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CONCERTS AT THE UNIVERSITY Spring - Summer 2017

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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.

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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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diary spring - summer 2017march ContinueD

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

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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

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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