The Melrose Music Society, Melrose, Scotland



The Melrose Music Society has been bringing classical and contemporary chamber concerts of international standard to Melrose and the Scottish Borders since 1962.


2011 - 2012 Concert Programme

Friday 16 September 2011 | Society Supper 6pm; Concert 8pm

Ivor Klayman, Baritone; John Bryden, Piano

Melrose Music Society Supper at 6pm for 6.30pm, followed at 8pm by a performance of Schubert's 'Die Winterreise' song-cycle.

Melrose Parish Church Hall →

Friday 14 October 2010 | 7.30pm

Sutherland Duo: Harriet Mackenzie, Violin; Christina Lawrie, Piano

  • Bach – Sonata in G major BWV1021
  • Brahms – Sonata No 1 in G major Op 78
  • James MacMillan – 'Kiss on Wood'
  • Elgar – Salut d’amour; Chanson du matin; Chanson de nuit
  • Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen

Melrose Parish Church Hall →

Wednesday 23 November 2011 | 7.30pm

Thistle Brass - Brass Quintet

An exciting mixed programme of classical and modern works from Giulio Caccini to Leonard Bernstein and Irving Berlin.

Morrison Hall, St Mary's School, Melrose →

Thursday 15 December 2011 | 7.30pm

Warren Mailley-Smith – Piano

  • Mozart – Sonata in F K332
  • Beethoven – Waldstein Sonata
  • Liszt – Rigoletto Paraphrase
  • Chopin – Barcarolle; Grand Polonaise in A flat; Sonata in B minor

Melrose Parish Church Hall →

Sunday 22 January 2012 | 2.30pm

The Ivor Novello Story

Daisy Henderson (soprano), Taylor Wilson (mezzo-soprano), Gordon Brandie (actor) and Robert Melling (piano) will tell the Ivor Novello story in music.

Melrose Parish Church Hall →

Saturday 18 February 2012 | 7.30pm

Finzi String Quartet

  • Haydn - Quartet Op 50 No 1
  • Bartok - Quartet No 1
  • Mendelssohn - Quartet Op 13 in A minor

Melrose Parish Church Hall →

Thursday 15 March 2012 | 7.30pm

The English Piano Trio

  • Schumann - Trio in D minor
  • Cecilia McDowall - Trio (commissioned 2009)
  • Beethoven - 'Archduke' Trio

Melrose Parish Church Hall →

Tickets for all concerts can be purchased at the door on the evening of the performance. Tickets are £12 for non-members, and £6 for members. Society members may also purchase a season ticket giving entrance to all concerts for just £25: please see Membership & Tickets for full details on how to become a member.


Melrose Music Society gratefully acknowledges support from: