The Delmege Quartet, an award-winning young ensemble with Aberdeenshire connections, gives the world premiere of a new quartet by local composer John Hearne celebrating the centenary of Gavin Greig, collector of traditional fiddle music.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet in D minor, K.421

John Hearne
In Search of Strathspey

Johannes Brahms
String Quartet No.3 in B flat, Op.67

John Hearne has lived in Scotland since 1970. For a time he taught music in Iceland, and for 17 years was a lecturer at Aberdeen College of Education. He was the first Chairman of the Scottish Society of Composers, and was the Chairman of the Scottish Music Advisory Committee of the BBC from 1986 to 1990. He is now a free-lance composer, singer, conductor and translator. In 2004 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) from the University of Wales, the first time this degree has been conferred in more than thirty years. The award was based on a portfolio of his compositions.

This event is supported by Aberdeenshire Council as part of its Be Part of the Picture programme.

Inverurie Music has been presenting concerts in Inverurie and the surrounding areas since its foundation in 1999.

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