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ConCerts at the universityAutumn - Winter 2016

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ConCerts at the university

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concert venues1 Reid Concert Hall 2 Greyfriars Kirk 3 Methodist Church 4 Playfair Library Hall 5 St. Michael and All Saints Church 6 St Giles’ Cathedral 7 Usher Hall 8 Scottish National Portrait Gallery 9 Alison House

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Autumn - Winter 2016

Due to the ongoing buildings works at the McEwan Hall, this series of lunchtime concerts will continue to be held in the City of Edinburgh Methodist Church on Tuesdays and in Greyfriars Kirk, the Playfair Library Hall and the Reid Concert Hall on Fridays. The Reid Concert Hall will remain in use for evening concerts.

ConCerts at the universityAutumn - Winter 2016

Reid Concert Hall – Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AHPedestrian access to the main entrance is via Teviot Place. Temporary disabled access is provided via a ramp at the main entrance.

Greyfriars Kirk - Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2QQAccess 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 Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9BXThe 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, Edinburgh, EH8 9YLPedestrian 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.

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diary autuMn - Winter 2016sePteMBer

27 1.10pm Methodist Church The Edinburgh Quartet FREE

30 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk Students from the Reid School of Music FREE

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4 1.10pm Methodist Church George Kennaway and Hannah Harnest FREE

7 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Dorien Schouten FREE

11 1.10pm Methodist Church Musica Mundana FREE

14 1.10pm Playfair Library Hall Anne Desler and John Kitchen FREE


21 1.10pm Playfair Library Hall Gildas Quartet FREE

21 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Lucy Carolan memorial concert FREE

25 1.10pm Methodist Church Robin Michael FREE

28 1.10pm Playfair Library Hall Jenny Nex and Stephen Morrison FREE

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1 1.10pm Methodist Church Suzanne Fischer and Panaretos Kyriatzidis FREE

4 1.10pm Playfair Library Hall Mark Summers and John Kitchen FREE

8 1.10pm Methodist Church Paul Grant and Michael Pandya FREE

11 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk Marciana Buta, Amira Bedrush-McDonald, Emily Dellit Imbert and Aisling O'Dea FREE

11 7.30pm Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh University Music Society Chorus £10 / £5

15 1.10pm Methodist Church Scottish Saxophone Ensemble FREE

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diary autuMn - Winter 2016noveMBer ContinueD

18 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Nicholas Wearne FREE

18 7.45pm St. Michael and All Saints Church Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers £8 / £5

19 7.30pm Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh University Music Society Symphony Orchestra £10 / £5


22 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University String Orchestra £10 / £5

24 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Composers' Orchestra FREE

25 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Anne Desler and John Kitchen FREE

25 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Wind Band £6 / £4

26 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Music Society Sinfonia £10 / £5

29 1.10pm Methodist Church Trio Mágico FREE

DeCeMBer

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

4 6.00pm St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh University Carol Service FREE

5 1.10pm Usher Hall Edinburgh University Singers £5

9 1.15pm Scottish National Portrait Gallery Edinburgh University Singers FREE

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tuesDay 27 sePteMBer, 1.10pm

Methodist Church

THE EDINBURGH QUARTET

NICOLAS DUPONT guest violin GORDON BRAGG violin MORAG ROBERTSON guest viola MARK BAILEY cello

EDWARD HARPER Three Folk Song Settings for String Quartet KODÁLY String Quartet No.2 JAMES MacMILLAN Memento

Admission Free

FriDay 30 sePteMBer, 1.10pm

Greyfriars Kirk

Students from the Reid School of Music

Admission Free

tuesDay 4 oCtoBer, 1.10pm

Methodist Church

GEORGE KENNAWAY cello HANNAH HARNEST piano

JOHN IRELAND Cello Sonata in G minor SAMUEL BARBER Cello Sonata in C minor MARIE DARE Le lac

Admission Free

FriDay 7 oCtoBer, 1.10pm

Reid Concert Hall

DORIEN SCHOUTEN organ

J.S. BACH Concerto in A minor after Vivaldi BWV 593 COELHO Segunda Susana M. PRAETORIUS Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam BERT MATTER Fantasie sopra Von Gott will ich nicht lassen

Admission Free

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The Edinburgh Quartet

Photo credit Archie MacFarlane Dorien Schouten

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Methodist Church

MUSICA MUNDANA

ANNEMARIE KLEIN recorders ERIC THOMAS lute and theorbo

English lute and Italian theorbo music including works by RUFFO, DOWLAND, KAPSBERGER, FINGER and LOCKE.

Admission Free


Playfair Library Hall

ANNE DESLER mezzo-soprano JOHN KITCHEN harpsichord

‘Of Ghosts and Monsters’: arias and scenes from baroque operas by composers including HANDEL and HASSE.

Admission Free


Methodist Church


RUTH PALMER guest violin GORDON BRAGG violin MORAG ROBERTSON guest viola MARK BAILEY cello

ALASDAIR NICOLSON String Quartet No.3 SHOSAKOVICH String Quartet No.4

Admission Free

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Musica Mundana

Photo credit Ruth Clarke

Anne Desler

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GILDAS QUARTET

CHRISTOPHER JONES violin GEMMA SHARPLES violin KAY STEPHEN viola ANNA MENZIES cello

SCHUBERT Theme and Variations from Death and the Maiden String Quartet in D minor D810 GEORGE CRUMB Black Angels

Admission Free


Reid Concert Hall

MEMORIAL CONCERT FOR HARPSICHORDIST LUCY CAROLAN (1952-2015)

NANCY HADDEN baroque flute JOHN HOLLOWAY baroque violin SOPHIE YATES harpsichord JOHN KITCHEN harpsichord

Music to include works by HANDEL, COUPERIN, J.S. BACH, De LA BARRE and others

Admission Free


Methodist Church

ROBIN MICHAEL cello

DUTILLEUX Trois Stophes sur le nom Sacher for solo cello J.S. BACH Suite No.5 in C minor BWV 1011

Admission Free

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Gildas QuartetGoermans-Taskin harpsichord

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JENNY NEX soprano STEPHEN MORRISON guitar

THEA MUSGRAVE Five Love Songs SCHUBERT Four Lieder arranged for voice and guitar BRITTEN Six Folksong Arrangements

Admission Free

tuesDay 1 noveMBer, 1.10pm

Methodist Church

SUZANNE FISCHER soprano PANARETOS KYRIATZIDIS piano

BERLIOZ Nuits d’ Été MENDELSSOHN Frühlingslied MENDELSSOHN An die Entfernte MENDELSSOHN Schilflied LISZT Tre Sonetti di Petrarca (S270)

Admission Free

FriDay 4 noveMBer,1.10pm


MARK SUMMERS viola da gamba JOHN KITCHEN harpsichord

DOLLÉ Suite in G COUPERIN Suite in E minor

Admission Free

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Jenny Nex and Stephen Morrison

Suzanne Fischer and Panaretos Kyriatzidis

Mark Summers

Photo credit Guy J. Brown

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Paul Grant


Methodist Church

PAUL GRANT baritone MICHAEL PANDYA piano

Programme to include BRAHMS Vier Ernste Gesänge and FAURÉ L’horizon Chimérique.

Admission Free

FriDay 11 noveMBer, 1.10pm

Greyfriars Kirk

MARCIANA BUTA violin AMIRA BEDRUSH-McDONALD violin EMILY DELLIT IMBERT violin AISLING O’DEA violin

BACEWICZ Quartet for 4 violins DANCLA The Carnival of Venice for 4 violins, Op.119 KREISLER (arr. Thom) Prelude and Allegro in the style of Pugnani SEONAID AITKEN Niel Gow’s High Drive to the Wizard’s Walk

Admission Free

Marciana Buta

Michael Pandya

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Amira Bedrush-McDonald

Emily Dellit Imbert Aisling O’Dea

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Greyfriars Kirk

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY CHORUS

NEIL METCALFE conductor

ROSSINI Petite Messe Solennelle

£10 / £5 (concessions/students) Tickets available at www.eums.org.uk or on the door


Methodist Church

THE SCOTTISH SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE

SUE McKENZIE soprano and alto saxophones ELLIE STEEMSON soprano and alto saxophones ALLON BEAUVOISIN tenor saxophone MICHAEL BROGAN baritone saxophone

Programme to include works by by EDDIE McGUIRE, IAN WILSON, BOB MINTZER and ROSS AINSLIE.

Admission Free


Reid Concert Hall

NICHOLAS WEARNE organ

J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue BWV 564 BRUHNS Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland SWEELINCK Est-ce mars SwVW 321 J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 541

Admission Free


St. Michael and All Saints Church Brougham Street, Tollcross

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY RENAISSANCE SINGERS

NOEL O’REGAN director

Music for Celebration by CRECQUILLON, GUERRERO and VICTORIA

£8 (£5 concessions) Admission on the door

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The Scottish Saxophone Ensemble

Nicholas Wearne

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saturDay 19 noveMBer, 7.30pm

Greyfriars Kirk

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

RUSSELL COWIESON conductor

MAHLER Symphony No.9



Methodist Church


BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op.59 No.2 ‘Rasumovsky’

Admission Free


Reid Concert Hall

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY STRING ORCHESTRA

WILL CONWAY conductor

HANDEL Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.5 BRITTEN Simple Symphony TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings

£10 (non students) / £5 (students)Tickets available on the door

thursDay 24 noveMBer, 7.30pm

Reid Concert Hall

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS’ ORCHESTRA

PETER NELSON conductor

Contemporary works composed recently by students and local musicians.

Admission Free (donations welcome)


Reid Concert Hall

ANNE DESLER mezzo-soprano JOHN KITCHEN organ

MONTEVERDI Laudate Dominum FRESCOBALDI Toccata cromaticha FRESCOBALDI Canzon post il Comune BUXTEHUDE Magnificat primi toni BuxWV 203 BUXTEHUDE Three organ chorales GRANDI O quam tu pulchra es MONTEVERDI Exulta Filia Sion

Admission Free

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EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY WIND BAND

MORVEN BELL conductor

A varied programme including Christmas music.

£4 (student) / £6 (non-student) Tickets bookable via www.sparkseat.com

saturDay 26 noveMBer, 7.30pm

Reid Concert Hall

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY SINFONIA

MICHAEL DEVLIN conductor

TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake Op.20 suite TCHAIKOVSKY Dance of the Buffoons from The Snow Maiden MANUEL DE FALLA The Three Cornered Hat: Scenes and Dances from Parts I and II (1919) PROKOFIEV Cinderella Suite



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TRIO MÁGICO

PAUL HARRISON jazz piano MARIO LIMA CARIBE double bass STUART BROWN drums/percussion

Programme to include EGBERTO GISMONTI Recife (Carnaval De Rua), O Sonho, Palhço, Salvador, Aneis, Cigana in arragements by Paul Harrison.

Admission Free

saturDay 3 DeCeMBer, 7.30pm

Reid Concert Hall

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY BRASS BAND

ONDŘEJ SOUKUP conductor

An engaging evening with dazzling repertoire ranging from jazz to light music.

£3 (student) / £5 (non-student) Tickets available on the door or contact [email protected]

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sunDay 4 DeCeMBer , 6.00pm

St. Giles’ Cathedral

UNIVERSITY CAROL SERVICE

EU SINGERS and EU RENAISSANCE SINGERS JOHN KITCHEN conductor and organ NOEL O’REGAN conductor

Due to the popularity of the event, please be seated by 5.40pm (doors open 5.15pm); unfortunately admission cannot be guaranteed.

Admission Free

MonDay 5 DeCeMBer, 1.10pm

Usher Hall

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY SINGERS

JOHN KITCHEN conductor and solo organ

Usher Hall Get Organised series. A concert of choral and organ music for Advent and Christmas.

£5 (unreserved) Tickets available on the door

FriDay 9 DeCeMBer, 1.15pm

Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Queen Street

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY SINGERS

JOHN KITCHEN conductor

A concert of seasonal choral music for Advent and Christmas.

Admission Free

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John Kitchen © The City of Edinburgh Council.

John Kitchen © The City of Edinburgh Council.

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relateD events

MusiCal instruMent MuseuMsSt Cecilia’s Hall and Museum of Instruments are currently undergoing an extensive refurbishment and are scheduled to re-open in early 2017. The collection of instruments previously held in the Reid Concert Hall Museum will be relocated to St Cecilia’s Museum, making the entire collection available in one building. For further information:

www.stcecilias.ed.ac.uk

music research seminarsThe Atrium, Alison House

THURSDAYS, 5.15PM

These seminars are open to all. See website for further information:

www.eca.ed.ac.uk/reid-school-of-music/news-events/music-research-seminars

institute For MusiC in huMan anD soCial DeveloPMent (iMhsD)The institute for Music in Human and Social Development brings together research, theory and practice from disciplines including psychology, 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

other events at eDinBurgh College oF artFor other events at the Edinburgh College of Art, please visit the website:

www.eca.ed.ac.uk/eca-home/news-events

contactConcert 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

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland. Registration no. SC005336

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north bridgesouth bridge

george iV bridge

nicolson street

potterow

chambers street

canongate

cowgatecowgate

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concert venues1 Reid Concert Hall 2 Greyfriars Kirk 3 Methodist Church 4 Playfair Library Hall 5 St. Michael and All Saints Church 6 St Giles’ Cathedral 7 Usher Hall 8 Scottish National Portrait Gallery 9 Alison House

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