0 RSNO: Last Night of the ScottishPower Proms t'sher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1 I55. 7.30pm.
£5- £24. (iarry Walker conducts the Orchestra. Chorus. pipe band and featuring special guests. percussionist Iivelyn (ilennic and vocalist liddi Reader for a rumbustious musical extravaganza that includes a performance of 'I‘chaikovsky's 18/2 ()1‘(’I'Illl'('.
Dundee
I Cappella Nova St Salvador's lipiscopal Church. Church Street. ()1382 434940/1. 7.30pm. £9- £12 (£6.50»-£8.50). See Thu 10.
Glasgow
I Cappella Nova St Andrew's in the Square. off Saltmarket. St Andrew‘s Street. 548 6020. 7.30pm. £9 £12 (£6.50~£8.50). See Thu 10.
Edinburgh
I Gala Concert for the Breast Cancer Institute tfsher llall. Lothian Road. 228 l 155. 7.30pm. £5---£24. Roderick Brydon conducts a concert of operatic overtures and arias and Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals with members of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Scottish ()pera and the RS.\'() hosted by the ubiquitous Alexander McCall Smith.
Tuesday 15
Glasgow
I Songs from the Shows Ramshorn Theatre. 98 Ingram Street. 552 348‘). 1.15- 2pm. £2.50. The Cecilian Society of Glasgow give a performance of show songs to raise money for Childline.
Edinburgh
I Get Organised - Hooked on Dance 17sher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 1.10 1.50pm. £2. City ()rganist John Kitchen presents a programme of uplifting traditional dance pieces including works by Bach. (irieg and Strauss.
I Scottish Opera - La Boheme Festival Theatre. 1.3 2‘) Nicolson Street. 5296000. 7.15pm. £19.50 £39.50. See Fri 1 1.
Wednesday 1 6
Glasgow
I RSNO ScottishPower Proms: From Russia with Love Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £5 £25.50. See Thu 10. I Symphony Orchestra Concert RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). (iarry Walker takes the RSAMD Symphony ()rchestra through its end of term paces with a strong Rtissian inlluence. Prokofiev‘s Peter and the Hill]. Kabalevsky and Rachmaninov bring a host of hummable tunes.
Glasgow
I RSNO ScottishPower Proms: Symphonie Fantastique Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £5 £25.50. Stephane Deneve conducts a performance of the work by Berlioz that heralded a new Romantic era with its premiere in 1830. Violin virtuoso 'l'asmin Little also joins the orchestra for Bruch's Violin (‘()I1('(’I'Il) no I.
I The Threepenny Opera 'l'ramway. 25 Albert Drive. ()845 330 3501. 7.30pm. £ 10 (£6). Theatre Workshop presents Brecht's controversial ‘Illl't't’pt’lllly ()peru. based on John (iay's Beggars ()peru and now heard in an acerbic translation by Hugh MacDiarmid.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Opera - La Boheme Festival Theatre. 13—‘29 Nicolson Street. 5296000. 7.15pm. £19.50— £39.50. See Fri 1 1.
I Summer Organ Festival St Mary's Cathedral. Palmerston Place. 8pm. £6 (£4). The third in a series of four recitals on the cathedral's great Father Willis organ. built in 187‘). is given by Scott Farnell. guest organist from Newcastle Cathedral. And you can meet and chat to him afterwards over light refreshments.
Friday 18
Glasgow
I RSNO ScottishPower Proms: West End Gala Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £5~£25.50. Martin Yates conducts an evening of glitter and glam. featuring music and songs from the best of Broadway and the West lind with some of the country‘s top vocalists.
I The Threepenny Opera 'l‘ramway. 25 Albert Drive. 0845 330 3501. 7.30pm. £10 (£6). See Thu 17.
Saturday 1 9
Glasgow
I RSNO ScottishPower Proms - Kids Prom in Flight Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 11am. £9 (£4). See Sat 12.
I RSNO ScottishPower Proms Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £5 £25.50. See Fri 1 1.
I The Threepenny Opera Tramway. 25 Albert Drive. 0845 330 3501. 7.30pm. £10 (£6). See Thu 17.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Opera - La Boheme Festival Theatre. 13 '29 .\'icolson Street. 5296000. 2.15pm. £19.50 £39.50. See Fri 1 1.
I Edinburgh Concert Band Si ()swald's Hall. 229 5562. 7.30 9.30pm. £4 (£2). A selection of wind band music from the classics to show music.
I Calton Consort Canongate Kirk. 153 Canongate. 667 7776. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). A concert of choral music including Britten‘s 'l'lie [flu/lad of Little Musgrut'e. Debussy"s Chansons (le ('liurles (l'()rleuns and madrigals by Bartok. Faure and Monteverdi.
I Edinburgh Quartet Stockbridgc Parish Church. Saxe Coburg Street. 332 8691. 7.30pm. £9 (£2 £6). Celebrating the links betweens the Scottish capital and Vienna. the quartet perform music by Hans (ial. Strauss. Lanner and Schuben.
I The Edinburgh Singers (ireyfriars Kirk. (ireyfriars Place. 668 201‘). 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Vincent Wallace conducts Mozart's Solemn Vespers. At'e 1’erum and Requiem featuring one of lidinburgh‘s best established vocal groups accompanied by full orchestra and four acclaimed young soloists.
I The Savoy Chorus and Orchestra Murraylield Parish Church. ()rmidale Terrace. 334 3140. 7.30pm. £8. David Lyle conducts music from Marmion. Henry V111 and Pineapple Poll.
Glasgow
I Competition RSAMI). 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 2pm. Free. The Jean Highgate Scholarship Competition.
Edinburgh
GFete de la Musique French Institute. 13 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. 5pm. Free. linjoy all sorts of music in the delightful atmosphere of the Institut Francais d'Iicosse as this little bit of France and cultural celebration reaches over to Scotland.
I Music Day 2004 Danish Cultural Institute. 3 Doune Terrace. 225 718‘). 5pm. Free. A musical soiree of a variety of musicians and styles as part of Fete de la Musique.
I The Orchestra and String Ensemble of St Mary’s Music School and the Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). 7.30pm. £8
(£2- £5). A Summer Concert of mUsic by Beethoven. Bach. Lalo. Mozart. Kenneth Leighton and a specially written new piece for all those leaving from Christopher Lee (iuild.
Tuesday 22
Glasgow
I Competition RSAMI). l()() Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 10am. Free. The Chanterelle Chamber Music Prize competition.
I Competition RSAMI). l()() Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 6pm. Free. The Dunbar-Gerber Chamber Music Prize Competition.
I RSNO ScottishPower Proms: An Evening of James Bond Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £5 £25.50. Carl Davis conducts an evening that's shaken. not stirred. featuring the music of Bond classics. presented by Honor Blackman. I Sounds of Guitar RSAMI). t()() Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. Free. (iuitar department concert programme to be announced.
Edinburgh
I Get Organised - Hooked on Red Hot Hits 1'sher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 1.10 1.50pm. £2. (iuest organist Stephen Wood performs works by Bach. Saint-Sa'ens. Strauss. Liszt. Tchaikovsky and lilgar.
I Scottish Opera - La Boheme Festival Theatre. 13 -29 Nicolson Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.15pm. £19.50- £3‘).50. See Fri 1 1.
Wednesday 23
Glasgow
I Electroacoustic Event RSAMI). 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. Free. A concert of student electroacoustic compositions.
I RSNO ScottishPower Proms: Stars and Strips Forever Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £5 £25.50. The American greats come under the baton of William liddins in the shape of Bernstein. Copland and (ierswhin.
Edinburgh
I Summer Organ Festival St Mary‘s Cathedral. Palmerston Place. 8pm. £6 (£4). Last in a series of four recitals on the cathedral's great Father Willis organ. built in 187‘). is given by Simon Nieminski. assistant organist at the Cathedral. And you can meet and chat to him afterwards over light refreshments.
Glasgow I Gaelic and Scots Song RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057.
7.30pm. Free. Year 1 students from the
BA (Scottish Music) course perform (iaelic and Scots song.
I RSNO ScottishPower Proms: Classical Gala Night Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £5 £25.50. Joseph Caballe Domenech conducts the RSNO and young Russian virtuoso violinist llya (iringolts for classical favourites by Massenet. Wagner and Ravel.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Opera - La Boheme Festival Theatre. 13 2‘) Nicolson Street. 5296000. 7.15pm. £19.50 £39.50. See Fri 1 l.
classical & opera listings Music
Orchestra of Scottish Opera Still making front page headlines over its funding crisis, Scottish Opera brings its orchestra to Edinburgh in a one-off concert performance as a warm up to the Edinburgh run of Scottish Opera — La Boheme. Heard, but not usually seen. the orchestra is out of the pit with the company’s music director. Sir Richard Armstrong, who will also talk about the highlights of the forthcoming new season. St Andrew ’3 and St George ’3 Church, Edinburgh, Thu 7 0 Jun.
Fete de la Musique In France. there is music absolutely everywhere on 21 June. a date that has become synonymous with a nationwide celebration of music-making, whether by the thousands making it or the rest of the country listening to it, no doubt with some nice wine and good food to hand. The French and Danish Cultural Institutes do their bit to bring a flavour of continental European mid— summer to Scotland. French Institute, Edinburgh, Mon 27 Jun.
E.) Last Night of the ScottishPower Proms Gerard Kelly is guest presenter of a last night that is as far removed from the Union Flag-waving. Land of Hope and Glory-singing Albert Hall version as is possible. All under the authoritative baton of Garry Walker. Scottish music includes Highland Cathedral, a Highland Gathering and Scots song medley. Bangs and explosions are courtesy of Tchaikovsky's 7872 while Verdi and Puccini opera extracts stir things up to start. Usher Hall,
Edinburgh, 72 Jun; Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 26 Jun.
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