Caird Hall Brochure Summer 2017
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SUMMER 2017 Acoustic Press Shot © Paul Cox Shot © Paul Press Acoustic www.cairdhall.co.uk WELCOME We are delighted to welcome an array of brand new Shows to the Caird Hall - Gino’s Italian Escape Live for an evening of food and fun, The National Theatre of Scotland The 306: Day, Bowie Experience all the hits of David Bowie, The Aberdeen Sinfonietta with Conductor Gary Walker and the Frankie Valli celebration Bye Bye Baby. Tickets for all are now on sale so do book soon. Dundee City Box Office has a new look online service, after taking on board a number of customer comments from recent surveys, check it out at www.dundeebox.co.uk. the new site allows bookings from all devices whether you are on the bus or in the garden. For personal callers the office hours at 16 City Square have been extended to 5 pm Monday - Saturday, to further help improve the service. Grab a coffee, take a seat and look through our full programme of Shows/Events and book at your leisure. We hope to welcome you to the Caird Hall this Summer. Susan Gillan Caird Hall Manager, Leisure & Culture Dundee 2 www.dundeebox.co.uk dundee city box office 01382434940 Friday 5 May 8pm GINO’S ITALIAN ESCAPE LIVE Live On Stage - A Night of Food and Fun with Gino Join Gino D’Acampo for an evening of food and fun on Gino’s Italian Escape Live tour when he brings a piece of Italy to Dundee. Please be aware this show may contain adult lanuage not suitable for young children £30 (£27.50 + £2.50 Booking Fee) Ticket prices quoted are in person at Dundee City Box Office 3 Caird Hall Organ Concerts 2017 Leisure and Culture Dundee, supported by the Friends of the Caird Hall Organ, present a series of Wednesday evening concerts. Come along and enjoy the excitingly varied programmes showing off the Caird Hall’s mighty Harrison organ in its full glory! Wed 3 May - Richard Michael ‘Any tune… any style!’ You pick the programme for this concert!... Richard – a master of improvisation – will play any tune in any style from a list of pieces submitted by members of the audience! Wed 7 June - Kevin Duggan A warm welcome to the Caird console for the first time to Kevin, Director of Music at Dunblane Cathedral. Kevin’s programme will include works by Holst, Hollins and Warlock. Wed 12 July - Stuart Muir with The Williams Duo – trumpets Bede and Vicky Williams make a return visit Leisure & Culture Dundee is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation No. SC042421 to join the City Organist for a concert with that thrilling combination of organ and trumpets. 4 Ticket prices quoted are in person at Dundee City Box Office Wed 2 August - Neil Cockburn & Edmund Aldhouse A Tribute to Marcel Dupré “It will be a thrilling experience to hear the instrument of which we are all so proud played by the greatest master of his art”. So heralded the Courier Marcel Dupré’s May 1924 visit to perform on the brand new Harrison and Harrison organ of the Caird Hall. Now, more than 90 years later Calgary Cathedral Organist Neil Cockburn and Ely Cathedral Assistant Organist Edmund Aldhouse recreate Dupré’s recital. The repertoire includes music by Bach, Parry, Franck and Dupré. Wed 6 Sept - Donald MacKenzie Having wowed several audiences with his playing at FOCHO’s black and white movie nights, Donald, resident organist at the Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square in London, stars in his first solo concert at the Caird Hall. Concerts start at 7pm, except 2 August at 7.30pm and will last approximately 1 hour, with the chance to ‘meet the organist’ in the café-bar following each performance. £5 | FOCHO £4 | Students £3 Accompanied schoolchildren Free Ticket prices quoted are in person at Dundee City Box Office 5 Wednesday 17 May Doors Open 7pm SIMPLE MINDS & Support Acoustic Press Shot © Paul Cox Shot © Paul Press Acoustic Special Acoustic show by Scotland’s super group Simple Minds £74.50 (£71.00 + £3.50 Booking Fee) £59.50 (£56.00 + £3.50 Booking Fee) £49.50 (£46.00 + £3.50 Booking Fee) £39.50 (£36.00 + £3.50 Booking Fee) Max 6 tickets per customer Over 14s, under 16s with Adult 18+ 6 www.dundeebox.co.uk dundee city box office 01382434940 The Dundee Cat Show Saturday 13 May 11.30am - 4.30pm Hosted by The Nor’ East of Scotland Cat Club & The Siamese Cat Society of Scotland Championship cat show for pedigree and non-pedigree cats. Held under G.C.C.F. Rules. No entries accepted on day Trade/Charity Stalls Admission at door Bowie Experience Friday 26 May 7.30pm Bowie Experience is a spectacular concert featuring all of David Bowie’s hits - celebrating the music of the world’s greatest pop icon. An unforgettable journey of sound and vision through David Bowie’s golden years from Space Oddity through to Let’s Dance. The world’s number 1 celebration of David Bowie features songs including Space Oddity, Starman, Fashion, Life on Mars, China Girl, Rebel Rebel, Golden Years, Modern Love, All the Young Dudes, Lets Dance, Heroes and Absolute Beginners. £26 (£24 + £2 Booking Fee) Ticket prices quoted are in person at Dundee City Box Office 7 Got Soul Choir - Sizzlin’ Soul Saturday 27 May 8pm Led by soul powerhouse Maryam Ghaffari, the massed voices of Dundee’s premier soul choir bring you Sizzlin’ Soul! The Choir are joined by special guest singer, MC and producer, Kevin Mark Trail. Joined by the full Got Soul live band, this is going to be a night of infectious and uplifting classic and contemporary soul songs that are guaranteed to get you on your feet. Don’t miss the Got Soul Choir’s unique brand of foot-stomping and soul- soaring harmonies. Got Soul Choir - Sizzlin’ Soul © Andy Catlin £16 | Concessions £12.50 Aberdeen Sinfonietta Summer Concert Sunday 28 May 3pm In recent years Aberdeen Sinfonietta has expanded its membership and repertoire to perform regularly as a full symphony orchestra in Aberdeen’s Music Hall. This concert is the first to be given by the larger orchestra outside Aberdeen. They will perform a varied and joyful programme, including the attractive Hebridean Dances by the well-known Aberdeen-born composer John McLeod. Rossini: Overture The Barber of Seville John McLeod: Hebridean Dances Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor Dvořák: Symphony No 8 in G Conductor: Garry Walker Soloist: Gina McCormack (violin) £12 Students & unemployed £6 Accompanied schoolchildren free Garry Walker © Jack Liebeck Gina McCormack 8 www.dundeebox.co.uk dundee city box office 01382434940 Scottish Ensemble Eastern Europe Express Wednesday 31 May 7.30pm With Bartosz Woroch (guest director and violin) Gorecki - Three pieces in old style Chopin - Two Nocturnes [arr. David Matthews] Bacewicz - Concerto for String Orchestra Czyż - Canzona di Barocco for String Orchestra Dvorák - String Quintet in G major, Op. 77 [arr. string orchestra] Pre-concert talk from the stage at 6.45pm Hosted by guest director and solo violinist Bartosz Woroch £12 | Students/Unwaged £5 Accompanied schoolchildren free National Youth Choir of Scotland Dundee Choir Summer Concert Sunday 4 June 6.30pm NYCoS Dundee Choir, under the baton of Director Mairi Leggatt, returns to the Caird Hall for its annual summer concert. The singers, aged 8-17 years, will showcase a varied repertoire. A recent highlight for the Choir was taking part in a unique massed choir performance to celebrate the 2014 Commonwealth Games, entitled ‘Going for Gold’. Over 700 NYCoS singers were involved over two performances in Dundee and Glasgow. £8 | Under 25 £5 Ticket prices quoted are in person at Dundee City Box Office 9 Bye Bye Baby Wednesday 14 June 7.30pm Bye Bye Baby takes you back in time on a musical journey through the career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, whose songs graced such films as The Deer Hunter, Dirty Dancing and Grease. From their early beginning in the 1950s, when Frankie first joined the group, this show celebrates the greatest hits such as ‘Beggin’; ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’; ‘Walk Like A Man’; ‘Lets Hang On’; ‘Who Loves You’; ‘December ’63 (Oh What A Night)’; ‘Bye Bye Baby’; ‘Can’t Take my Eyes off You’; ‘Fallen Angel’ and ‘Grease’ through to a superb grand finale medley of more of the group’s greatest hits. £22.25 (£20.50 + £1.75 Booking Fee) Concessions £21.25 (£19.50 + £1.75 Booking Fee) Be Your Best Foundation Present ® 2017 Rock Challenge Friday 16 June 6.30pm Scottish Final Involving more than 320 schools across the country this year’s UK Rock Challenge® and J Rock™ tour is expected to reach 20,000 young people between the ages of 7 and 18 years old and upwards of 38,000 audience members. The spectacular performing arts competition returns to Dundee to host the Scottish Final for another mesmerising year. Following their success in regional heats, schools from across Scotland will bring their eight-minute high-scale productions and perform together in a captivating night of competition whilst supporting the Rock Challenge® ethos of achieving a natural high through performance rather than through the use of substances. Join us as we celebrate the best in youth creativity, talent, and imagination. £13 10 www.dundeebox.co.uk dundee city box office 01382434940 SSAFA Annual Concert Saturday 17 June 7pm Sailors, Soldiers, Airman & Families Association is the major local charitable organisation looking after the welfare of Veterans of all conflicts since World War 1 Comedian - Private Eddie Devine Scotland’s Cavalier of song - Jimmy McWilliams The Military Wives Choir of RAF Leuchars Musical Director & Host - Robin Mather The Black Watch Pipes & Drums The Twa Tenors The Dundee Free Voice Singers The Sandra Wright Dancers £6 Sunday 18 June 7pm DANCE EAT PERFORM A huge cast of young people showcasing the latest dance styles in Hip Hop, Streetdance, and Musical REPEAT Theatre.