2016-17 SEASON
Re-defining the string orchestra TO SEE THE WHOLE 16-17 SEASON AT A GLANCE GO TO P32 GOOD IDEAS CAN OCCUR IN THE MOST UNEXPECTED MOMENTS.
For a recent birthday, the SE team bought me a book of hauntingly beautiful photography of derelict buildings and Who we are and what we do 4-5 a super-charged battery pack for my
PERFORMANCE phone. They know me too well; I’m Transfigured Night 6-7 often on the move, and always looking American Life 8-9 around me for inspiration. A new collaboration could be – and often Anno 10-11 is - just one thought away; listening to Concerts by Candlelight 12-13 music in different places offers fresh perspective and the chance to draw Music Is Power 14-15 new connections. Baroque Dance Party 16-17 Being Artistic Director of SE is often Eastern Europe Express 18-19 time-consuming, sometimes daunting, Other concerts 20-21 and always eye-opening. But mostly Musicians’ highlights 22-23 it’s life-affirming. We never forget how lucky we are to bring music to International 24-25 people. On an average day, I might PARTICIPATION Shetland Residency 27 talk through programme ideas with a world-renowned soloist before Dundee Residency 28 helping a seven-year-old cellist from Inverness Residency 29 Dundee with bow technique. What links each day is being surrounded by Dumfries Residency 29 outstanding musicians who are equally Creative Learning 30-31 dedicated to and fascinated by music, and who help me to bring it to life at Full season timetable 32-33 each and every event with their talent How to give 34-36 and passion. How to book 37 I very much look forward to sharing Musicians, staff and contact 38 our music-making with you across 16-17.
14th April 2016 Akaroa, New Zealand WELCOME TO 2016-17 WHO WE ARE AND PERFORMANCE
Performing live is our first and foremost passion, and each season we tour WHAT WE DO Scotland, the UK and the world with high quality events. In each programme, we try to present well known pieces alongside new, different or unexpected works with the aim of introducing people to something they might not have heard before. We also actively seek out people to collaborate with, whether that’s other musicians or artists from other forms. SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE (SE) IS A GROUP OF OUTSTANDING MUSICIANS WHO CHAMPION MUSIC WRITTEN FOR STRINGS, CROSSING GENRES, PERIODS, STYLES AND ART FORMS TO MAKE NEW CONNECTIONS. PARTICIPATION
You might find us playing in a prestigious concert hall, a shopping centre, your local pub or an international music festival. About four times a year, the whole band sets up in a Scottish city or location as By performing in as many different places as possible, we aim to reach as many part of our SE Residencies series. The idea is to bring the joy of making and different people as possible, letting them experience and enjoy classical music in listening to music to as many people as possible by taking it out of the concert a way that is relevant to them. hall and putting it directly in the community. Linking each and every event is a commitment to creating a live experience of This can mean anything from a pop-up performance in a shopping centre, to a the absolute highest quality. workshop with primary school children, to a collaboration with drama students; the events are chosen and programmed after discussions with members of the local community about what they want and need.
INTERNATIONAL
Scottish Ensemble has been invited to play on some of the most prestigious stages across the world. From the Shanghai Concert Hall to New York Town Hall, our reputation across the world – not only as the UK’s leading string orchestra, but as one of its most innovative and forward-thinking groups - continues to build. This season, we take one of our collaborative projects, Goldberg Variations – ternary patterns for insomnia, to Europe.
5 Strauss Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85* Brahms String Sextet No.1 in B flat major, Op.18 Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht, Op.4
Richard Dehmel’s poem, Verklärte Nacht, depicts two lovers walking through a shadowy forest. By the light of the moon, the woman reveals a dark secret: she is carrying another man’s child. Schoenberg’s dramatic, emotionally-charged setting of the poem caused controversy at its 1902 premiere, due not only to its taboo subject matter but the actual notes, too - his forward-thinking harmonic palette was met with outrage. Today, the piece is celebrated as one of the composer’s most melodic and accessible pieces - dark, tense, atmospheric, chromatic and dramatic in equal measure.
Brahms’ sextet is quite simply a stunning piece of music. Its second movement, regularly used in film and TV, contains some of the most beautiful chamber music written for strings.
**Stirling, Skye, Musselburgh and Boat of Garten
july 2016 october 2016
22 Jul Aros, Skye* 7.30pm 3 Oct Perth Concert Hall, Perth 1pm 23 Jul The Tolbooth, Stirling 8pm 4 Oct The Brunton, Musselburgh 7.30pm TRANSFIGURED 24 Jul Music at Paxton 6pm 5 Oct Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow 7.30pm 6 Oct Community Hall, Boat of Garten 7.30pm 7 Oct Underdog, Aberdeen 8.30pm NIGHT *Kindly supported by Inksters Solicitors 9 Oct Wigmore Hall, London 11.30am FOR BOOKING DETAILS SEE p32-33 7 AMERICAN Mark Stewart To Whom It May Concern, Thank You Philip Glass Company Nico Muhly Motion John Adams Shaker Loops LIFE Trad. Spirituals [arr. Manson] Copland Appalachian Spring
From the pressing heat of the deep south to the sharp autumnal wind of the Appalachian trail to the anxious hum of the metropolis… Come with us on a journey through a North American landscape, and an evening of music rich with belief, fervour and visionary talent.
From the simmering cinematic joy of Philip Glass’ Company to the ecstatic frenzy of Adams’ 21st-century masterpiece we descend, gently, into Copland’s evocative, russet-toned depiction of a New England landscape, performed complete with clarinet, flute, bassoon and piano.
7 Sep Caird Hall, Dundee 7.30pm september 2016 8 Sep Eden Court, Inverness 7.30pm 10 Sep Theatre Royal, Dumfries 7.30pm 11 Sep New Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Halls 3.30pm
with an SE BLETHER in Inverness and Dumfries (6.45pm) and Glasgow (2.45pm) exploring Philip Glass and Samuel Beckett
FOR BOOKING DETAILS SEE p32-33 9 ANNA MEREDITH | ELEANOR MEREDITH | SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE A BRAND NEW CONTEXT FOR VIVALDI’S THE FOUR SEASONS
Anno is The Four Seasons interspersed with newly written sounds; a year of music, condensed into an hour; a sensory experience of the passing of time; a brand new context for an old, beloved piece.
Step with us into a transformed world and experience a year in an hour. Sit in a powerful circle of sound and light which collides, merges, intersplices and cocoons. Experience Vivaldi’s four seasonal concerti as one continuous, ANNO refreshed, live experience for the ears and eyes. Anna Meredith is former composer-in-residence with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and one of the most exciting classical-electronic composers of her generation.
Composer Anna Meredith Visual artist Eleanor Meredith Solo violin Jonathan Morton Environment/lighting design DO Architecture Sound design Sound Intermedia Movement director Matthew Lenton Animation assistant Batuhan Bintas
june 2016 world premiere at Spitalfields Music Summer Festival
6-7 Jun Oval Space, London 6.30pm & 8.30pm november 2016 10-11 Nov Tramway, Glasgow 6.30pm & 8.30pm 13 Nov The Hub, Edinburgh 4.30pm & 6.30pm
11 ascent concerts by candlelight
Kilar Orawa Dobrinka Tabakova Such Different Paths Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending [arr. string orchestra] Dobrinka Tabakova Concerto for Cello and Strings (with David Cohen) Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Pause for an evening of light and in association with shimmering suspense amidst the festive flurry.
Enjoy music of radiance and ascent in atmospheric churches and cathedrals, with musicians playing by the warm light of candles.
Experience double the sound as december 2016 SE musicians are joined by nine promising young NYOS players. 5 Dec St John’s Kirk, Perth 7.30pm 6 Dec Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh 7.30pm Discover unexpected beauty amidst 7 Dec Wellington Church, Glasgow 7.30pm two full, sonorous works by Vaughan 8 Dec St Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen 7.30pm Williams - with his immenseTallis Fantasia enhanced by a second offstage 9 Dec Caird Hall, Dundee 7.30pm orchestra for extra resonating effect. 10 Dec Inverness Cathedral, Inverness 7.30pm
FOR BOOKING DETAILS SEE p32-33 Mendelssohn Sinfonia No. 6 in E flat major, MWV N6 music Arvo Pärt Silouan’s Song Hartmann Concerto Funebre Mendelssohn Sinfonia No. 10 in B minor, MWV N10 is Pēteris Vasks Viatore Bach Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042 power Mendelssohn’s music was notoriously banned in 1936 by a Nazi regime which labelled the Jewish composer “a dangerous accident of musical history”.
Hartmann’s Concerto Funebre, dashed off in the autumn of 1939, represents the with Alina Ibragimova (violin) contrasting hope and hopelessness of a country plunged into war.
Arvo Pärt and Pēteris Vasks use their music as a vehicle for spiritual questioning, to transcendent effect, and Bach’s ebullient E major concerto is a testament to the pure, uplifting joy of melody and harmony.
Together with world-renowned Russian violinist Alina Ibragimova, join us for an exploration of the political, spiritual and emotional power of music.
16 Feb The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh 7.30pm february 2017 17 Feb New Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Halls 7.30pm 1 8 Fe b Wigmore Hall, London 7 . 3 0 p m
FOR BOOKING DETAILS SEE p32-33 15 Bach Air on the G String (from Orchestral Suite No.3, BAROQUE BWV 1068) Johannes Fischer Air Purcell Suite from The Fairy Queen, Z.629 DANCE Telemann Tafelmusik [recomposed by Johannes Fischer]
Bach knew how to throw a party. So did Telemann, and Purcell. With the great Baroque masters as our inspiration, we’re taking five string instruments, a PARTY harpsichord and some Baroque percussion and hosting our own. From the soaring pomp of Bach’s Air on the G String, one of the most famous melodies in history, to the rhythmic elegance of the orchestral suite from Purcell’s Fairy Queen opera, the sound of the Baroque court is our rich drawing board for this concert of historic dance music.
Telemann’s Tafelmusik will be served with a twist. Playing from an electronic ‘sound table’ - one of his own creations - percussionist and composer Johannes Fischer will enhance the joyous collection of 18th-century dances by creating loops and patterns from fragments of the music as you hear it live.
16 Mar Greyfriarks Kirk, Edinburgh 7.30pm march 2017 17 Mar Caird Hall, Dundee 7.30pm 21 Mar Eden Court, Inverness 7.30pm 22 Mar Oran Mor, Glasgow 6.30pm
with Johannes Fischer (percussion) with an SE BLETHER at 6.45pm in Edinburgh, Dundee and Inverness with guest speaker Johannes Fischer
FOR BOOKING DETAILS SEE p32-33 17 Gòrecki Three pieces in old style EASTern Chopin Two Nocturnes [arr. David Matthews] Bacewicz Concerto for String Orchestra Czyż Canzona di Barocco EUROPE Dvořák String Quintet No.2 in G major, Op. 77 [arr. string orchestra]
Introducing your guide, Polish-born Bartosz Woroch - a gifted violinist specialising in chamber and solo violin, taking us across Eastern Europe on a musical journey of express discovery!
with Bartosz Woroch (guest director / violin) TO POLAND! Where Grażyna Bacewicz, one of the country’s first female composers, wrote her much-lauded 1948 concerto, which fuses tradition and modernity with vivacious gusto, energy and inventive flair.
TO FRANCE (YES, IT’S A BIT OF A DETOUR)! Where Chopin wrote Opus 37, No.2 and Opus 55, No.1, performed now in this exquisite string orchestra arrangement (and SE commission) by David Matthews, who translates the delicate piano melodies into beautifully meandering lines for solo violin.
TO CZECH REPUBLIC! ...to end the evening with one of Dvořák’s most well- known quintets, scored with double bass to create a deep, romantic richness.
31 May Caird Hall, Dundee 7.30pm may/june 2017 4 Jun Theatre Royal, Dumfries 7.30pm 6 Jun Eden Court, Inverness 7.30pm 7 Jun Cottier Chamber Project, Glasgow 6.30pm
with an SE BLETHER at 6.45pm in Dundee and Inverness with guest speaker Bartosz Woroch 19 other concerts CRIEFF
50 YEARS OF STRATHEARN MUSIC SOCIETY As well as our main tours across Scotland and London, we also perform one- SAT 12 NOV 2016, CRIEFF PARISH CHURCH, CRIEFF, 7.30PM-9.30PM off concerts throughout the year - whether as part of one of our participation or creative learning programmes, or when we’ve been invited to perform by partner James MacMillan Memento organisations. Ravel Pièce en forme de habanera Fauré Berceuse Fauré Après un rêve Debussy La Marche de la Poupée en Chiffon (from Children’s Corner, No.6) SHETLAND James MacMillan For Sonny Vivaldi Extracts from The Four Seasons EN RÊVE Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings SAT 25 JUN 2016, MAREEL, LERWICK, 7.30PM - 9.30PM Part of the Shetland Residency - see p.27 for full programme We are delighted to be invited to honour 50 years of this thriving music society with a special guest performance. Debussy La Marche de la Poupée en Chiffon (from Children’s Corner, No.6) Fauré Berceuse The programme celebrates the string repertoire, from the heavenly, shivering Fauré Après un rêve strains of Vivaldi’s seasonal concerti to the delicate, atmospheric intimacy of two Ravel Pièce en forme de habanera lesser-heard quartets by the society’s patron, Sir James MacMillan, before Ravel Petite symphonie à cordes [String Quartet arr. Barshai] ending the evening with Tchaikovsky’s lavish serenade. Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings Evocative music from turn-of-the-century France is enhanced and transformed DUMFRIES by the rich sound of a full string orchestra in these inventive arrangements. A particular highlight is Barshai’s arrangement of Ravel’s String Quartet in F major, VIOLIN AND CELLO DUOS commissioned by SE in 1987, and still one of our favourite pieces to perform. THU 30 MAR 2017, THEATRE ROYAL, DUMFRIES, 7.30PM-9.30PM
GLASGOW Pleyel Sonata No.1 Glière 8 Pieces, Op.39 (No. 1,2,6 and 7) Bartók Hungarian Folk Melodies [trans. Karl Kraeuter] RCS - FRIDAYS AT ONE Halvorsen Passacaglia for Violin and Viola [arr. violin and cello] FRI 14 OCT 2016, RCS STEVENSON HALL, GLASGOW, 1PM-2PM Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello Part of RCS Week - see p.31 for details Ridout Ferdinand The Bull
Webern Five Movements, Op.5 (movement 5) SE violinist Cheryl Crockett and cellist Alison Lawrance perform a lively, Bartók Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113 varied programme of duos from the Baroque to the 20th Century. Highlights include Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello and Halvorsen’s Passacaglia, an Following a week of intensive coaching, string musicians from RCS play alongside impressive, faux-Baroque gambol across the strings inspired by Handel. SE in this public concert. Bartók’s Divertimento, the last piece composed before he fled Hungary on the outbreak of World War II, is a delight of contrasts - from moments of typical Bartókian brightness to the sinister, creeping langour of the second movement. 21 This is such a magical piece. Vasks takes you on an epic OUR HIGHLIGHTS journey, evoking vast landscapes, brooding mountains and open seas, in contrast with sparkling ice crystals, dancing fireflies and laughing nymphs. The slow moving passages suggest human struggle - sometimes bleak, sometimes hopeful. I also love the ending - was it all a dream?! This piece is 15 minutes of pure bliss, where you’re transported back in time to Renaissance England, with its modal harmonies CHERYL CROCKETT, VIOLIN contrasting wonderfully with the soaring string writing. I also ON PĒTERIS VASKS - VIATORE love how the ghostly echo created by the second, smaller string group sounds almost like an organ. Just a fantastic, fantastic piece. I first heard this played live by the Nash Ensemble and ALISON LAWRANCE, CELLO Lawrence Power, on viola, and it blew me away. The second ON VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - FANTASIA ON A THEME BY movement is an obvious highlight; the music seems to be THOMAS TALLIS straining to express something far beyond the medium of its conception. It has everything – intense beauty, calm simplicity, ” and an incredibly moving sense of uplifting grandeur.
ANDREW BERRIDGE, VIOLA ON BRAHMS - STRING SEXTET NO.1 IN B FLAT MAJOR
“ Motion. Kinetic energy, pulsing, rhythmic displacement, the call of unknown forces outside our sense of self, a deconstructed idea. As if the word itself could be captured in sound! Yet, this work has it all. Fragility, intention of line and phrase… and always with that flowing quality that we universally recognise as “motion”.
DANIEL PIORO, VIOLIN ” ON NICO MUHLY - MOTION
To be Polish and arrive at the end of the war unscathed was a “ triumph for Bacewicz and I can feel her nationalism and optimism for the future pouring out of the music. As she weaves her favourite Polish folk songs into a style not dissimilar to Bach’s Brandenburg concertos, she writes with such an inherent understanding of string playing that I find it is always a joy to play.
JOANNE GREEN, VIOLIN “ ON BACEWICZ - CONCERTO FOR STRING ORCHESTRA INTERNATIONAL GERMANY GOLDBERG VARIATIONS - TERNARY PATTERNS FOR INSOMNIA WED 31 AUG 2016, TANZHAUS NRW, DUSSELDORF, 9PM as part of the INTERNATIONALE TANZMESSE NRW
The internationale tanzmesse nrw is the world’s largest professional gathering dedicated exlusively to contemporary dance. Taking place every two years, it OUR REPUTATION ACROSS THE GLOBE IS EVER GROWING. attracts dynamic and innovative artists and companies from across the globe.
Fast becoming known as one of the world’s most distinctive string ensembles, in BELGIUM recent years we have been invited to perform in China, Taiwan, the USA, Brazil, and countries across Europe. This season, we are proudly taking Goldberg GOLDBERG VARIATIONS - TERNARY PATTERNS FOR INSOMNIA Variations - ternary patterns for insomnia, our collaboration with contemporary THU 19 JAN 2017, STADSSCHOUWBURG, BRUGES, 8PM Swedish dance company Andersson Dance, to venues across the continent. as part of the BACH ACADEMY BRUGES
Since its premiere in Stockholm in September 2015, this playful, inventive Presented by Concertgebouw Brugge, the Bach Academy Bruges is one of interpretation of Bach’s Goldberg Variations - in which musicians and dancers are Europe’s finest festivals. This sixth festival offers a varied and vibrant programme. choreographed together - has received critical acclaim and standing ovations during its 17 performances. GERMANY
J.S. BACH AND ARVO PÄRT Sublime... A generous dance concert that brings the FRI 21 APR 2017 human spirit to life as part of the THURINGIA BACH FESTIVAL
SVENSKA DAGBLADET GOLDBERG VARIATIONS - TERNARY PATTERNS FOR INSOMNIA SAT 22 APR 2017 as part of the THURINGIA BACH FESTIVAL
We are proud to have been invited to perform for two nights at this prestigious German festival celebrating the music and influence of the Baroque master.
plus NORWAY - APRIL 2017 “ Watch out in early 2017 for announcements of dates across Norway... FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INTERNATIONAL BOOKINGS, CONTACT FRASER ANDERSON ON [email protected]
25 participation SHETLAND 22-25 JUN 2016
Book for all events at shetlandboxoffice.org / 01595 745 555
SE Residencies are all about bringing the joy of making and listening to music MUSICAL FEAST! to as many people as possible by taking it out of the concert hall and putting it WED 22 JUN, CARNEGIE HALL, SANDWICK, 7.30PM-10PM directly in the community. Join us for an edible and audible feast! After an afternoon rehearsing with local So far, we’ve been to Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, Perth, Mull, musicians, we’ll put down our instruments and don our aprons in order to make Shetland and Dumfries, hosting everything from pop-up performances in a meal alongside members of the community and local celebrity chef Marian supermarkets and shopping centres to tea dances, workshops, film screenings, Armitage. You’re all invited to join for dinner and a performance. life drawing classes and so much more. HARMONY QUEST SAT 25 JUN, MAREEL, LERWICK, 1PM - 2PM, PERFECT FOR AGES 3-9 IMMERSION DAYS This engaging musical play introduces children to instruments by turning them Last season, we expanded our Residencies by adding Immersion Days, where into characters on a fun-filled mission. With musicians playing live alongside a we add context to an evening concert by putting on a pre-concert talk, as well as narrator, both children and adults will enjoy this hour-long adventure of music working with local partners during the day. and theatre.
NEW COMMISSION BY JAMES REDWOOD EN RÊVE SAT 25 JUN, MAREEL, LERWICK, 7.30PM - 9.30PM
We are thrilled to be working with composer James Redwood on a brand The Residency ends with a concert of evocative music from turn-of-the-century new piece which we will be able to perform with people at all musical levels, France, painted by strings. See p21 for the full programme, which includes Ravel, bringing together absolute beginners, professional musicians and everyone in Debussy, Fauré and Tchaikovsky. between and strengthening musical ties within the community. Come along to one of our Residency concerts to hear it for yourself - it’ll feature in some of our The Shetland Residency is performances. kindly supported by James’ previous commissions include large-scale collaborative and wonderfully Inksters Solicitors creative pieces for Glyndebourne Opera, the Royal Philmarmonic Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
IF YOU’D LIKE TO SUGGEST A RESIDENCY EVENT OR LOCATION, CONTACT ELAINE CRAIG ON [email protected]
27 INVERNESS Full event listings for the following Residencies will be on the SE website around 18-21 MAR 2017 two months before each Residency begins. Or, if you prefer, simply email us on [email protected] for a full programme. SAT 18 MAR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HIGHLAND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA DUNDEE Pop-up performances: Eden Court and Eastgate Shopping Centre, times tba
4-7 SEP 2016 A day of workshops, rehearsals and performances with talented amateur string musicians from the Highland Chamber Orchestra. Focusing on Baroque music (with a few unusual repertoire surprises, in typical SE style...), we’ll offer SUN 4 SEP practical support and advice on playing in a small ensemble. The day ends with IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DUNDEE & ANGUS INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC SERVICES two public performances for family, friends - and unsuspecting passers-by!
Young string players learning through both councils’ Instrumental Music Services SUN 19 MAR come together for a day of ensemble string playing, ending with a performance IN PARTNERSHIP WITH QUARRIERS for family and friends. You might also spot a few pupils popping up at our concert at the Caird Hall on Wednesday 7 September... Quarriers offer support and opportunities to people of all ages who face a range of challenges in their day-to-day lives. We’re delighted to be spending a day at MON 5 SEP one of their centres in Moray, performing and making music with some of the IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HM FRIGATE UNICORN people who use the centre or find support through Quarriers. Evening concert: 7.30pm (7pm doors) - book at frigateunicorn.org MON 20 MAR All hands on deck! In one of our rarer appearances off dry land, we’re inviting IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DALNEIGH PRIMARY SCHOOL schools and other groups along during the day for an exciting performance which recaptures what the atmosphere might have been like when this wonderful ship Dalneigh Primary will be bursting at the seams with music as we spend a full day was in service. In the evening, renowned harpist Catriona McKay and fiddler working with pupils and teachers, exploring what it’s like to work as a musical Chris Stout come on board for a performance of Sally Beamish’s dramatic team and introducing pupils to different musical styles and sounds. The day ends Seavaigers, which tells the story of a treacherous sea journey across Scotland’s with a performance for friends and family intended to encourage and inspire! stormy east coast, from Dundee to Stornaway.
TUE 6 SEP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NINEWELLS CHILDREN’S WARD & MAGGIE’S CENTRE DUMFRIES Patients at Ninewells’ Children’s Ward are treated to a special performance 1-4 JUN 2017 from a quartet of SE musicians, choosing from a Musical Menu which features film themes, pop songs, and some well-known classical pieces. We’re thrilled to be presenting our second Residency in Dumfries. Working Meanwhile, the rest of the band will visit the beautiful Maggie’s building for a in partnership with Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival, our stay will end with a day of performances and participatory activities with the Maggie’s Dundee concert of Eastern European music on Sun 4 Jun. team and the huge range of people who use the centre. Maggie’s provides free practical, emotional and social support for people with cancer, their family and See p19 for details of the Residency concert, and p21 for details of another Dumfries event. friends. The warm and welcoming centres are used by people at all stages of the experience, and from all walks of life.
29 creative learning LISTEN LIVE! e Using an interactive app and live performance to create a more memorable and distinctive learning experience, Listen Live! is a new workshop for secondary school pupils, exploring musical concepts from the Higher Music curriculum. INSPIRING, TEACHING, GUIDING, SHARING.
Inspiration is essential. It can be the difference between a young pupil giving up for life - or choosing to push through the hard bits and be blessed with enjoying WIRED a lifelong hobby or career.
This is why we are committed to bringing inspirational musicians directly to students This composition workshop for secondary school pupils uses Shostakovich’s from primary school to university age. Through a series of individually-tailored String Quartet No.8, a fascinating piece built upon four haunting notes which spell workshops and projects, we can give young musicians more confidence, develop out the composer’s initials, as inspiration for the students’ own compositions, vital musical skills such as working in teams and leading others, and encourage ending with SE musicians performing the pupils’ works. creativity. We always have at least one bespoke creative learning project on the go; on the opposite page, you can read more about the ones we’re planning to deliver across 2016 and 2017. YOUNG ARTIST SCHEME
Two promising musicians at conservatoire level are selected to accompany SE on tour, providing invaluable practical experience and guidance as to the life of a touring musician.
A key part of this scheme is RCS Week, when we spend an intensive five days preparing string players studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for a public concert. With students auditioning to take part, RCS Week gives students an insight into every element of being a professional musician in a smaller ensemble, from the audition process to the challenges of playing without a conductor to practical experience of playing in a high quality group.
This year’s RCS Week concert takes place on Fri 14 Oct and features Bartók’s Divertimento for Strings and Webern’s Five Movements - see p21 for details.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CREATIVE LEARNING PROJECTS, CONTACT JENNY JAMISON ON [email protected]
31 season calendar DECEMBER: CONCERTS BY CANDLELIGHT (Vaughan Williams, Tabakova, Kilar)
JUNE Perth Mon 5 St John’s Kirk 7.30pm horsecross.co.uk 01738 621 031 p12 London 6-7 Jun Oval Space 6.30/8.30pm spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk 020 7377 1362 p11 Edinburgh Tue 6 Greyfriars Kirk 7.30pm thequeenshall.net 0131 668 2019 p12 Shetland 22-25 Jun Residency - Various venues/times shetlandboxoffice.org 01595 745 555 p27 Glasgow Wed 7 Wellington Church 7.30pm glasgowconcerthalls.com 0141 353 8000 p12 Shetland 25 Jun Mareel 7.30pm shetlandboxoffice.org 01595 745 555 p20 Aberdeen Thu 8 St Machar’s Cathedral 7.30pm aberdeenperformingarts.com 01224 641 122 p12 Dundee Fri 9 Caird Hall 7.30pm dundeebox.co.uk 01382 434 940 p12 JULY: TRANSFIGURED NIGHT (Strauss, Brahms, Schoenberg) Inverness Sat 10 Inverness Cathedral 7.30pm eden-court.co.uk 01463 234 234 p12 Skye Fri 22 Aros 7.30pm aros.co.uk 01478 613 750 p7 JANUARY: GOLDBERG VARIATIONS - TERNARY PATTERNS FOR INSOMNIA Stirling Sat 23 The Tolbooth 8pm culturestirling.org 01786 274 000 p7 Paxton Sun 24 Music at Paxton 6pm hubtickets.co.uk 0131 473 2000 p7 Bruges Thu 19 Stadsschouwburg 8pm p25
AUGUST: GOLDBERG VARIATIONS - TERNARY PATTERNS FOR INSOMNIA FEBRUARY: MUSIC IS POWER (Mendelssohn, Pärt, Hartmann, Vasks, Bach)
Dusseldorf Wed 31 tanzhaus NRW 9pm tanzmesse.com p25 Edinburgh Thu 16 The Queen’s Hall 7.30pm thequeenshall.net 0131 668 2019 p15 Glasgow Fri 17 Glasgow Concert Halls 7.30pm glasgowconcerthalls.com 0141 353 8000 p15 SEPTEMBER: AMERICAN LIFE (Stewart, Glass, Muhly, Adams, Copland) London Sat 18 Wigmore Hall 7.30pm wigmore-hall.org.uk 020 7935 2141 p15 Dundee 4-7 Sep Residency - Various venues/times dundeebox.co.uk 01382 434 940 p28 MARCH: BAROQUE DANCE PARTY (Bach, Fischer, Purcell, Telemann) Dundee Wed 7 Caird Hall 7.30pm dundeebox.co.uk 01382 434 940 p9 Inverness Thu 8 Eden Court 7.30pm eden-court.co.uk 01463 234 234 p9 Edinburgh Thu 16 Greyfriars Kirk 7.30pm thequeenshall.net 0131 668 2019 p17 Dumfries Sat 10 Theatre Royal 7.30pm dgboxoffice.co.uk 01387 253 383 p9 Dundee Fri 17 Caird Hall 7.30pm dundeebox.co.uk 01382 434 940 p17 Glasgow Sun 11 Glasgow Concert Halls 3.30pm glasgowconcerthalls.com 0141 353 8000 p9 Inverness 18-21 Mar Residency - Various venues/times eden-court.co.uk 01463 234 234 p29 Inverness Tue 21 Eden Court 7.30pm eden-court.co.uk 01463 234 234 p17 OCTOBER: TRANSFIGURED NIGHT (Strauss, Brahms, Schoenberg) Glasgow Wed 22 Oran Mor 6.30pm glasgowconcerthalls.com 0141 353 8000 p17 Perth Mon 3 Perth Concert Hall 1pm horsecross.co.uk 01738 621 031 p7 plus Dumfries Thu 30 Theatre Royal 7.30pm dgboxoffice.co.uk 01387 253 383 p21 Musselburgh Tue 4 The Brunton 7.30pm thebrunton.co.uk 0131 665 2240 p7 APRIL: GOLDBERG VARIATIONS - TERNARY PATTERNS FOR INSOMNIA Glasgow Wed 5 Glasgow Cathedral 7.30pm glasgowconcerthalls.com 0141 353 8000 p7 Boat of Garten Thu 6 Community Hall 7.30pm [email protected] 01479 831 213 p7 Thuringia Fri 21 Thuringia Bach Festival thueringer-bachwochen.de p25 Aberdeen Fri 7 Underdog 8.30pm aberdeenperformingarts.com 01224 641 122 p7 plus Thuringia Sat 22 Thuringia Bach Festival thueringer-bachwochen.de p25 London Sun 9 Wigmore Hall 11.30am wigmore-hall.org.uk 020 7935 2141 p7 Norway April tour - dates tba scottishensemble.co.uk p25 plus Glasgow Fri 14 RCS 1pm rcs.ac.uk 0141 332 5057 p20 MAY/JUNE: EASTERN EUROPE EXPRESS (Gòrecki, Chopin, Bacewicz, Czyż, Dvorak) NOVEMBER: ANNO (Anna Meredith, Vivaldi) Dundee Wed 31 Caird Hall, Dundee 7.30pm dundeebox.co.uk 01382 434 940 p19 Glasgow Thu 10 Tramway 6.30/8.30pm tramway.org 0845 330 3501 p11 Dumfries 1-4 Jun Residency - Various venues/times dgartsfestival.org.uk 01387 253 383 p29 Glasgow Fri 11 Tramway 6.30/8.30pm tramway.org 0845 330 3501 p11 Dumfries Sun 4 Theatre Royal 7.30pm dgartsfestival.org.uk 01387 253 383 p19 plus Crieff Sat 12 Crieff Parish Church 7.30pm Carnelian Crafts, Comrie St / on the door p21 Inverness Tue 6 Eden Court 7.30pm eden-court.co.uk 01463 234 234 p19 Edinburgh Sun 13 The Hub 4.30/6.30pm thequeenshall.net 0131 668 2019 p11 Glasgow Wed 7 Cottier Chamber Project 6.30pm cottierchamberproject.com 0333 666 3366 p19
32 33 how to give STRINGS ATTACHED MEMBERSHIP SCHEME
Strings Attached is SE’s rewarding membership programme, giving you the chance to make a real difference to the organisation whilst receiving some fantastic benefits. WE’RE A SMALL ORGANISATION DELIVERING BIG THINGS. To become a member today, simply fill in this form, tell us which level you’d like In order to make it all happen, from our concerts to our creative learning work, to give at, and send it back to: we need to raise £150,000 a year from private sources. Scottish Ensemble, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD The fact that SE continues to thrive is down to the incredible generosity of its supporters, from the individuals who make up our membership programme to the charitable trusts who continue to give so kindly.
As a small organisation with big ambitions, any gift - no matter its size - really will Name make an impact. Address INDIVIDUALS
If you’re looking for a way to become part of something meaningful, our Strings Attached membership is ideal. You can give anything from £30 upwards, and in return you’ll be invited to receptions with SE musicians and other supporters and Email receive regular updates so you can see exactly how your donation has been spent. Phone CORPORATES
SE has a long and proud history of developing mutually beneficial corporate Friend (single) £30+ per year Associate £500+ per year partnerships tailored to individual business needs. Whatever the objectives and Friend (couple) £50+ per year priorities of your company, we’ll listen to your needs and deliver your benefits Partner £1000+ per year accordingly. Fellow £100+ per year SE Circle £2499+ per year
TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS I enclose a cheque made out to Scottish Ensemble for £ Grants play a key role in our annual activity, providing invaluable support for concerts, tours, education projects and commissions and allowing us to plan with confidence. Our Residencies, with their local focus, are an excellent opportunity Please treat this, and all future donations, as Gift Aid donations* for regional trusts to support something which makes a noticeable difference in *By agreeing to Gift Aid we can reclaim 25p on every £1 you give and 28p on every £1 before 5 April 2008. their local community. To qualify for Gift Aid you must pay an amount of UK Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax at least equal to the tax that all charities reclaim on your donations in the appropriate tax year.
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35 WITH THANKS TO OUR MANY GENEROUS SUPPORTERS how to book
FUNDERS Margaret Fothergill Iain Leggatt Creative Scotland Iain Harrison Josephine Leighton Glasgow City Council Inksters Solicitors Graham & Elma Leisk We do everything we can to make booking for a Scottish Ensemble concert as Aberdeen City Council Neil and Alison Kelly Neil Metcalfe & Pat Monaghan simple and fuss-free as possible. For the vast majority of our events, we offer one Rosemary Millington Dundee City Council Iain McGlashan set price across all seats in the venue - so the only thing you need to decide is Andrew Pringle Alan Moat which concert to go to. TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS Esther Woodward Michael & Margaret Moss Clare Munn Alexander Moncur Charitable Trust WHERE DO I BOOK? Binks Trust STRINGS ATTACHED Simon & Lesley Paterson PARTNERS W A Cargill Fund Michael & Christina Paulson Ellis Anonymous Commonweal Fund Angela & Euan Petrie Tickets for each event are sold from the Box Office at the concert venue. If the Jeff & Emily Fergus David and June Gordon Trust Lessel Rennie venue doesn’t have a Box Office, go to p32-33 for details on how to book for John Innes D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Elke Richter that concert. Ernest Cook Trust Jennifer Shearer STRINGS ATTACHED Fred & Irene Shedden Esmée Fairbairn Foundation ASSOCIATES DO YOU OFFER CONCESSIONS? Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust Bill & Linda Stephens Anonymous Hugh Fraser Foundation Alan A. Stewart Samantha Barber Yes - students and unwaged people can attend any concert for just £5, and we Gannochy Trust Alastair Stewart Ian & Irene Dickson offer free tickets for Under 16s (with a paying adult) and carers. J R Gibb Charitable Trust Magnus & Alayne Swanson Andrew Lockyer Jennie S Gordon Memorial Foundation Gina Wilson Malcolm & Aileen Wishart Holst Foundation CAN I BUY A SEASON TICKET? Alison Wyllie James T Howat Charitable Trust LEGACIES Idlewild Trust Mrs L B Currie Yes! A Scottish Ensemble Season Ticket is a great way of saving money by booking Inchrye Trust STRINGS ATTACHED FELLOWS Mr & Mrs T McCreery (pledged) for all this season’s events in one go, as well as enjoying lots of other benefits: Kimie Trust Anonymous Gordon Adam R J Larg Family Trust plus THE FRIENDS OF Ease: book all your tickets in one go, and have them delivered together Leach Family Charitable Trust Fraser Anderson SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE Leng Charitable Trust Peter Armit Savings: get around 15% off the price of each ticket Dale A. Bilsland MacRobert Trust PARTNERS Priority Seats: guarantee your favourite seats by being the first to hear about Michael Marks Charitable Trust Cathie Boyd Stephen & Margaret Brearley Arts and Business Scotland each concert Bill & Margaret Nicol Trust CCA Radcliffe Trust Carola Bronte-Stewart Bring A Friend: get free tickets to give to friends and family on selected events Anna & Stephen Brooke Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Robertson Trust St Mary’s Music School Ticket Swap: if your plans change, simply swap your ticket for another SE RVW Trust Pam Clark Dr Joe Coleiro Scottish Music Centre event in that season (subject to availability) Stevenston Trust MacRoberts LLP Tay Charitable Trust Sheila Colvin Thorben Dittes SOUNDS GREAT! HOW DO I GET ONE? The Merchant’s House of Glasgow PATRONS D C Thomson Charitable Trust Bob and Julie Downes Marina, The Lady Marks Underwood Trust David & Sylvia Dryer George & Sylvia Edwards Lord Vallance of Tummel Simply download a printed form from scottishensemble.co.uk and send it to Robert Fleming & Ellen Thomson your local Box Office or call your local Box Office and register over the phone SE CIRCLE Alasdair Fraser - see p32-33 for Box Office contact details. Anonymous Jenny Jamison We would also like to thank John Dale - In memory Alison Lawrance our many supporters who of Jacqueline Dale Cathy Lawrance prefer to remain anonymous.
37 get in touch We’d love to hear from you. For general enquiries or comments, you can reach the Scottish Ensemble office on:
POST Scottish Ensemble, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE EMAIL [email protected] PHONE 0141 332 4747 Leader Jonathan Morton Violin Cheryl Crockett, Daniel Pioro, Liza Johnson, Or join us online at: Tristan Gurney, Joanne Green, Laura Ghiro Viola Catherine Marwood, Andrew Berridge WEBSITE www.scottishensemble.co.uk Cello Alison Lawrance, Naomi Pavri FACEBOOK Double Bass Diane Clark facebook.com/ScottishEnsemble TWITTER @ScotEnsemble VIMEO vimeo.com/ScottishEnsemble STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Fraser Anderson Samantha Barber (Chairman) General Manager Bailie Liz Cameron Jenny Jamison Diane Clark Director of Artistic Planning Jeff Fergus Robert Fleming Kenny Boyd Rachel Gwyon Development Manager Laura Ghiro Elaine Craig Neil Kelly Project Manager Andrew Lockyer Scott Crawford Morrison Stella Morse Administrator Jonathan Morton Rosie Davies Lesley Paterson Marketing & Communications Manager Lesley Watt Isabel Tulloch Malcolm Wishart Finance Manager Nick Žekulin
IN RESIDENCE
Alongside our performances, we have a team of dedicated artists-in-residence providing context and background on our work throughout the season. Go to scottishensemble.co.uk for films, articles, posts and more.
Hugh Carswell Gareth K. Vile Rosie Davies Scottish Ensemble 2016/17 Brochure | Photography: Hugh Carswell (p3, p4, p24); Peter Filmmaker Writer Blogger Dibdin (p23); Pete Devlin (p27); Kenneth Dundas (p30) | Design and illustration: Rosie Davies
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