Morag Anne Elder’s mixed instrument class is back online: Saturdays at 11am and any instruments are welcome. (We have viola, cello, violin, keyboard and harp just now)
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Meeting ID: 896 8768 8567
Performed by Turning the Elements: Frances Cooper (soprano) Joanna Nicholson (clarinet), with the support of Creative Scotland.
Friends of Wighton’s first online event, in November 2022, was Dawn Wood’s poetry workshop for this commission and we are honoured and delighted to be showing the World Premiere of No Trees to Whisper.
We are also thrilled to be Zooming to you from The Weaver’s Room in Verdant Works (www.verdantworks.co.uk) Dundee’s five-star rated textile museum. Thanks to Dundee Heritage Trust’s Deirdre Robertson, for making it possible, and Wendy Gammie, for making it work!
The concert is free but donations can be made at www.friendsofwighton.com
Sheena Wellington is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Saturday 26th March, 2pm-3pm (waiting room open at 1.50pm
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Meeting ID: 850 3768 8867
Passcode: 255139
The inspiration for the project came from Dr Samuel Johnson and James Boswell’s famous diaries of their Journey to the Highlands and Islands in 1773 –
“ I sat down on a bank, such as a writer of Romance might have delighted to feign. I had indeed no trees to whisper over my head, but a clear rivulet streamed at my feet…. Whether I spent the hour well, I know not: for here I first conceived the thought of this narration”
Poetry was commissioned from Iain Morrison, Dawn Wood and Haworth Hodgkinson, and music from Linda Buckley, Aidan O’Rourke and Gemma McGregor. Three very individual pieces from the poet/composer partnerships are woven together by interludes composed by Joanna, and nature photography by Frances to create a 40-minute film of evocative words, music and images.
Frances and Joanna have performed as Turning the Elements for nearly 10 years, taking this intimate combination of instruments to audiences around the country, and they performed as part of the prestigious Made in Scotland Showcase, curated by Creative Scotland, in the Edinburgh Fringe of 2019. This is the second major work they have commissioned.
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Sandy Brechin: Wednesday 5th May 2021 1.15pm – 1.45pm
Sandy Brechin is one of Scotland’s best known accordionists, famous for his lightning-fast playing and hilarious on-stage humour. He has developed his own unique approach to the art of accordion playing and his innovative style is instantly recognisable: a combination of slick, incredibly fast finger-work on the melody and a revolutionary method of syncopation on the bass. Sandy was the first in Scotland to play professionally the small 48 bass size of accordion, which is now pretty much his trademark. Despite its small size and range, Sandy gets a huge sound out of it.
Sandy also has a great sense of humour so be ready for some fun!
Admission is free but you can donate to Sandy’s tipjar = www.paypal.me/sandybrechin
Sheena Wellington is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Lunchtime Recital – Sandy Brechin, accordion & fun!
Time: May 5, 2021 01:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time
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Meeting ID: 831 8217 8611
Passcode: 820859
Gavin Marwick and Ruth Morris: Wednesday 21st April 2021 1.15pm – 1.45pm
Spirited fiddle and beautiful nyckelharpa bring you a wonderful selection of old and new tunes for all around Scotland and Europe. Gavin Marwick and Ruth Morris have been performing together for over fifteen years in bands such as Bellevue Rendezvous, Gav’s various Journeyman shows and their Galloway based ceilidh band Whirligig. The duo is a new and exciting way to enjoy their intimate and engaging acoustic string driven sound.
The link for the video below will be live from 1.15pm on 21st April
3rd February 2021, 1pm: Hesperi at Home: Concert for the Friends of the Wighton Collection
Bite-size Baroque #3 “Music from the Wighton Collection”
Join us this Wednesday *ON ZOOM* for a duo recital for the Friends of the Wighton Collection!
Tom and I are *so” excited to be performing for the Friends of Wighton this coming Wednesday lunchtime, as the third of our “Bite-Size Baroque” series! This week won’t be quite so “bite-size” though; we’ll be presenting around an hour’s recital of all sorts of music from the Wighton Collection, an incredible collection of Scottish music held in Dundee Central Library. Composers to include William McGibbon, John Reid, Elizabeth Hardin, Giuseppe Sammartini, Walter Clagget, Robert Bremner, and of course, James Oswald. All new repertoire!
This week, you’ll need to join us on Zoom rather than YouTube, but of course, you don’t need to have your cameras on if you don’t want to! Do make sure you’re on mute for the recital itself, though.
Here’s the link: see you at 1pm GMT, Wednesday 3rd February!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81870378916?pwd=TEZpVlg5NDlDV3BCSzRBK294b1F2QT09
Meeting ID: 818 7037 8916
Passcode: 968552
Make music in the comfort of your own home – welcome back to an hour of new tunes on a Saturday morning.
The class is suitable for all instruments and anyone above complete beginner level. Contact MoragAnne on benuardin@btinternet.com for more details.
Classes cost £5 and can be paid online via Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/moraganneelder1
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Here’s the zoom link:
Topic: Saturday morning class
Time: Aug 28, 2021 11:00 AM London
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Meeting ID: 815 7231 8849
No Trees to Whisper – the Music of Poetry
Date: Saturday November 21st
Time: 2.00pm – 3.30pm (via Zoom)
As part of Book Week Scotland:
Poetry workshop led by Dawn Wood, with musicians Frances Cooper and Joanna Nicholson of the duo Turning the Elements.
An opportunity to be part of a collaborative writing event and to hear about the creative processes behind ‘No Trees to Whisper’, a new song cycle commissioned by soprano and clarinet duo, Turning the Elements – all from the comfort of your own home, via Zoom!
The famous diaries of Dr Samuel Johnson and James Boswell, written during their travels to the Highlands and Islands in 1773, were the inspiration for this commission, supported by Creative Scotland, with poetry from Haworth Hodgkinson, Iain Morrison and Dawn Wood, and music by Gemma McGregor, Linda Buckley and Aidan O’Rourke. Covid has added its own chapter to the story and you will be the first audience to hear snippets of the new work and hear about its genesis.
Dawn Wood will lead the workshop, delving into some of the ways she finds inspiration for her writing, and sharing some of the poetry she produced for the project. She will use guided meditation techniques to allow participants to access their sensory imagination as they explore aspects of the Scottish landscape and its future. Participants will have the opportunity to produce writing during the workshop, resulting in a collaborative text which will be explored using improvised music by Frances Cooper and Joanna Nicholson.
The workshop is free but places are limited so if you would like to take part in this exciting event please register your interest by email to secretary@friendsofwighton.com.
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