Free. Works by Beethoven are the order of the day.
Edinburgh
I Westwood High Chorale St Giles' Cathedral. High Street. 225 9442.
I2. 15pm. Free. The choir from Texas stop off iii Scotlatid.
TUESDAY 2
Glasgow
I La Traviata Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 7.15pm. £3.50--£45.50. See Sat 30 May.
Edinburgh
I Timothy Byram-Wigfield St Mary‘s Cathedral. Palmerston Place. 225 6293. 8pm. £6 (£3). The first of four protiieiiade concerts played on the IS79 Fatlier Willis organ. This week the etiipliasis is on l9th century Paris iii a series entitled The limit/roux .llue/iiiie.’.
Glasgow
I The Queen Of Spades Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 7.15pm. £3.50—£45.50. See Thu 28 May.
THURSDAY 4
Glasgow
I La Traviata Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 7. l5ptti. £3.50-£-15.5(). See Sat 30 May.
I Winter Gardens Prom l.ord Todd Centre. tfniversity of Strathclyde. 7.30pm. £5.50 (£4/£2.50). Info: 548 34-14. An Auld Alliance programme featuring renaissance dances attd partsongs. together witlt settings of French folksotigs attd Burns airs. The programme will also include the premiere of A Glasgow ('u/mret by Colin Suckhng.
Edinburgh
I Organ Recital St (iiles‘ Cathedral. High Street. 225 9442. l.l()pm. Free. John Harris plays works by Bach. l)upre. Mozart. \'iertie aiid Parry.
Glasgow
I Glasgow Music Festival {\tlcltlttle's. Bath Street. 248 4970. lptii. £3. The festival presents a luiichtitite concert featuring Glasgow University Brass Quintet. l.aui'a Gordon on clarinet and Martin Suckling on violin.
I The Linn Choir City Hall.
Albion Street. 7.30pm. £6.50 from 287 55 l l. The choir's golden jubilee concert with guest artistes The Music Box.
Edinburgh
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Festival Theatre. Nicolsott Street. 529 6000. 7.30pm. £5-£l7.50 (£l5.50). Three nights of the Sc‘ottishl’ower Proms from the RSM ). begitmittg with ‘l-‘rom Russia Witlt Lazarev' as Alexander l.a/.arev conducts the Tchaikovsky walt/es from Sit'tt/i luke. 'I'lle Nit/('I‘rlt'ki’r (llltl The Sleeping Beauty. the /t\'/2 ()l'l’l'ltli'(’. a waltz. from Prokofiev‘s (.Tllt/(I't’l/(l and a new translation of Peter Am! The Wolf by Liz. l.ochhead. narrated by Bill Paterson. See preview.
I Organ Recital Gt‘eyfi'iars Kirk. Candleinaker Row. 225 1900. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Bach is the composer being praised tonight by Peter Hurford. with works including Fugue in (1' minor atid Sonata V in C.
SATURDAY 6
Glasgow
I La Traviata Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 2.15pm. £3.50—£~15.50. See Sat 30 May.
I
Edinburgh
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7.30pm. £5—£l7.50 (£15.50). Tonight's feast is Viennese Night with a trawl through the Strauss family‘s repertoire. Conductor Christopher Bell is joined by soprano Ros Sutherland.
I Jubilo Choir Greyfrtars Kirk. Candlemaker Row. 225 I900. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). :‘xccompanied by The lidinburgh Players. the choir perform Mendelssohn's lz'li/u/t. Nicholas Jones takes on the lead role.
I The Edinburgh Stage And Screen Orchestra St .»\iidrew's atid St George's Church. George Street. 225 3847. 7.30pm. £6 (£5). A concert of music from
television and movies. Pieces include
selections front .ilv I-iii’r l.(l(/\' and
I’liu/itoni (27"I'ltt' ()pei'ri with proceeds
going to the Sick Children's Cancer and
Leukaemia Ftittd. I Chapter House Singers St Mary's
Cathedral. Palmerston Place. 225 6293. 7.30pm. £5. This concert is a tribute to the choir's director. laitt ()gg. who died iii April. with works from Faure. Vaughan Williatiis and Britten making tip the bill.
Glasgow
I John Hallam and Gary Macleod Burrell Collection. l’ollok l’at‘k. 2.30pm. £5 (£3). liifo: 33l 1854. The classical guitar duo play a sample of Scarlatti. Vivaldi and (iraiiados.
Edinburgh
I First United Methodist Church St
(iiles' Cathedral. Higlt Street. 225 9442. 6pm. Free. The Inspiration Choir from
; Conroe. Texas perform tiittsic for choir. handbells and flute.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 529
6000. 7.30pm. £5—£l7.50 (£15.50). The final night of the trilogy finds ()wain Arwel Hughes conducting Bruch's lib/iii Cmteerto .Vol (with Jack l.iebeck ). Ravel's arrangement of Mussorgsky 's I’I'i'tiires~ .4! An lit/ii/iitirtii and works by Wagner and Sibelius.
Edinburgh
I I Dalkeith Symphony Orchestra
(irevft'iars Kirk. Candleiitaker Row. 225
1906. 7.30pm. £4 (£2).The oso with tlte
' St Mary's Music School .lttnior linsemble perform works by Wagner. Tchaikovsky
atid Neil Mackay.
I Timothy-Byram Wigfield St Mary's Cathedral. Palmerston Place. 225 6293.
8pm. £6 (£3). This week the emphasis is
on Bach.
a WEDNESDAY 10
Glasgow
I The Governors' Recital Prize Competition Stevenson Hall. RSAMl). I00 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 2pm.
Free. Singing coiiipetttion.
Glasgow
I The Governors' Recital Prize
Competition Stevenson Hall. RSAMI). I00 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 10am. Free. Percussion competition.
I Chamber Music Concert Steyenson
Hall. RSAMI). I00 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. Free. Student chamber ensembles show.
Edinburgh
I Organ Recital St Giles‘ Cathedral. High Street. l.l0pm. Free. Yanka Hekimova. from Bulgaria. plays music ranging front Bach to Prokofiev.
I Princeton University Orchestra Greyfriars Kirk. Candlemaker Row. 225 1900. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Soprano Martha tilliott gives her version of. among others. T/lt’ Merry llYH‘N ()t ll'iiiilsor oy entire
2 atid works by Gershwin aiid Schumann.
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DUMFRIES The Loft Sunday 31 May EDINBURGH The Venue Wednesday 3 June
Glasgow The Arches '. Sunday 21 June .
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To personal callers - Glasgow Candleriggs 8. Virgin. Edinburgh Ripping 8. Virgin. Coach Travel Hotline 0131 226 6157. By credit cards - 0141 287 5511. 8. Venue Box Offices.
MEGASTORE
On Monday l June, we are pleased to welcome
DEL AMITRI
to the Edinburgh Megostore where they will be signing copies of the official Scottish World Cup record
“Don’t Come Home Too Soon.”
The single, which is released thot day, will also be available in its limited edition formot;
the signing session will commence at 5pm.
VIRGIN MEGASTORE, l25 PRINCES Smear, EDINBURGH.
28 May— it Jun 1998 THE UST55