concerts at the university · justyna jablonska cello webern trio, op.20 schubert trio in bb d.471...

ConCerts at the universitySpring - Summer 2016

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ConCerts at the university

royal milenorth bridge

south bridge

george iV bridge

nicolson street

potterow

chambers street

canongate

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concert venues1 Reid Concert Hall 2 Greyfriars Kirk 3 Methodist Church 4 Playfair Library Hall 5 Canongate Kirk 6 Old College Quad 7 St. Peter’s Episcopal Church 8 St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral 9 Roxy Assembly Alison House 10

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Spring - Summer 2016

Due to the ongoing buildings works at the McEwan Hall, this series of lunchtime concerts will continue to be held in the City of Edinburgh Methodist Church on Tuesdays and in the Playfair Library Hall or Greyfriars Kirk on Fridays. The Reid Concert Hall will remain in use for evening concerts.

ConCerts at the universitySpring - Summer 2016

Reid Concert Hall – Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AHPedestrian access to the main entrance is via Teviot Place. A wheelchair lift is provided at the east door accessed from Bristo Square.

Greyfriars Kirk - Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2QQAccess to the church is via the gate in Greyfriars Place, through the Kirkyard and into the church via the vestibule. No parking of vehicles is allowed in the Kirkyard, with the exception of those dropping off disabled persons.

City of Edinburgh Methodist Church - 25 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9BXThe concerts will take place in the large hall on the upper floor. Please enter via the Well Café on ground floor level and take the stairs or lift to the hall.

Playfair Library Hall - Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YLPedestrian access to the Old College Quadrangle is via the entrance at South Bridge, or at West College Street. There is no vehicular access permitted into Old College Quadrangle. Arrangements for disabled access to the Playfair Library Hall (which is situated on the upper floor of the building) can be made in advance - telephone 0131 650 8008.

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diary spring - summer 2016january

16 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Concurrent: research network for improvisation across disciplines FREE

19 1.10pm Methodist Church The Cantilena Festival Piano Trio FREE

22 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk Peter Backhouse - Organ FREE

23 8.00pm Reid Concert Hall The Michael Shea Scholarship Recital in association with Schola Cantorum of Edinburgh £10/5

26 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Alec Frank-Gemmill - Horn Alasdair Beatson - Piano FREE

29 1.10pm Playfair Library Hall Laura Sergeant - Cello Ian Watt - Guitar FREE

february

2 1.10pm Methodist Church David Gerrard - Harpsichord FREE

5 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk Students from the Reid School of Music FREE

9 1.10pm Methodist Church The Edinburgh Quartet FREE

12 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk Annemarie Klein - Recorder John Kitchen - Harpsichord FREE

16 1.10pm Methodist Church Calum Robertson - Clarinet John Bryden - Piano FREE

19 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk Diotima Quartet FREE


23 7.00pm Roxy Assembly Edinburgh Studio Opera £10/8/6


26 1.10pm Playfair Library HallEmma Lloyd - Violin Julia Lungu - Viola Justyna Jablonska - Cello

FREE

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diary spring - summer 2016february continued


27 2.00pm Roxy Assembly Members of Edinburgh Studio Opera and The Cast of Carmen 2016 £5


march

1 1.10pm Methodist Church Frances Cooper - soprano John Kitchen –piano FREE

4 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk Morley Whitehead - Organ FREE

5 7.30pm Old College Quad Music in the Community and Children from Leith Walk Primary School £7/5

6 7.30pm Old College Quad Music in the Community and Children from Leith Walk Primary School £7/5


10 7.45pm Canongate Kirk Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers £8/5

11 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk John Kitchen - Organ FREE

11 7.30pm St. Peter’s Church Edinburgh University Singers £8/5

12 7.30pm St. Mary’s Cathedral Edinburgh University Music Society Symphony Orchestra and Chorus £10/5/3

13 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra £10/5

14 7.30pm Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh University Music Society Sinfonia £10/5/3

15 1.10pm Methodist Church Students from the Reid School of Music FREE

17 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Composers’ Orchestra FREE

18 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk Paul Stubbings - Organ FREE

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diary spring - summer 2016march continued

18 7.00pm Methodist Church Church Hugh Davies Project FREE

19 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Brass Band £5/3

20 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University String Orchestra £10/5

22 1.10pm Methodist Church Alex McCartney - Lute FREE

25 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Wind Band £5/3

may

5 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Composers’ Orchestra FREE

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saturDay 16 January, 7.30pm

Reid Concert Hall

Concurrent: research network for improvisation across disciplines

As part of a one-day seminar exploring new ideas in improvising across disciplines, this concert will present performances by leading improvisers from ECA and around the UK, including a new visual score for musicians and dancers.

www.concurrent.music.ed.ac.uk

Admission Free Booking required via Eventbrite http://bit.ly/1YdAWAW

tuesDay 19 January, 1.10pm

Methodist Church

THE CANTILENA FESTIVAL PIANO TRIO

SCOTT MITCHELL piano ANGUS RAMSAY violin SARAH HARRINGTON cello

BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in Bb Op.97 ‘The Archduke’

Admission Free

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Scott Mitchell

Angus Ramsay

Sarah Harrington

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FriDay 22 January, 1.10pm

Greyfriars Kirk

PETER BACKHOUSE organ

CLÉRAMBAULT Suite du premier ton PACHELBEL Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern MESSIAEN Les Mages BUXTEHUDE Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern BuxWV223 DUBOIS Fiat Lux

Admission Free

saturDay 23 January, 8.00pm

Reid Concert Hall

The Michael Shea Scholarship Recital in association with Schola Cantorum of Edinburgh

PAUL GRANT baritone STUART HOPE piano

RAVEL Don Quichotte à Dulcinée RAVEL Chanson Ecossaise KEEL Three salt water ballads SCHUBERT Wanderers Nachtlied I & II TOSTI L’ultima canzone

£10/ £5 concession

tuesDay 26 January, 1.10pm

Methodist Church

ALEC FRANK-GEMMILL horn ALASDAIR BEATSON piano

BEETHOVEN Horn Sonata JOHN CASKEN Serpents of Wisdom SCHUMANN Adagio and Allegro

Admission Free

Peter Backhouse

Paul Grant

Alec Frank-Gemmill

photographer Jen Owens

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FriDay 29 January, 1.10pm

Playfair Library Hall

LAURA SERGEANT cello IAN WATT guitar

VIVALDI Cello Sonata in E minor, RV 40 SIMPSON Divisions upon a ground in E minor VILLA -LOBOS Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 GNATTALI Sonata for cello and guitar SMITH-BRINDLE 10-string music SQUIRE Tarantella

Admission Free

tuesDay 2 FeBruary, 1.10pm

Methodist Church

DAVID GERRARD harpsichord

J.S. BACH Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904 J. KUHNAU Biblical Sonata ‘Saul cured through music by David’ J.C.F. FISCHER Preludes and Fugues in C# minor and E major from Ariadne Musica J.S. BACH Preludes and Fugues in E major and Ab major, BWV 878 and 886 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II

Admission Free

FriDay 5 FeBruary, 1.10pm

Greyfriars Kirk

Students from the Reid School of Music

Admission Free


Methodist Church

THE EDINBURGH QUARTET

TRISTAN GURNEY violin GORDON BRAGG violin FIONA WINNING viola MARK BAILEY cello

BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.11, Op.95 BARTÓK String Quartet No.3

Admission Free

Ian WattLaura Sergeant

David Gerrard

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Greyfriars Kirk

ANNEMARIE KLEIN recorder JOHN KITCHEN harpsichord

REID MEMORIAL CONCERT

GENERAL REID Solo IV from Six Solos for a German Flute, Book 1 HOTTETERRE Premiere Suitte from Premier livre de pièces pour la flûte traversière et autres instruments TELEMANN Sonata Quarta TWV 41:D3 from 12 Sonate Metodiche ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI Toccata decima

Admission Free


Methodist Church

CALUM ROBERTSON clarinet JOHN BRYDEN piano

TOMASI Nocturne CHALLAN Flirt LOUCHEUR Volière NOËL-GALLON Cantabile E.P. STEKEL Polichinelle HOWELLS A Near Minuet HOWELLS Sonata FRANÇAIX Theme and Variations

Admission Free

Calum Robertson

Annemarie Klein

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Greyfriars Kirk

DIOTIMA QUARTET

YUN-PENG ZHAO violin CONSTANCE RONZATTI violin FRANCK CHEVALIER viola PIERRE MORLET cello

PESSON Farrago BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.16 Op.135

Admission Free


Methodist Church



GIDEON KLEIN String Trio JANÁČEK String Quartet No.2 ‘Intimate Letters’

Admission FreeDiotima Quartet

The Edinburgh Quartet

photo credit Archie MacFarlane

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wednesday 24 FeBruary, 7.00pm

friday 26 FeBruary, 7.00pm

saturday 27 FeBruary, 7.00pm

Roxy Assembly

EDINBURGH STUDIO OPERA

BROCK ROBERTS director WILLIAM CONWAY musical director

BIZET Carmen Translation by Christopher Cowell

£10 / £8 / £6 Tickets available from www.edinburghstudioopera.org

friday 26 FeBruary, 1.10pm

Playfair Library Hall

EMMA LLOYD violin JULIA LUNGU viola JUSTYNA JABLONSKA cello

WEBERN Trio, Op.20 SCHUBERT Trio in Bb D.471 SCHNITTKE Trio

Admission Free

saturday 27 FeBruary, 2.00pm

Roxy Assembly

MEMBERS OF EDINBURGH STUDIO OPERA AND THE CAST OF CARMEN 2016

WILLIAM CONWAY conductor

Highlights from Carmen, a concert performance

£5 Tickets available on the door from www.edinburghstudioopera.org

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tuesDay 1 MarCh , 1.10pm

Methodist Church

FRANCES COOPER soprano JOHN KITCHEN piano ROANNA TAIT violin KATIE JOHNSTON cello

A MISCELLANY OF SCOTS SONG

Arrangements of Burns songs by STUART MURRAY MITCHELL and other Scottish song arrangements by BEETHOVEN, HAYDN, LIDDELL and MacMILLAN

Admission Free

FriDay 4 MarCh, 1.10pm

Greyfriars Kirk

MORLEY WHITEHEAD organ

J.S.BACH Ricercar a 6 from The Musical Offering BWV 1079 and works by FRANCK, JONGEN and CAMIL VAN HULSE

Admission Free

Frances Cooper

Morley Whitehead

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saturDay 5 MarCh, 7.30pm

sunday 6 MarCh, 7.30pm

Old College Quad - South Bridge

MUSIC IN THE COMMUNITY and CHILDREN FROM LEITH WALK PRIMARY SCHOOL Postcards from our world… A promenade concert of music and images exploring ‘where is home’?

DEE ISAACS composer IAN DODDS film ELSPETH MURRAY, OCTAVIO PAZ, JON McGREGOR words RICHARD AYLWIN design JONNIE CLOUGH lighting

£7 / £5 Tickets available in advance from brownpapertickets.co.uk There will be a collection after the event for www.whitehelmets.org

tuesDay 8 MarCh, 1.10pm

Methodist Church



GAL String Quartet No.1 BARBER Adagio

Admission Free

thursDay 10 MarCh, 7.45m

Canongate Kirk

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY RENAISSANCE SINGERS

NOEL O’REGAN director

Music from the time of Shakespeare by WILLIAM BYRD, ORLANDO GIBBONS, THOMAS MORLEY and others.

£8 / £5 Tickets available on the door

The Edinburgh Quartet

photo credit Archie MacFarlane

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Greyfriars Kirk

JOHN KITCHEN organ

MARCHAND Dialogue sur les grands jeux CLÉRAMBAULT Suite du deuxième ton ALAIN Le jardin suspendu COR KEE Variations on ‘Merck toch hoe sterck’

Admission Free


St. Peter’s Episcopal Church - Lutton Place

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY SINGERS

JOHN KITCHEN conductor MORLEY WHITEHEAD organ

DURUFLÉ Requiem and French motets

£8/£5 Tickets available on the door


St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral - Palmerston Place

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS

RUSSELL COWIESON conductor

JENKINS The Armed Man VAUGHAN WILLIAMS A Pastoral Symphony

£10 /£5 / £3 Tickets from www.eums.org.uk or www.sparkseat.com

sunDay 13 MarCh, 7.30pm

Reid Concert Hall

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

WILLIAM CONWAY conductor MUANG LUANGHVISUT violin solo SASH LOWDON oboe solo

BIZET Carmen Suite No. 1 VIEUXTEMPS Violin Concerto No. 5 MARCELLO Oboe Concerto in D Minor SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7

£10 / £5 Tickets available on the door

John Kitchen

photo credit City of Edinburgh Council

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Paul Stubbings

MonDay 14 MarCh, 7.30pm

Greyfriars Kirk

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY SINFONIA

MICHAEL DEVLIN conductor

GERSHWIN Overture from Girl Crazy DVORÁK Symphony No.9 ‘New World’ COPLAND Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo

£10 /£5 / £3 Tickets from www.eums.org.uk or www.sparkseat.com


Methodist Church

Students from the Reid School of Music

Admission Free

thursDay 17 MarCh, 7.30pm

Reid Concert Hall

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS’ ORCHESTRA

MICHAEL GRAHAM conductor

A concert of new works featuring students from the University of Edinburgh

£5 suggested donation

friday 18 MarCh, 1.10pm

Greyfriars Kirk

PAUL STUBBINGS organ

CRAMER Mélange sur ‘Le Prophète’ LISZT Fantasie und Fuge über den Choral Ad nos, ad salutarem undam, S.259

Admission Free

friday 18 MarCh, 7.00pm

Methodist Church

HUGH DAVIES PROJECT

Works composed by HUGH DAVIES, performed by GREY AREA and JAMES MOONEY

Mobile with Differences (1973) Galactic Interfaces (1968) Quintet (1969) Not to be Loaded with Fish (1968/9) Music for a Single Spring (1975)

Admission Free

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Reid Concert Hall

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY BRASS BAND

ONDŘEJ SOUKUP conductor

The programme will feature an entertaining mixture of classics and well-known contemporary tunes, with an overarching theme of space and the universe.

£5 non-student / £3 student Tickets available on the door [email protected]

sunDay 20 march, 7.30pm

Reid Concert Hall

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY STRING ORCHESTRA

CHRIS GEORGE conductor£10 / £5 Tickets available on the door [email protected]


Methodist Church

ALEX McCARTNEY lute

WEISS Suite in F major WEISS Suite in D minor

Admission Free


Reid Concert Hall

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY WIND BAND

MORVEN BELL conductor

A varied repertoire from old wind band favourites to film themes and popular music.

£5 non students /£3 students and concessions email [email protected] for ticket information

thursDay 5 May, 7.30pm

Reid Concert Hall

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS’ ORCHESTRA

MICHAEL GRAHAM conductor

A concert of new works featuring students from the University of Edinburgh

£5 suggested donation

Alex McCartney

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relateD events

music research seminarsLecture Room A, Alison House

THURSDAYS, 5.15PM

These seminars are open to all. See website for further information:

www.eca.ed.ac.uk/reid-school-of-music/news-events/music-research-seminars

CoMPosition WorKshoPsMethodist Church Friday 12 February 10.30am to 12.30pm Red Note Ensemble perform ‘Cats Eye’ by David Sawer, discussed by Peter Nelson, with a performance at 12noon.

2pm to 5pm Red Note Ensemble will workshop new pieces by students from the Reid School of Music. All Welcome

Alison House Thursday 18 February 3pm to 6pm

The Diotima Quartet will workshop compostions by students from the Reid School of Music. All Welcome.

Supported by the ECAT compostion award.

Final year BMus reCitalsVenue to be confirmed

These recitals will be held in the week beginning Monday 16 May. 0131 650 2427

tovey MeMorial PriZe CoMPetitionVenue to be confirmed Wednesday 24 February 2pm

The Tovey Memorial Prize is awarded annually to the Music student who shows the greatest promise in composition or performance.

Admission Free

other events at eDinBurgh College oF artFor other events at the Edinburgh College of Art, please visit the website:

www.eca.ed.ac.uk/eca-home/news-events

institute For MusiC in huMan anD soCial DeveloPMent (iMhsD)The institute for Music in Human and Social Development brings together research, theory and practice from disciplines including psychology, medicine, linguistics, physics, neuroscience and philosophy. Our aim is to inform both the scientific understanding and practical application of music as an educational, therapeutic, artistic and social tool.

www.eca.ed.ac.uk/reid-school-of-music/research/centres/imhsd

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MusiCal instruMent MuseuMsREID CONCERT HALL MUSEUM OF INSTRUMENTS

Reid Concert Hall, Bristo Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9AH

The Reid Concert Hall Museum of Instruments remains closed.

For updated information see

www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/museums-and-galleries/musical-instrument-museums

or email [email protected]

ST CECILIA’S HALL AND MUSEUM OF INSTRUMENTS

St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate, Edinburgh, EH1 1LJ

St Cecilia’s Hall and Museum of Instruments are currently closed for refurbishment and are due to re-open in November 2016. For further information see

www.stcecilias.ed.ac.uk

contactConcert secretary: Moira Landels

Contact address: The University of Edinburgh Reid School of Music Edinburgh College of Art Alison House 12 Nicolson Square Edinburgh EH8 9DF

t. 0131 651 4336 e. [email protected] w. eca.ed.ac.uk/reid-school-of-music

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland. Registration no. SC005336

concert venues1 Reid Concert Hall 2 Greyfriars Kirk 3 Methodist Church 4 Playfair Library Hall 5 Canongate Kirk 6 Old College Quad 7 St. Peter’s Episcopal Church 8 St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral 9 Roxy Assembly Alison House 10

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north bridgesouth bridge

george iV bridge

nicolson street

potterow

chambers street

canongate

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