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Classical Concerts in Scotland A selection of forthcoming music |
| 10 May 2008 | |
| 7.30pm St Fillan's Church Hawkcraig Road Aberdour KY3 0UP United Kingdom Details: Web site Entry by programme | Cadenza in Concert for Children's Hospice Association Scotland Cadenza Jenny Sumerling (conductor) A wide ranging programme from one of Scotland's top amateur mixed voice choirs which includes folk, jazz & popular songs, sacred music by Rachmaninov and Greig, and contemporary classics by Britten and Vaughan Williams, - something for everyone to enjoy! In aid of Rachel House (Children's Hospice Association Scotland). Entry by programme at the door or contact Cadenza Concert Manager 0131 337 0569 or email: concerts@cadenza.org.uk "A lovely choir" - Aled Jones, BBC Radio 3 All proceeds in aid of Rachel House (Children's Hospice Association Scotland - www.chas.org.uk) |
| 4 June 2008 | |
| 7.30pm Central Hall Toll Cross Edinburgh EH3 9BP United Kingdom Details: Chip Clark Web site +44 (0)131 315 4216 £9 Adult/£5 Concession-Student | Interchanging Idioms Edinburgh Quartet Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra - under the baton of the composer Symphony No 1 - Figuratively Speaking - by Chip Clark It Must Be Fate - Opera Concept - Libretto by Eddie Louise, Music by Chip Clark |
| 7 June 2008 | |
| 7.30pm Queen's hall Clerk Street Edinburgh EH8 9JG United Kingdom Details: Web site £8 | Summer Sparkler Cadenza Jenny Sumerling (conductor) Edinburgh Concert Band Stephen Callaghan (conductor) One of Scotland’s leading mixed voice choirs joins forces again with the award winning Edinburgh Concert Band for a sparking evening of summer music featuring film themes, vocal and band music in a lighter vein. Tickets from Queen’s Hall Box Office (0131 668 2019) or email Cadenza Concert Manager (concerts@cadenza.org.uk) "A lovely choir" - Aled Jones, BBC Radio 3 In aid of Waverley Care "making a positive difference" - Scotland's leading charity supporting people living with HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C. |
| 14 June 2008 | |
| 7.30pm Nicolson Square Methodist Church Edinburgh United Kingdom Details: Web site £7 full price, £4 concessions, £1 children | Works by Mozart, McGuire, Shostakovich, Beethoven New Edinburgh Orchestra Tim Paxton (conductor) Kirsty Alexander (cello) Mozart: Serenade for Winds in C minor K. 388 Edward McGuire: Junk Shop Blues (Scottish Première) Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 Op. 107 Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major Op. 21 |
| 16 August 2008 | |
| 8pm Greyfriar's Kirk Edinburgh EH1 2QQ United Kingdom Details: Web site £15, £12 (concessions), £2 (schoolchildren) | A Celebration of St Cecilia Cadenza Jenny Sumerling (conductor) Marie Claire Breen (Soprano) Melissa Lunn (Mezzo Soprano) Jemma Brown (Mezzo Soprano) Andrew Dickinson (Tenor) Andrew McTaggart (Bass) Edinburgh Philharmonic Orchestra Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia Johnston: Song for St Cecilia Purcell: Ode on St Cecilia's Day 1692 Handel: Zadok the Priest and Let Thy Hand be Strengthened (from Coronation Anthems) Tickets available from Fringe Box Office (tel: 0131 226 0000 or online at www.edfringe.com) or from Cadenza Concert Manager (tel: 0131 337 0569 or email: concerts@cadenza.org.uk) 2007 Fringe Concert a sell-out - book early to avoid disappointment! "...a lovely choir..." Aled Jones, BBC Radio 3 "...startling expressiveness..." Conrad Wilson, The Herald |
| 8 August 2008 until 31 August 2008 | |
| Edinburgh United Kingdom Details: Web site | Edinburgh International Festival |