in “a building of distinction” of building “a assistance on departure if so requested. so if departure on assistance “Edinburgh’s finest small auditorium” small finest “Edinburgh’s Wheelchair access is by ramp, we will provide provide will we ramp, by is access Wheelchair Venue 125 Venue Disabled Access: Disabled handling fees or commission. or fees handling (cash machine is close by) and does not charge charge not does and by) close is machine (cash telephone bookings or credit card transactions transactions card credit or bookings telephone Venue 125 Venue take not does Edinburgh Terrace, Castle 7 , , artSpace Mark’s St at Office Box Venue The a commission for credit card transactions. transactions. card credit for commission a a handling fee for telephone bookings and and bookings telephone for fee handling a Please note that Customers may be charged charged be may Customers that note Please St Marks St Booking charges Booking 0131 226 0000 or www.edfringe.com or 0000 226 0131 St Marks Office, 180 High Street, Edinburgh. Telephone Telephone Edinburgh. Street, High 180 Office, performances are available from Fringe Box Box Fringe from available are performances Tickets and Advance Bookings for all all for Bookings Advance and Tickets FRINGE BOX OFFICE BOX FRINGE telephone 0131 228 1155. (10.00am to 5.00pm) to (10.00am 1155. 228 0131 telephone performances from the Usher Hall Box Office, Office, Box Hall Usher the from performances Telephone bookings are available for all all for available are bookings Telephone TELEPHONE BOOKINGS TELEPHONE Saturday 7 Saturday September. September. 4 Saturday to August th th of performances outside these hours, from from hours, these outside performances of 2.00pm to 8.00pm daily, or during the times times the during or daily, 8.00pm to 2.00pm performances are available at the door from from door the at available are performances Tickets and Advance Bookings for all all for Bookings Advance and Tickets TICKETS Venue 125 Venue ROMANTIC BACH – A SCOTTISH AIRS THE SIX SOLO JOURNEY AND Aire Ensemble Trio SUITES MORE Walter Coupe (french John Rayson Coreen Scott and Friends horn), Deborah Pennington Acclaimed viola player Join singer Coreen Scott in a (clarinet) and Daniel Roberts and composer John Rayson journey that includes (piano) perform music by performs Fritz Spindler’s traditional and contemporary Dvorak, Brahms and Jenner. transcription of J S Bach’s Scottish Songs from Burns to Beautiful gems of the Romantic Era from Slovakia “Six suites for unaccompanied cello” Karine Polwart. Coreen will be joined by musicians and Germany, with an Edinburgh connection. BWV 1007-1012. “Viola playing as evocative as one from her most recent album “A Scottish Journey”. Aug 7th & 12th 17.30 (1hr10min) £7.00 (£5.00) could wish” (Strad) www.jasminmusic.com www.coreenscott.co.uk Aug 10th & 14th 16.30 (1hr) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 12th & 13th 19.30 (1hr) £8.00 (£6.00) AMERICANA Westport Chamber Choir THE HISTORY CLASSICAL GUITAR – CLASSICAL Westport Unitarian OF JAZZ PIANO AND WORLD MUSIC Chamber Choir’s first Richard Michael visit to Scotland offers Neil Wilson Richard will play standards a dynamic programme Scotland’s top concert classical guitarist, Neil Wilson, in styles from Fats Waller of mainly American plays classics and virtuoso world music. Bach, to Oscar Peterson and songs Music filled with Rodrigo, Piazzolla, Albeniz and more. Dynamic, from his new Burns CD. He rhythmic vitality and harmonic richness that promises passionate and technically brilliant. Guitar wizadry will improvise on the organ to delight. These talented singers will also perform at not to be missed! and anything! Hear one of the keyboard masters live. th th St Marks Unitarian Church 11.00am Sunday Service. Aug 14 & 28 20.00 (1hr45min) £10.00 (£8.00) Aug 10th & 11th 20.00 (1hr45min) £6.00 (£5.00) Aug 8th 11.00 (free, ticketed) Aug 9th 17.30 (1hr) £6.00 (£4.00) PERSEPHONE: RANTIN’ CHORAL THE MUSICAL ROVIN’ CHILLOUT: Pomegranate PURCELL TO Productions ROBIN Featuring West End and Court of Equity PIAZZOLLA Broadway stars, the Court of Equity Polymnia Greek legend retold with are members of Join the dynamic, mythological pizazz! Critics The Picts, one of versatile Polymnia describe it as “…Clash of Scotland’s leading as they perform a wide-ranging choral programme, the Titans meets Phantom of the Opera, but better and Celtic Rock Bands, who love traditional music and the including the inspiring harmonies of Whitacre, Faure’s without the terrifying Sir Andrew.” works of Robert Burns. The show portrays a musical “Cantique de Jean Racine”, a Piazzolla tango and John Aug 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, 22nd, 26th & 28th. journey through the life of Robert Burns. Williams’ “Hymn to the Fallen”. www.polymnia.org.uk 17.30 (1hr15min) £9.00 (£7.00) Aug 8th & 22nd 19.30hrs (2hrs) £8.00 Aug 11th & 13th 17.30 (1hr) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 20th, 24th, 25th, 27th 20.00 (1h15) £9.00 (£7.00) BEST OF JOY OF ANDREA BAKER PIANO SAX SINGS…… FAVOURITES Sax Collective Andrea Baker William Alexander A wonderfully entertaining hour Following her Edinburgh William Alexander of music, drama and comedy International Festival debut (piano) plays music by highlights, guaranteed to put a as Serena in the sold out Bach, Haydn, Schubert, smile on your face. A Show to run of Porgy and Bess this Beethoven, Schumann, suit all tastes and ages. extraordinary artist is joined Alkin and Chopin. A “Must-see gem of the Fringe, 5/5 (Three Weeks). by the highly acclaimed traditional Fringe favourite. Aug 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th 14.30 (1hr) pianist Gillian Gibson in a programme featuring works August 28th 14.30 (2hrs) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 16th & 17th 20.00 (1hr) £9.00 (£7.00) (£25F) by Schumann, Gershwin, Bizet, Faure, and a selection of Negro Spirituals. www.andreabaker.org.uk Aug 21st 12noon (1hr) £10 (£5) BACH, st TEARS Sep 1 17.30 (1hr) £10 (£5) MONK & CO. AND Seb Thirlway One pianist. Two recitals LAUGHTER RECUERDOS – Rozy McDougall slid one into another, Bach, Schumann and Alkan, Tears and Laughter MEMORIES OF with improvisation on jazz with Scottish poet SPAIN standards in the spaces Rozy McDougall. A Sorros Guitar Duo between them. rollercoaster ride of The Sorros Guitar Duo, Or vice versa. You decide. emotions to make you Phillip Thorne and Selina August 31st 17.00 (1hr30min) £6 (£4) laugh and cry. Madeley present a fantastic September 4th 17.00 (1hr30min) £6 (£4) Aug 16th & 23rd 17.30 (1hr) £6.00 (£4.00) evening of Spanish music. The programme includes works by Segovia, Sor, Falla, Albeniz, Granados and Rodrigo. CLASSICAL Aug 21st & 29th 20.00 (1hr30min) £10.00 (£8.00) VERONIQUE GUITAR VELLA - PIANO AND WORLD RECITAL SCOTTISH PIPING Veronique Vella MUSIC The Royal Scottish Pipers A varied and exciting Neil Wilson Society programme of solo piano Neil Wilson, leading Members of the Royal Scottish repertoire performed by Scottish classical Pipers Society will perform Maltese pianist/composer guitarist, plays a traditional bagpipe music, Veronique Vella. Works to programme of virtuoso guitar music with Spanish and both on the Great, Highland be performed are by Mozart, South American influences. Music from his present Pipe and on the “small pipes”. A variety of music is Mendelssohn, Turina, Debussy, and new CDs. This performance is a must for music promised including the classical Ceol Mhor or “Big Vella and Grieg. lovers. Music of the Piobaireachd”. Aug 31st & Sep 4th 19.30 (1hr30min) £6 (£4) Aug 18th 20.00 (1hr45min) £10.00 (£8.00) (£7UC) Aug 23rd & 30th 20.00hrs (1.45) £8.00 (£6.00) ARE YOU ANOTHER STRING BEING NIGHT AT QUARTET SERIOUS? THE OPERA RECITAL Fabio D’Andrea Andrew Wright The Tyburn Productions Acclaimed pianist Andrew Quartet Featuring renowned Wright returns to the Fringe This young quartet composer and producer with a new selection of from the Royal to the superstars Fabio arrangements from opera. Academy of Music, D’Andrea as well as Original music by Massenet, London, will perform two treasures from the classical surprise special guests, these one-off performances Verdi, Wagner, Bellini and repertoire; Mozart Quartet in D major k575 followed will be a treat not to be missed, promising to totally others; arrangers include Liszt and Thalberg. by Beethoven’s “Razumovsky” Quartet no.1. Please knock the stuff outta stuffiness! Aug 26th 20.00 (1hr30min) £7.00 (£5.00) join us for a delightful evening of fantastic chamber Aug 20th, 24th, 25th, 27th 17.30 (1hr) £8.00 (£6.00) Aug 29th 17.15 (1hr30min) £7.00 (£5.00) music. www.tyburnquartet.co.uk Sep 3rd 19.30 (1hr30min) £7 (£4) St Marks artSpace produces concerts ST MARK’S UNITARIAN CHURCH and offers space for the performing arts Unitarians in Edinburgh are part of a liberal at religious movement. We are under no pressure from creed or dogma; and we We welcome the companionship ST MARK’S UNITARIAN CHURCH seek to make sense of life and find effective of those who feel ways of living. We are concerned about the Unitarian 7 Castle Terrace, EH1 2DP way is an attractive our relationship with the environment and one. We invite th universe. As individuals, we develop a Our early 19 century Church Auditorium designed by the you to gather with famous Scottish Architect David Bryce, provides excellent personal set of beliefs, and our fellowship us on Sunday acoustics for Baroque and Chamber Music, Piano and all is based on the principles of: Freedom mornings at our (to express what we believe to be true), 11.00am service Stringed Instruments. It is close to the Usher Hall, Traverse Progress (refusal to be tied down to ideas or for Mindfulness and Lyceum Theatres and adjacent to the Castle Terrace multi- and attitudes formulated in the past) and at Lunchtime on Tuesdays at 12.15pm.