We're repeating last year's successful format, of a relaxed community concert to open the new season.
Combining music from Dollar Academy students in a variety of styles, there is a range of drinks with raffle, games and stalls. There will be something for everyone - enjoy music, wine, chat and games in a relaxed cabaret-style setting.
Drinks and refreshments are supplied. Come along, bring your friends, enjoy!
Season and Basic memberships will be on sale. As a bonus for buying early and beating the rush at the first concert, every Season membership comes with free complimentary tickets. Treat your friends and family!
Note that this is in the Maguire Building, Dollar Academy, not the usual Gibson Hall where we stage concerts. It is a magnificent modern building (2005) in the grounds of Dollar Academy, around 200 yards from the main school building (link to map), and close to the sports pavilion. Signs directing you to it will be in place.
Still to come
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We Play Piano
Free of charge - all welcome
Sunday, 27th September 2026
3:00pm Gibson Hall, Dollar FK14 7DU
By popular demand, Music in Dollar are hosting another piano performance afternoon, We Play Piano. 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.
It showcases young courageous pianists who are dedicated to performance. Skill levels range from intermediate to near-professional RCS students. Come and join us for what will be an inspirational afternoon of young talent!
Refreshments will be provided.
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The memory of Romanian pianist Daniel Ciobanu’s previous concert in Dollar is still vivid, in particular his epic, passionate performance of Pictures at an Exhibition. Since 2018 Daniel has developed into an established global star, with rave reviews for live performances, both solo and with orchestras, and recordings.
He has played on many of the world's big stages, from Carnegie Hall New York, to Concertgebouw Amsterdam and KonzertHaus Berlin, and with some of the world's premier orchestras.
Daniel retains a deep love of Scotland, where he trained, and we are privileged to have him play again for us in Dollar. His l’enfant terrible programme spans Bach, Mozart, Liszt, Prokofiev and more. Not to be missed!
Ciobanu, the perfect pianist to pull of a work of astonishing energy and passion. To watch him in action is truly mesmerising, as he brings to life the pace and sheer aggression of the work [Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra] as it builds to a crashing finale. To then be treated to an amusing and varied performance, showcasing his range of talents to the full, was the icing on the cake. – Karl Hornsey
The solo part was played by the phenomenal Romanian pianist Daniel Ciobanu with vitalism of his style, wonderful technique, the pouring, albeit controlled lyricism and a great sense of swing style. – Michael Klubinski - Beethoven Easter Festival Warsaw Philharmonic
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Since 2025 the Tessera Quartet has been promoting the goal to make classical and chamber music more accessible, engaging, and personal. Comprising musicians from RCS and Northern College of Music, they have a shared passion for the living tradition of chamber music, while extending the boundaries of performance and repertoire. For example, concerts by candlelight!
The varied programme will interweave favourites like Dvorak's “American” Quartet, with some hidden gems.
The word tessera suggests a small piece within a larger mosaic. For the quartet, it reflects the way four individual musical voices come together to form something complete, detailed, and alive, making every performance a warm and engaging experience.
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Award-winning piano-saxophone duo Euan Stevenson and Konrad Wiszniewski explore the relationship between classical music and jazz.
Ranging from jazz improvisation on a Bach theme, to playing a Duke Ellington standard in the style of a Mozart sonata, each piece fascinates, delights and educates! Stevenson is a well established composer, performer and teacher (including our own Fergus McCreadie). Wiszniewski is one of the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s star soloists and twice winner of the Best Instrumentalist title at the Scottish Jazz Awards.
With rave reviews from around Scotland, New Focus is forging a unique and imaginative sound.
Concise, hauntingly original pieces – The Sunday Times
It’s all about class and quality: Stevenson has a beautiful touch, caressing the keys Bill Evans-style but rhythmically perfect too… – Jazzwise Magazine
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Cromlit’s Lilt is a unique Scottish ensemble dedicated to music of the baroque era, including Vivaldi, Handel, Bach and many superb but unjustly neglected Scottish composers such as Oswald, Erskine and McGibbon.
The name Cromlit's Lilt comes from the slow air written by Scottish composer James Oswald, published in 1760.
Rarely have I heard baroque masterpieces played with so much flair and enthusiasm
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Come and hear the popular and uplifting music of Rogers and Hammerstein performed by classically trained professional singers, appearing in opera, chamber and ensemble vocal roles. Accompanied by ex-director of Scottish Opera Derek Clark, familiar from last season’s magnificent Night at the Opera.
Prepare to be transported from the Alps (Sound of Music), to Oklahoma and the exotic South Pacific. Impossible to leave without a smile on your face!
Brilliant expressive musicians and a well crafted repertoire – Stranraer Music For All
Greatly enjoyed by the sell out audience – Westbourne Music Society
A sparkling concert.... which prompted rapturous applause – Isle of Bute News
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Dauntless are a Scottish traditional music trio, winners of the Battle of the Folk Bands at Celtic Connections 2025. They combine 18th-century fiddle music with original compositions to create a unique listening experience. Their repertoire ranges from energetic foot-stomping tunes to thoughtful, melodic pieces that will enchant any audience.
The Trio's name comes from their approach - blending older traditional tunes and forms and contemporary arrangements without fear!
Featuring fiddle, cello, bodhran & octave-mandolin, their programmes dig deep into the rich history of Scottish Music, alongside their own work.
Listen to Dauntless Trio reinterpret a traditional tune in 7/8 time!