W'snd. HITS!) 374nm .3llpni £l5. Solo
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Edinburgh
I The Wrigley Sisters and Spaelimenninir ()ucen‘s llall. (‘leik Street. (ioS 2lll‘), Spin. £l 3 i£l I l. Music Ill the ()rcadian tradition lrom top liddle and guitar duo. tum sisters .lenniler and lla/el. and the unique sound ot l'aeroesc/ Scandina\ ian hand Spaelimenninir.
I Assembly Rooms Ceilidh Dance Assemhl} Rooms. (ieorge Street. 220 434‘). Spin. £3 l£5i. .\liisic lrom lll.l \sith caller Ken (iourlay
Saturday 1 6
Edinburgh
I Ceilidhs at the Caley ('aledonian Brewer}. Slatelord Road. 223 5(iSH. 7pm. £0 Music lrom the liddle—drnen Bella .\lc.\'ah ceilidh hand.
Dunlerrnline
I Crossford Scottish Music Group ('arnegic llall. liast Poll. (ll 33.3 314tltlll. 7.30pm. £0 t£5l. .-\nnual concert with singer :\ltt\tlail‘ McDonald and liddler My llain.
Stirling
I Fribo 'l'olhooth. Jail \\‘}iid. lll7xo 274(lllt). l2.3llpm. lirce. l-riho comhine Scandinas tan and Scottish sounds \\ ith \ocalist .-\nne Solir and guest ling Vandal. Stipport l'rom liddler Sarah-Jane l‘ilield.
Glasgow
I The Clachies liar lS5. Buchanan llotel. Buchanan Street. 332 728-1. 5pm. l‘ree. See Sun Ill.
Edinburgh
I Tomas Lynch Wee Folk ('luli. Rosttl ()ak. lnlirmar} Street. 557 2970. 8.30pm. £3. Irish singer. guitarist and uillean piper.
Tuesday 19
Edinburgh
I Folk and Friends \Vaserl} Bar. St Mar} 's Street. 55o 8855. ‘lpni. See 'l‘ue l2.
Wednesday 20
Edinburgh
I Tom Napper and Tom Bliss lidinhurgh l‘olk (‘lulx ('aharet Bar. the l’leasance. o5() 234‘). Spin. £(i t£5l. ()riginal stor_\ songs. ponerl‘ul harmonies. terrilic banter. plus multi- instrumental \il‘ltlosll) l'rom \eterans ol lingllxh and ('eltic traditions.
Dunfermline
I Carmel Gunning l)unl'ermline l-‘ollt (‘lulx 'l'histle 'l'avern. llaldridgehurn. (H383 720(173. 8pm. £4 members £5. Top class \shistle pla) er. \sith guitarist l.i/ Maroni.
Glasgow
I Tom Napper and Tom Bliss St Andrew ’s in the Square. on" Saltmarket. .Sl .-\ndre\s \ Street. 543 ND”. £0 (£4). See Wed 20.
Edinburgh
I Out of the Bedroom \Vawrl} Bar. St Mary's Street. 9pm midnight. See Thu 7.
Stirling
I Streetmusic Arabe 'l‘olhooth. Jail \\'_\nd. tll7.\‘o 274000. 7.30pm. £12 t£.\’l. (ills world music innmators Nass lil (ihiss‘ane took the sounds ol‘ dancehall and hip hop and merged them \\ ith their o\\n Moroccan traditions.
Classical
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to morag.bruce@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Morag Bruce, Frances Boyson and Carol Main.
Glasgow
I Music in the University (ilasgoxs l'nisersit} (‘oncert Hall. l'nnersit} .'\\enue. 33H 4ll‘)2. l.lll 2pm. l‘ree. lhe lll'sl til loo e\ents lsee l'l'l «\‘l celebrating (ilasgou composer lhtllllth \Vilson. lhis onc‘s an allernoon ol his chamber music including. ('uni/i/inienii. ('ltirinel Sunni/nit and l’iiino 'I'riu.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra l'shet‘ llall. l.othian Road. 223 ll55. 7.30pm. £7.50 £23. Joseph Suensen is conductor and soloist tor Brahnis' \io/in ('unt‘erlu and the li\cl_\ Iluneuritin IMnrex. tor the opening L‘olieel'l ill the S(‘() 2(lll—l/2llll5 season.
Friday 8
Glasgow
I Back from Beijing! RSAMI). lot) Renlress Street. 332 5057. lpm. £0 (£4). l-‘olloss ing their tour ol ('hina. the Ro}al Scottish Academ} Brass perl‘orm traditional and cutting edge \sorlts: ('larke arr. \Vallace Titan/tel lit/unlurv Suite. Mark .-\nthon} 'l‘urnage's Set It: and Jim l’arker‘s lie/it l'illlllhllt'.
I Music in the University: Thomas Wilson Book Launch (ilasgoss l'niVersit} ('oncei‘t Hall. l'nisersit} Asenue. 3M) 4002. 5.30pm. liree. To celebrate the launch ol' the lie“ hools The Music rill/minus ll'i'lwn. the Saltire Quartet perl'orm \Vilson’s String Quartet .\'o4.
311 Scottish Opera Double Bill: Duke Bluebeard’s Castle 8. Erwartung Theatre Royal. 2S2 llopc Street. 332 Ullllll. 7.l5pm. £3.5(l £55. See llillisl. right.
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Royal (‘oncci't Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 35.3 Sllllll. 7.30pm. £7 £20. See Thu 7.
Edinburgh
I The City That Never Sleeps ('hrist ('hurch. Morningside Road. (367 3633. 7.30pm. £6 t£~1l. 'l'he (ilorious (‘ompan_\ pertorm chamber music h) llandel. .\l.-\ ('harpentier and contempoi‘ar} Scottish composer James Douglas.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra l'sher llall. l.othian Road. 223 l I55. 7.30pm. Alexander l.a/are\' conducts a mammoth programme ol' .\lac.\lillan's he“ itching. eclectic and impassioned political tale. The (till/ennui (ti/\rt/u'l (ith't/lt'. Shostaltosich's commemoration of the llolslie\ik Rc\olution.Sini/r/nmy .\'n [.2 and Mahler's heart-rendng [Jet/er eines lit/irentlen (iesellen with soprano ls'atarina Karneus.
Fife
21 Simon Thacker Kellie (‘astle. l’ittensseem. ()l333 72()27|. 7.3(lpm. £lll. See llllllsl. right.
Paisley
I Voices in Paisley: Showcase l’aisle_\' Town Hall. Abbe} (lose. «SS7 llllll. 7.30pm. £6. .-\ whole host ol~ singing groups. including the Bridge of “en (‘horal Society. the l’aisle} Philharmonic and the Kilharchan Singers. plus BBC Scotland's Jamie .\lcl)ougall. assemble tor a night ol‘ song to kick-start what is hoped to become Scotland's tirst international choral liestisal.
Glasgow
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Ro}al (‘oncert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 Stillll. 7.3llpni £l3 £2S. See l‘l'l .s
Edinburgh I Scottish Ensemble Queen's llall. (‘lerlt Street. oos 2lll‘). 2.45pm. See 'l hu
Paisley
I Voices in Paisley: Verdi Requiem l’aisle} .-\l\l\e_\. Abbe) l’lace. SH) “054. Spin. £l5 l£llll. li|e\en choirs. including the RS.\'() chorus. lttlll lorces lot" the pinnacle ol the choral celebration the l‘lth centurys most theatrical ecclesiastical \sorls.
Edinburgh
I Children’s Classic Concerts» Movie Magic l'sher llall. l.othian Road. 22S ll55. 3pm. £9.50 (£5 tami|_\ ticket £20). l)isco\ er the secrets til the orchestra \\ llh ho\l ('ht‘istopher Bell. lhls lamil'slriendl} al'l'air \sill include e\lracts l'l'oin [on] oi the Rings. Slur lliirs. .ltlll'\ and themes lrom l)isne_\ lilms.
I Meadows Chamber Orchestra ()ueen's llall. (‘lerk Street. (ioS 2tll‘). 7.45pm. £0 t£l £77. The 75th anni\ersar_\ ol Kenneth Leighton's birth is commemorated in a perl'ormance ol‘ his lio/in ('unt‘erio. Ben Naharro is the soloist. alongside Bach's ('oneertu for (Nine and Violin and Mahler‘s Sun/thorn .\'o4. conducted h} l’eter li\ans.
Paisley
I Voices in Paisley: Choral Classics lhollltts (‘oals Memorial ('hurch. High Street. 7.3(lpm. £6. The Voices in l’;tislc‘}‘ ehoil's collaborate \\ ilh Renl‘reu shire Schools Senior (‘hoir to present a programtne ol~ choral classics including l-aure's enchanting Requiem.
Glasgow
I Paragon Ensemble 'l'ron 'l‘heatt‘e. 552 l-lo7. Spin. liree. (lather in the bar to discover Whales er Happened to Music'.’ in the company ol’ l’aragon cellist Robert lt'\ ine. \\ ho comperes this unique sort ol' evening featuring contemporar} music tor harp. percussion and cello.
Edinburgh
I A Night at the Opera l'sher llall. l.othian Road. 228 ll55. 7.30pm.
£15 £22. Nearly tsso )c‘ttl‘s on limit their (‘hannel 4 success. ()pet‘ultuttlv \s inners Denise Leigh and Jane (illel‘isl shim case operatic delights including the Pearl I'ls/tel's duel and arias iron] [11 Ito/retire. ('urmen and .llutlume Butter/7L
Tuesday 12
Glasgow
I Gusztav Fenyo Ramshorn 'l’lieatre. ()8 Ingram Street. 552 343‘). l.|5 2pm. £3. Bach's I’rene/i ()l't‘l'llll't‘ is brought to lil'e h) pianist (his/tas lien}o.
I Rush Hour Concert RSAMI). lot) Renl‘reu Street. 332 5057. 5.30pm. £3. liscape the esening trallic tor a uhile as the RSAMI) Wind linsemhle. directed h} l)a\'id l)a\ies. perl‘orm .\lo/art's Serenade in B‘llu! [(63].
>11 Scottish Opera Double Bill: Duke Bluebeard’s Castle 8- Erwartung Theatre Ro}al. 282 Hope Street. 332 ‘)t)()(). 7.l5pm. £3.50 £55. See Fri 8.
Edinburgh
I Graeme McNaught Reid ('oneert llall. lidinhurgh l'nis'ersit}. Bristo Square. 668 20“). l.l()pm. l‘ree. Pianist (iraeme McNaught performs mUsic h)‘ Mendelssohn. Ravel. l)thss_s. (‘age and Tan Dun.
Scottish Opera Double Bill: Duke Bluebeard’s Castle 8. Erwartung Stunning presentation of two one-act operas: Schoenberg's Erwartung and Bartok‘s Bluebeard's Cast/e. appropriately with two Hungarian singers in the roles of Duke Bluebeard and his somewhat unlucky wile Judith. played by mezzo Andrea Szanto in her UK debut. Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Fri 8. Tue 72, Thu 74 & Sat 76 Oct; Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Thu 27 Oct.
Simon Thacker One of the very best classical guitarists (pictured) around at the moment gives audiences nationwide a chance to hear the Spanish romanticism of Tarrega and the fiery passion of Argentinian composer Ginastera. Kellie Cast/e, Pittenweem, Fri 8 Oct; Discovery Point, Dundee, Tue 72 Oct: Adelaide’s Glasgow, Wed 73 Oct; To/booth, Stirling, Wed 20 Oct; St Andrew Blackadder Church, North Berwick, Thu 27 Oct; Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, Sat 23 Oct.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra The combination of Mozart, Mackerras and the SCO is pretty much unrivalled anywhere. Together wrth the SCO Chorus and an impressive line-up of soloists. they promise a sublime performance of Mozart‘s unfinished C minor Mass. Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Thu 27 Oct; Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Fri 22 Oct.
Dundee
II: Simon Thacker l)isco\cr} Point. Discover} ()ua}. (H.332 2lll245. 7.30pm. £3 t£(ii. See l-‘ri H.
Wednesday 1 3
Glasgow
I The Sarod Dynasty of Ameen Ali Khan RSAMI). llll) Renlrevi Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £6 l£4i. A rare opportunil) to hear this talented }oullg Indian classical musician. presented h} the Scottish Acadetn) ol' Asian Arts and the RSAMI). Ameen Ali Khan belongs to the seventh generation oi" an inherited tradition ol' Sarod performance: a lute- like stringed instrument originating from ancient .-\l‘ghanistan.
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