Concerts at the university Autumn - Winter 2018 2 Concerts at the university

8

N

OR

WA T

H BRIDGE VERLEY BRIDGE

EET TH STR ES E C M

T 11 PRIN O REE U ST T E N RK A D M

E E

9 IL C M AL A Y O R PL G 5 E 2 O

WICK R D L G E E T OT A AN I E COWG H V TH H S B

I T R T AN RO S S E I D Y P G R

D G I A L R TREET M B T E S E R E M S I A R F RK G A C A IN R A M S E AMBE 6 S H D GR S Y C A IN A F R R DL G 4 N A I

Y A S R C TR N

E S N E ET E I

G A

PL I C RID S

NB H 7 O I AC T A T NT RE L OU E O S BREAD STREET . F L O E E N T

10 S T R 3 LAURISTON PLACE E E

1 T

concert venues 1 2 St Cecilia’s Hall 3 McEwan Hall 4 5 St. Giles’ Cathedral 6 7 Alison House 8 Scottish National Portrait Gallery 9 St John’s Church 10 Church of the Sacred Heart 11 St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral 3 Autumn - Winter 2018 Concerts at the university

Autumn - Winter 2018 N

OR

WA T

H BRIDGE VERLEY BRIDGE This series of lunchtime concerts EET TH STR ES E will be held in the Reid Concert C M

T PRIN O REE Hall, St Cecilia’s Hall and the U ST T E N RK A D M McEwan Hall. These concerts,

E LE which start at 1.10pm are scheduled I C M AL A Y O R PL G to last approximately 45 minutes. E

O

WICK R D L G E E T OT A AN I E COWG H V TH H S B

I Reid Concert Hall T R T AN RO S S E I D Y P G R 1

D G I A L , EH8 9AH R TREET M B T E S E R E M S I A R F RK G A C IN A R Pedestrian access to the main entrance is A M S E AMBE S H D G S Y C A R A F IN via Bristo Square or Teviot Place. Disabled R R DL G N A I

Y A S R C TR N

E S N E access is provided via a ramp. ET E I

G A

PL I C RID S

NB H O I AC T A T NT RE L OU E O S BREAD STREET . F L O St Cecilia’s Hall E E N T 2 S 50 Niddry Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LG T R

LAURISTON PLACE E The new entrance to the building is on E T Niddry Street. Disabled access is via an

internal lift to the first floor concert room.

McEwan Hall 3 Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG Pedestrian and disabled access is via the main entrance on Bristo Square.

© 4 Concerts at the university £15/£12/ £6.50

diary autumn - winter 2018 october

2 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall The Edinburgh Quartet FREE

5 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall FREE

9 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall John Cameron and Simon Smith FREE

12 1.10pm McEwan Hall Frank Oidtmann FREE

16 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Maximiliano Martin and Scott Mitchell FREE

19 1.10pm St Cecilia's Hall Georgia Browne and Tom Foster FREE

23 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall The Edinburgh Quartet (trio) FREE

26 1.10pm McEwan Hall Tom Wilkinson FREE

30 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Emma Morwood and Jonathan Fisher FREE november

2 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Henry Wallace FREE

6 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Madeleine Mitchell and Nigel Clayton FREE

9 1.10pm St Cecilia's Hall Neil Coleman FREE

9 7pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh Studio Opera £7 / £5

13 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Lliam Paterson and Laura Sergeant FREE

16 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Duo B!z'art FREE

Edinburgh University Chamber Choir and 16 7.30pm Greyfriars Kirk £10 / £5 Orchestra

16 7.30pm St John's Church Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers £8 / £5

Church of the 18 3pm Edinburgh University Singers £10 / £5 Sacred Heart

20 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall The Edinburgh Quartet FREE

21 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University String Orchestra £10 / £5 5 Autumn - Winter 2018 diary autumn - winter 2018 november CONTINUED

23 1.10pm St Cecilia's Hall Nathaniel Mander FREE

Edinburgh University Music Society 23 7.30pm Greyfriars Kirk £10 / £5 Symphony Orchestra

St Mary's Episcopal Edinburgh University Music Society Chorus 24 7.30pm £10 / £5 Cathedral and Sinfonia

25 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh Film Music Orchestra FREE

27 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Students from the Reid School of Music FREE

29 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Composers' Orchestra FREE

30 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Hebrides Ensemble FREE

30 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Wind Band £6 / £4 december

1 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Brass Band £5 / £3

3 1.10pm Usher Hall Edinburgh University Singers £5

entry by Reid Concert Hall 3 8pm Edinburgh University Music Society donation

Scottish National 7 1.15pm Edinburgh University Singers FREE Portrait Gallery

9 6pm McEwan Hall Edinburgh University Carol Service FREE

9 6pm St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh University Chamber Choir FREE

14 7.30pm St Cecilia's Hall Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers £8 / £5 6 Concerts at the university

TUESDAY 2 OCTOBER, 1.10pm TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER , 1.10pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 1 Reid Concert Hall THE EDINBURGH QUARTET JOHN CAMERON piano SIMON SMITH piano TIJMEN HUISINGH violin TOM HANKEY violin RACHMANINOV Suites Nos. 1 and 2 for two CATHERINE MARWOOD viola pianos MARK BAILEY cello Admission Free MOZART String Quartet No.14 in G major K387 TAVENER Ikon of Joy / Sorrow PURCELL Fantasias 6, 8 and 10 Admission Free

FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER, 1.10pm 1 Reid Concert Hall JOHN KITCHEN organ BYRD Fantasia in C TOMKINS Voluntary Fancy A sad pavan for these distracted times GIBBONS Fantazia of foure parts FROBERGER Capriccio (Livre de 1656) PACHELBEL Chorale variations: ‘Werde munter, mein Gemüte’ PACHELBEL Ciacona in D J.S. BACH Pièce d’Orgue BWV 572 Admission Free 7 Autumn - Winter 2018

FRIDAY 12 OCTOBER, 1.10pm TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER, 1.10pm 3 McEwan Hall 1 Reid Concert Hall FRANK OIDTMANN organ MAXIMILIANO MARTIN clarinet SCOTT MITCHELL piano GERARD BUNK Einleitung, Variationen und Fuge über ein Altniederländisches Volkslied, WIDOR Introduction et Rondo Op.72 Op. 31 SAINT-SAËNS Sonata for clarinet and piano, J.S. BACH Chorale Prelude “Schmücke dich, o Op. 167 liebe Seele” BWV 654 ERNEST CHAUSSON Andante et Allegro OTTO DIENEL movements from Organ Sonata No.3 in F major, Op. 18 Admission Free Admission Free

Photo: Martin Stewart

FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER, 1.10pm

2 St Cecilia’s Hall GEORGIA BROWNE flute TOM FOSTER harpsichord Suite Française French music from the 17th and early 18th centuries including pieces by F. COUPERIN, d’ANGLEBERT, DORNEL and HOTTETERRE. Admission Free 8 Concerts at the university

TUESDAY 23 OCTOBER, 1.10pm TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER, 1.10pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 1 Reid Concert Hall THE EDINBURGH QUARTET (TRIO EMMA MORWOOD soprano CONCERT) JONATHAN FISHER piano TIJMEN HUISINGH violin Programme to include LISZT Four French CATHERINE MARWOOD viola songs to texts by Victor Hugo, songs by MARK BAILEY cello MAHLER and English songs. MOZART Divertimento in E flat K.563 Admission Free Admission Free

FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER, 1.10pm 3 McEwan Hall TOM WILKINSON organ HANDEL March from Scipio J.S. BACH Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582 VIERNE Berceuse and Carillon from Twenty- Four Pieces in Free Style, Op.31 FRANK BRIDGE Three Pieces for Organ WALTON (trans. Herbert Murrill) Crown Imperial Admission Free 9 Autumn - Winter 2018

FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm

1 Reid Concert Hall 1 Reid Concert Hall HENRY WALLACE organ MADELEINE MITCHELL violin NIGEL CLAYTON piano FISCHER Ricercar pro Tempore Adventus Prelude and Fugue in C major AMY BEACH Romance op.23 Ricercar pro Festis Natalitys JOHN McLEOD Three Interludes from J.S. BACH Partite diverse sopra Another Time, Another Place “Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig” BWV 768 COPLAND Nocturne MENDELSSOHN Organ Sonata in D major Taw-Raw for solo violin Op.65 No.5 MacMILLAN Kiss on Wood Improvisation GERSHWIN (arr. M. MITCHELL) An American in Paris Admission Free Admission Free

Photo: Rama Knight

Photo: Jane Lau 10 Concerts at the university

FRIDAY 9 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm 2 St Cecilia’s Hall 1 Reid Concert Hall NEIL COLEMAN clavichord and LLIAM PATERSON piano harpsichord LAURA SERGEANT cello MOZART Adagio in C major for Glass LILI BOULANGER Theme et Variations Harmonica K356 (617a) JUDITH WEIR Three Chorales MOZART Modulating Prelude K284 HELEN GRIME Ten Miniatures BENDA Sonata No.1 in B flat major NADIA BOULANGER Trois Pièces C.P.E. BACH Fantasia in E flat major H348 FRANÇOIS COUPERIN pieces from Vingt- Admission Free sixième ordre in F-sharp minor Admission Free

FRIDAY 16 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm 1 Reid Concert Hall DUO B!Z’ART GEOFFREY BAPTISTE and ANDRÉ ROE piano duo A selection from: GRIEG Norwegian Dances FRIDAY 9 NOVEMBER, 7pm BRAHMS Hungarian Dances TCHAIKOVSKY Nutcracker-Suite 1 Reid Concert Hall Admission Free EDINBURGH STUDIO OPERA A selection of pieces from this year’s production, TCHAIKOVSKY’s Eugene Onegin, and works from past ESO productions. £7 / £5 (student) Tickets available on the door or contact [email protected] 11 Autumn - Winter 2018

FRIDAY 16 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER, 3pm 4 Greyfriars Kirk 10 Church of the Sacred Heart, EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CHAMBER 28 Lauriston Street CHOIR EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY SINGERS EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CALUM ROBERTSON conductor MICHAEL BAWTREE conductor A programme of American-inspired choral music, including works by BARBER, LAITMAN HAYDN Harmoniemesse and TIPPETT. £10 / £5 (student) £10 / £5 (unders 25s) Tickets available on the door Tickets available on the door www.facebook.com/EUChamberChoir

TUESDAY 20 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm FRIDAY 16 NOVEMBER , 7.30pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 9 St John’s Church, Princes Street THE EDINBURGH QUARTET EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY RENAISSANCE TIJMEN HUISINGH violin SINGERS TOM HANKEY violin RORY WILSON conductor CATHERINE MARWOOD viola MARK BAILEY cello Based on the ‘Fire Songs’ on Italian Renaissance Poems by LAURISDEN, EURS BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op.18 No.3 present a concert of love songs full of BRITTEN String Quartet No.3 Op.94 heartbreak and passion, contrasting the modern settings with their Renaissance Admission Free counterparts by GESUALDO and MONTEVERDI. £8 / £5 Tickets available on the door 12 Concerts at the university

WEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 4 Greyfriars Kirk EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY STRING EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC ORCHESTRA SOCIETY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WILLIAM CONWAY conductor RUSSELL COWIESON conductor FINDLAY SPENCE cello WILLIAM BRIANT organ STUART HOPE piano HANDEL Concerto Grosso Op.6, No.7 BEVAN-BAKER Rhapsody SAINT-SAËNS Organ Symphony TIPPETT Concerto for Double String MESSIAEN Le Tombeau Resplendissant Orchestra Overture RAVEL Piano Concerto £10 / £5 Tickets available on the door or £10 / £5 (concessions) contact: string.eusa.ed.ac.uk Tickets available via eums.org.uk

FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm 2 St. Cecilia’s Hall 11 St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Palmerston Place NATHANIEL MANDER harpsichord EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC HANDEL Suite in F major HWV 427 SOCIETY CHORUS AND SINFONIA J.S. BACH Six Little Preludes J.C. BACH Sonata in Bb major Op.17 No.6 ONDŘEJ SOUKUP conductor HAYDN Fantasia in C DVOŘÁK Stabat Mater Admission Free £10 / £5 (concessions) Tickets available via eums.org.uk 13 Autumn - Winter 2018

SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 1 Reid Concert Hall EDINBURGH FILM MUSIC ORCHESTRA HEBRIDES ENSEMBLE YATI DURANT conductor KURTÁG miniature string trios from Signs, Games and Messages An evening of film music featuring works by HARVEY String Quartet No.4 MARCO BISCARINI, DANIELE FURLATI, MAX RICHTER and others. Admission Free Admission Free

Photo: Maurice Foxall

FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 1 Reid Concert Hall EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY WIND BAND Performances by students from the MORVEN BELL conductor Reid School of Music £6 /£4 (concession) Admission Free Tickets contact [email protected]

THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm SATURDAY 1 DECEMBER, 7.30pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 1 Reid Concert Hall EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS’ EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY BRASS BAND ORCHESTRA ONDŘEJ SOUKUP conductor Conductor to be confirmed A varied programme. Something for everyone! A concert of new music composed by students from the University and wider £5 / £3 (concession) community Tickets available on the door. www.facebook.com@EUBrassBand Admission Free 14 Concerts at the university

MONDAY 3 DECEMBER, 1.10pm SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER, 6pm 6 Usher Hall 3 McEwan Hall EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY SINGERS EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CAROL SERVICE CALUM ROBERTSON conductor JOHN KITCHEN organ EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY SINGERS EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY RENAISSANCE Usher Hall Get Organised series. A concert SINGERS of choral and organ music for Advent and JOHN KITCHEN organ Christmas. Admission Free £5 (unreserved) Tickets available on the door

SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER, 6pm MONDAY 3 DECEMBER, 8pm 5 St Giles’ Cathedral 1 Reid Concert Hall EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY CHRISTMAS CONCERT MICHAEL BAWTREE conductor RUSSELL COWIESON conductor KODALY Missa Brevis POULENC Un soir de neige and music for Sing-along Christmas carols the Christmas Season Entry by donation Admission Free

FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER, 1.15pm FRIDAY 14 DECEMBER, 7.30pm 8 Scottish National Portrait 2 St Cecilia’s Hall Gallery, Queen Street EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY RENAISSANCE EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY SINGERS SINGERS CALUM ROBERTSON conductor RORY WILSON conductor A concert of seasonal choral music for The Edinburgh University Renaissance Advent and Christmas Singers provide an evening of Christmas Admission Free Carols and seasonal music in the intimate setting of St Cecilia’s Hall. £8 / £5 Tickets available on the door 15 Autumn - Winter 2018 MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM and RELATED EVENTS ST CECILIA’S HALL : CONCERT MUSIC RESEARCH SEMINARS ROOM AND MUSIC MUSEUM Lecture Room A, Alison House, Thursdays, 5.15pm These seminars are open to all. See 50 Niddry Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LG website for further information. Originally opened in 1763, St Cecilia’s www.eca.ed.ac.uk/music-seminars Hall is the oldest purpose-built concert hall in . Including a Concert Room and a Music Museum, in 2017 the building re-opened following an extensive refurbishment. The elegant oval concert institute for music in human & room on the first floor remains at the heart of the Georgian building, and there are four social development IMHSD galleries situated on the ground and first The institute for Music in Human and Social floors, containing one of the world’s most Development brings together research, important collections of musical instruments. theory and practice from disciplines including psychology, medicine, linguistics, Opening hours: physics, neuroscience and philosophy. Tuesday - Saturday 10am to 5pm Our aim is to inform both the scientific Admission Free understanding and practical application of music as an educational, therapeutic, artistic www.stcecilias.ed.ac.uk and social tool. imhsd.eca.ed.ac.uk

other events at For other events at the Edinburgh College of Art, please visit the website: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/events

© University of Edinburgh contact Concert 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 w. eca.ed.ac.uk/concerts-university

8

N

OR

WA T

H BRIDGE VERLEY BRIDGE

concert venues ET TH E STR ES E C M

T 11 PRIN O REE U ST T E 1 Reid Concert Hall N RK A D M

2 St Cecilia’s Hall E LE 9 I C M AL A Y O R PL G 5 E 2 McEwan Hall O 3

WICK R D L G E E T OT A AN I E COWG 4 Greyfriars Kirk H V TH H S B

I T R T AN RO S S E I D Y P G R

D G I A L 5 St. Giles’ Cathedral R TREET M B T E S E R E M S I A R F RK G A C A IN R A M S E AMBE 6 S H D G S Y C A 6 Usher Hall R F IN A R R DL G 4 N A I

Y A S R C TR N

E S N E ET E I

G A

PL I C 7 Alison House RID S

NB H 7 O I AC T A T NT RE L OU E O S BREAD STREET . F L O E E 8 Scottish National Portrait Gallery N T

10 S T R 3 9 St John’s Church LAURISTON PLACE E E

1 T

10 Church of the Sacred Heart

11 St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral

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