Dunblane Chamber Orchestra

Musical Director: Alistair Warwick
Orchestral Manager: Fiona Shearer
Events & Publicity Manager: Elaine Hill

Many thanks to all who came to our recent concert

Dunblane Chamber Orchestra
Carron Shankland clarinet
Alistair Warwick conductor

Victoria Hall, Dunblane
Sunday 9 November 2008
7.00pm

• Grieg: Holberg Suite
• Mackenzie: Benedictus
• Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
• Mozart: Serenade in C minor
• Schubert: Symphony no 5 in B flat

For details of past and future concerts see menu (left)

Notes on the pieces

Following our sell-out first concert in June 2008, our second concert presented music by Mozart, Schubert, Grieg and Mackenzie.

The strings – who played in the first concert – played Grieg's Holberg Suite, and the new woodwind section had their solo opportunity with another Serenade by Mozart for pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons and horns.

The strings and woodwind combined for the unashamedly romantic Benedictus by the great Scottish melodist Alexander Mackenzie, Mozart's sublime Clarinet Concerto beautifully played by soloist Carron Shankland, and Schubert's joyful 5th Symphony.

About the Dunblane Chamber Orchestra

 

Hilary Dalby leader

The Dunblane Chamber Orchestra was founded by Fiona Shearer and Alistair Warwick in February 2008 and consists at present of string and woodwind players from around the area (Ashfield, Avonbridge, Balquidder, Braco, Bridge of Allan, Callander, Denny, Drymen, Dunblane, Falkirk, Gargunnock, Glasgow, The Hillfoots, Larbert, Lenzie and Stirling).

Musical director

Alistair Warwick holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in music from Surrey University, specialising in conducting and in Scottish early music.

His conducting studies include work with Sebastian Forbes, Owen Rees, Nicholas Conran, Bryan Fairfax and Alasdair Mitchell; he has also taken part in masterclasses in choral direction with Mike Brewer and David Hill.

Extra-musical studies include theology and liturgy.

Alistair Warwick has worked for the RSCM for ten years, latterly as Programme Director for Sacred Music Studies and as Coordinator for Scotland.

For ten years he was Director of Music and Master of the Choristers at Arundel Cathedral, where he started the flourishing junior choir. He was also Organist at Worth Abbey (home of "The Monastery" as shown on BBC television).

He has produced and directed a number of CD recordings; these include the choirs of Dunblane, Ely and Winchester Cathedrals. Television appearances include two live broadcasts from Arundel.

The Art of Music

Alistair is Director of The Art of Music, a local company combining many of these skills by providing music- and type-setting services and choral publications.

The Art of Music's typesetting portfolio includes music for the Church of England's Common Worship liturgy, publications for The Plainsong and Medieval Music Society, the Panel of Monastic Musicians, the Royal School of Church Music, and academic books for Ashgate and The University of Wales Press.

Past concerts

Future concerts

Dates are currently being planned, but are expected to be:

• June 2009
• Autumn 2009
• June 2010
• Autumn 2010

Photo page

Here you can find pictures of us in rehearsal.
Thanks to Lynn Bowser for her photos.

 

In the news

• University of Stirling External Relations – Events
  A performance by the Dunblane Chamber Orchestra…. The orchestra includes Dr Carron Shankland…
• Stirling Observer – 5 November 2008
  Dunblane orchestra returns
  DUNBLANE Chamber Orchestra is preparing for its second concert after drawing a full house for its first outing…
• Stirling Observer – 26 September 2008
  Orchestra gears up for second concert
  A NEW Dunblane orchestra is already hitting a strong note with music lovers…

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Green room / Members' Area

Many thanks for all your dedication and hard work, which really paid off on the night! Thanks too for your help in clearing up afterwards. Fiona is really sorry to have missed the concert, but she's in good spirits.

Photos taken at the final rehearsal will be uploaded here soon.

It's great that we can share marvellous music with those around us!