Edinburgh
I Guid Crack Club Waverley Bar. St .‘ylarv's Street. 556 9579. 7.30pm. £3 (bv donation). Monthly storytelling club has guest talespinner plus inusic and song.
Saturday 30
Glasgow
I Celine Donaghue 8: Friends The l’ipet"s 'l'ryst llotel. McPhater Street. 353 5551. 7.30 10pm. See Sat
23.
Edinburgh
I A Celebration of Today’s Concert Scottiin Parliament Landscaped (iardcns. llolyrood Road. 348 5000. .\'oon. l‘ree. Celebrate the opening of the new political session with a afternoon of free live music. drama and dance featuring a i'ousing line-up of suitably Scottish acts. including The Red Hot Chili Pipers. Salsa Celtica and Bla/in' Fiddles.
Galashiels
I Tam White String Jam Club. Salmon lnn. Bank Street. 01750 20538. 8pm. £7. lligh-class ja/I-tinged blues from legendary lidinburgh vocalist Tam White.
Greenock
I Arisen Nation Arts (itiild 'l‘heatre. Campbell Street. 01475 723038. 7.30pm. £10. (iospel music with indie rock band Beyond. more inusic from Anselm. video. and prayer.
Stirling
I Adjagas Tolbooth. Jail Wynd. 01786 274000. 8pm. £10 (£8). The young Sami dtio from northern Scandinavia (formerly Lapland) bring their music. including the elusive. unique traditional sound of the unaccompanied vocal Joik.
Glasgow
I Koshka Cafe (’ossachok. Russian Cultural Centre. Albion Street. 553 0733. 9pm. £6. (iypsy tunes with elements of ja/I. rock and flamenco played by the brilliant twin fiddles of Lev Atlas and ()leg Ponomarev with guitarist-extraordinaire Nigel Clark.
Edinburgh
I Eilean Mor l.eith l-‘olk Club. The Village. South l-‘ort Street. 8pm. £5. The ‘Big Island of their name is Atistt‘alia. and they play (iaelic with a modern edge. even if sortie of the songs are rare antipodean ones.
I Ceilidh Club The Lot. (irasstnurket. 225 2299. 8pm. £7. Dance to the Andrew Warren Band.
Wednesday 4
Glasgow
I Young Pipers Night The National Piping Centre. .‘ylcPhater Street. (‘owcaddens 287 551 1. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). (iuest piper Alistair l)unn.
I Michael Simons Tchai ()vna. l)eanston Drive. 649 7258. 8pm. £2. See Wed 27.
Edinburgh
I Mike Silver lidinburgh liolk Club. Cabaret Bar. The Pleasancc. 650 2458. 8pm. £6 (£5). Popular. httgely experienced singer/guitarist lately making a name for himself on the Whispering Bob and Wogan shows.
Glasgow
I Mike Silver Star Club. St Andrew “s in the Square. St Andrew's Square. 559 5902. 8pm. £7 (£5). See \Ved 4. lidinburgh.
Classical
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Glasgow
I Aleksander Kudajcyk (ilttsgow l'niversity Memorial Chapel. The Square. Off l'niversity Avenue. 0870 220 l l 16. 1.10 2pm. l‘ree. The young graduate of Poland's Akademia Mil/yc/na performs a sclectiott of works by Chopin. I’ur! oft/1e lli’s! 15ml I'i'sli't'ul.
I Chorus at Kelvingrove: Maitrise Gabriel Faure Kelvingrove Art (iallery & Mttseum. Argyle Street. 276 9599. 3pm. l‘ree. Celebrate the l-‘ete de la .\lusique in the company of this outstanding choir from .\larsei11e. Glasgow's latest twin city. l’ur! oft/Iv lli's‘l lz'ni/ I'k's‘lit‘ul.
I Maitrise Gabriel Faure Kibblc Palace. (ilasgow Botanic (iardens. 730 (ireat Western Road. ()870 220 l l 16. 7.30pm. £8. A special concert from this line Marseille choir including pieces by Jules Massenct. Paul l.admirault. (itistave l)oret. Claude Debussy and (iounod. plus unaccompanied folk songs from Provence and Corsica. l’url (ill/1e lli'xl 15ml I'k'slivul.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Opera: Madama Butterfly l-‘estiyal Theatre. 13 29 Nicolson Street. 52‘) 0000. 7.15pm.
£13 £57.50. Puccini's famous tale of Cio ('io-San and her abandonment by her dashing American husband has become one of the most performed operas of all time.
Ayr
I Schubert Festival Holy Trinity Church. l’ullarton Street. ()1292 610702. Times vary. £6 £8 (£5 £6): season ticket £23 £30. ()ne of a series of concerts celebrating the masic of Schubert.
Glasgow
I Panorama Chorale ()ran Mor.
731 735 (ircat Western Road. 357 6200. llttn. l‘ree. A meal treat of unaccompanied singing featuring ancient polyphonic ntusic alongside Brahms. Mo/art. Schubert and their inspiration. (iabriel l'aurc. I’urI oil/iv lli'vi Iz'm/ I'i'slii'ul.
I Guitar Galore The Annexe. 9a Stewartville Street. l’at‘tick. 357 5691. 7.30pm. lirce. Talented young West lind guitarists present a programme embracing everything from the Renaissance to the Beatles. under the direction of leading classical guitarist Anne Chaurand.
*3 RSNO Bach-Fest: The Russian Collection Royal Concert Hall. 2 Saucltiehall Street. 01506 81 l 317. 7.30pm. £10 £30. A celebration of Rachmaninov's wonderfully romantic and ltttlclt-loved I’imm ('mti'r’rln .\’n 2. alongside other popular pieces from his homeland. courtesy of Mtissorgsky. 'l‘cliztikovsky and Borodin.
I Neil Wilson llillhead Baptist Church. (‘resswell Street. 01505 690907. 8pm. £9 (£7). Virtuoso music from around the world. including works by Bach. Pia/Iola. Assad. 'l'arrega and Rodrigo. from one of Scotland's leading classical guitarists. l’rlrl of [/H' lli'xl Iii/HI I'r'slft‘rll.
Edinburgh
'1- Scottish Opera: Lucia Di Lammermoor l-‘estival Theatre. 13 29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7.15pm.
£ l 3 £57.50. Dotti/etti's tale of a feud between two families is widely considered to be one of the most exhilarating operas of the 19th century.
Ayr
I Schubert Festival 11on Trinity Church. l‘ullarton Street. 01292 610702. Times vary. £6 £8 (£5 £6): season ticket £23 £30. See Thu 2i.
Berwick Upon Tweed
I Beethoven: The Late Piano Works Paxton llouse. Paxton. 01289 386291. 8 10pm. £15 (£5): complete series £35. (ius/tav l-‘enyo performs Beethoven’s sublime late piano works. including the llumnm'klurior Sunqu and Dirt/will litriulimts‘. over three evening recitals.
Glasgow
I Sing Gregorian Chant tor a Day St Mary's lipiscopal Cathedral. 300 (ireat Western Road. 339 6691. 9.30am~5pm. £25 for the day. including lunch. A fully interactive study day led by John Rowlands-Pritchard. Booking essential. I’url oft/1e lli’x! Iz'ml festival.
I RSAMD Youthworks Music Orchestra RSAMl). 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 3pm. £6 (£4). 'I’imothy l)ean conducts the orchestra in a programme set to include Krommer‘s (‘Ulltl’I‘IU in Iii/Ill! IIIrter'fiH' Itt'u (‘lrtl'fltr'lx and llolst‘s The Planets.
I Guitar Galore llyndland Parish Church. 79 81 llyndland Road. 33-1 100. 4pm. l-‘ree. See Fri 22.
I Don Giovanni RSAMI). 100 Renfrew Street. . 32 5057. 7.15pm. £18 (£14). RSAMl) ()pera ties up the academic year by revisiting the rough and tumble of .\1o/art's ‘old warhorse'. directed by Patrick Young. Think you already know- it‘.’ You might be in for a surprise!
719 RSNO Bach-Fest: The Italian Collection Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sattchiehall Street. 01506 811 317. 7.30pm. £10 £30. Italy‘s marked influence on Rachmaninov is highlighted by this performance of works by 'l‘cltaikovsky. Arensky and. of course Rhapsody on a Theme (it'l’uguniui by the man himself.
Edinburgh
I First Presbyterian Church Choir St (iiles' Cathedral. Royal Mile. 226 0673. 12.15pm. l‘ree. All the way from Waunakee. Wisconsin.
I Scottish Opera: Madama Butterfly liestival Theatre. 13 29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7.15pm.
£13 £57.50. Puccini‘s famous tale of (in Cio-San and her abandonment by her dashing American liusband has become one of the most performed operas of all little.
Ayr
I Schubert Festival Holy Trinity Churclt. l-‘tillarton Street. 01292 610702. Times vary. £6 £8 (£5 £6): season ticket £23 £30. See Thu 21.
Berwrck Upon Tweed
I Beethoven: The Late Piano Works Paxton llouse. l’ax‘ton. (H289 386291. 8 10pm. £15 (£5); complete series £35. See Fri 22.
Dundee
I Tayside Symphony Orchestra Concert Caird Hall. City Square. 01382 4349-10. 7.30pm. £10 (£8): accompanied children £2. The orchestra performs pieces by Sliostakoviclt. l.ls/t attd 'l'cltaikovsky.
Glasgow
I Midsummer Children’s Concert (ilasgow Botanic (iardens. 730 (ireat Western Road. 0778 6063918. 3pm. lintry by donation. Pick up a rug and picnic and enjoy a light classical concert celebrating midsummer's day. performed by members of the Scottish Opera Orchestra. l’urr of I/It' ll'i'xi 15ml I'es'tivul.
’F RSNO Bach-Fest: Rachmaninov in the New World Royal Concert Hall.
BSNO Last Night of the Scottish Proms Final pertormance of a nine day residency at the Concert Hall which presents the RSNO in a relaxed summer mood over a huge variety of styles. While the last night is fairly typical fare. the mini-festival of Rachmaninov that precedes it promises to shed new light on his piano concertos with the acclaimed British pianist Stephen Hough as soloist. Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Fri 22-Sat 30 Jun.
Scottish Opera: Lucia Di Lammermoor Bel canto opera in all its glory in Donizetti’s adaptation of Sir Walter Scott’s Bride of Lammermoor. John Doyle’s new production is visually arresting throughout with some fabulous singing from the chorus and principals, especially Sally Silver as the mad bride and Turkish tenor, BUlent Bezdijz, as her tragic lover. Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Fri 22 Jun.
2 Sauchiehall Street. ()1506 811 317. 3pm. £10 £30. A relaxing matinee concert looking at the influence the ‘land of the free' had on Rachmaninov‘s work. It was in the CS he composed and recorded the last of his four great piano concertos. performed here alongside (iershwin's Catfish Row and Copland's Bill)" the Kit].
I Choral Evensong St Mary‘s lipiscopal Cathedral. 300 (ireat Western Road. 339 6691. 6.30pm. l’ree. Join the Cathedral’s famous choir for this special service. set to include the music of Parry and Stanford. I’m“! oft/iv lli’xl Iz'ml I-i'srii-ul.
I Scottish Chamber Music Players: The Soldier’s Tale Kibble Palace. (ilasgow Botanic (iardens. 730 (ireat Western Road. 0870 2201 1 16. 7.30pm. £8. Chris Swaffer conducts as Stt‘avittsky's story of tlte soldier. his violin. and his encounters with the devil and a princess. is played out by the professional collective. and simultaneously acted out by students front the RSAMl). I’ur! oft/re lli's‘l Ifm/ l-i’s‘u'i'ul.
Edinburgh
I Andrew Lees, Janet Laird and Colin Dundas Canongate Kirk. 153 Canongate. 3 5pm. £8 (£6). An afternoon concert of chamber music.
Berwick Upon Tweed
I Beethoven: The Late Piano Works Paxton llouse. Paxton. ()1289 386291. 8 10pm. £15 (£5: complete series £35). See Fri 22.
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