Skipton Music Presents: Meraki Duo
Tue 29th September 2026 7:30pm
Booking Instructions:
On sale from midday 1st September. Until then, only season tickets will be available.
Note that an Under 18 and Adult ticket is available to buy on the door, for only £12!
Formed at the Royal Northern College of Music, Meraki Duo — flautist Meera Maharaj and guitarist James Girling — have established themselves as a leading flute and guitar duo on the British chamber music scene. Winners of the 2023 II International Chamber Music Competition in Spain, they have performed at venues including Wigmore Hall and Kings Place, with their debut album released on Delphian Records in September 2026.
Programme:
WILLIAM GRANT STILL, arr. Girling Three Songs: Bayou Home, If You Should Go & Song for the Lonely
TŌRU TAKEMITSU Toward The Sea
TŌRU TAKEMITSU All In Twilight: IV. Slightly Fast
MIROSLAV TADIĊ Four Macedonian Pieces
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Café 1930 from Histoire Du Tango
OLIVIER MESSIAEN, arr. Girling selections from 5 Leçons de solfège: V., III. & I.
DOMINIQUE LE GENDRE, arr. Girling Songs and Dances of the Islands: You Know One Joseph Keeba, Biguine & Kalinda
EGBERTO GISMONTI, arr. Richter Água e Vinho
HERMETO PASCOAL, arr. Girling Bebê
This concert in in memory of Skipton Music’s former president Brian Smith and is sponsored by our private patrons and donors
We will be continuing our monthly Listening Club this season where we meet (mostly online) before each concert and chat about a piece of music from the forthcoming gig – a bit like a book club. Last year in five of the six Listening Clubs the performers joined as well to chat with us and provide their personal perspective.
If you’re interested in joining the Listening Club, please click here or send an email to skiptonmusic2@gmail.com
For access to online playlists and more information about the artists, please see skiptonmusic.org.uk/concerts/2026-2027-meraki-duo/
Photo: Olivia Da Costa
About Skipton Music
Bringing world-class music to the Yorkshire Dales since 1947, Skipton Music is a not-for-profit charity run by a small group of local volunteers. Each year between September and March they host six public concerts at Skipton Town Hall together with a free afternoon concert for local primary schools. In 2022-2023 they celebrated their 75th anniversary with a special themed concert series entitled Hidden Treasures: Celebrating Women Composers Across the Ages. To find out more about who they are and what they do, see www.skiptonmusic.org.uk. You can also follow them on Facebook or Instagram.
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