With a programme chosen to cater for all tastes, At One With Music will be presenting no fewer than four lunchtime concerts in Inverness Town House over the next few weeks.

On Friday 1^st July local GP and accomplished singer Liz McLardy accompanied by Black Isle Singers director Anne McIntyre will present a programme of songs and arias entitled “A Few Choice Women  –  from Minelli to Mimi”. All the songs performed are inspired by women, from Cleopatra to Polly Flinders and from Mimi to Norma.  Liz and Anne have asked that all the proceeds from their concert are donated to The Pegasus Childrens Trust, a charity run by the inspirational Judy Westwater bringing hope, shelter and a sense of worth to the thousands of homeless street children in South Africa.  Google “Pegasus Childrens Trust” to get a snapshot of the outstanding work that the Trust carries out.

Monday 11^th July is a definite date for both visitors to The Highlands and for the traditional music enthusiast.  Making their public debut are the members of the Inverness Festivals Band of 2011. Chosen from some of the very best of the students from the Highland Council Traditional Music Classes Programme, these five talented youngsters are the successors to the old Caledonian Canal Ceilidh Trailers.  Amy Henderson, Rachael Macdonald, Kieran Lockhart, Lewis Macleod and Lauren Rattray will be joined for this concert by the current BBC Young Traditional Musician of The Year, Orkney fiddler, Kristan Harvey.

Piano lovers will beat a path to the Town House at lunchtime on Tuesday 26^th July for a return visit to At One With Music by international concert pianist Robin Colvill. Originally from Campbeltown and a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Robin was a huge success on his previous visit to the Town House in June 2008.  Always immaculate in his trademark white tie and tails, Robin’s programme is entitled “From Bach to Gershwin” featuring a selection of short classical pieces from three centuries that he will introduce from the stage.

Another one for both visitor and fiddle lover is on Tuesday 2^nd August.  Demonstrating the characteristic style of the Shetland fiddle will be Gemma Donald, a brilliant musician who attracts big audiences wherever she plays.  Gemma will be supported by the Inverness Festivals Band of 2011 in what is sure to be a real toe-tapping session of highlights from the fiddle repertoire.

All four concerts are on the stage of the Main Hall in Inverness Town House; doors open at 12.30pm, the concerts start at 1.00pm and last for about fifty minutes, making them the perfect way to recharge the batteries in the middle of the day.  Tickets will be available on the door, Adults £5, Concessions £4 and Children £1.

Source: James Munro