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concert venues1 Reid Concert Hall 2 Greyfriars Kirk 3 Methodist Church 4 Playfair Library Hall 5 Assembly Roxy 6 St Giles’ Cathedral 7 St.Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral 8 Alison House
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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 universitySpring - Summer 2017
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 spring - summer 2017january
24 1.10pm Methodist Church Amalie Trio FREE
31 1.10pm Methodist Church Emma Lloyd and Karin Schistek FREE
FeBruary3 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall John Kitchen FREE
7 1.10pm Methodist Church Eilidh Gillespie, Nick Byrne and Ian Buckle FREE
10 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk La Seraphine FREE
14 1.10pm Methodist Church The Edinburgh Quartet FREE
17 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Oliver Hancock FREE
21 1.10pm Methodist Church Emmanuel Bach and Jenny Stern FREE
24 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Piotr Rojek FREE
28 1.10pm Methodist Church David Gerrard FREE
28 7.00pm Assembly Roxy Edinburgh Studio Opera £15/£12 /£6.50
march1 2.00pm Reid Concert Hall Tovey Memorial Prize Competition FREE
1,3,4 7.00pm Assembly Roxy Edinburgh Studio Opera £15/£12 /£6.50
3 1.10pm Playfair Library Hall Anne Desler and John Kitchen FREE
4 2.00pm Assembly Roxy Edinburgh Studio Opera £5
7 1.10pm Methodist Church The Edinburgh Quartet FREE
10 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Kevin Duggan FREE
11 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University String Orchestra £10 / £5
11 7.45pm St. Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers £8 / £5
£15/£12/ £6.50
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12 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh Film Music Orchestra FREE
14 1.10pm Methodist Church Michael Foyle, Raphael Lang and Hannah Harnest FREE
17 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Irina Rozanova FREE
17 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra £10 / £5
20 2.00pm Reid Concert Hall Margaret Fletcher Lieder Prize Competition FREE
21 1.10pm Methodist Church The Edinburgh Quartet FREE
23 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Composers' Orchestra FREE
24 1.10pm Playfair Library Hall Magdalena Durant & Alina Bzhezhinska FREE
24 7.30pm Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh University Singers & Edinburgh University Chamber Choir £10 / £5
25 7.30pm St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
Edinburgh University Music Society Sinfonia and Chorus £10 / £5
28 1.10pm Methodist Church Students from the Reid School of Music FREE
31 7.30pm Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh University Music Society Symphony Orchestra £10 / £5
april1 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Brass Band £5 / £3
7 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Wind Band £6 / £4
may4 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Composers' Orchestra FREE
5 1.10pm Reid Concert Hall Daniel Tones FREE
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tuesDay 24 January, 1.10pm
Methodist Church
AMALIE TRIO
CATHERINE BACKHOUSE mezzo-soprano ALEXA BEATTIE viola ELSPETH WYLLIE piano
JOHN DUKE Three Sonnets by Edna St. Vincent Millay CHARLES LOEFFLER La cloche felée and Dansons la gigue from Quatre Poèmes Op. 5 BRAHMS Gestillte Sehnsucht Op. 91 OLIVER SEARLE The Parting Kiss MacMILLAN Scots Song TRAD. arr. P.BACKHOUSE Ae fond kiss BERNSTEIN Dream with me
Admission Free
tuesDay 31 January, 1.10pm
Methodist Church
EMMA LLOYD violin KARIN SCHISTEK piano
BEETHOVEN Violin sonata ‘Kreutzer’ SCHOENBERG Phantasie for violin and piano WEBERN Vier Stücke
Admission Free
FriDay 3 FeBruary, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall
JOHN KITCHEN organ
String transcriptions for organ J.S. BACH Prelude and ‘Fiddle’ Fugue in D minor BWV 539 arr. WALTHER Concerto in A del Sigr. Blamr arr. J.S. BACH Trio in C minor von Johann Friedrich Fasch BWV 585 arr. WALTHER Concerto in C del Sigr. Meck J.S. BACH Toccata con Fuga in D minor BWV 565
Admission Free
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Amalie Trio
Karin Schistek and Emma Lloyd
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tuesDay 7 FeBruary, 1.10pm
Methodist Church
EILIDH GILLESPIE flute NICK BYRNE cello IAN BUCKLE piano
MARTINU Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano WEBER Trio for Piano, Flute and Violoncello in G minor Op.63
Admission Free
FriDay 10 FeBruary, 1.10pm
Greyfriars Kirk
LA SERAPHINE
PETREA COONEY voice / violin GORDON FERRIES 19th-century guitar
A varied programme of songs and solos including works by MERTZ and GIULIANI, GORDON FERRIES’ song cycle ‘Stanzas for music’, and original settings of poetry by JAMES JOYCE.
Admission Free
tuesDay 14 FeBruary, 1.10pm
Methodist Church
REID MEMORIAL CONCERT
THE EDINBURGH QUARTET
BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op.59 No.3 and works by GENERAL JOHN REID
Admission Free
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Nick Byrne, Ian Buckle and Eilidh Gillespie La Seraphine
John Kitchen © The City of Edinburgh Council.
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FriDay 17 FeBruary, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall
OLIVER HANCOCK organ
BUXTEHUDE Praeludium, Fuga und Ciaconna in C LANGLAIS Dialogue sur les Mixtures J.S. BACH O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross BWV 622 BRAHMS Schmücke dich, O liebe seele EBEN Moto ostinato ARNE Allegro J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 545 LEIGHTON Paean
Admission Free
tuesDay 21 FeBruary, 1.10pm
Methodist Church
EMMANUEL BACH violin JENNY STERN piano
BRAHMS Sonata No.2 in A major JANÁČEK Violin sonata
Admission Free
FriDay 24 FeBruary, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall
PIOTR ROJEK organ
Programme to be confirmed
Admission Free
Piotr Rojek
Emmanuel Bach
Oliver Hancock
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tuesDay 28 FeBruary, 1.10pm
Methodist Church
DAVID GERRARD harpsichord
Works by J.S. BACH, including the Suite in A major, BWV 832 and Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827
Admission Free
WeDnesDay 1 MarCh, 2.00pm
Reid Concert Hall
TOVEY MEMORIAL PRIZE COMPETITION
The Tovey Memorial Prize is awarded annually to the Music student who shows the greatest promise in composition or performance.
Admission Free
tuesDay 28 FeBruary, 7.00pm WeDnesDay 1 march, 7.00pmfriday 3 MarCh, 7.00pmsaturday 4 MarCh, 7.00pm
Assembly Roxy, Roxburgh Place
EDINBURGH STUDIO OPERA
THOMAS HENDERSON director WILLIAM CONWAY musical director
MOZART The Marriage of Figaro English translation by Jeremy Sams
£15 /£12 (concessions) / £6.50 (students) Tickets available from www.edinburghstudioopera.org or on the door
David Gerrard
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FriDay 3 MarCh, 1.10pm
Playfair Library Hall
ANNE DESLER mezzo-soprano JOHN KITCHEN harpsichord
Love Lost and Found
17th–century music for voice and basso continuo by composers including CACCINI, CARISSIMI, MERULA, MONTEVERDI, ROSSI and STROZZI
Admission Free
saturDay 4 MarCh, 2.00pm
Assembly Roxy
MEMBERS OF EDINBURGH STUDIO OPERA AND THE CAST OF THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO 2017
WILLIAM CONWAY conductor
Highlights from ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ - a concert performance
£5 Tickets available on the door or www.edinburghstudioopera.org
tuesDay 7 MarCh , 1.10pm
Methodist Church
THE EDINBURGH QUARTET
HAYDN String Quartet Op.77 No.2 and music by a composition student from the University of Edinburgh
Admission Free
FriDay 10 MarCh, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall
KEVIN DUGGAN organ
FRESCOBALDI Toccata sesta BRUHNS Preludium in E minor BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in G minor and works by ZACH, KUCHAR and SAWA
Admission Free
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Anne Desler
Kevin Duggan
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saturDay 11 MarCh, 7.30pm
Reid Concert Hall
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY STRING ORCHESTRA
DERRICK MORGAN conductor NATÁLIE KULINA violin solo
GRIEG Holberg Suite Op. 40 DE LOBO The Last Samba in Moscow (2016) - World Premiere VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Concerto Grosso HAYDN Violin Concerto No. 4 in G major JANÁČEK Suite for String Orchestra
£10 / £5 (students and U of E staff) Tickets available on the door
saturDay 11 MarCh, 7.45pm
St. Giles’ Catherdal
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY RENAISSANCE SINGERS
NOEL O’REGAN director
Fiftieth Anniversary Concert Music by ANERIO, LOBO, MONTEVERDI, PALESTRINA and VICTORIA
£8 / £5 (concessions) Tickets available on the door
sunDay12 MarCh, 7.30pm
Reid Concert Hall
EDINBURGH FILM MUSIC ORCHESTRA
YATI DURANT conductor
A variety of Film Music pieces
Admission Free
tuesDay14 MarCh, 1.10pm
Methodist Church
MICHAEL FOYLE violin RAPHAEL LANG cello HANNAH HARNEST piano
MOZART Piano Trio in B flat major KV 502 WEINBERG Piano Trio Op.24
Admission Free
Hannah Harnest, Raphael Lang and
Michael Foyle
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FriDay 17 MarCh, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall
IRINA ROZANOVA organ
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B minor GLAZUNOV Prelude and Fugue in D major, Op. 93 TCHAIKOVSKY Dance of the Reed Flutes from The Nutracker RIMSKY-KORSAKOV The Three Wonders from The Tale of Tsar Saltan LYAPUNOV Prelude-pastorale, Op. 54 SLONIMSKY Toccata
Admission Free
FriDay 17 MarCh, 7.30pm
Reid Concert Hall
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
WILLIAM CONWAY conductor CAMILLE CURTIS flute solo
MOZART Overture to ‘Marriage of Figaro’ MOZART Flute concerto in G major BEETHOVEN Symphony No.6 ‘Pastoral’
£10 (non students) / £5 (students)Tickets available on the door
MonDay 20 MarCh, 2.00pm
Reid Concert Hall
THE MARGARET FLETCHER, SCHOLA CANTORUM OF EDINBURGH LIEDER PRIZE COMPETITION 2017
Incorporating the Elizabeth King Prize for Lieder Performance ERIC VON IBLER and PATRICIA MacMAHON adjudicators
£100 awarded annually for the best performance of two German Lieder in competition - one to be chosen from the works of FRANZ SCHUBERT, HUGO WOLF or RICHARD STRAUSS.
Admission Free
tuesDay 21 MarCh, 1.10pm
Methodist Church
THE EDINBURGH QUARTET
with JAMES WILTSHIRE (piano)
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Sonata SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No.1 in C major Op.49
Admission Free
Irina Rozanova
Mark Bailey
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thursDay 23 MarCh, 7.30pm
Reid Concert Hall
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS’ ORCHESTRA
PETER NELSON conductor
Contemporary works composed recently by students and local musicians
Admission Free
FriDay 24 MarCh, 1.10pm
Playfair Library Hall
MAGDALENA DURANT soprano ALINA BZHEZHINSKA harp
Classical, contemporary and world traditional music ranging from SCOTT and MONIUSZKO to GERSHWIN and BRITTEN.
Admission Free
FriDay 24 MarCh, 7.30pm
Greyfriars Kirk
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY SINGERS EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR
ROBERT BROOKS conductor JOHN KITCHEN conductor and organ
VIERNE Messe Solennelle Op. 16 FRANK MARTIN Mass for double choir and motets by BRUCKNER and others
£10 / £5 (students) Tickets available on the door
saturDay 25 MarCh, 7.30pm
St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Palmerston Place
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY SINFONIA AND CHORUS
MICHAEL DEVLIN conductor
MENDELSSOHN Elijah
£10 / £5 (concessions / students) Tickets available at www.eums.org.uk or on the door
tuesDay 28 MarCh, 1.10pm
Methodist Church
Students from the Reid School of Music
Admission FreeMagdalena Durant and Alina Bzhezhinska
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FriDay 31 MarCh, 7.30pm
Greyfriars Kirk
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
RUSSELL COWIESON conductor
STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherezade
£10 / £5 (concessions/students) Tickets available at www.eums.org.uk or on the door
saturDay 1 aPriL, 7.30pm
Reid Concert Hall
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY BRASS BAND
ONDŘEJ SOUKUP conductor
An Easter-themed concert.
£5 (non-student) / £3 (student) Tickets available on the door or contact [email protected]
FriDay 7 aPriL , 7.30pm
Reid Concert Hall
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY WIND BAND
MORVEN BELL conductor
Programme to include a wide variety of pieces.
£6 (adult) / £4 (students & concessions) www.euwb.co.uk or [email protected]
thursDay 4 May, 7.30pm
Reid Concert Hall
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS’ ORCHESTRA
PETER NELSON conductor
Contemporary works composed recently by students and local musicians
Admission Free
FriDay 5 May, 1.10pm
Reid Concert Hall
DANIEL TONES percussion
Contemporary music for percussion including works by Canadian composer OWEN UNDERHILL
Admission Free
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reLateD events
MusiCaL instruMent MuseuMsSt Cecilia’s Hall and Museum of Instruments are nearing the end of an extensive refurbishment and are scheduled to re-open in Spring 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 & soCiaL DeveLoPMent iMhsDThe 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
FinaL year BMus reCitaLsThese recitals will be held in the week beginnning 15 May 2017. 0131 650 2427
syPert suMMer ConCertsThere will be a series of three summer evening concerts at St Cecilia’s Hall on 4 June, 17 June and 9 July 2017. These concerts are generously supported by George and Joy Sypert.
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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concert venues1 Reid Concert Hall 2 Greyfriars Kirk 3 Methodist Church 4 Playfair Library Hall 5 Assembly Roxy 6 St Giles’ Cathedral 7 St.Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral 8 Alison House