>t< Hebrides Ensemble Queen'x lIaIl. ('Ierk Street. (ioS 30W. 7.30pm. £I3
(£3 £Sr. 'I‘he cttxemhle perl'ormx muxic h} Helium}. Marina .-\datnia. Ilal'lidi ItaIIgrimvon and Mewiaen’x Quarter fur I/It' lim/ n! lililt'. cotnpmed while he \\;I\ a prixoner ol‘ \\;tl'.
Wednesday 9
Glasgow
I Royal Scottish Chapter Colloquium (ilthgtm t’ni\er\it.\: .\Iu\ic Department. Room 3. H t'nixerxit} (iardenx. 5.I5 (i.|5pm. l‘ree. l’rol'exxor Ian Bent gi\e\ a lecture entitled 'Iteinrich Schenker and the Viennew .\ltt\ical tixtahlithcnt'.
Edinburgh
I Carmen l’la_\hou\e. lb 33 (ireenxide I’lace. (IS—0 (ll MIR-.134. 7.30pm.
U) £33.50. See the 3.
Thursday 10
Glasgow
I Jock Holden Memorial Mozart Prize RS.I\.\I|)_ I00 Renlreu Street. 333 5057. Illam. I‘rce. ticketed. (‘oncert marking 350 )cat'x \ince \lo/art'x birth. the \\ inner \\ ill pcrlorm their choxeu concerto \\ ith the Ix’S.\.\tl) S} mphon} ()rche\tra on I" .Ian.
I Glasgow Music Festival Prizewinners (ilaxgtm t ni\er\it_\ ('onccrt Hall. t'ni\et‘\it} .-\\enuc. 330 4003. Hit 3pm. l‘rcc. (‘eIIixt lain \Vard. \\ inner ol the .\ihe (‘ullen Memorial l’t'i/c. and hat'ttone lira/er Scott. holder ol the .\gnc\ Duncan lroph}. perlot'm \ongx h} Vaughan \Villiamx.
’l-clltllhtn \lx}. IIL'tlti. \itt/ttl‘l and Rachmaninox.
Edinburgh
I Nabucco I’l;t_\hott\c. IS 33 (irccnxide I’Ittt‘L‘. “b7” (3003-13-1. 7.30pm. £(i £33.50. See Sun (s.
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra ()ucen'x Hall. ('lerk Street. (itaS 30I‘). 7.30pm. 't‘hierr} I ixcher conduct\ the S(‘() and \ iolinixt .Iamcx Iihnex ax he pcrlortm Biuch\ tin/in ('n/tt't'riu .\'u /. utth lt\ caplnatmg g'\p\'\ rh_\thm\. .-\l\o on the programme are t\\o \HH'IxS Irotn lla_\dn. Hit ('I'lllllt'll/(l .\‘u / 1/1 I)’ /'/(II and Suit/iiium _\'u ‘H '.\III‘/ll'l\t'.. as \\ ell ‘.t\ Bt'ahtth‘ \iii'lttliuiix HI! (I l/It’llu' u/
l/(Ht/Il.
G asgow
I Four Seasons By Candlelight Rt\_\.tl ('oncet't Hall. 3 Sauchiehall Street. 353 S000. 7.30pm. £l‘) £33.50. .\to/.irt l‘cxtnal ()rchextra perl'orm \'i\aldi\ maxtcrpicce. ;l\ \\ ell ax with h} Handel. Boccherini and l’ut'cell.
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra RS.-\.\Il). till) Renlrc“ Street. 3.33 5057. ".30pm. [I5 t£5r See 't‘hu I0.
Edinburgh
I Organ Recital: Morley Whitehead \lcliuan Hall. Brixto Square. (r50 »l3.\‘ l. l.I0pm. l‘ree. .\ perlormancc ol Izlgar‘x I'Dr Illl' l’tl/lt'll. Slatham‘x /\)/l(I/’\Ut/\ on (I (immrt/ and .IS Bach‘s I’lt'lm/t' tl/lt/ I‘HL'IH' III I; Hui.
I Carmen I’ltt} lltttISt'. IN (il't‘L‘llSItie l’lugc, IIS—r‘ll (with 3431. 7.3llplll.
U) £3.35”. See ‘I'lle 3.
I RSNO: Beethoven Five l‘xher Hall. l.othian Road. 33S 1 I55. 7.30pm. £I3 £38. the RS.\'() pel'ltll'lll
Hcclhtn en\ tllagllilicenl Sump/tum .Vu .5 l}(ltl knou. the one that goex ‘da da-da-- daaah I. coupled \\ ith Rexpight‘x .‘IlIt‘It’III .tll‘\ (Illtl Hum ('\ and. “Hit the RSV” ('horux. Verdi's \uhlime I'm/tr Sui/ml I’lt‘t (’\.
Glasgow
I RSNO: Beethoven Five I<o_\a| (‘oncct't Hall. 3 Sauchichall Street. 3.5.3 Silllll, 7, 30pm. £|3 £30. Sec I'l'l I I
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NEV. COMMISSION
COLIN CURRIE WITH THE SCOTTISH CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA
RSAMD, Glasgow, Fri 4 Nov; Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Sat 5 Nov
A melody from woodblocks? Unlikely as that concept is, the melodic way in which American composer Steven Mackey writes for unpitched percussion instruments is just one of the attractions of his work for the Scottish-born virtuoso percussionist, Colin Currie. Time Release is a new concerto, composed specially for Currie, after the two got together in Princeton, where Mackey lives. ‘I knew that Steve had written extensively for marimba and percussion and that’s what really attracted me to him,’ says Currie. ‘We had dinner and found we also got on well.’ Mackey was just as impressed by Currie’s formidable talents and deep musical understanding as Currie was with his composing. The result is Time Release.
‘lt’s a blast — a really wonderful piece of music,’ says Currie. ‘As well as being thoroughly engaging, it’s very melodic and beautiful. We gave the premiere in the Hague and it went down very well.’ Primarily, the concerto features Currie on solo marimba, a reasonably close relative of the xylophone, but with a richer sound resulting from its lower registers and resonators hanging below its wooden bars. ‘Steve is very adventurous in the way he writes for marimba,’ explains Currie. ‘He uses all of the registers as simultaneously as you can without being carried away. There are chords and sustained basslines and the marimba is also a good pattern and groove instrument, as the timbre lends itself well to repeated patterns.’
Anyone who has heard and seen Currie play - and it really isn’t the same without the visual element - will know that technically he is an absolute genius. Two sticks are in each hand all the time with this concerto, which, according to Currie, is ‘the most advanced concerto I know of. It’s the most difficult thing I’ve played. It really is a very special piece.’ (Carol Main)
“3"”me "
Edinburgh
I Carmen I’l;l)l10ll\e. IS 33 (ireenxide l’lacc. (IS-ill h0(i3-l3-l. 7.30pm. £(i £33.50. See 'l'uc X.
I The Edinburgh Light Orchestra ()ueen'x Ilall. (‘Ierk Street. (ioS‘ 30I‘). ".30pm. £5 £8.50. .-\ \eIecuon ol' light clavical Iamurilex \\ttIl tenor l’etet' :\le\ander \Vllxttll.
I Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra Reid (‘oncert lIaII. lidinhtu'gh t’nhenily Bt'ixto Square. 078M 840 I I7. .7me. £0 t£3t. Michael Baxttree conductx the UI'L‘ileStl'd in a perl'ormance ol' Siliellth' /’t'//t'tl\ t1!!t/.\/t’/i\tlIIi/t'. Bcelho\en\ Smt/i/rum M: J. ;t\ \\ ell ;t\ the premiere ol' tidinhttrgh cotnpoxer .lttltan \Vagxlall'x Smut/trim In!" (‘lttint/uri' ()u ltt'xlrtt.
I Four Seasons By Candlelight lixhcr Hall. l.othian Road. 33S 1 I55. ".30pm. £|5.50 £33.50 See Hi I I.
I Christmas Plainsong: Singing Workshop \enue the. l‘urther into: IIIJI 553 0031 t('appcIIa Noun. 3 5pm. £7 t£3 £5i. See Stilt (l.
Edinburgh
I Sunday Choral Classics l‘xher IIaIl. lothian Road. 338 I I55. 3pm.
£5 £I0. lidinhurgh (‘horal t'nion and lidtnhurgh Youth (’hoit' pet'lorm choral
highlightx l't'om Handel to .\Iac.\li||an \ia Braltmx. tum-c and Part}.
Stirling
I Yamaha Music School MacRohct‘l. t'nnerxit} ol' Stirling, 0l7Sh 4(i(i(i(i(i. (i..30ptn. £5. The highl} respected Yamaha .\lu\ic School l'eltll‘lh “Illl met I00 Ixe}hoard. guitar and \ocal \tudenlx
\htm ettxittg their tttleltlx. Booking ad\ ixed.
Monday 14
Glasgow
I Australian String Quartet Lecture/Recital RS:\.\II). I00 Renlreu Street. 333 5057. l.3l)pltl. liree. ticketed. The tlllal'lel dt\ett\\ lite on the road. a\
\\ ell ax pt'm iding a little taxter oI' their repertoire.
Tuesday 15
Glasgow
I Ramshorn Lunchtime Concert Ramxhorn ‘I‘heatre. US Ingram Street. 553 348‘). l.I5 3pm. £3. I’ertormance from the “inner ol' thix _\ear'\ Haterhill Sinl‘onia Soloixt competition.
I BBC $50: The Royal Concert Ro)a| ('oncert Hall. 3 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £I5 £35. In the pt'ewnce ol' HRH the Duke ol' lidinhurgh. the BB(' S) tnphon} ()t'chextra hoxtx the
54th Ro} at (‘oncert in aid ol the .\ltt\ician\' Bene\'o|ettl t-‘und under the baton of conductor \upremo Ilan Volkm'. “ith \iolinixt tilt/aheth Batiaxhx'ili. They perform 'l'hea Mttxgrme'x Ruin/mu. Beetlto\ett\ \iU/in ('um't'rm and tilgar\ Syrup/tum .Vo /.
I Woodwind Lunchtime Concert (iuinnem Room. RSAMI). I00 Renlrett Street. 333 5057. lptn. Free. A \\ hole range ol' \a\ophone\ can he heard. all pla_\ed h} David Roach. “ith Scott Mitchell on piano. as part of a day prexented h} ltouarth ol‘ l.ondon. tnanulacttit‘et‘s ol the instrument.
I Electroacoustic Performance RS.>\.\II). I00 Renl‘t'eu Street. 333 5057. 7.30pm. £3. A programme ol L‘lL‘L'tl’UtlL‘UlhtlL‘ L‘tllllptixtttnlh. culminating \\ ith t.uc l‘ert'at'i'x clasxic uork Irotn l‘)70 l’rt'u/m' rim .Vu /.
Edinburgh
I Lunchtime Concert: The Edinburgh Quartet Reid ('oncert Hall. Iidinhurgh t'trixt‘t‘\it}. Brion Square. (ms 30I‘). I.I0pm. t‘ree. .-\ performance ol' lla_\dn\ String Quartet Nu (i.
Siltlxtdktn telt‘x iit‘ti I’it't‘t’.\ fur String ()t‘lt'l and Burton\ l'iUtlli/Ig’ Still/Hurry
Wednesday 1 6
Glasgow
I Piano Masterclass RSAMI). Itlu Renl'reu Street. 333 5057. 3pm. Free. ticketed. Reno“ ned pittllixl and keyboard \cholar Ro} Ito“ at returns to the RSAMI) for a piano tnaxterclaxs.
I RMA Scottish Chapter Colloquium (ilthgotx t'nixerxit}: Music Department. Room 3. H t'nixerxit) (iardenx. 5.15 (i.l5pm. t‘ree. t)t' 'l‘homax Schmidt-Bede. prolexsor ol‘ tnuxic. t'ni\er\it} oI~ \Valex. gi\e\ a lecture entitled ‘t'nknou n lllll\le I'rom known \ottl'eexi ()n the (iL‘IIL‘\i\ til Mendelssohn'x Scottish Synphon} '.
I Electroacoustic Performance RSAMI). I00 Renl'reu Street. 333 5057. 7.3“Pm. £3. .\ llll\ ol' electroacoustic and MW perIot'mance including Joao Pedro ()li\eira\ neu \\0|'I\ lit lgnix IIIlU/l't'IM. I Nabucco Rmal (‘oncet't Hall. 3 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £33.50 £30. See Sttn (i.
Edinburgh
I Band of HM Royal Marines Scotland with the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Edinburgh t'xher Ilall. l.othian Road. 333 l I55. 7.30pm. £9.50 £13.50. Iixening ol' popular \hott Irom these tuo gt'tttlpx \tith a big big \ound. .-\II the lllllSIL‘ themed on World War II and 't'ralalgar.
5:": Simon Smith ()ueen'x Hall. ('Ierk Street. 008 30l‘). 7.45pm. £I0 (£5; \ehool children I'reel. Smith tackles (WHIP/(’10 I’iunu [inn/m I'rom Hungarian composer (i_\org_\ l.igeti.
Glasgow
I Music in the University: German Lieder (ilaxgou t'ni\er\it_\ ('oncert Hall. t'nixerxit) .-\\enue. 330-1093. I.I0 3pm. l-‘ree. .\ \ariet) oI' \ttng\ h) (iet‘man cotnpoxerx including Brahmx' [Juliet/inlet" Hit/:t'r I'or tour part mi\ed \oices u ith Brahmx' tour-hand piano accotnpanimeut. I Brass Workshop with the Golden Section RS;\.\ll). Itltl Renlt‘eu Street. 333 5057. 3pm. t'ree. ticketed. Brit“ “orkxhop l'rom memherx ol' the (iolden Section.
I Carmen Ro}a| ('oncet‘t Hall. 3 Sauchichall Street. 353 3000. 7.30pm.
£ l “.50 £30. See The 3.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra t'xhet' IIaII. l.othian Road. 338 I I55. 7.30pm. tour xenxational \0l0l\l\ perl'orm Bach concerlox directed h} \ iolinixt Kwng-Wha ('hung. \\ ho ha\ been one of the most admired muxictanx on the international \tage \ince her Iiuropean dehut \\ ith Andre l’rex in and the ISO in I‘Pl).