🎵EXPLORING MUSIC 🎵 WITH GRAEME & GUESTS

Graeme Walker (one of our members) is holding 'LIVE' Exploring Music afternoons. These afternoons are aimed at folk who enjoy music but would like to know a bit more about the composers, background etc. They're held monthly, on the 2nd sunday, in 'The Edinburgh Society of Musicians'.
The setting is amazing...a lovely drawing room overlooking the Dean Village.
Programme
1st Half
My guesr Kevin O'Hare from Glasgow will talk and show videos on 19th Century Italian Opera
Interval Home baking and refreshments are available.
2nd Half
My special guests are a guitar quartet who will play four pieces including Schubert arrangements.
Two of them will also play solo pieces by Bach and Sor..
There will also be italian opera transcribed for piano, Duke's cocktail jazz, blues/stride piano, me playing the love theme from Cinema Paradiso and a surprise from Simon
**Arriving and social chat from 1.30.
There is ample opportunity to chat with other attendees beforehand and at the interval.
Home baking by me! and refreshments are available pre-event start AND at the interval.
The door at the left hand side of the building will be open, just come up the stairs.
####Entry Fee £10#### to cover the cost of the venue and the food and refreshments.
Please try to be at the venue and seated for when it starts promptly at 2pm
The meetings before have been well attended, about 30 attendees and I have had very positive feedback. See below.

14TH December Featured composer Shostakovich presented by my Guest Speaker Mike Kenny.

COMMENTS ON PAST MEETINGS
''Again a wonderful experience with music and history and humour. Thank you Graeme and to everyone who played on the superb piano - an afternoon of sheer enjoyment for myself and I am sure for all attending. Roll on the Feb meeting.''(Ivor)
''I have found the Exploring Music Meetups absolutely fantastic; I find myself looking forward to these events. I enjoy both how informative and creative they are. I really appreciate the live performances, they are a gift, especially at this time. Thanks Graeme and friends.'' ( Karen)
''I really enjoyed the experience! Perhaps links to some of the performances could be shared so we could listen to them again. The live performances were wonderful. You worked hard Graeme to create an interesting and varied programme. Thank you for that!!''( Laurie Ann)
"Looking forward to the next year of Exploring Music! Such an eclectic mix of music, audio, video and live music makes this a unique meet up for everyone who loves music and enjoys a lazy Sunday afternoon discovering new musical gems and gaining insights into the world of composers and performers Extremely convivial. Thank you Graeme" (Nicky)
"Graeme, Many thanks for another enjoyable Sunday meeting. From Sibelius to The Sound of Music to Miles Davis to Dina Shore to Chopin, it was all excellent.I am enjoying these Exploring Music afternoons, learning a lot about the composers and the contrasts in performances as well as meeting a very sociable group of people." (Patricia)