Winter (iardens Prom. featuring madrigals. pastorals. folksongs and other settings suitable for a sutnmer night.

FRIDAY 6 Edinburgh

I Kontra Quartet Danish (‘ultttral Institute. .‘s I)oune Terrace. 225 7l8‘). Noon. l‘ree. The foursome play a lunchtime concert featuring a quartet by (‘arl Nielsen.

SATURDAY 7

Glasgow

I The Cunning Little Vixen Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 2.l5pm.

{3.50-1.45 See Sat 3l.

l I City of Glasgow Chorus Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchieltall Street. Spin. £0.50 {I750 from 2S7 55l l. The (ilasysegians are joined by London's \yot‘ltl fatiioiis Philharmonia (‘horus and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for Beethoyen’s .llmii Stile/inns. Almost 300 singers will take to the stage. including soloists Rita (ittllis. ('at‘ttle \Vils‘ott. Peter Bronder and (iraeme Broadbent.

I Glasgow Chamber Orchestra Stevenson Hall. RSAMI). l00 Renfreyy Street. 332 5057. 8pm. £6 1H). Picking up the ‘sometliing old. something new.

I something borroyy'ed. something blue. refrain. the (i('() go back Ill time for Mo/art's Iruwmn (‘uni'erlo (with Paul Boyes of the BB(' SS()t. present the maid Premiere of .lolttt .\la\\ycll (ieddes's .\ ('ii/m/nnnm I’rieeunl. play Respigln's borroyy mg from Italian

9 Baroque. 'l'lii' [rm/x. and find Kurt Weill in a blue mood Ill The ’I'lm'i'pi'miy' ()pe/‘u l Suite.

t Edinburgh l

I Chapter House Singers St Mary's Cathedral. Palmerston Place. 7.30pm. £5 raccompanied schoolchildren free) from Queens Hall (box office 00S 20W. credit card hotline 007 7770). l'sher Hall (228 ll55 l. King's Theatre and Assembly Rooms (220 4349) atid at the door. .\lottte\et'diis H's/wry .llmii of //)4/) attd (‘arissimi's‘ .lt’P/IH’ form this eyenmg's programme.

SUNDAY 8

Glasgow I Royal Scottish National Orchestra

(ilasgtm Royal (‘oncert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 3pm. L250 from 237 55l I. As a prelude to the Scottiin Power Proms. the RSN( ) otters a taste of what is to come ox er the next few weeks from Mo/ai‘t's‘ ()l(’I'/lll'(’.' /)HII (ilui'umti to Iinttio .\loiricone's (‘J/imiu l’urm/iw to Iilgar's little/mt \iiriulmni and pieces by Ravel. Viyaldi. Britten. libb and Leroy" .»\nderson. 5

Edinburgh

I Edinburgh Stage and Screen Orchestra St Andi-ext ‘s and Si (‘ieorge‘s (‘hurclL (ieorge Street 7.30pm. £0.50 (£5.50) frotn ('i'uisaiil Scotland. 25

Scottish Opera present Samson And Delilah, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Wed 4

Queensferry Street. Iidinburgh EH2 JQS (225 8918). Music from The Kine Am] /. l)ie l'TUt/(‘I’HIHILY and The Big ('omtlry'. as well as songs by Cole Porter and George Gershwin. slot together on the same bill in this benefit concert for (‘rusaid Scotland. the national fundraiser for AIDS. Soloists are Iilizabeth I)ay. James l)insmore and Fiona Scrimger.

I Durham University Chamber Choir St (iiles' Cathedral. High Street. 225 9-1-12. (rpm. I‘ree. The student singers perform pieces by Vaughan Williams. Parsons. Tallis arid Mackenzie.

TUESDAY 10

Glasgow

; I Conducting Examinations Stevenson

Hall. RSAMI). I00 Renfreyy Street. 332 5057. 2pm. I-‘ree. 'l‘oday sees the final examinations for the conducting students of the MMus (Performance) and

(‘ertificate of Postgraduate Studies

Edinburgh

I Organ Recital St Mary's Cathedral. Palmerston Place. 225 (r293. 8pm. £5

tt‘l ) at the door. Timothy Byrant- Wigfield ends the ‘\\'ondrous Machine‘ promenade series with a request programme phone in your favourites to the Cathedral ()ffice.

Glasgow

I Vocal Competition SILWL‘HSUH Ilall. RSAMI). l00 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 2pm. l‘ree. Student singers compete for the (it)\ ernors' Rt‘cllztl l’t't/L‘. I Royal Scottish National Orchestra (J’lasgoyy Royal (‘oncert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 7.30pm. £2.50 L l‘) from 287

55 l l . The orchestra are joined in this Scottish Poyy er Proms concert by the RSNO (horns and Junior Chorus for 'Bolero‘. Alexander I,a/arey conducts Bi/et's Suite: ('urnien. Rodrigo‘s (itiilur ('nm'erlu (with (’arlos Bottell l. Ritnsky- Korsakoy 's ('uprii i‘n Iii/menu]. excerpts fran Khatchaturian's Spit/Tram. l’ului‘lsiim l)imr'm from Borodin's I’I'llit‘t‘ leur and. of course. the Ray‘el piece which giyes the evening its title.

Edinburgh

J I Organ Recital St (iites‘ ('athedral.

High Street. 22.5 9-142. Split. £6 (£4 t. Philip Scriy en. R('() Performer of the Year Ill l‘)‘)5. plays \yorks by l.is/t. I’L‘Clt‘t's. Het‘ltslt‘ttt and Vlt‘t'tte.

THURSDAY 12

; Glasgow 5 I Percussion Competition Stevenson

Hall. RSAMI). l00 Renfreyy Street. 332 5057. l0ani. I’ree. Student pet'ctissionists coin tete for the (ioy‘ernors' Recital Prize.

5 I C amber Music Concert Steyenson

Hall. RSAMI). I00 Renfreyy Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. I‘ree. RSAMI) students fran yai‘ious chamber ensembles present

i an end-of—year concert.

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