{"id":2,"date":"2012-11-27T11:38:32","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T11:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deeside-orchestra.co.uk\/wordpress?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-02-02T23:19:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:19:44","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.deeside-orchestra.co.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

UPCOMING CONCERT<\/strong>: <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

SATURDAY 14TH MARCH 2026 7:30PM<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

THE VICTORY HALL, BALLATER ROAD, ABOYNE<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

PIRATES<\/strong><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Join the Deeside Orchestra and guest readers Lisa Cameron and Lindsay Cromar, for an evening of pirates and buccaneers. Music includes Badelts,\u00a0Pirates of the Caribbean<\/em>, Sullivans\u00a0Pirates of Penzance<\/em>\u00a0selection<\/em>, and\u00a0Ballet suite from La Corsaire<\/em>\u00a0by Drigo. Music will be intertwined with readings from popular piratical literature.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tickets \u00a310.50 for adults, (children under 16 free), are available here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PREVIOUS EVENTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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NOVEMBER 202<\/strong>5 – WHERE WATERS MEET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This concert had a theme of \u201cRivers\u201d and included popular pieces such as Beethovens \u201cScene by the Brook\u201d, from his Pastoral Symphony, \u201cOn the Beautiful Blue Danube\u201d by Johann Strauss II, and Smetana\u2019s “Vitava \/ The Moldau” from Ma Vlast.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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JUNE 2025 – RHAPSODY IN BLUE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This concert had Gershwin\u2019s timeless Rhapsody in Blue as its centrepiece, which was teamed with William Grant Still\u2019s tuneful Afro-American Symphony from 1930, Barber\u2019s Adagio for Strings and Copland\u2019s Hoe-Down from the ballet Rodeo.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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MARCH 2025 – A NIGHT AT THE OPERA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A concert of light and classical instrumental music from operas and shows, including Rossini\u2019s Barber of Seville, Mascagni\u2019s Cavalleria Rusticana, Massenet\u2019s Tha\u00efs and Gershwin\u2019s Porgy and Bess.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NOVEMBER 2024<\/strong> – THE ART OF PERSUASION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A concert of light and classical music exploring the melodies so familiar to us through their use in advertising. It included Delibes \u201cFlower Duet\u201d from Lakm\u00e9, Dvoraks \u201cLargo\u201d from the New World Symphony, Grieg\u2019s \u201cMorning Mood\u201d from his Peer Gynt Suite , and Air on a G String by J.S. Bach.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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JUNE 2024 – AN EVENING OF DVORAK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our summer concert was a programme of Dvorak, including his lively Overture to the ‘Stubborn Lovers’, his sublime Cello Concerto in B Minor and his summery and tuneful Symphony No 8 in G Major<\/strong>, full of Czech folk dancing, birdsong, hunting horns and church bells. The soloist for the Concerto was Ellen Baumring-Gledhill, <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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MARCH 2024 <\/strong>– AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Winter 2024 had travel theme with music from classical composers, the movies, and readings from popular travel literature.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NOVEMBER 2023 – ANCHORS AWEIGH CONCERT<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A maritime themed concert with classical, film and popular television music including Pirates of the Caribbean, Fingal’s Cave and Adagio from Spartacus.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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JUNE 2023 – FRENCH CONNECTIONS CONCERT<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Our summer concert had a decidedly french theme with music by Bizet, Saint-Saens, Bizet and Chabrier.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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MARCH 2023 – SOUNDS OF SPRING CONCERT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Deeside Orchestra was joined by local soprano Moira Docherty to present an evening of Spring themed songs and popular orchestral music .<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NOVEMBER 2022 – CROWNS AND TIARAS CONCERT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music with a Royal theme and in memory of the Deeside Orchestras founder Andy Linklater.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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JUNE 2022 – SUMMER CONCERT<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Our program included a wonderful mix of classical music, including the ever popular \u2018Surprise Symphony\u2019 by Haydn, the Overture to Gilbert & Sullivans \u2018The Pirates of Penzance\u2019 and a delightful Waltz-Fantasy by Glinka.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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FEBRUARY 2022 \u2013 SCOTTISH CONNECTIONS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Our program included a mix of popular classics and light music from a variety of composers including Claude Debussy, Camille Saint-Saens, Felix Mendelssohn, Malcolm Arnold and Trevor Duncan.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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UPCOMING CONCERT: SATURDAY 14TH MARCH 2026 7:30PM THE VICTORY HALL, BALLATER ROAD, ABOYNE PIRATES! Join the Deeside Orchestra and guest readers Lisa Cameron and Lindsay Cromar, for an evening of pirates and buccaneers. Music includes Badelts,\u00a0Pirates of the Caribbean, Sullivans\u00a0Pirates of Penzance\u00a0selection, and\u00a0Ballet suite from La Corsaire\u00a0by Drigo. Music will be intertwined with readings from popular piratical literature. Tickets \u00a310.50 for adults, (children under 16 free), are available here: PREVIOUS EVENTS NOVEMBER 2025 – WHERE WATERS MEET This concert had a theme of \u201cRivers\u201d and included popular pieces such as Beethovens \u201cScene by the Brook\u201d, from his Pastoral Symphony, \u201cOn the Beautiful Blue Danube\u201d by Johann Strauss II, and Smetana\u2019s “Vitava … Continue reading Events<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deeside-orchestra.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deeside-orchestra.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deeside-orchestra.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deeside-orchestra.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deeside-orchestra.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":196,"href":"https:\/\/www.deeside-orchestra.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1205,"href":"https:\/\/www.deeside-orchestra.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/1205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deeside-orchestra.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}