CONCERTS a t t h e u n i v e r s i t y

autumn–winter 2014 diary

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The Quartet Uli Fenner violin cello Tuesday 23 September, 1.10pm Robin Mason Peter Evans piano · Free Tuesday 30 September, 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall · Free

t r i s t a n g u r n e y violin g o r d o n b r a g g violin c a t h e r i n e m a r w o o d viola SCHUBERT Piano Trio in B flat D 898 m a r k b a i l e y cello — HELEN GRIME String Quartet Organ SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet 3 No.4 in D, Op.83 Friday 3 October, 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall · Free Tanino Duo Friday 26 September, 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall · Free

TOMKINS Voluntary; Fancy PURCELL Voluntary in D minor for double organ RUSSELL Voluntary III in G, set one PRAETORIUS Nun lob, mein Seel, f e r n a n d o s á n c h e z guitar den Herren s a n t i a g o á l v e r e z chromatic harmonica J.S. BACH Three organ chorales from — the Orgelbüchlein Original arrangements of Argentinian C.P.E. BACH Sonata in G minor H 87 tangos along with valses, milongas and BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in A minor folk music BuxWV 153 Daklen Difato piano Programme to include FRANCIS JACKSON Tuesday 7 October, 1.10pm Edinburgh Fanfare Reid Concert Hall · Free GUILMANT grand choeur in D J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in E flat (‘St Anne’) BWV 552 CECILIA McDOWALL Church bells beyond the stars (2013) WIDOR Three movements from Symphony No. 5 in F

A major restoration of the magnificent BEETHOVEN Sonata Op.31 No.2 McEwan Hall organ has recently ‘The Tempest’ been undertaken by the local firm SCHUMANN Papillons Op.2 of Forth Pipe Organs, and tonight’s SCHOENBERG Klavierstücke Op.19 concert celebrates the instrument’s DEBUSSY Estampes inauguration in its restored form. The organ was originally built by Robert Hope-Jones in 1897. It was supported by the Italian considerably altered and rebuilt in 1953 Cultural Institute in Edinburgh by Henry Willis III, and further work 4 was undertaken by Rushworth and Dreaper in 1980. However, general wear and tear of the many working parts, mechanical and electrical, as well organ John Kitchen as the results of low relative humidity Tuesday 7 October, 7.30pm in the Hall, began to take their toll. McEwan Hall · Free It became increasingly evident that a restoration was essential if the organ were to continue to give good service at graduations, concerts and others events; this, happily, has now been achieved, and we can once again enjoy this colourful and dramatic instrument in its full glory. Pistons and Pipes A Requiem for Friday 10 October, 1.10pm Edward Snowden McEwan Hall · Free Saturday 11 October, 8.00pm Reid Concert Hall · Free but booking essential: http://digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/events

t o m p o u l s o n trumpet c a l u m r o b e r t s o n organ — e m m a l l o y d violin CHRISTOPHER GOUGH Preamble j u s t y n a j a b l o n s k a cello (first performance) p e t e r f u r n i s s clarinet HANDEL Suite in D j u l e s r a w l i n s o n visuals and electronics JEAN-MICHEL DAMASE m a t t h e w c o l l i n g s electronics, composer Trois prières sans paroles — WILLIAM MATHIAS Processional This large-scale live audio-visual LUBOŠ FIŠER Dialog performance piece focuses on a 5 OSKAR LINDBERG andante number of themes: media, invasion of NAJI HAKIM Sonata privacy and personal sacrifice.

Supported by New Media ’s Alt-w Fund and Creative Scotland

The Edinburgh Quartet Tuesday 14 October, 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall · Free

t r i s t a n g u r n e y violin g o r d o n b r a g g violin c a t h e r i n e m a r w o o d viola m a r k b a i l e y cello — SCHUMANN String Quartet in a major, Op.41, No.3 J.S. BACH excerpts from The Art of Fugue Ian Watt guitar Clea Friend tenor violin piano Friday 17 October, 1.10pm Alex Taylor Reid Concert Hall · Free Tuesday 21 October, 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall · Free

SOR Variations on a theme of Mozart (from Die Zauberflöte), Op. 9 J.S. BACH JOHN McLEOD Three Mythical Pieces Sonata for viola da gamba Fantasy on themes from and harpsichord No.3 in G minor Britten’s Gloriana BWV1029 ALBENIZ granada Op. 47/1 SCHUBERT arpeggione Sonata Torre Bermeja Op. 92/12 SHIORI USUI new work

6 Quasar Quartet David Gerrard organ Saturday 18 October, 8.00pm Friday 24 October, 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall · Free but booking Reid Concert Hall · Free essential: http://digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/events

J.S. BACH Sonata in A minor, BWV 967 m a r i e -c h a n t a l l e c l a i r, m a t h i e u l e c l a i r, FRESCOBALDI Toccata Sesta ‘sopra i a n d r é l e r o u x , j e a n -m a r c b o u c h a r d pedali per l’organo, e senza’ saxophones FROBERGER Toccata VI ‘Da sonarsi — alla Levatione’ Canada’s finest experimental KERLL Toccata VI ‘Per li Pedali’ saxophone quartet brings a thrilling Capriccio Cucu programme of recent commissions to J.S.BACH Canonic Variations on ‘Vom Edinburgh for the first time. Himmel hoch’, BWV 769 www.quasar4.com BUTTSTETT Fugue in E minor Oliver Webber violin KDKDK piano duo cello Christopher Suckling Tuesday 4 November, 1.10pm Jan Waterfield harpsichord Reid Concert Hall · Free Tuesday 28 October, 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall · Free

k a t h a r i n e d u r r a n piano k i r s t e e n d a v i d s o n k e l l y piano CORELLI Sonata Op. 5 No. 7 ­— in D minor STRAVINSKY rite of Spring J.S. BACH excerpts from The Art of Fugue DOMENICO GABRIELLI Sonata in G MERULO Toccata Quinta from Metamorphoses Primo Libro (1598) Thursday 6 November, 7.30pm ROGNONI Divisions on Io son ferito Reid Concert Hall · Free 7 GEMINIANI a selection of Scottish Airs performed by g r e y a r e a , m a r t i n p a r k e r s e a n w i l l i a m s sound projection violin Emma Lloyd — Karin Schistek piano MARTIN PARKER ‘Vertebrae’ for Friday 31 October, 1.10pm live electronics (2014) Reid Concert Hall · Free OWEN GREEN New work for cardboard box and live electronics (2014) ARMIN STURM ‘Insects’ for ensemble (2010) STOCKHAUSEN ‘Kontakte’ for 4-channel tape (1960)

BEETHOVEN Sonata for Piano and Violin in C minor Op.30/2 DEBUSSY Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor L.140 roderick long violin Edinburgh University fiona bryce-murdoch violin Music Society Chorus viola joanna galbraith Friday 14 November, 7.30pm lindsay martindale cello St Cuthbert’s Church · £10/£5 rosie townhill cello [email protected] / www.eums.org.uk Friday 7 November, 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall · Free n e i l m e t c a l f e chorusmaster — SCHUBERT Programme to be confirmed String Quintet in C major D956

Rei Nakamura Music students from the piano, electronics and video

University of Edinburgh Saturday 15 November, 8.00pm Tuesday 11 November, 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall · Free Reid Concert Hall · Free

8 Edinburgh University Singers Friday 14 November, 1.10pm McEwan Hall · Free Movement to sound, sound to Movement

A programme of new works by RAQUEL GARCÍA TOMAZ, ALBERTO BERNAL and CHRISTIAN WINTHER CHRISTENSEN using electronics, movement and video to create an entirely new type of performance, both visually and aurally j o h n k i t c h e n conductor and organ examining the interrelation of movement — and sound, which are independent, but PARRY Blest pair of sirens mutually supportive. PARRY I was glad STANFORD Magnificat Op. 164 FINZI Part songs Rohan de Sarum cello Eums Symphony Orchestra piano Tanya Ekanayaka Friday 21 November, 7.30pm Tuesday 18 November, 1.10pm Greyfriars · £10/£5 Reid Concert Hall · Free [email protected] / www.eums.org.uk

r u s s e l l c o w i e s o n conductor ­— SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2

Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers TOVEY Elegiac Variations op. 25 Friday 21 November, 7.45pm JOHN MAYER Prabhanda · £8/£5 TANYA EKANAYAKA tickets on the door or at Nim-Him & Haar (A duet for solo http://eurs.eusa.ed.ac.uk piano and semi-improvised solo cello) World Première

9 Gordon Bragg violin James Willshire piano Friday 21 November, 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall · Free n o e l o’r e g a n director — Felice Anerio (c.1560-1614): the last Papal Composer

Music by Felice and Giovanni Francesco Anerio, Palestrina and other Roman composers. MOZART Sonata for violin and piano in G major K301 RESPIGHI Sonata for violin and piano in B minor BARTÓK romanian Folk Dances Edinburgh University Edinburgh University Music Society Sinfonia Composers’ Orchestra Sunday 23 November, 7.30pm Thursday 27 November, 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall · £10/£5 Reid Concert Hall · Free [email protected] / www.eums.org.uk (suggested donation £5)

p e t e r k e e n a n conductor — VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Pastoral Symphony SIBELIUS Historic Scenes Op.25

The Edinburgh Quartet m i c h a e l g r a h a m conductor — Tuesday 25 November, 1.10pm A concert of new music featuring Reid Concert Hall · Free students from the .

10 Michel Doneda Thursday 27 November, 8.00pm Venue to be confirmed (check link below for details) t r i s t a n g u r n e y violin Free but booking essential: g o r d o n b r a g g violin http://digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/events j e s s i c a b e e s t o n viola m a r k b a i l e y cello — TAKEMITSU landscape (1960) ELGAR String Quartet in E minor, Op.83

Michel Doneda 60th birthday concert

Michel Doneda will celebrate in a concert of freely improvised music for saxophone. Edinburgh University Edinburgh University Wind Band Chamber Choir Friday 28 November, 7.30pm Saturday 29 November, 8.00pm Reid Concert Hall · £5/£3 Canongate Kirk · £10/£5 tickets available on the door tickets available on the door [email protected] r o b e r t b r o o k s conductor m o r v e n b e l l conductor — ­— With modern re-imaginings of A range of music from traditional tunes the folk-song by MACMILLAN, and band marches to film scores and BUSIAKIEWICZ and VAUGHAN arrangements of popular songs. WILLIAMS, and the sacred music of VICTORIA and POULENC, this programme explores traditional roots Edinburgh University and looks forward to Advent. Musical Medics Saturday 29 November, 7.30pm Edinburgh Film Music Reid Concert Hall · £5/£3 tickets available on the door Orchestra Tuesday 2 December, 7.30pm 11 s c o t t h o g g conductor Reid Concert Hall · entry by donation — A selection of classical and contemporary music for orchestra, choir and soloists.

y a t i d u r a n t conductor — The Edinburgh Film Music Orchestra and ECA present a concert of varied film music, game score and collaboration film music. Please visit www.efmo.co.uk for further programme details. Edinburgh University Edinburgh University String Orchestra Brass Band Wednesday 3 December, 7.30pm Saturday 6 December, 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall · £8/£5 Reid Concert Hall · £5/£3 tickets available on the door or email tickets available on the door [email protected] [email protected]

w i l l i a m c o n w a y conductor a n g u s t u l l y conductor — — MENDELSSOHN String Symphony A selection of music from various genres No.12 in G minor and time periods PÄRT Fratres for Strings and Percussion BRITTEN Variations on a Theme of 12 Frank Bridge Op. 10 University Carol Service Sunday 7 December, 7.00pm Edinburgh university McEwan Hall · Free singers Thursday 4 December, 1.15pm Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Queen Street · Free

j o h n k i t c h e n conductor — A concert of seasonal choral music for e d i n b u r g h univer sity s i n g e r s Advent and Christmas. e d i n b u r g h univer sity renaissance s i n g e r s j o h n k i t c h e n conductor and organ — Important: due to the popularity of this event, please be seated by 6.40pm (doors open 6pm); unfortunately admission cannot be guaranteed Edinburgh University Related Events Singers Tuesday 9 December, 1.10pm Music Research Seminars · £4 Thursdays 5:15pm tickets available on the door Lecture Room A, Alison House, (unreserved) 12 Nicolson Square

These seminars are open to all. See website for further information: www.ed.ac.uk/eca/music/ research-seminars

Institute for Music in Human j o h n k i t c h e n conductor and solo organ and Social Development — [IMHSD] Usher Hall Get Organised series The Institute for Music in Human and A concert of seasonal choral and organ Social Development brings together music for Advent and Christmas. research, theory and practice from disciplines including psychology, 13 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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Reid Concert Hall St Cecilia’s Hall and Museum Museum of Instruments of Instruments Reid Concert Hall, Bristo Square, St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, Edinburgh eH8 9AH Cowgate, Edinburgh eH1 1LJ

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The world’s oldest purpose-built St Cecilia’s Hall and Museum museum of musical instruments of Instruments close for major displays its collection in Victorian cases refurbishment from September 2014 still containing their original glass. and are due to re-open in September European wind, bowed string and 2016. For further information see percussion instruments are on display. www.stcecilias.ed.ac.uk A separate gallery houses a collection of bagpipes and folk instruments from around the world.

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Michel Doneda (p.10) © Patrick Fabre; Edinburgh Quartet (cover, p.3,10) © Jean Stoner; Michael Graham (p.10) © David Selby; Edinburgh Film Music Orchestra (p.11) © Chris Scott Rohan De Sarum (cover, p.9) © Jane Baker; Quasar Quartet (cover, p.6) © François Morin The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration no. SC005336 d e s i g n : f o g b a n k p r o j e c t s