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CONCERTS at the university
spring–summer 2015
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DATE TimE vEnuE EvEnT [events in colour are free] 20 JAN 1.10pm reid concer t hall the new zealand chamber soloists
23 JAN 1.10pm reid concer t hall de la guitarra
24 JAN 8pm reid concer t hall michael shea scholarship winner’s recital
27 JAN 1.10pm reid concer t hall the edinburgh quartet
30 JAN 1.10pm reid concer t hall john kitchen – organ
3 FEB 1.10pm reid concer t hall stewart kempster, ingrid sawers
7pm roxy assembly metamorphoses
6 FEB 1.10pm reid concer t hall artisan trio with jean johnson
10 FEB 1.10pm reid concer t hall the edinburgh quartet
13 FEB 1.10pm reid concer t hall kist of musick
7.30pm playfair librar y stockhausen hymnen
17 FEB 1.10pm reid concer t hall mhairi lawson, jan waterfield
20 FEB 1.10pm reid concer t hall nicholas wearne – organ
24 FEB 1.10pm reid concer t hall john kitchen, james ritzema
25 FEB 1.10pm reid concer t hall tovey memorial prize competition final
27 FEB 1.10pm reid concer t hall michael bawtree
3 MAR 1.10pm reid concer t hall edinburgh university music students
6 MAR 1.10pm reid concer t hall p. turley, n. mantle, g. gray mantle 10 MAR 1.10pm reid concer t hall roberto prossedo
13 MAR 1.10pm reid concer t hall simon coverdale, margaret wakeford
7.30pm st mary’s cathedral eums chorus and sinfonia
17 MAR 1.10pm reid concer t hall emma lloyd, karin schistek
18 MAR 7pm botanic gardens watching
7.30pm greyfriars kirk university singers / chamber orchestra
19 MAR 7pm botanic gardens watching
20 MAR 1.10pm reid concer t hall erland hildén
7pm botanic gardens watching
21 MAR 7pm botanic gardens watching
7.30pm reid concer t hall edinburgh university brass band
7.30pm canongate kirk edinburgh university chamber choir
22 MAR 7.30pm canongate kirk edinburgh university string orchestra
23 MAR 2pm reid concer t hall margaret fletcher lieder prize 24 MAR 1.10pm reid concer t hall the edinburgh quartet
26 MAR 7.30pm reid concer t hall university composers’ orchestra
27 MAR 7.30pm greyfriars kirk eums symphony orchestra
28 MAR 7.30pm reid concer t hall mehboob nadeem, vijay kangutkar
7.45pm st giles cathedral edinburgh university renaissance singers
3 APR 7.30pm reid concer t hall edinburgh university wind band
15 MAY 7.30pm greyfriars kirk eums summer concert
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THE NEW ZEALAND CHAMBER SOLOISTSTUESDAY 20 JANUARY, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
amalia hall violinjames tennant cellokatherine austin piano—BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in d major Op.70 No.1 ‘Ghost’JOHN PSATHAS island Songs
DE LA GUITARRAFRIDAY 23 JANUARY, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
gordon ferries guitarstephen morrison guitar—Specialising in 19th-century guitar music on original instruments, de la guitarra will perform works by MOzArT, BEETHOVEN, CArulli and SOr.
MICHAEL SHEA SCHOLARSHIP WINNNER’S RECITALSATURDAY 24 JANUARY, 8pmReid Concert Hall · £10/£5 tickets available on the door
in collaboration with Schola Cantorum of Edinburghanna rea sopranostuar t hope piano —HAYDN Scena di BereniceliSzT die LoreleiSTrAuSS CäcilieDuPArC Chanson tristeDuPArC Au pays ou se fait la guerreAMY BEACH Scots songs
THE EDINBURGH QUARTETTUESDAY 27 JANUARY, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
tristan gurney violingordon bragg violinfiona winning violamark bailey cello—STrAViNSKY Three pieces for String QuartetMENDElSSOHN Quartet Op.44 No.2
CONCERTS SPRING–SUMMER 2015
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JOHN KITCHEN ORGAN
FRIDAY 3O JANUARY, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
SAMuEl WESlEY Voluntary in G minor, Op. 6 No.9SAMuEl WESlEY Voluntary in d Op. 6 No.8SAMuEl WESlEY Nos. 5, 6 and 7 from Twelve Short PiecesMENDElSSOHN Thema mit Variationen in dWilliAM ruSSEll Voluntary No. 12 in C minor/major
STEWART KEMPSTER BASS INGRID SAWERS PiANO
TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
Programme will include VAuGHAN WilliAMS Songs of Travel and other 20th-century British songs
METAMORPHOSESTUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY, 7pmRoxy Assembly, Roxburgh Place · Free booking essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk
performed by mar tin parker, owen green, adam linson and grey area. sean williams sound projection—MArTiN PArKEr ‘Vertebrae’ for live electronics (2014) OWEN GrEEN New work for cardboard box and live electronics (2014)ADAM liNSON ‘Cryptogamic sporules i’ for double bass and electronics (2014) ArMiN STurM ‘insects’ for ensemble (2010)STOCKHAuSEN ‘Kontakte’ for 4-channel tape (1960)
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ARTISAN TRIOFRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
jean johnson clarinetaisling o’dea violinclea friend celloed’ cohen piano—MESSiAEN Quartet for the End of Time
THE EDINBURGH QUARTETTUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
tristan gurney violingordon bragg violinfiona winning violamark bailey cello—HAYDN Quartet Op.17 No.4HAYDN Quartet Op.54 No.2
KIST OF MUSICKFRIDAY 13 FEBRUARY, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
Reid Memorial Concerthector scott violin alastair hardie violintim paxton cellojames hardie harpsichord —18th-century Scottish instrumental music including works by GENErAl rEiD, JAMES OSWAlD and the EArl Of KEllY.
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STOCKHAUSEN ‘HYMNEN’ ELECTRONIC MUSICFRIDAY 13 FEBRUARY, 7.30pmPlayfair Library, Old College 7.15pm pre-concert talk Free but reservation essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk
sean williams sound projection—STOCKHAuSEN ‘Hymnen’ Regions i–iV
Stockhausen’s 1967 4-channel tape piece uses many different national anthems as base material with all manner of electronic transformations, re-interpretations and manipulations to create an epic and intense two-hour electronic and concrète work.
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MHAIRI LAWSON SOPRANO JAN WATERFIELD PiANO
TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
HAYDN Arianna a Naxos Hob. XXVlb/2 SCHuBErT LiederfEliX and fANNY MENDElSSOHN Lieder MOzArT die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Schoepfer ehrt K 619
NICHOLAS WEARNE ORGAN
FRIDAY 20 FEBRUARY, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
MiCHElANGElO rOSSi Toccata settimaJ.S. BACH Concerto in A minor after Vivaldi BWV 593SWEEliNCK Est-ce Mars SwWV 321J.S. BACH Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr (Clavierübung iii) BWV 676BuXTEHuDE Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit BuxWV 222BruHNS Praeludium in E minor
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JOHN KITCHEN HARPSiCHORd JAMES RITZEMA HARPSiCHORd
TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
Music for two harpsichords includingGiOVANNi GABriEli Canzon Sol Sol La Sol Fa Mi a 8 AurEliO BONElli Toccata Athalanta a 8 SOlEr Concierto 1 in C SOlEr Concierto 4 in F
TOVEY MEMORIAL PRIZE COMPETITION FINALWEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY, 2pmReid Concert Hall · Free
The Tovey Memorial Prize is awarded annually to the Music student who shows the greatest promise in composition or performance.
MICHAEL BAWTREE ORGAN
FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in F minorNiElSEN Five short preludesBuXTEHuDE Ciacona in C minor VOGlEr Jesu Leiden Pein und Not JuDiTH BiNGHAM The Gift GEOrGE BErG Cornet Voluntary in G minorlOuiS MArCHAND Grand dialogue from Troisième Livre d’Orgue
MUSIC STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGHTUESDAY 3 MARCH, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
PAMELA TURLEY CLARiNET NEIL MANTLE HORN GILLIAN GRAY MANTLE PiANO
FRIDAY 6 MARCH, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
DuVErNOY Trio No.1 in C major TOVEY Trio in C minor Op. 8
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ROBERTO PROSSEDO PiANO
TUESDAY 10 MARCH, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
‘Mendelssohn in England and Scotland’—MENDElSSOHN Four Songs without Words Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices op. 16 Variations sérieuses op. 54 Fantaisie op. 28 ‘Scottish Sonata’
Supported by the italian
Cultural institute in Edinburgh
SIMON COVERDALE PiANO duET MARGARET WAKEFORDFRIDAY 13 MARCH, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
HiNDEMiTH Sonata (1938) DEBuSSY Petite Suite SCHuBErT Theme and 8 Variations on Hérold’s ‘Marie’
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY CHORUS AND SINFONIAFRIDAY 13 MARCH, 7.30pmSt. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Palmerston Place £10/£5 concessions, students / under 26 www.eums.org.uk / [email protected]
neil metcalfe chorus-masterpeter keenan conductor—MOzArT Requiem
EMMA LLOYD ViOLiN KARIN SCHISTEK PiANO
TUESDAY 17 MARCH, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
BEETHOVEN Sonata for Piano and Violin in C minor Op.30/2DEBuSSY Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor L.140
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WATCHING WED 18 to SAT 21 MARCH, 7pmRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh £10/£5 Tickets in advance only from www.brownpapertickets.com
A journey into sleep and wakefulness through a garden at twilight
dee isaacs composergerda stevenson directorkatharine craik wordsskye reynolds movement directormatthew collings and sean williams soundjonnie clough lighting gillian argo designanna cocciadiferro costume Performed by Music in the Community and children from Leith Walk Primary School—Ada can’t sleep. Will the two apothecaries, dewberry and Frostbait have the remedy for her sleeplessness? Follow us through the garden and glasshouses of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Entrance via North Gate, inverleith Place, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghfrom 6.45pm. Please note this is a promenade performance – dress warmly.
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY SINGERS CHAMBER ORCHESTRAWEDNESDAY 18 MARCH, 7.30pmGreyfriars Kirk · £10 (£5 students / under 16s) from Queen’s Hall box office: 0131 668 2019 / www.thequeenshall.net
john kitchen conductor—BACH Lobet den Herrn, alle HeidenClAirE MCCuE KneelingMOzArT Vesperae solennes de confessore K 339
ERLAND HILDÉN ORGAN
FRIDAY 20 MARCH, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
JOHAN HElMiCH rOMAN Allegro con spirito from Drottningholmsmusiken ErlAND HilDÉN Toccata from Organ Symphony No.1 SWEEliNCK Variations on ‘Mein junges leben hat ein end’ J.S. BACH Fugue in E minor BWV 548 ErlAND HilDÉN B-A-C-H mass for organ STEiGlEDEr Toccata on ‘Vater unser’ (Tabulaturbuch 1627)
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EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY BRASS BANDSATURDAY 21 MARCH, 7.30pmReid Concert Hall · £10/£5 Tickets available on the door / [email protected]
angus tully conductor—A selection of music from various genres and time periods
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIRSATURDAY 21 MARCH, 7.30pm Canongate Kirk · £10/£5 (students/concessions/under 26). [email protected]
rober t brooks conductor — J.S. BACH der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit aufHOWEllS Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing BYrD Lamentations PizzETTi Messa di Requiem
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY STRING ORCHESTRASUNDAY 22 MARCH, 7.30pmCanongate Kirk · £10/£5 concessions, under 16s free. Tickets available on the door / [email protected]
chris george conductor —Works by ViVAlDi, irElAND and ArENSKY
THE MARGARET FLETCHER SCHOLA CANTORUM OF EDINBURGH LIEDER PRIZE 2015MONDAY 23 MARCH, 2pm Reid Concert Hall Audience admission free
incorporating the Elizabeth King Prize for Lieder performance.sir timothy o’shea honorary patroneric von ibler and patricia macmahon adjudicators—£100 awarded annually for the best performance of three German Lieder.
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THE EDINBURGH QUARTETTUESDAY 24 MARCH, 1.10pmReid Concert Hall · Free
tristan gurney violingordon bragg violinfiona winning violamark bailey cello—PurCEll FantasiasBEETHOVEN String Quartet Op.18 No.3
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS’ ORCHESTRA THURSDAY 26 MARCH, 7.30pmReid Concert Hall · Free (suggested donation £5)
michael graham conductor—A concert of new music featuring students from the university of Edinburgh
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAFRIDAY 27 MARCH, 7.30pmGreyfriars Kirk · £10/£5 (concessions, students, under 26) www.eums.org.uk / [email protected]
russell cowieson conductor—BArTÓK Concerto for OrchestraBOrODiN Polovtsian dancesSTrAViNKSY Firebird Suite
MEHBOOB NADEEM SiTAR VIJAY KANGUTKAR TABLA
SATURDAY 28 MARCH, 7.30pmReid Concert Hall · £10 Tickets available on the door, or contact [email protected]
Tabla Alba and students from the Sitar Project are delighted to present an evening of the very best indian Classical music featuring two exceptional artists both well-known to Edinburgh audiences.
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EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY RENAISSANCE SINGERSSATURDAY 28 MARCH, 7.45pmSt Giles’ Cathedral · £8/£5 concessions and students, available on the door or from http://eurs.eusa.ed.ac.uk
noel o’regan directorMusic for Holy Week and Easter, performed with period wind instruments. —Works by lASSuS, PrAETOriuS, SCHEiDT, SCHEiN and SCHÜTz.
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY WIND BANDFRIDAY 3 APRIL, 7.30pmReid Concert Hall · £5/£3 concessions Tickets available on the door
mor ven bell conductor—A range of music for wind band from traditional tunes and band marches to movie scores and arrangements of popular songs.
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY SUMMER CONCERTFRIDAY 15 MAY, 7.30pmGreyfriars Kirk · £10/£5 concessions, students, under 26 www.eums.org.uk / [email protected]
eums sinfonia
peter keenan conductoreums chorus
neil metcalfe chorus-mastereums symphony orchestra
russell cowieson conductor—An evening featuring all three ensembles of the society as a celebration of the end of the academic year.
FINAL YEAR BMUS RECITALSTUESDAY 19, WEDNESDAY 20 and THURSDAY 21 MAY, times tbcVenue to be confirmed · Free 0131 650 2427
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MUSIC RESEARCH SEMINARSThursdays 5:15pm Lecture Room A, Alison House, 12 Nicolson Square
These seminars are open to all. See website for further information: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/ music-research-seminars
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
GAP IN THE AIRA Festival of Sound at Talbot Rice Gallery 13 January – 15 February Talbot Rice Gallery, Old College, South Bridge
January and February see the final two quarters of a four-month residency featuring performances, talks, workshops and sound installations based in Talbot Rice’s historic Georgian Gallery.
Full details of all events are available athttps://digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/gap-in-air
OTHER EVENTS AT EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART
For other events at the Edinburgh College of Art, please visit the website:www.eca.ed.ac.uk/eca-home/ news-events
RELATEd EVENTS
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REID CONCERT HALL MUSEUM OF INSTRUMENTS Reid Concert Hall, Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AH
The world’s oldest purpose-built museum of musical instruments displays its collection in victorian cases still containing their original glass. European wind, bowed string and percussion instruments are on display. A separate gallery houses a collection of bagpipes and folk instruments from around the world.
OPEN
Wednesdays 3pm – 5pm Saturdays 10am – 1pmAdmission Free · [email protected]
MuSiCAL iNSTRuMENT MuSEuMS
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 September 2016. For further information seewww.stcecilias.ed.ac.uk
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CONTACT
Concert Secretary:moira Landels
Contact address:The university of EdinburghReid School of musicEdinburgh College of ArtAlison House12 nicolson SquareEdinburgh EH8 9DF
Telephone 0131 651 4336Email [email protected] www.eca.ed.ac.uk/ reid-school-of-music
IMAGE CREDITS
p.5 Stockhausen © Stockhausen Stiftung für Music; p.7 photo of Roberto Prosseda © Michele Maccarrone; p.13 photo of Michel doneda, Talbot Rice gallery © Stuart Fallon
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