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Irish flautist Aisling Agnew and Scottish Guitarist Matthew McAllister are internationally recognised as one of the leading Flute & Guitar Duos. They are renowned for deeply engaging performances, imaginative programming and consummate artistry. Since giving their first concert together in Belfast in 2001 they have performed extensively around the world earning the highest admiration from audiences.
Recent performances include two US tours as well as concerts in Italy, Austria, Holland, Peru, Costa Rica, Malaysia, UK and Ireland. The Duo recorded their critically acclaimed début CD Recital in 2006 with Natural Studio Records, they have also recorded for RTE Lyric FM, as featured on the CD release Hiccup.
As this highly expressive form of chamber music continues to grow in popularity, Aisling & Matthew are at the forefront of it’s evolution through their insightful transcriptions, inspiring arrangements and innovative new works they commission.
In 2011 Aisling and Matthew will celebrate the past 10 years of working together with a wide variety of concerts, commissions and live recordings.
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A short film documenting The Agnew McAllister Duo on tour in Malaysia in 2010.
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Buchanan Street, Glasgow
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Upcoming Concert Listings
Friday 2nd December 2011
Dundee University Chaplaincy
Venue: Dundee University, Perth Road, Dundee, Angus DD1 4HN
Time: 1.20pm
Tickets: free
For further information visit http://www.dundee.ac.uk/music
Friday 25th November 2011
Dolgellau Music Club, Wales
Venue: Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor
http://www.meirion-dwyfor.ac.uk
Ffordd Ty’n y Coed
Dolgellau, Gwynedd LL40 2SW
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £7.50/£6
For further information and tickets visit Dolgellau Music Club: http://www.dolgellaumusicclub.org.uk/index.php or phone 01341 422827
Thursday 24th November 2011
Ruthin Music Club, Wales
Venue: tbc
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £8
For further information phone 01824 707761
4-6th November 2011
RSAMD, Glasgow
Venue: Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama
www.rsamd.ac.uk
100 Renfrew Street
Glasgow G2 3DB
Time: tbc
Tickets: tbc
Further information: Aisling and Matthew perform as part of the “Big Guitar Weekend”:http://www.bigguitarweekend.com/
Saturday 22nd October 2011
Siamsa Tire, County Kerry
Venue: Siamsa Tire, National Folk Theatre, Town Park, Tralee
Time: 8pm
Tickets: EUR 16/13
For further information and tickets visit “Siamsa Tire”:www.siamsatire.com or phone 066 712 3055
Thursday 20th October 2011
Strule Arts Centre, Omagh
Venue: Strule Arts Centre, Townhall Square
Omagh BT78 1BL
Tickets: £12
For further information and tickets visit www.struleartscentre.co.uk or phone 028 82247831
14th - 18th October 2011
Guitar Gems Festival, Netanya, Israel
Concert: 16th October 2011
Time: 8pm
Wednesday 21st September 2011
Caird Hall, Dundee
Venue: Caird Hall, Crichton St
Dundee City DD1 4
Tickets: £4 Concessions FoCHO Members, School groups
Time: 7.30pm
For further information and tickets phone 01382 434940 or visit www.dundeebox.co.uk
Sunday 4th September 2011
Woodend Barn, Banchory
Venue: Woodend Barn, Banchory
Kincardineshire AB31 5QA
Tickets: £11, £3 students, under 18 and jobseekers in advance
Time: 3pm
For further information and tickets visit “Woodend Barn”:http://www.woodendbarn.co.uk/event/woodend-barn/aisling-agnew-flute-and-matthew-mcallister
Saturday 3rd September 2011
St Paul’s Cathedral, Dundee
Venue: St Paul’s Cathedral
Dundee City DD1 2
Time: 1pm
Tickets: £3.50/£2.50
Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Southwark Cathedral, London
Venue: Southwark Cathedral London SE1 9DA
Time: 3pm
For further information visit phone 020 7367 6700
Thursday 14th July 2011
St Salvator’s Chapel, St Andrews
Venue: St Salvator’s Chapel, North St
St Andrews, Fife KY16
Time: 8pm
Tickets: Contact the Music Centre by email: music@st-andrews.ac.uk
Saturday 9th July 2011
Classical Guitar Retreat, Millport
Venue: Cathedral of the Isles, Cumbrae
Time: 3pm
Tickets: £8
For further information visit: http://www.cgretreat.com
Sunday 19th June 2011
St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh
Venue: St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile
Edinburgh, EH1 1RE
Time: 6pm
Tickets: free
Friday 10th June 2011
Glasgow City Chambers
Fundraising event for Alzheimer Scotland
Venue: Banqueting Hall of Glasgow City Chambers
Time: TBC
Tickets: £5
Contact glasgowamfluteensemble@hotmail.co.uk for further information and tickets
Monday 16th May 2011
Canterbury Guitar Society
Venue: Friends’ Meeting House
6, The Friars, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2AS
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £10/8
Saturday 14th May 2011
Crail Festival
Venue: Holy Trinity Church
Westgate, Crail, Fife KY10 3RF
Time: 1pm
Tickets: £6
Monday 25th April 2011
France
Venue: Salle des fêtes
Mesnil-Saint Père
Time: 6.30pm
Tickets: free
Phone: 03.25.41.28.78
Concert details: The Duo will collaborate with French guitarist Sebastien Vachez, performing some of his works for flute and guitar alongside more well-known works.
Friday 15th April 2011
Town House Inverness
Venue: Ness Bank
Inverness, Inverness-Shire IV2 4SF
Time: 1pm
Tickets: £5, £4 Concessions, £1 children
Phone: Further information from James Munro (01463) 710363
Friday 8th April 2011
Muckross House, Killarney
Venue: The Drawing Room, Muckross House, Killarney
Time: 8pm
Tickets: EUR 30/20
Phone for information: 00353 6466 70144
Thursday 7th April 2011
St Audoen’s, Dublin
Venue: St Audoen’s, Cornmarket, Dublin 8
Time: 8pm
Tickets: EUR 12/8
Phone for information: 003531 493 9462
Friday 1st April 2011
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Time: 7.45pm
Tickets: £8/5
Concert details: Tenth Anniversary Concert ~ The Duo return to the Crescent Arts Centre to perform works from the Italian and German baroque alongside contemporary works from Ireland and Japan, including the Irish première of Greg Caffrey’s The Uses of Not
Thursday 17th March 2011
Welshpool Music Club, Wales
Venue: Welshpool Methodist Church
High Street Welshpool
Powys SY21 7JP
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £7, £5 Members, £2 Students/Children
Thursday 3rd February 2011
National Gallery, Edinburgh
Venue: National Gallery, Edinburgh
Time: 6pm
Tickets: free
Thursday 27th January 2011
Forfar Arts Guild
Venue: East and Old Church Hall, Forfar, Scotland
Time: 7.30pm
3rd October 2010
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Time: 7:30 pm
Tickets and further information http://classicalmusicsociety.com.my/?page_id=94
Venue: Foon Yew High School Auditorioum, Johor Bahru
Concert details : Agnew & McAllister Duo concert in association with SL Gift Music Centre.
2nd October 2010
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Time: 9.00am-1.00pm
Tickets and further information http://classicalmusicsociety.com.my/?page_id=94
Venue: SL Gift Music Centre. Tmn Setia Indah. Johor Bahru
28th September 2010
Ipoh, Malaysia
Time: 8:00 pm
Tickets and further information http://classicalmusicsociety.com.my/?page_id=94
Venue: Taman Budaya, Ipoh (Jalan Cadwell, Off Jalan Raja Di Hilir) Ipoh
Concert details: Agnew & McAllister Duo concert in association with Perak Society of Performing Arts.
27th September 2010
Ipoh, Malaysia
Time: 6:00 pm
Tickets and further information: “Classical Music Society of Malaysia”:http://classicalmusicsociety.com.my/?page_id=94
Venue: Perak Society of Performing Arts, Ipoh
25th & 26th September 2010
Selangor, Malaysia
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets and further information http://classicalmusicsociety.com.my/?page_id=94
Venue: Yamaha Festival Hall, Kelana Jaya. PJ.
Concert details: Agnew & McAllister Duo perform concertos with Friend of Strings Chamber Orchestra and as a Flute and Guitar Duo (in association with Yamaha Music Malaysia)
The Duo will also give workshops on 25th and 26th September.
Thursday 19th August 2010
British Flute Convention
Royal Northern College of Music
Manchester
Time: 2pm
http://www.bfs.org.uk/main/documents/BFSConventionLeaflet26May2010.pdf
Saturday 7th August 2010
Taranto, Italy
Time: 8pm
Tickets: Free entry, this is an event of the city
Venue: Chiostro - Museo Marta di Taranto
Thursday 3rd June 2010
Salzburg
Barockmuseum
Mirabell Gardens
Salzburg
Time: 6.30pm
Tickets: available on the door
Thursday 22nd April
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast *POSTPONED DUE TO ASH CLOUD*
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: tbc
Venue: The newly refurbished Crescent Arts Centre
http://www.crescentarts.org
Concert details: The Agnew/McAllister Duo will perform a beautiful and virtuosic programme featuring music from around the globe.
Saturday 20th March - Saturday 17th April 2010
U.S.A Tour
20th March: Masterclass and Concert at Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania for the Classical Guitar Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania
21st March: Concert at SMA Fathers in Tenafly, New Jersey
26th March: Concert in Long Beach, California
31st March: Concert in Ventura County, California
7th April: Concert at The Old Church in Portland, Oregon
8th April: Concert at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon
10th April: Performance at the Greater Portland Flute Society Flute Fair, Oregon
14th April: Concert at the Knights of Columbus in Sterling, Virginia
16th April: Concert for the Scottish Foundation of Roanoke, Virginia
17th April: Workshop and Masterclass for Pantasia Flute Choir in Roanoke, Virginia
Tuesday 24th November 2009
Agnew & McAllister Duo alongside Gunnar Berg Trio
Time: 1.15
Tickets: tba
Venue: 1.15pm The Ian Tomlin Academy of Music
Craighouse Campus, Edinburgh Napier University
Sunday 22nd November 2009
Agnew & McAllister Duo alongside Gunnar Berg Trio
Time: 2pm
Tickets: £5
Venue: Crail Parish Church, Marketgate, Crail, Fife KY10
Wednesday 4th November 2009
Bideford Music Club
Time: 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm)
Tickets: £8
Venue: Grenville College, Bideford, Devon, England
Saturday 17th October 2009
Gitaar salon, Holland
Time: 8pm
Tickets: 10 euro
Venue: Gitaar salon, Enkhuizen, Holland
Thursday 1st October 2009
Barockmuseum Salzburg
Mirabell Gardens, Salzburg, Austria
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: free
Friday 28th August 2009
San Jose, Costa Rica
Time: 7pm
Tickets: tba
Venue: Teatro Eugene O’Neill, Centro Cultural, San Jose
Thursday 27th August 2009
Jazz Cafe
San Jose, Costa Rica
Time: 9pm
Friday 21st August 2009
San Miguel district Lima, Peru
Time: 7.30
Tickets: free
Venue: Auditorium Britannico, San Miguel
Thursday 20th August 2009
Surco district Lima, Peru
Time: 7.30
Tickets: free
Venue: Auditorium Britannico, Surco
Wednesday 19th August 2009
Pueblo Libre district Lima, Peru
Time: 7.30
Tickets: free
Venue: Auditorium Britannico, Pueblo Libre
Tuesday 18th August 2009
San Borja district Lima, Peru
Time: 7.30
Tickets: free
Venue: Auditorium Britannico, San Borja
Monday 17th August 2009
San Martín de Porres district Lima, Peru
Time: 7.30
Tickets: free
Venue: Auditorium Britannico, San Martín de Porres
Saturday 15th August 2009
Teatro Britannico
Time : 8pm
Tickets: S/ 20
Venue: Teatro Britannico, Miraflores, Peru
Thursday 12th March 2009
Welshpool Music Club
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Welshpool Methodist Church
Thursday 26th February 2009
Ruthin Music Club
Time: 7.30pm.
Tickets: tbc
Venue: Awelon Centre
Sunday 15th February 2009
St Andrews Music Club
Time: tbc
Tickets: £10
Venue: St Leonards School, St Andrews
Saturday 5th April 2008
St Mary’s, Slough
Time: 12noon
Tickets: free
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Church Street, Slough
Concert details: Aisling & Matthew make a welcome return to St Mary’s lunchtime concert series.
Friday 25th April 2008
Milngavie Music Club
Time: 8pm
Tickets: tbc
Venue: Milngavie Town Hall, Scotland
Concert details: Aisling & Matthew perform an evening recital for The “Milngavie Music Club, repertoire will include works by Bach, Piazzolla, Poulenc & Borne.
Thursday 8th May 2008
Dundee University
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: £8; £4 - Tickets on sale at Dundee City Box Office, City Square or at door.
Venue: Chaplaincy Centre, Cross Row, Dundee University, Scotland
Friday 9th May 2008
St Brides, London
Time: 1:15pm
Tickets: free
Venue: St Bride’s Church is located just off Fleet Street by Ludgate Circus in the City of London.
Thursday 10th July 2008
National Gallery of Scotland
Time: 6pm
Tickets: free
Venue: National Gallery of Scotland
The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL
Phone: 0131 624 6200
Wednesday 17th September 2008
Inverness Chamber Music Society
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £10. On sale booked in person at Debenhams, Eastgate (Monday to Saturday, 11.30 a.m.- 3.30 p.m), by phoning Eden Court at (01463) 234234,or by writing to Eden Court, Bishop’s Road, Inverness.
Venue: The Town House, High Street, Inverness, Scotland
Tuesday 25th November 2008
University of Strathclyde Music Society
Time: 1.15pm
Tickets: £3
Venue: Ramshorn Theatre
Friday 28th November 2008
Ilkley Manor House
Time: 8pm
Tickets: £tbc
Venue: Ilkley Manor House
Castle Yard, Castle Hill, Ilkley, LS29 9DT
Contact Number: 01943 600066
Monday 1st December 2008
Aberdeen Chamber Music Club
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £9.00/3.50
Venue: Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen
www.aberdeenchambermusic.org/venue.shtml
Tuesday 11th September 2007
Southwark Cathedral, London
Time: 3.15pm – 4.00pm
Tickets: free
Venue: Southwark Cathedral London Bridge, London SE1 9DA
Saturday 26th August - Sunday 2nd September 2007
Heritage Tour
Saturday 25th August, 8pm - St Audoen’s, Dublin
Sunday 26th August, 2pm - Emo Court, Laois
Monday 27th August, 2pm - Kilkenny Castle
Tuesday 28th August, 8pm - Muckross House, Kerry
Wednesday 29th August, 8pm - Roscrea Castle, Tipperary
Thursday 30th August, 12.30pm - ‘Blackmills’, Roscrea
Thursday 30th August, 8pm - Portumna Castle, Galway
Friday 31st August, 12.30pm - Ceide Fields Visitor Centre, Mayo
Saturday 1st September, 2.30pm - Parkes Castle, Leitrim
Sunday 2nd September, 12pm - Donegal Castle
Concert details: Aisling will join with guitarist Matthew McAllister during Heritage Week in Ireland for performances in some of Ireland’s most beautiful settings.
Sunday 15th July 2007
St Giles at Six
Time: 6pm
Tickets: tbc
Venue: St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
Saturday 5th - Sunday 13th May 2007
Tunnell Trust Young Musicians Showcase
Venue: Strathgarry, Perthshire
Concert Date: Saturday 12 May
Time: 7.30pm
Programme to include Bach Sonata BWV 1034 for flute & guitar
Concert Date: Sunday 13 May
Time: 11.30am
Programme to include Piazzola Histoire du Tango for flute & guitar
For full concert details and ticket bookings visit Music in Blair Atholl
Saturday 31st March 2007
Edinburgh Society of Musicians
Time: 8pm
Tickets: £3
Venue: Edinburgh Society of Musicians, 3 Belford Road, EH4 3BL
Saturday 24th February 2007
St Paul’s Cathedral, Dundee
Time: 1pm
Venue: St Paul’s Cathedral, Dundee
Friday 16th February 2007
No Alibis, Belfast
Time: 8pm
Venue: No Alibis Bookstore, Botanic Avenue, Belfast
Concert details: A relaxed evening of music in Belfast’s best specialist bookstore featuring music from Brazil, Argentina, Paris, Scotland and more…
Saturday 10th February 2007
St Mary’s Slough, London
Time: 12pm
Venue: St Mary’s Church, Slough
Friday 15th December 2006
Recital Album Launch
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Kilconquhar Parish Church, Fife
A candlelit concert set in the atmospheric setting of Kilconquhar Church celebrating the launch of the Agnew & McAllister Duo’s recently released album Recital.
Saturday 2nd December 2006
Amnesty International Fundraising Concert
Time: 3pm
Venue: Wellington Church, Hillhead, Glasgow
Concert details: A concert featuring the instrumental music of J.S Bach in aid of Amnesty International who work for human rights worldwide.
26th August - 3rd September
Heritage Tour 2006
Saturday 26th August, 1pm – Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Sunday 27th August, 2.30pm – Emo Court, Laois
Tuesday 29th August, 4pm – Ferns Castle, Wexford
Wednesday 30th August, 4pm – Ormond Castle, Tipperary
Thursday 31st August, 8pm– Roscrea Castle, Tipperary
Friday 1st September, 8pm – Portumna Castle, Galway
Saturday 2nd September, 8pm– St Audeon’s, Dublin
Sunday 3rd September, 4pm – Parkes Castle, Leitrim
Wednesday 10 May 2006
Belfast Castle Fundraising Concert
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Belfast Castle
Concert details: Fundraising Variety Concert for the Ugwuakulu Enugu State well in Nigeria. Other artists include Chris Blake (Ulster Orchestra), Matthew McAllister, Irish soprano Niamh Lavery and singer-songwriter Eilidh Patterson.
Saturday 4th February 2006
Edinburgh Society of Musicians
Time: 8pm
Venue: Edinburgh Society of Musicians, Belford Rd, Edinburgh
Posted on Monday, August 15th 2011
The Scotsman
Posted on Saturday, August 13th 2011
Live performance of Quebra Queixo by Celso Machado during a concert at the Euguene O’Neill theatre in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Posted on Friday, August 12th 2011
Photos from the Gitaar Salon in Enkhuizen, Holland.
Posted on Thursday, August 11th 2011
Libertango live at the Gitaar Salon in Enkhuizen!
Posted on Wednesday, August 10th 2011
The Agnew / McAllister Duo performing Hamnataing live in Lima, Peru during their 2009 tour of Peru & Costa Rica. Hamnataing is a beautiful Scottish Traditional tune written by the excellent fiddler, Chris Stout
Posted on Tuesday, August 9th 2011
The Courier
Posted on Monday, August 8th 2011
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