Concerts at the University of Edinburgh, Autumn

Concerts at the university Autumn - Winter 2015 2 Concerts at the university

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Due to the current buildings works at the McEwan Hall, our forthcoming series of lunchtime concerts has been moved from the Reid Concert Hall. Tuesday lunchtime concerts will be held in the City of Edinburgh Methodist Church and Friday lunchtime concerts will be in the Playfair Library Hall or Greyfriars Kirk. The Reid Concert Hall will continue to be used for concerts in the evenings and at weekends.

Reid Concert Hall – Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AH 1 Pedestrian access to the main entrance is via Teviot Place. A wheelchair lift is provided at the east door accessed from Bristo Square.

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

diary Autumn/winter 2015 October

2 8.00pm Reid Concert Hall Aleks Kolkowski and Grey Area FREE

3 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Debashish Sanyal & Vijay Kangutkar £10 / £5

6 1.10pm Methodist Church The Edinburgh Quartet FREE

Playfair Library Ruth Slater, Aaron McGregor, Alice Allen & 9 1.10pm FREE Hall John Kitchen

11 8.00pm Reid Concert Hall Edimpro FREE

13 1.10pm Methodist Church Students from the Reid School of Music FREE

16 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk John Kitchen FREE

20 1.10pm Methodist Church The Edinburgh Quartet FREE

Playfair Library Anne Desler, Mai Kawabata & John 23 1.10pm FREE Hall Kitchen Old Saint Paul's 25 3.00pm Edinburgh University Singers £5 / £3 Church

27 1.10pm Methodist Church Adam Brown FREE

30 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk David Gerrard FREE November

3 1.10pm Methodist Church Raymond MacDonald & Helle Lund FREE

6 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk Simon Leach FREE

10 1.10pm Methodist Church The Edinburgh Quartet FREE

13 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk James Johnstone FREE

13 7.30pm Greyfriars Kirk EUMS Symphony Orchestra £10 / £5 5 Autumn - Winter 2015

diary Autumn/winter 2015 november continued Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra 14 8.00pm Greyfriars Kirk £10 / £5 & Edinburgh University Chamber Choir

17 1.10pm Methodist Church Florian Kitt & Harald Ossberger FREE

20 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk Douglas Hollick FREE

Edinburgh University Renaissance 20 7.45pm Canongate Kirk £8 / £5 Singers

21 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University String Orchestra £10 / £5

22 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall EUMS Sinfonia £10 / £5

24 1.10pm Methodist Church Magdalena Durant & Chris Harding FREE

Edinburgh University Composers' 26 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall FREE Orchestra

27 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Wind Band £5 /£3 december

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

6 6.00pm St. Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh University Carol Service FREE

entry by 7 8.00pm Reid Concert Hall EUMS Orchestras Christmas concert donation Scottish National 10 1.15pm Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh University Singers FREE Queen Street 6 Concerts at the university

FRIDAY 2 OCTOBER, 8.00pm TUESDAY 6 OCTOBER, 1.10pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 3 Methodist Church ALEKS KOLKOWSKI phonograph, THE EDINBURGH QUARTET gramophone and stroh violin and members of GREY AREA TRISTAN GURNEY violin GORDON BRAGG violin CHRISTIAN WOLFF For 1 ,2, or 3 People FIONA WINNING viola KOLKOWSKI and WILLIAMS Test-Tone Battle MARK BAILEY cello and group improvisation featuring GREY AREA TOM HARROLD Silent Shores HAYDN String Quartet Op.20 No.1 Admission Free Admission Free

The Edinburgh Quartet SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER, 7.30pm Photo credit: Archie MacFarlane 1 Reid Concert Hall DEBASHISH SANYAL sitar VIJAY KANGUTKAR tabla A rare opportunity to hear the highest quality North Indian classical music in Edinburgh. £10 non-student / £5 student Tickets available on the door [email protected]

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FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER, 1.10pm TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER, 1.10pm 4 Playfair Library Hall 3 Methodist Church RUTH SLATER violin STUDENTS FROM THE REID SCHOOL OF AARON McGREGOR violin MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH ALICE ALLEN cello JOHN KITCHEN harpsichord Admission Free AVISON Trio Sonata in D minor Op. 1 No. 1 CORELLI Trio Sonata in D major Op. 3 No. 2 STANLEY Concerto in C minor Op. 10 No. 4 FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER, 1.10pm HANDEL Trio Sonata in G major Op. 5 No. 4 2 Greyfriars Kirk Admission Free JOHN KITCHEN organ Aaron McGregor ROBERDAY Fugue and Caprice in F MICHEL CORRETTE Magnificat en a mila 3# DURUFLÉ Méditation WIDOR Three movements from Symphony No. 4 Admission Free

John Kitchen © The City of Edinburgh Council.

SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER, 8.00pm 1 Reid Concert Hall EDIMPRO Concert of free improvisations by Edimpro, Edinburgh’s free improvisation ensemble. Admission Free 8 Concerts at the university

TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER, 1.10pm SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER, 3.00pm 3 Methodist Church 8 Old Saint Paul’s Church, THE EDINBURGH QUARTET Jeffrey Street TRISTAN GURNEY violin EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY SINGERS GORDON BRAGG violin JOHN KITCHEN conductor FIONA WINNING viola CALUM ROBERTSON organ MARK BAILEY cello A concert of sacred and secular choral music. PӒRT Summa TAVENER Ikon of Joy / Sorrow £5 / £3 concession SCHUBERT String Quartet No.10 in E flat Tickets available on the door Admission Free TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER, 1.10pm FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER, 1.10pm 3 Methodist Church ADAM BROWN guitar 4 Playfair Library Hall LAURO Virgilio ANNE DESLER mezzo-soprano MONTES Preludio de Adios MAI KAWABATA violin LAURO Yacumbu JOHN KITCHEN harpsichord BOGDANOVIC African Sketches J.S. BACH Sonata No. 4 in C minor for violin BALKANSKI Nocturne and obbligato harpsichord BWV 1017 UNGAR Ashokan Farewell ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI Cantata IV: Sotto il TÁRREGA Gran Vals bel di fiori e fronde BARRIOS Julia Florida NICOLO PORPORA Cantata IX ‘Destatevi, VILLA-LOBOS Chôro No.1 o pastori’ Admission Free Admission Free Adam Brown Mai Kawabata 9 Autumn - Winter 2015

FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER, 1.10pm TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm 2 Greyfriars Kirk 3 Methodist Church DAVID GERRARD organ RAYMOND MacDONALD saxophone HELLE LUND piano J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 539 Jazz interpretations of Danish Folk J.S. BACH Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, songs, original compositions and free BWV 665 improvisations from one of Denmark’s GEORG BÖHM Chorale Partita ‘Gelobet seist most accomplished Jazz pianists. du, Jesu Christ’ and works by LOUIS COUPERIN and Admission Free ANTONIO de CABEZON Raymond MacDonald Admission Free and Helle Lund

David Gerrard 10 Concerts at the university

FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm 2 Greyfriars Kirk 2 Greyfriars Kirk SIMON LEACH organ JAMES JOHNSTONE organ J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in C major J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in BWV 547 C major BWV 564 STANLEY Voluntary VIII in D minor J.S. BACH Fantasia and Fugue in C minor PARRY Fantasia and Fugue in G BWV 537 FRESCOBALDI Bergamasca (Fiori Musicali J.S. BACH Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland 1635) BWV 659 VIERNE Carillon de Westminster J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B minor BWV 544 Admission Free Admission Free Simon Leach

FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm 2 Greyfriars Kirk EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RUSSELL COWIESON conductor SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.5 WAGNER Prelude to Lohengrin MAHLER Rückert Lieder £10 / £5 concession TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm Tickets available on the door or in 3 Methodist Church advance from www.eums.org.uk THE EDINBURGH QUARTET TRISTAN GURNEY violin GORDON BRAGG violin FIONA WINNING viola MARK BAILEY cello SCHNITTKE Prelude in Memorium Dmitri Shostakovich SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 7 STEVENSON Recitative and Air on DSCH: in Memoriam Shostakovich (1987) Admission Free 11 Autumn - Winter 2015

SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER, 8.00pm FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm 2 Greyfriars Kirk 2 Greyfriars Kirk EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CHAMBER DOUGLAS HOLLICK organ ORCHESTRA A Praeludium by BUXTEHUDE, and EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CHAMBER BACH’s Fantasia and Fugue in G CHOIR minor BWV 542 will frame works GREGORY BATSLEER conductor by HIERONYMUS PRAETORIUS and ROBERT BROOKS conductor BRUHNS based around the Advent chorale ‘Nun komm, der Heiden RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin Heiland’ HOWELLS Requiem HAYDN Missa in Angustiis (Nelson Mass) Admission Free £10 / £5 concession tickets available on Douglas Hollick the door or phone 07530 585823

TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm 3 Methodist Church FLORIAN KITT cello HARALD OSSBERGER piano KODALY Sonata Op.4 TAKEMITSU Orion BRITTEN Sonata in C Op.65 Admission Free

FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER, 7.45pm 5 Canongate Kirk EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY RENAISSANCE SINGERS NOEL O’REGAN director O Taste and See: Renaissance Music for the Five Senses £8 / £5 Tickets available on the door Florian Kitt and Harald Ossberger or from eurs.eusa.ed.ac.uk 12 Concerts at the university

SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 3 Methodist Church EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY STRING MAGDALENA DURANT soprano ORCHESTRA CHRIS HARDING piano WILL CONWAY conductor Through the Spectrum of Colours. DUNCAN APPLEBY soloist A musical journey spanning 100 years of song from BRAHMS, FAURÉ and DEBUSSY MOZART Eine Kleine Nacht Musik to SZYMANOWSKI. FINZI Eclogue ELGAR Introduction and Allegro Admission Free STRAVINSKY Concerto in D

£10 / £5 Tickets available on the door Magdalena Durant and www.facebook.com/Edinburgh Chris Harding UniversityStringOrchestra [email protected]

SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm 1 Reid Concert Hall EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY SINFONIA MICHAEL DEVLIN conductor RACHMANINOV Caprice Bohémian KHACHATURIAN Adagio from Spartacus BORODIN Symphony No.2 £10 / £5 concesssion THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm Tickets available on the door or in advance from www.eums.org.uk 1 Reid Concert Hall EDINBURGH UNIVERSTY COMPOSERS’ ORCHESTRA MICHAEL GRAHAM conductor A concert of new works featuring students from the University of Edinburgh. Admission Free 13 Autumn - Winter 2015

FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm MONDAY 7 DECEMBER, 8.00pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 1 Reid Concert Hall EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY WIND BAND EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY ORCHESTRAS MORVEN BELL conductor RUSSELL COWIESON conductor A variety of music, including traditional wind band music, film scores and musicals. With Carols aplenty and fantastic orchestral performances of well-known £5 non-student / £3 student and well-loved Christmas Classics, this Tickets available on the door evening is a seasonal must for those in [email protected] the mood for merriment with an EUMS twist. Entry by donation SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER, 7.30pm 1 Reid Concert Hall pm EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY BRASS BAND THURSDAY 10 DECEMBER, 1.15 ONDŘEJ SOUKUP conductor 7 Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Queen Street A mixture of traditional brass band favourites, well-known contemporary music EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY SINGERS and some festive Christmas classics. JOHN KITCHEN conductor £5 non-student / £3 student A concert of seasonal choral music for Advent Tickets available on the door and Christmas [email protected] Admission Free

John Kitchen SUNDAY 6 DECEMBER, 6.00pm © The City of Edinburgh Council 6 St. Giles’ Cathedral UNIVERSITY CAROL SERVICE EU SINGERS and EU RENAISSANCE SINGERS JOHN KITCHEN conductor and organ NOEL O’REGAN conductor Important: due to the popularity of the event, please be seated by 5.40pm (doors open 5pm); unfortunately admission cannot be guaranteed. Admission Free 14 Concerts at the university related events music research seminars institute for music in human Lecture Room A, Alison House and social development thursdays, 5.15pm (IMHSD) These seminars are open to all. See website The institute for Music in Human and for further information: Social Development brings together research, theory and practice from www.eca.ed.ac.uk/reid-school-of-music/ disciplines including psychology, medicine, news-events/music-research-seminars linguistics, physics, neuroscience and philosophy. Our aim is to inform both the scientific understanding and practical application of music as an educational, other events at edinburgh therapeutic, artistic and social tool. college of art www.eca.ed.ac.uk/reid-school-of- For other events at the Edinburgh College of music/research/centres/imhsd Art, please visit the website: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/eca-home/news- events

Aleks Kolkowski

See page 6 for concert details Photo credit TEDx imperial College 15 Autumn - Winter 2015 MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUMS reid concert hall st cecilia’s hall and museum of museum of instruments instruments Reid Concert Hall, Bristo Square, St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate, Edinburgh, EH8 9AH 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, as is a selection of instruments from around the world. OPENING HOURS (from October 2015) St Cecilia’s Hall and Museum of Instruments Wednesdays 3pm-5pm are currently closed for refurbishment and Saturdays 10am-1pm are due to re-open in November 2016. For further information see Admission Free [email protected] www.stcecilias.ed.ac.uk 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

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