On the weekend of April 22 and 23, Arran is being visited by a group of young musicians from the Netherlands, who look set to give the island exceptional value. Called Nescio, after the pen-name of a famous Dutch writer, the 12 talented string players will be performing with the Isle of Arran Music Society in the community theatre at Arran High School on the evening of Saturday April 22, beginning at 7.30pm. With a line-up of six violinists, three viola players, two cellists, and a double bassist, their varied programme will be selected from a repertoire that includes, in their words, ‘flabbergasting music’ by Mozart, Bartok and the Romanian composer George Enescu, as well as many others.
Tickets for the concert are available at the door on the night, in advance from Inspirations of Arran in Brodick, or online from www.arranevents.com. As usual, children will admitted free, with their accompanying adults.
Nescio’s weekend continues on the Sunday in Lamlash. They will be at the high school in the morning when they hope to work with young Arran string players and, in the afternoon, at the PHT from 4pm to 6pm. There will be a celebration of young musicians in the same venue, with Nescio’s players taking the stage to encourage young musicians to take part and to showcase youth talent on strings.