Saturday 14th February at 7pm
Melrose Parish Church
Tickets: Adults £15 (includes programme and interval refreshments), Under 18's free. Click here to purchase

Conductor: Robert Dick
Leader: Cath Cormie
Soloist: Jill Morton - Piano

PROGRAMME
Glinka: Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
Interval
Beethoven: Symphony No.5

Our Winter Concert brings together three well-known and much-loved repertoire pieces, beginning with an exhilarating Overture by Glinka. We are delighted to welcome Jill Morton as our soloist in one of the most lush, romantic Piano Concertos ever written. Our concert closes with arguably the most famous Symphony of all time - a trailblazing masterpiece by Beethoven. 

What is PATCH?

Patch is the first charity specifically to support 24/7 specialist palliative care for patients in Scottish hospitals. We will do this by funding hospitals to provide resources such as dedicated beds, staff, advisory services and research.

Most hospitals have access to specialist palliative care for only 25% of the week, namely Monday to Friday 9am–5pm.

It is not, at present, obligatory for hospitals to have specialist palliative care available on site 24/7.

Imagine how much better patient care would be if all patients had skilled, specialist palliative care available twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. That’s what we aim to do.

More information about PATCH and their vital work can be found at www.patchscotland.com

Jill Morton is a distinguished pianist, educator, and chamber musician, recognised for both her dynamic performances and dedication to piano pedagogy. An accomplished performer, Jill has appeared as a concerto soloist with orchestras throughout Britain and has been heard on BBC Radio’s Friday Night is Music Night as soloist with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Future performances scheduled for 2026 include performances of Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini and Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue.

Beyond performance, Jill is a dedicated educator, serving as a Principal Tutor for the Piano Teachers' Course UK, the country’s leading pedagogical programme, where she delivers lectures and mentors both aspiring and experienced piano teachers. Her expertise is widely sought after, and she is frequently invited to give masterclasses and adjudicate competitions. She is also a tutor for the Summer School for Pianists and Pianissimi courses.

Jill also has a popular YouTube channel featuring repertoire from the ABRSM and Trinity graded music syllabuses, as well as other piano repertoire, which has received over 3 million views. She teaches at the Perse School in Cambridge and is the founder of Encore! Concerts for All, Big and Small, a concert series designed to introduce preschool children and their carers to the excitement of live music. It is wonderful to welcome Jill back to her Scottish Borders roots to perform with the Borders Chamber Orchestra