CONCERTS
at the university
spring–summer 2015
diary
DATE
time
venue
EVENT [ events in colour are free ]
20 JAN
23 JAN
24 JAN
27 JAN
30 JAN
3 FEB
1.10pm
1.10pm
8pm
1.10pm
1.10pm
1.10pm
7pm
1.10pm
1.10pm
1.10pm
7.30pm
1.10pm
1.10pm
1.10pm
1.10pm
1.10pm
1.10pm
1.10pm
1.10pm
1.10pm
7.30pm
1.10pm
7pm
7.30pm
7pm
1.10pm
7pm
7pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
2pm
1.10pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.45pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
reid concer t hall
the new zealand chamber soloists
reid concer t hall
de la guitarra
reid concer t hall
michael shea scholarship winner ’ s recital
reid concer t hall
the edinburgh quartet
reid concer t hall
john kitchen
reid concer t hall
stewart kempster , ingrid sawers
roxy assembly
metamorphoses
reid concer t hall
artisan trio with jean johnson
reid concer t hall
the edinburgh quartet
reid concer t hall
kist of musick
playfair libr ar y
stockhausen hymnen
reid concer t hall
mhairi lawson , jan waterfield
reid concer t hall
nicholas wearne
reid concer t hall
john kitchen , james ritzema
reid concer t hall
tovey memorial prize competition final
reid concer t hall
michael bawtree
reid concer t hall
edinburgh university music students
reid concer t hall
p . turley , n . mantle , g . gray mantle
reid concer t hall
roberto prossedo
reid concer t hall
simon coverdale , margaret wakeford
st mar y ’s cathedral
eums chorus and sinfonia
reid concer t hall
emma lloyd , karin schistek
botanic gardens
watching
greyfr iar s kir k
university singers
botanic gardens
watching
reid concer t hall
erland hildén
botanic gardens
watching
botanic gardens
watching
reid concer t hall
edinburgh university brass band
canongate kir k
edinburgh university chamber choir
canongate kir k
edinburgh university string orchestra
reid concer t hall
margaret fletcher lieder prize
reid concer t hall
the edinburgh quartet
reid concer t hall
university composers ’ orchestra
greyfr iar s kir k
eums symphony orchestra
reid concer t hall
mehboob nadeem , vijay kangutkar
st giles cathedr al
edinburgh university renaissance singers
reid concer t hall
edinburgh university wind band
greyfr iar s kir k
eums summer concert
6 FEB
10 FEB
13 FEB
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17 FEB
20 FEB
24 FEB
25 FEB
27 FEB
3 MAR
6 MAR
10 MAR
13 MAR
17 MAR
18 MAR
19 MAR
20 MAR
21 MAR
22
23
24
26
27
28
MAR
MAR
MAR
MAR
MAR
MAR
3 APR
15 MAY
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organ
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organ
chamber orchestra
CONCERTS SPRING–SUMMER 2015
THE NEW ZEALAND
CHAMBER SOLOISTS
MICHAEL SHEA SCHOLARSHIP
WINNNER’S RECITAL
TUESDAY 20 JANUARY, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
SATURDAY 24 JANUARY, 8pm
Reid Concert Hall · £10/£5
tickets available on the door
amalia hall violin
james tennant cello
kather ine austin piano
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BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in D major
Op.70 No.1 ‘Ghost’
JOHN PSATHAS Island Songs
DE LA GUITARRA
FRIDAY 23 JANUARY, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
in collaboration with
Schola Cantorum of Edinburgh
anna rea soprano
stuar t hope piano
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HAYDN Scena di Berenice
LISZT Die Lorelei
STRAUSS Cäcilie
DUPARC Chanson triste
DUPARC Au pays ou se fait la guerre
AMY BEACH Scots songs
THE EDINBURGH QUARTET
TUESDAY 27 JANUARY, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
gordon fer r ies guitar
stephen mor r ison guitar
tr istan gur ney violin
gordon br agg violin
fiona winning viola
mar k bailey cello
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Specialising in 19th-century guitar music
on original instruments, de la guitarra
will perform works by Mozart,
Beethoven, Carulli and Sor.
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STRAVINSKY Three pieces for
String Quartet
MENDELSSOHN Quartet
Op.44 No.2
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JOHN KITCHEN ORGAN
METAMORPHOSES
FRIDAY 3O JANUARY, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY, 7pm
Roxy Assembly, Roxburgh Place · Free
booking essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk
performed by mar tin par ker, owen green ,
adam linson and grey area .
sean williams sound projection
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SAMUEL WESLEY Voluntary in G minor, Op. 6 No.9
SAMUEL WESLEY Voluntary in D Op. 6 No.8
SAMUEL WESLEY Nos. 5, 6 and 7
from Twelve Short Pieces
MENDELSSOHN Thema mit Variationen in D
WILLIAM RUSSELL Voluntary No. 12 in C minor/major
STEWART KEMPSTER BASS
INGRID SAWERS PIANO
TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
Programme will include
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Songs of Travel and other 20th-century British songs
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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)
supported by
ARTISAN TRIO
KIST OF MUSICK
FRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
FRIDAY 13 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
jean johnson clarinet
aisling o ’dea violin
clea fr iend cello
ed ’ cohen piano
Reid Memorial Concert
hector scott violin
alastair hardie violin
tim paxton cello
james hardie harpsichord
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18th-century Scottish instrumental
music including works by GENERAL
REID, JAMES OSWALD and the
EARL of KELLY.
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MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time
THE EDINBURGH QUARTET
TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
tr istan gur ney violin
gordon br agg violin
fiona winning viola
mar k bailey cello
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HAYDN Quartet Op.17 No.4
HAYDN Quartet Op.54 No.2
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STOCKHAUSEN ‘HYMNEN’
ELECTRONIC MUSIC
MHAIRI LAWSON soprano
JAN WATERFIELD piano
FRIDAY 13 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm
Playfair Library, Old College
7.15pm pre-concert talk
Free but reservation essential:
www.eventbrite.co.uk
TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
sean williams sound projection
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Stockhausen ‘Hymnen’ Regions I–IV
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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.
HAYDN Arianna a Naxos Hob. XXVlb/2 SCHUBERT Lieder
FELIX and FANNY MENDELSSOHN Lieder MOZART Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Schoepfer ehrt K 619
NICHOLAs WEARNE ORGAN
FRIDAY 20 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
supported by
MICHELANGELO ROSSI Toccata settima
J.S. BACH Concerto in A minor
after Vivaldi BWV 593
SWEELINCK Est-ce Mars SwWV 321
J.S. BACH Allein Gott in der Höh’
sei Ehr (Clavierübung III) BWV 676
BUXTEHUDE Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit BuxWV 222
BRUHNS Praeludium in E minor
JOHN KITCHEN HARPSICHORD
JAMES RITZEMa HARPSICHORD
TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
Music for two harpsichords including
GIOVANNI 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
MICHAEl BAWTREE ORGAN
FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in F minor
NIELSEN Five short preludes
BUXTEHUDE Ciacona in C minor
VOGLER Jesu Leiden Pein und Not
JUDITH BINGHAM The Gift
GEORGE BERG Cornet Voluntary in G minor
LOUIS MARCHAND Grand Dialogue
from Troisième Livre d’Orgue
TOVEY MEMORIAL PRIZE
COMPETITION FINAL
WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY, 2pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
MUSIC STUDENTS FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
TUESDAY 3 MARCH, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
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pamela turley clarinet
neil mantle horn
gillian gray mantle piano
The Tovey Memorial Prize is awarded
annually to the Music student who shows
the greatest promise in composition or
performance.
FRIDAY 6 MARCH, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
DUVERNOY Trio No.1 in C major
TOVEY Trio in C minor Op. 8
ROBERTO PROSSEDO
PIANO
TUESDAY 10 MARCH, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY
MUSIC SOCIETY CHORUS
AND SINFONIA
FRIDAY 13 MARCH, 7.30pm
St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral,
Palmerston Place
£10/£5 concessions, students / under 26
www.eums.org.uk / [email protected]
neil metcalfe chorus-master
peter keenan conductor
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‘Mendelssohn in England and Scotland’
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Mendelssohn
Four Songs without Words
Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices op. 16 Variations sérieuses op. 54 Fantaisie op. 28 ‘Scottish Sonata’ mozart Requiem EMMA LLOYD VIOLIN
KARIN SCHISTEK PIANO
TUESDAY 17 MARCH, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
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Supported by the Italian
Cultural Institute in Edinburgh
SIMON COVERDALE PIANO duet
MARGARET WAKEFORD
FRIDAY 13 MARCH, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
HINDEMITH Sonata (1938)
DEBUSSY Petite Suite
SCHUBERT Theme and 8 Variations on
Hérold’s ‘Marie’
BEETHOVEN Sonata for Piano and Violin in C minor Op.30/2
DEBUSSY Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor L.140
watching
Wed 18 to Sat 21 March, 7pm
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
£10/£5 Tickets in advance only from
www.brownpapertickets.com
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY SINGERS
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH, 7.30pm
Greyfriars Kirk · £10 (£5 students /
under 16s) from Queen’s Hall box office:
0131 668 2019 / www.thequeenshall.net
conductor
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BACH Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden
CLAIRE McCUE Kneeling
MOZART Vesperae solennes de confessore K 339
john kitchen
A journey into sleep and wakefulness
through a garden at twilight
dee isaacs composer
gerda stevenson director
kathar ine cr aik words
skye reynolds movement director
matthew collings and
sean williams sound
jonnie clough lighting
gillian ar go design
anna cocciadifer ro 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 Edinburgh
from 6.45pm. Please note this is a
promenade performance – dress warmly.
ERLAND HILDÉN ORGAN
FRIDAY 20 MARCH, 1.10pm
Reid 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 BAND
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY
STRING ORCHESTRA
SATURDAY 21 MARCH, 7.30pm
Reid Concert Hall · £10/£5
Tickets available on the door /
[email protected]
SUNDAY 22 MARCH, 7.30pm
Canongate Kirk · £10/£5 concessions,
under 16s free. Tickets available on the
door / [email protected]
angus tully conductor
chr is geor ge conductor
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A selection of music from various genres
and time periods
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Works by VIVALDI, IRELAND
and ARENSKY
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY
CHAMBER CHOIR
THE MARGARET FLETCHER
SCHOLA CANTORUM OF
EDINBURGH LIEDER PRIZE 2015
SATURDAY 21 MARCH, 7.30pm
Canongate Kirk · £10/£5
(students/concessions/under 26).
[email protected]
rober t brooks conductor
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J.S. BACH Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf
HOWELLS Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing
BYRD Lamentations
PIZZETTI Messa di Requiem
MONDAY 23 March, 2pm
Reid Concert Hall
Audience admission free
Incorporating the Elizabeth King Prize
for Lieder performance.
sir timothy o ’shea honorary patron
er ic von ibler and
patr icia macmahon adjudicators
—
£100 awarded annually for the best
performance of three German Lieder.
THE EDINBURGH QUARTET
TUESDAY 24 MARCH, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY
MUSIC SOCIETY
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
FRIDAY 27 MARCH, 7.30pm
Greyfriars Kirk · £10/£5
(concessions, students, under 26)
www.eums.org.uk / [email protected]
r ussell cowieson conductor
tr istan gur ney violin
gordon br agg violin
fiona winning viola
mar k bailey cello
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PURCELL Fantasias
BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op.18 No.3
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY
COMPOSERS’ ORCHESTRA
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BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
BORODIN Polovtsian Dances
STRAVINKSY Firebird Suite
MEHBOOB NADEEM SITAR
VIJAY KANGUTKAR TABLA
SATURDAY 28 MARCH, 7.30pm
Reid Concert Hall · £10
Tickets available on the door, or contact
[email protected]
THURSDAY 26 MARCH, 7.30pm
Reid Concert Hall · Free
(suggested donation £5)
michael gr aham conductor
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A concert of new music featuring
students from the University of Edinburgh
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 SINGERS
SATURDAY 28 MARCH, 7.45pm
St Giles’ Cathedral · £8/£5
concessions and students, available on the
door or from http://eurs.eusa.ed.ac.uk
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY
MUSIC SOCIETY
SUMMER CONCERT
FRIDAY 15 MAY, 7.30pm
Greyfriars Kirk · £10/£5
concessions, students, under 26
www.eums.org.uk / [email protected]
eums sinfonia
peter keenan conductor
eums chor us
neil metcalfe chorus-master
eums symphony orchestr a
r ussell cowieson conductor
noel o ’regan director
Music for Holy Week and Easter,
performed with period wind instruments. —
Works by LASSUS, PRAETORIUS,
SCHEIDT, SCHEIN and SCHÜTZ.
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EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY
WIND BAND
FRIDAY 3 APRIL, 7.30pm
Reid Concert Hall · £5/£3 concessions
Tickets available on the door
mor ven bell conductor
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A range of music for wind band from
traditional tunes and band marches
to movie scores and arrangements of
popular songs.
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An evening featuring all three ensembles
of the society as a celebration of the end
of the academic year. FINAL YEAR BMus RECITALS
TUESDAY 19, WEDNESDAY 20 and
THURSDAY 21 MAY, times tbc
Venue to be confirmed · Free
0131 650 2427
Related Events
Music Research Seminars
Thursdays 5:15pm
Lecture Room A, Alison House,
12 Nicolson Square
These seminars are open to all.
See website for further information:
gap in the air
A Festival of Sound at Talbot Rice Gallery
13 January – 15 February
Talbot Rice Gallery,
Old College, South Bridge
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
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 at
https://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/
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musical instrument Museums
Reid Concert Hall
Museum of Instruments
Reid Concert Hall, Bristo Square,
Edinburgh EH8 9AH
St Cecilia’s Hall and Museum
of Instruments
St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street,
Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1LJ
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.
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 see
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OPEN
Wednesdays 3pm – 5pm
Saturdays 10am – 1pm
Admission Free · [email protected]
www.stcecilias.ed.ac.uk
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CONTACT
concert VENUES
Concert Secretary:
Moira Landels
1 Alison House
2 Reid Concert Hall
3 McEwan Hall
4 Greyfriars Kirk
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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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Contact address:
The University of Edinburgh
Reid School of Music
Edinburgh College of Art
Alison House
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Edinburgh EH8 9DF
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