Anonymous 4 play Bute Hall, Glasgow, Sat 2 Aug as part of The Glasgow Early Music Festival
Beethoven on clarinet. strings and fot‘tepiano.
I Anonymous 4 Bute Hall. University of Glasgow. 7.30pm. £I5/£I() from Ticket Centre (287 55l I). all Ticketl.ink outlets. University of Glasgow Visitor Centre and at the door (subject to availability). ()ne of the world's best- selling early music groups comes to Glasgow from America to perform The Mina/er ()f'Su/it'lugn. music from the I2th century Book of St James. See preview.
Glasgow
I The Song Players James Arnott Theatre. Gilmorehill Centre. Ipm. £6 from Ticket Centre (287 55 I I ). all Ticketl.ink outlets. University of Glasgow Visitor Centre and at the door (subject to availability). Soprano Nikki Kennedy. with Matthew Wells (trumpet). Lynda Sayce (theorbo) and Elizabeth Boyle (harpsichord) perform a repertory of l7th century Italian music. including Carissimi's [Jililt’llltl .‘Iluriu Strum/u.
I Concerto Italiano Bute HaII. I'niversity ofGlasgmv. 7.30pm. £l5/£l() from Ticket Centre (287 55 I I ). all Ticketl.ink outlets. University of Glasgow Visitor Centre and at the door (subject to availability). The Italian group of singers and instrumentalists. winners of an Edinburgh Festival Critics Award last year. return for a programme of Monteverdi‘s sacred madrigals.
I Vocal Recital Cottier Theatre. Hyndland Street. 357 3868. £5 (£4) from Cottier Hm ()ffice. Ticket Centre (287 55I I ) and all Ticketlink outlets. lpm. Tenor John 'I‘releaven. accompanied at the piano by .lohn Parr gives a lunchtime recital of 2()th century British love songs. including works by Elgar. Vaughan Williams. I)eIitis. Ireland and Fin/i.
Edinburgh
I Organ Recital St Peter's Episcopal Church. I.utton Place. 667 9838. 4.30pm. Free with retiring collection in support of Waverley Care Trust. Michael Bonaventure plays music by Baclt. Guiimant. \"ierne and Messiaen.
I TOTAL Aberdeen Youth Choir St Giles' Cathedral. Iligh Street. 6pm. Free. The choir comes south for a concert featuring pieces by Byrd. Gershwin and Standford. as well as Scottish traditional SUITgS.
MONDAY 4
Glasgow
I St Andrews Baroque Trio .latnes Arnott Theatre. Gilmorehill Centre. lpm. 1.6 from Ticket Centre (287 55 I l ). all
Ticketl.ink outlets. University of Glasgow Visitor Centre and at the door (subject to availability). Titled ‘Mystery And Mist'. this lunchtime programme combines works for sconlutum violin by Heinrich Biber and 18th century Scottish fiddle pieces that also exploit irregular tuning.
I Catherine Bott and Trio Sonnerie Bute Hall. University ofGlasgow. 7.30pm. £I5/£ I() from Ticket Centre (287 551 l ). all TicketI.ink outlets. University of Glasgow Visitor Centre and at the door (subject to availability). Soprano Catherine Bott stars in an all-French baroque programme. including works by Couperin. I.ecIair. Marais. Rameau and Monteclair.
Edinburgh
I Sycamore Presbyterian Church Choir St Giles‘ Cathedral. High Street. I2. l 5pm. Free. The handbell choir from Cincinnati. ()hio make a visit to Edinburgh.
TUESDAY 5
Glasgow
I His Ain Draucht Trumpets James Arnott Theatre. Gilmorehill Centre. lpm. £6 from Ticket Centre (287 55I l ). all Ticketl.ink outlets. University of Glasgow Visitor Centre and at the door (subject to availability). Fiona Milnes (mezzo soprano) and Iain Paton (tenor) are joined by various instrumentalists. including draucht trumpeter John Kenny. for a programme of music from the Stuart Court.
I La Didone Tramway. Albert Drive. 7.30pm. £2()/£I5 from Ticket Centre (287 55 I l ). all Ticketl.ink outlets. University of Glasgow Visitor Centre and at the door (subject to availability). Scottish Early Music Consort present the centrepiece of the Glasgow International Early Music Festival ~ a fully staged production of CavaIIi's masterpiece. first performed in Venice in I64 I. Taking as its subject the passionate love story of Aeneas atid Dido. it's set against the backdrop of the Trojan War. Mark Tucker and Catrin Wyn I)avies sing the leads. backed tip by singers. dancers and instrumentalists frotn Scotland. France. Italy. Spain and Venezuela.
I 88C Scottish Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall. Broadcasting House. Queen Margaret Drive. 730an Free tickets (while available) by postal application (enclosing sae) to BBC SS() Concerts Secretary. BBC Broadcasting House. Queen Margaret l)rive. Glasgow. GI2 8|)G. Soprano Inger I)am-Jensen sings four songs by Richard Strauss; after the interval. Martyn Brabbins conducts Mahlch Svmp/mnv NH 4.
Edinburgh I National Youth Orchestra Of Scotland Usher Hall. I.othian Road.
7.30pm. £7—£l6 (£I—L‘8) from Usher Hall
(228 I I55). Fringe ()ffice (226 5B8). Assembly Rooms (220 4349) and Ticketline outlets. See Tue 29.
I Organ Recital St Mary‘s Cathedral. Palmerston Place. 225 6293. 8pm. £5
(£1). Dennis Townhill. ()rganist Emeritus
at St Mary‘s. performs today‘s concert.
Glasgow
I Robert MacKillop James Arnott Theatre. Gilmorehill Centre. lpm. £6 from Ticket Centre (287 551 I). aIITicketI.ink outlets. University of Glasgow Visitor Centre and at the door (subject to availability). I.ute and theorbo music from Italy. France. Scotland and England. including Dowland's I.(I('/ll'iii(lt’ Purim.
I Baltimore Consort Bute Hall. University of Glasgow. 7.30pm. £I5/£I() from Ticket Centre (287 55 I I ). all Ticketl.ink outlets. University of Glasgow Visitor Centre and at the door (subject to availability). The American vocal and instrumental group perform music from Renaissance Scotland and traditional music from the Appalachians and Nova Scotia.
Edinburgh
I Organ Recital St Andrew’s and St George's Church. George Street. I230an Free with retiring collection. Caroline Cradock of St James' Episcopal Church plays a selection of organ music.
THURSDAY 7
Glasgow
I La Didone 'I‘ramway. Albert I)rive.
7.30pm. £2()/£ l 5 from Ticket Centre (287
55I I). all Ticketl.ink outlets. University
of Glasgow Visitor Centre and at the door
(subject to availability). See Tue 5.
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Festival of British
Youth “rehestras 1997
Sat 9 - Sun 31 August 1997
Central Hall, Tollcross,
Edinburgh
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Glasgow
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