Past Performances
United in Music

A selection from across The Pond
West Side Story – Selection for Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Steven Sondheim (arr. Jack Mason)
An American in Paris Suite
George Gershwin (arr. John Whitney)
An American Rhapsody
Richard Meyer
Interval and Raffle
Symphony No. 1 in E Minor
Allegro non troppo – Largo maestoso – Juba Dance - Presto
Florence Price
Spring Serenade Concert

Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture
Price – Adoration
Beethoven – Symphony No. 1
Christmas concert
Acorn Centre,Inverurie
Christmas 2022 saw us returning to the Acorn Centre for a musical feast from sinister Slains, by local composer Joe Stollery, via Schubert's Rosamunde and Florence Price's Dances in the Cane Brakes to finish of with a selection of seasonal classics and blatant Christmas cheese!
Summer Concert!
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11th June, 2022, Daviot Village Hall
From the sublime Lark Ascending, featuring our own Aden Mazur on solo violin, via Elgar to the depths of Brahms, our first post-lockdown concert in Daviot Hall featured a wonderful selection of pieces to bring in summer.
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A Whole New World, Children's Matinee
15 December 2019 2:30pm Acorn Centre Inverurie
Pirates of the Caribbean,
Music from Aladdin,
Blake - The Snowman, (soloist Carys Taylor, narrator Jane Clark)
Anderson - Christmas Festival .
In aid of Light Up Children’s Charity

A Whole New World
15 December 2019 7:30pm Acorn Centre, Inverurie:
Mozart - Overture Idomeneo,
Sibelius - Finlandia,
Pirates of the Caribbean,
Music from Aladdin,
Blake - The Snowman, (soloist Carys Taylor, Narrator Jane Clark)
Anderson - Christmas Festival and Christmas carols.

Summer Concert
16 June 2019 7.30pm - Acorn Centre, Inverurie.
Mozart - Overture to the Magic Flute
Elgar - Cello Concerto, soloist Stephen Laidlaw
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 in A minor ‘Scottish’

Winter Daydreams
16 December 2018 7.30pm - Acorn Centre, Inverurie.
Cimarosa - Overture Secret Marriage
Weber - Bassoon Concerto, soloist Zoe Sayer
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1
Leroy Anderson - A Christmas Festival
Plus Christmas carols

The Creation
Saturday 9 June 2018 The Creation - Inverurie Town Hall
With Inverurie Choral Society
Haydn - The Creation
Soloists: Amy Strachan Soprano, Samuel Jenkins Tenor Niall Anderson Bass-baritone

The Snowman
Sunday 17 December 2017 The Snowman - Acorn Centre
Rossini - Overture: Tancredi
Haydn - Symphony 100 (Military)
Blake - The Snowman narrated by Jane Douglas, Boy Soprano Felix Cheyne
Anderson - A Christmas Festival
Various Christmas Carols

Rhapsody in June
Saturday 17 June 2017 - Rhapsody in June - Inverurie Town Hall
Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Warlock - Capriol Suite
Dvorak - Symphony No 8 in G Major (Op. 88)
Piano Soloist Richard Bailey

Christmas Concert, 2016
Sunday 11 December 2016 - Christmas Concert Acorn Centre
Sibelius - Finlandia
Mozart - Symphony No. 31 Paris
Hely-Hutchinson - A Carol Symphony
Prokofiev - Troika

Summer Classics
Sunday 12 June 2016 - Inverurie Town Hall
Mendlessohn Overture: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Schubert Symphony No 8 'Unfinished'
Brahms - Symphony No 2

A Selection Box
Sunday 13 December 2015 - A Selection Box
Nicolai - Christmas Overture
Haydn - Symphony No. 103 (Drum Roll )
Delius - Sleigh Ride
Lennon, McCartney, Wilkinson & Tchaikovsky - The Beatlecracker Suite
Anderson - A Christmas Festival

Summer Classics
Saturday 13 June 2015 - Summer Classics - Inverurie Academy
Richard Wagner - Prelude: Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No 2 in B Flat Major
Weber - Overture: Der Freischutz
Mendelssohn Symphony No 5 'Reformation'
Piano Soloist Richard Bailey

Walking in the Air
Sunday 14 December 2014 - Walking in the Air - Acorn Centre Inverurie
Coleridge -TaylorChristmas Overture
Haydn - Symphony No 99
Blake - The Snowman, Narrator Ronnie Gibson, Boy soprano Felix Cheyne
Anderson - A Christmas Festival

Music for a Summer Evening
Sunday June 8 2014 - Music for a Summer Evening- Acorn Centre & Turriff Church (Matinee)
Rossini -Overture: The Barber of Seville
Ewen G. Mackay - Gait (World Premier) (Acorn Centre only)
Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No 1
Mozart - Overture: Don Giovanni (Acorn Centre only)
Mendelssohn - Symphony No 4 in A Major 'Italian'
Vienna Slice
15 December 2013 - Vienna Slice - Acorn Centre
Beethoven - Overture: Coriolan
Johann Strauss 11 - Wiener Blut
Johann and Josef Strauss - Pizzicatto Polka
Johann Strauss 11 - Unter Donner and Blitz Polka (Thunder and Lighting)
Johann Strauss Sr. - Radetzky March
Haydn - Symphony No 104 London
An Evening with Elgar
Sunday June 9 2013 An Evening With Elgar - Inverurie Town Hall with Inverurie Choral Society
Heather Ireson Mezzo-Soprano soloist
Overture Cockaigne
Sea Pictures Op. 37
Pomp and Circumstance March No2
The Music Makers
Pomp and Circumstance March No1

An Evening of Music from Stage and Screen
Sunday 16th December 2012 - 'An Evening of Music from Stage and Screen' - Acorn Centre Inverurie
Sullivan - Overture; The Mikado
(Arranged) Custer - Themes from 007
Kander - Chicago Medley
Horner - Themes from Braveheart
Shore - Lord of the Rings Selection
Mozart-Overture - The Marriage of Figaro
(Arranged) Custer - Star Trek through the Years
Rodgers - Selections from the Sound of Music
Badelt - Pirates of the Caribbean
Coates - Dambusters March

Russia
Saturday 16th June 2012 - 'Russia' - Inverurie Academy
Glinka - Overture: Russlan and Ludmilla
Borodin - On the Steps of Central Asia
Mussorgsky - Night on the Bare Mountain
Tchaikovsky - Waltz (Sleeping Beauty)
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5

Classics at Christmas
Sunday 18th December 2011 - 'Classics at Christmas' - The Acorn Centre Inverurie
Mozart - Overture 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Corelli - Christmas Concerto
Haydn - Symphony No 96 'The Miracle'
Handel - Water Music, Suite No.1
Beethoven - Symphony No.1
Anderson - A Christmas Festival

Landscapes
Sunday 12th June 2011 - 'Landscapes' - Inverurie Town Hall
This concert marked an important occasion when the orchestra gave the first ever public performance of 'Landscape from a Dream' by Dr. Paul Tierney.
Inverurie Orchestra commissioned the work which took the form of a Percussion Concerto and we were especially pleased to have Len Wiltshire as our percussion soloist.
Mendelssohn - Overture 'Ruy Blas'
Delius - On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Tierney - Landscape from a Dream
Vaughan Williams - A London Symphony
Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No.1

Music from the World
Sunday 27th February 2011 - 'Music from the New World'- The Acorn Centre, Inverurie
This concert was originally planned for 19th December 2010 but the decision was taken to postpone it due to the severe weather conditions.
Copland - An Outdoor Adventure
Ives - The Unanswered Question
Sousa - Stars and Stripes Forever
Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 'From the New World'
Copland - John Henry
Sousa - The Liberty Bell
A Night at the Opera
5th June 2010 - "A Night at the Opera" Inverurie Town Hall.
This was a joint venture with Inverurie Choral Society playing to a capacity audience. Rousing choruses from Carmen, Prince Igor, Orpheus in the Underworld, Il Trovatore and Lohengrin were performed. Soloist for the evening was mezzo soprano Heather Ireson.
A Winter Warmer
13th December 2009 - "A Winter Warmer" Kintore Parish Church, Kintore.
Mendelssohn - Overture, The Fair Melusine
Haydn - Symphonies 45 and 100
Purcell - Chaconne & Fantazio Upon One Note
Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks

Rustic and Refined
28th June 2009 - "Rustic and Refined" The Acorn Centre, Inverurie.
Maccunn - Land of the Mountain and the Flood
Holst - Egdon Heath
Hoddinott - Two Welsh Dances
Butterworth - The Banks of Green Willow
Alwyn - Scottish Dances
Mendelssohn - Symphony No.3 in A Minor
Christmas Concert, 2008
21st December 2008, Christmas Concert, The Acorn Centre, Inverurie.
Leighton - Festive Overture
Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Suite
Delius - Sleigh Ride
Anderson - A Christmas Festival
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
Inaugural Concert
1st June 2008 - Inaugural Concert, St Andrews Church, Inverurie.
Mozart - Overture, Die Zauberflote
Copland - Down a Country Lane, Variations on a Shaker Melody.
Carter - Elegy
Tierney - Feud
Haydn - Symphony No 101 'The Clock'

