Concerts at the university Spring - Summer 2017 2 Concerts at the university

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

Reid Concert Hall – , Edinburgh EH8 9AH 1 Pedestrian access to the main entrance is via Teviot Place. Temporary disabled access is provided via a ramp at the main entrance.

Greyfriars Kirk - Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2QQ 2 Access 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 3 Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9BX The 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, 4 Edinburgh, EH8 9YL Pedestrian 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. 4 Concerts at the university £15/£12/ £6.50

diary Spring - Summer 2017 january

24 1.10pm Methodist Church Amalie Trio FREE

31 1.10pm Methodist Church Emma Lloyd and Karin Schistek FREE FEBruary

3 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall John Kitchen FREE

7 1.10pm Methodist Church Eilidh Gillespie, Nick Byrne and Ian Buckle FREE

10 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk La Seraphine FREE

14 1.10pm Methodist Church The Edinburgh Quartet FREE

17 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Oliver Hancock FREE

21 1.10pm Methodist Church Emmanuel Bach and Jenny Stern FREE

24 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Piotr Rojek FREE

28 1.10pm Methodist Church David Gerrard FREE

£15/£12 28 7.00pm Assembly Roxy Edinburgh Studio Opera /£6.50 march

1 2.00pm Reid Concert Hall Tovey Memorial Prize Competition FREE

£15/£12 1,3,4 7.00pm Assembly Roxy Edinburgh Studio Opera /£6.50

3 1.10pm Playfair Library Hall Anne Desler and John Kitchen FREE

4 2.00pm Assembly Roxy Edinburgh Studio Opera £5

7 1.10pm Methodist Church The Edinburgh Quartet FREE

10 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Kevin Duggan FREE

11 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University String Orchestra £10 / £5

11 7.45pm St. Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers £8 / £5 5 Spring - Summer 2017 diary Spring - Summer 2017 march CONTINUED

12 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh Film Music Orchestra FREE

Michael Foyle, Raphael Lang and 14 1.10pm Methodist Church FREE Hannah Harnest

17 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Irina Rozanova FREE

17 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra £10 / £5

20 2.00pm Reid Concert Hall Margaret Fletcher Lieder Prize Competition FREE

21 1.10pm Methodist Church The Edinburgh Quartet FREE

23 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Composers' Orchestra FREE

24 1.10pm Playfair Library Hall Magdalena Durant & Alina Bzhezhinska FREE

Edinburgh University Singers & 24 7.30pm Greyfriars Kirk £10 / £5 Edinburgh University Chamber Choir

St. Mary's Episcopal Edinburgh University Music Society 25 7.30pm £10 / £5 Cathedral Sinfonia and Chorus

28 1.10pm Methodist Church Students from the Reid School of Music FREE

Edinburgh University Music Society 31 7.30pm Greyfriars Kirk £10 / £5 Symphony Orchestra april

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

7 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Wind Band £6 / £4 may

4 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Composers' Orchestra FREE

5 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Daniel Tones FREE 6 Concerts at the university

TUESDAY 24 JANUARY, 1.10pm TUESDAY 31 JANUARY, 1.10pm 3 Methodist Church 3 Methodist Church AMALIE TRIO EMMA LLOYD violin KARIN SCHISTEK piano CATHERINE BACKHOUSE mezzo-soprano ALEXA BEATTIE viola BEETHOVEN Violin sonata ‘Kreutzer’ ELSPETH WYLLIE piano SCHOENBERG Phantasie for violin and piano WEBERN Vier Stücke JOHN DUKE Three Sonnets by Edna St. Vincent Millay Admission Free CHARLES LOEFFLER La cloche felée and Dansons la gigue from Quatre Poèmes Op. 5 BRAHMS Gestillte Sehnsucht Op. 91 OLIVER SEARLE The Parting Kiss MacMILLAN Scots Song TRAD. arr. P.BACKHOUSE Ae fond kiss BERNSTEIN Dream with me Admission Free

Amalie Trio

Karin Schistek and Emma Lloyd

FRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm 1 Reid Concert Hall JOHN KITCHEN organ String transcriptions for organ J.S. BACH Prelude and ‘Fiddle’ Fugue in D minor BWV 539 arr. WALTHER Concerto in A del Sigr. Blamr arr. J.S. BACH Trio in C minor von Johann Friedrich Fasch BWV 585 arr. WALTHER Concerto in C del Sigr. Meck J.S. BACH Toccata con Fuga in D minor BWV 565 Admission Free 7 Spring - Summer 2017

TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm 3 Methodist Church 2 Greyfriars Kirk EILIDH GILLESPIE flute LA SERAPHINE NICK BYRNE cello PETREA COONEY voice / violin IAN BUCKLE piano GORDON FERRIES 19th-century guitar MARTINU Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano A varied programme of songs and solos WEBER Trio for Piano, Flute and Violoncello including works by MERTZ and GIULIANI, in G minor Op.63 GORDON FERRIES’ song cycle ‘Stanzas for Admission Free music’, and original settings of poetry by JAMES JOYCE. Admission Free

Nick Byrne, Ian Buckle and Eilidh Gillespie La Seraphine

John Kitchen TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm © The City of Edinburgh Council. 3 Methodist Church REID MEMORIAL CONCERT THE EDINBURGH QUARTET BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op.59 No.3 and works by GENERAL JOHN REID Admission Free 8 Concerts at the university

FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm FRIDAY 24 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 1 Reid Concert Hall OLIVER HANCOCK organ PIOTR ROJEK organ BUXTEHUDE Praeludium, Fuga und Programme to be confirmed Ciaconna in C LANGLAIS Dialogue sur les Mixtures Admission Free J.S. BACH O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross BWV 622 Piotr Rojek BRAHMS Schmücke dich, O liebe seele EBEN Moto ostinato ARNE Allegro J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 545 LEIGHTON Paean Admission Free

Oliver Hancock

TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm 3 Methodist Church EMMANUEL BACH violin Jenny Stern piano BRAHMS Sonata No.2 in A major JANÁČEK Violin sonata Admission Free

Emmanuel Bach 9 Spring - Summer 2017

TUESDAY 28 FEBRUARY, 1.10pm TUESDAY 28 FEBRUARY, 7.00pm 3 Methodist Church WEDNESDAY 1 march, 7.00pm DAVID GERRARD harpsichord friday 3 MARCH, 7.00pm Works by J.S. BACH, including the Suite in saturday 4 MARCH, 7.00pm A major, BWV 832 and Partita No. 3 in A 5 Assembly Roxy, Roxburgh Place minor, BWV 827 EDINBURGH STUDIO OPERA Admission Free THOMAS HENDERSON director David Gerrard WILLIAM CONWAY musical director MOZART The Marriage of Figaro English translation by Jeremy Sams £15 /£12 (concessions) / £6.50 (students) Tickets available from www.edinburghstudioopera.org or on the door

WEDNESDAY 1 MARCH, 2.00pm 1 Reid Concert Hall TOVEY MEMORIAL PRIZE COMPETITION The Tovey Memorial Prize is awarded annually to the Music student who shows the greatest promise in composition or performance. Admission Free 10 Concerts at the university

FRIDAY 3 MARCH, 1.10pm TUESDAY 7 MARCH , 1.10pm 4 Playfair Library Hall 3 Methodist Church ANNE DESLER mezzo-soprano THE EDINBURGH QUARTET JOHN KITCHEN harpsichord HAYDN String Quartet Op.77 No.2 and Love Lost and Found music by a composition student from the 17th–century music for voice and basso continuo by composers including CACCINI, Admission Free CARISSIMI, MERULA, MONTEVERDI, ROSSI and STROZZI Admission Free FRIDAY 10 MARCH, 1.10pm Anne Desler 1 Reid Concert Hall KEVIN DUGGAN organ FRESCOBALDI Toccata sesta BRUHNS Preludium in E minor BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in G minor and works by ZACH, KUCHAR and SAWA Admission Free

SATURDAY 4 MARCH, 2.00pm 5 Assembly Roxy MEMBERS OF EDINBURGH STUDIO OPERA AND THE CAST OF THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO 2017 WILLIAM CONWAY conductor Highlights from ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ - a concert performance Kevin Duggan £5 Tickets available on the door or www.edinburghstudioopera.org 11 Spring - Summer 2017

SATURDAY 11 MARCH, 7.30pm SUNDAY12 MARCH, 7.30pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 1 Reid Concert Hall EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY STRING EDINBURGH FILM MUSIC ORCHESTRA ORCHESTRA YATI DURANT conductor DERRICK MORGAN conductor A variety of Film Music pieces NATÁLIE KULINA violin solo G R I E G H o l b e r g S u i t e O p . 4 0 Admission Free DE LOBO The Last Samba in Moscow (2016) - World Premiere VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Concerto Grosso HAYDN Violin Concerto No. 4 in G major TUESDAY14 MARCH, 1.10pm JANÁČEK Suite for String Orchestra 3 Methodist Church £10 / £5 (students and U of E staff) MICHAEL FOYLE violin Tickets available on the door RAPHAEL LANG cello HANNAH HARNEST piano MOZART Piano Trio in B flat major KV 502 SATURDAY 11 MARCH, 7.45pm WEINBERG Piano Trio Op.24 6 St. Giles’ Catherdal Admission Free EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY RENAISSANCE SINGERS NOEL O’REGAN director Fiftieth Anniversary Concert Music by ANERIO, LOBO, MONTEVERDI, PALESTRINA and VICTORIA £8 / £5 (concessions) Tickets available on the door

Hannah Harnest, Raphael Lang and Michael Foyle 12 Concerts at the university

FRIDAY 17 MARCH, 1.10pm MONDAY 20 MARCH, 2.00pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 1 Reid Concert Hall IRINA ROZANOVA organ THE MARGARET FLETCHER, SCHOLA CANTORUM OF EDINBURGH LIEDER J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B minor PRIZE COMPETITION 2017 GLAZUNOV Prelude and Fugue in D major, Op. 93 Incorporating the Elizabeth King Prize for TCHAIKOVSKY Dance of the Reed Flutes Lieder Performance from The Nutracker ERIC VON IBLER and PATRICIA MacMAHON RIMSKY-KORSAKOV The Three Wonders adjudicators from The Tale of Tsar Saltan £100 awarded annually for the best LYAPUNOV Prelude-pastorale, Op. 54 performance of two German Lieder in SLONIMSKY Toccata competition - one to be chosen from the Admission Free works of FRANZ SCHUBERT, HUGO WOLF or RICHARD STRAUSS. Admission Free

TUESDAY 21 MARCH, 1.10pm 3 Methodist Church THE EDINBURGH QUARTET with JAMES WILTSHIRE (piano) Irina Rozanova SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Sonata SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No.1 in C major Op.49 FRIDAY 17 MARCH, 7.30pm Admission Free 1 Reid Concert Hall Mark Bailey EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA WILLIAM CONWAY conductor CAMILLE CURTIS flute solo MOZART Overture to ‘Marriage of Figaro’ MOZART Flute concerto in G major BEETHOVEN Symphony No.6 ‘Pastoral’ £10 (non students) / £5 (students) Tickets available on the door 13 Spring - Summer 2017

THURSDAY 23 MARCH, 7.30pm FRIDAY 24 MARCH, 7.30pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 2 Greyfriars Kirk EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS’ EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY SINGERS ORCHESTRA EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR PETER NELSON conductor ROBERT BROOKS conductor Contemporary works composed recently by JOHN KITCHEN conductor and organ students and local musicians VIERNE Messe Solennelle Op. 16 Admission Free FRANK MARTIN Mass for double choir and motets by BRUCKNER and others £10 / £5 (students) FRIDAY 24 MARCH, 1.10pm Tickets available on the door 4 Playfair Library Hall MAGDALENA DURANT soprano ALINA BZHEZHINSKA harp SATURDAY 25 MARCH, 7.30pm Classical, contemporary and world 7 St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, traditional music ranging from SCOTT and Palmerston Place MONIUSZKO to GERSHWIN and BRITTEN. EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC Admission Free SOCIETY SINFONIA AND CHORUS MICHAEL DEVLIN conductor MENDELSSOHN Elijah £10 / £5 (concessions / students) Tickets available at www.eums.org.uk or on the door

TUESDAY 28 MARCH, 1.10pm 3 Methodist Church Students from the Reid School of Music

Magdalena Durant and Admission Free Alina Bzhezhinska 14 Concerts at the university

FRIDAY 31 MARCH, 7.30pm THURSDAY 4 MAY, 7.30pm 2 Greyfriars Kirk 1 Reid Concert Hall EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS’ SOCIETY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ORCHESTRA RUSSELL COWIESON conductor PETER NELSON conductor STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring Contemporary works composed recently by RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherezade students and local musicians £10 / £5 (concessions/students) Admission Free Tickets available at www.eums.org.uk or on the door FRIDAY 5 MAY, 1.10pm SATURDAY 1 APRIL, 7.30pm 1 Reid Concert Hall DANIEL TONES percussion 1 Reid Concert Hall Contemporary music for percussion EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY BRASS BAND including works by Canadian composer ONDŘEJ SOUKUP conductor OWEN UNDERHILL An Easter-themed concert. Admission Free £5 (non-student) / £3 (student) Tickets available on the door or contact [email protected]

FRIDAY 7 APRIL , 7.30pm 1 Reid Concert Hall EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY WIND BAND MORVEN BELL conductor Programme to include a wide variety of pieces. £6 (adult) / £4 (students & concessions) www.euwb.co.uk or email [email protected] 15 Spring - Summer 2017 related events MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUMS institute for music in human & St Cecilia’s Hall and Museum of Instruments social development IMHSD are nearing the end of an extensive refurbishment and are scheduled to re-open The institute for Music in Human and Social in Spring 2017. The collection of instruments Development brings together research, previously held in the Reid Concert Hall theory and practice from disciplines Museum will be relocated to St Cecilia’s including psychology, medicine, linguistics, Museum, making the entire collection physics, neuroscience and philosophy. available in one building. Our aim is to inform both the scientific For further information: understanding and practical application of music as an educational, therapeutic, artistic www.stcecilias.ed.ac.uk and social tool. www.eca.ed.ac.uk/reid-school-of-music/ research/centres/imhsd

FINAL YEAR BMus RECITALS These recitals will be held in the week beginnning 15 May 2017. 0131 650 2427

SYPERT SUMMER CONCERTS There will be a series of three summer evening concerts at St Cecilia’s Hall on 4 June, 17 June and 9 July 2017. These concerts are generously supported by music research seminars George and Joy Sypert. The Atrium, Alison House other events at edinburgh thursdays, 5.15pm These seminars are open to all. See website college of art for further information: For other events at the Edinburgh College www.eca.ed.ac.uk/reid-school-of-music/ of Art, please visit the website: news-events/music-research-seminars www.eca.ed.ac.uk/eca-home/news-events contact Concert secretary: Moira Landels Contact address: The University of Edinburgh Reid School of Music Alison House 12 Nicolson Square Edinburgh EH8 9DF t. 0131 651 4336 e. [email protected] w. eca.ed.ac.uk/reid-school-of-music

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