full l8th century costumes atid. of course. candlelight.
Edinburgh
I St Giles' At Six - Organ Recital St Giles' Cathedral. Royal Mile. 225 9442. 6pm. Free. Simon Nieminski plays music by Tounemire. Lubeck. Syznianowski arid Reuchsel.
Livingston
I European Youth Festival Of Brass St Margaret‘s Academy. Howden South Road. 0l506 43363-1. See Fri 2.
WEDNESDAY 7
Edinburgh
I Flowers of The Forest Nelson Hall. MacDonald Road Library. 64‘) 7l5 1. 7.45pm. Free. ()ne of Scotlaiids foremost lute players. Rob MacKillop. gives a recital of ltite and guitar music front Scotland. Spaiti and Venezuela.
THURSDAY 8
Glasgow
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 287 55l l. 7pm. £7.50-£ I 2.50 (£2—£4.50). Guest cellist Raphael Wallfisch joins conductor James Loughran and the orchestra for Walton‘s Cello (.‘mtt-t'rrn. which is set alongside the Scottish premiere of Tippett‘s The Rose [.(lkt’. plus Britteii's Young l’t'rvon (lint/e 7}) The ()rt'ltt'vtrtt and his arrangement of Purcell's C/tttt'uni'.
Edinburgh
I Lunchtime Concert St Giles‘ Cathedral. Royal Mile. 225 9442.
I2. l5pm. Free. A performance from the Concert Choir of Boyerlown Senior High School. Pennsylvania.
I La Boheme Festival Theatre. 13—2‘) Nicolson Street. 52‘) 6000. 7. l 5pm. £‘).50~—£—l5.50 (£7.5()—£-l2.5()). See Thu l. I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 667 7776. 7.45pm. £5-£18. Conductor Joseph Swensen and the orchestra continue their celebration of the work of Beethoven with a programme featuring ()l't‘l'llll't'. Curio/(tn. Sivnp/tunv No 4. atid with the help of guest pianist .loii Kimura Parker. Pitt/tn (‘Ullt't'l'lu NH .9.
13th Century foxes: the Mediaval Baebes play Cate Graffiti, Edinburgh, Fri 9 Apr:
I Organ Recital - John Kitchen St Giles" Cathedral. Royal Mile. 225 9442. 8pm. £5 (£3). Kitchen plays music by Praetorius. Bach. Bruhns. Bruckner and Hovland.
FRIDAY 9
Glasgow
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra City Hall. Candleriggs. 287 55] l. 7.30pm. £5—£l6. See Thu 8.
Edinburgh
I Organ Recital St Mary's Cathedral. 23 Palmerston Place. 667 7776. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). Simon Lindley performs works by Bach. Wesley. Philip \Vilby atid Reubke.
I Mediaval Baebes Cafe (Ii-al‘l'tti. Mansfield Place Church Brotighton Street. 557 8003. 7.30pm. £12. Founded by former Miranda Sex Garden member Katherine Blake. this twelve-strong all- female a cappella group put the glamour back into early music. With two successful tours last year. and a second album ll’m'lt/t'v Bl_\'.\'.\'(’ currently on release. they're provitig you don't have to be middle aged to enjoy the middle ages.
SATURDAY 10
Glasgow
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Royal Concert Hall. 2 Saucliiehall Street. 287 55l l. 7.30pm. £842 1. Conductor James Patil isjoined by soprano Patricia ivlaclvlalion. iiiezzo-soprano Terry Patrick- Harris. tenor Joseph Harris. bass Stephen Roberts and the RSNt) Chorus for Paul Paray's .lt’U/lllt’ tl'A/t' .llnss. a piece for which the orchestra was recently nominated for a Choral Performance Grammy Award. Also oti the hill. Berlioz's Sl‘ntp/tmtit' l’nntttsttt/m'.
I Mediaval Baebes Cottier 'l‘lieaii-e. 93 Hyndland Street. 357 3868. 8pm. 1: l 3.50. See Fri 9.
Edinburgh
I La Boheme Festival Theatre. l3-~-2‘) Nicolsoii Street. 52‘) 6000. 7. I5ptn. £‘).5()—£45.5() (£7.50--£~l2.5()l. See Thu l.
Glasgow I Paragon Ensemble Royal Concert Hall. 2 Saiicliieliall Street. 287 55l l.
Cottier Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 10 Apr
lpm. £7 (1.4.50). The ensemble cook up a classical feast for the last iii their current Sunday Brunch‘ series. featuring Poulenc's Sonata/or 'lii'u (Yuri/lets and [/J'I-U l “120). lhet‘t’s‘ (if/It] l’tt’t't'x (’Il Tilt! (/9352 and Poncheilli's thrtctto.
I Easter Concert St Mtitigo Museum of Religious Life And Art. 2 Castle Street. 553 2557. 2~-lpm. Free. The Glasgow Kedron Choir perform a llllXCtl programme of traditional and modern music
Glasgow
I Die Fledermaus RSAMD. loo Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.15pm. Glasgow Grand Opera present ,loliaiiii Stratiss's popular \‘ieniiese operetta. directed by Kate McCall with iiitisical direction from Daniel (iorbold.
Edinburgh
I St Giles' At Six St (iilcs‘ Cathedral. Royal Mile. 225 9442. 6pm. Flee. The Tomlin (‘oiisori present a selection of music for voice. clarinet. recorder and guitar.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Festival Theatre. 13 2‘) Nicolsoii Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.30pm. £7--t' l‘).50
(1.5- U750). Sec Sat it).
I Edinburgh Youth Orchestra ()tteeii‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 667 7776. 7.45pm. £6»! | (l (K l~l.‘5 l. Christopher :\dcy conducts the orchestra iii llolst's 'l'lit' l’t'rft't't /'~tm/. R‘tl‘c‘lllll‘ttllllltl\".\ Xvni/i/mnv .\'o 3‘ in A Minor alid Bartok‘s \iii/tn ('tI/lt't'l'ltr .Vtt 3.
Glasgow
I Fergus Kerr & Andrew Nicol Htitclieson's Hall. l5tS liigi'aiii Street. 552 83‘)!. l.l5piii £2.50. The horn and piano duo deliver a piogi'aiiiiiie or l‘l'L‘llCll music. including Pooh-lies li/t ett'.
I Die Fledermaus Rs-vall). loo Renfrew .l5piii. See Mon 12.
Sll't‘c‘l. .1 A: Sll.‘ .’.
classical & opera MUSIG WEDNESDAY 14
Glasgow
I Music At The Burrell Collection Burrell Collection. 2060 Pollokshaws Road. 64‘) 7l51. 2pm. Free. Douglas Academy Music School students present a varied programme of solo and chamber music. including some of the pupils' own COJIIPOSIUOITS.
I Die Fledermaus RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7. 15pm. See Molt l2.
Edinburgh
I Lunchtime Concert St Giles‘
Cathedral. Royal Mile. 225 9442.
I2 15pm. Free. A performance from the fuscoii Girls” Chorus. all the way from Arizona.
THURSDAY 15
Glasgow
I Die Fledermaus RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.15pm. See Mon l2.
Edinburgh
I 8T Scottish Ensemble Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 667 7776. 7.45pm. £5—£9. The ensemble present Richard Strauss’s sorrowful response to the destruction of the opera houses of Munich. Vienna and Dresden during World War II. .lIt‘ltll)l()I'/)/l().\'(’ll. iii its original version for string septet. Also on the bill are Strauss's equally emotional .S'exrctfrmti ‘('tt/iri't-t'i'o’ aiid Mahler‘s arrangement of Beethoven’s String Quartet in F Minor.
St Andrews
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Younger Hall. North Street. 01334 474610 7.45pm. £5.50-£l4. Pianist Paul l.ewis joins conductor lirnst Kovacic and the orchestra for Haydn's .S'vnip/tmtv No SN. Sclititiiaiin's Piano Concerto and .S'i'ntp/toni‘ No 4 'ltult'un '. /)_\' .‘l/(‘Ilt/(’/.\'.\'(l/lll.
ROYAL SCOTTISH “HEIPEQEESEH52151-1 surprise yourself at what you find...
Chacony TIPPETT
WALTON Cello Concerto
BRITTEN
Conductor Cello
Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow.
Discovery Series
Artistic Director: James Machllan
i Explore a new world of music and
PURCELL ARR. BRITTEN
The ROSS Lake Scottish premiere
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
James Loughran Raphael Wallfisch
Free introductory session, led by David Clarke and James MacMillan, Sunday 28 March from 2pm to 5pm,
Concert introduction in the Hall from 7pm.
Thursday 8 April 1999 7pm
The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Box Office 0141 287 5511
l—lSApt 1999 THE UST55