MUSIC folk & world

FOLK & WORLD: MONDAYS continued

I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 3pm. Free. Andy Chung; 10pm—late. Informal music upstairs and downstairs. I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road, 225 2751. Afternoon from 1pm. Free. Session in the famous folk pub.

I Sandy Brechin and Friends Ensign Ewart, Lawnmarket, top of High Street, 225 7440. 9—11pm. Free. Accordionist’s pals.

Mondays

I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street, 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.

Tuesdays

I Castle Arms Johnston Terrace. 9pm. Free. Scottish traditional music.

I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street, 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.

I Session Sandy Bell’s, Forrest Road, 225 2751. 9pm. Free.

Wednesdays

I Castle Arms Johnston Terrace. 9pm. Free. Scottish traditional music.

I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road, 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free. Singer/guitarist George Duff and fiddler/singer Adam Jack host an evening.

I The Shore Bar The Shore, Leith, 553 5080. 9pm. Free. Session.

classical & opera

listings

Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least eight days before publication. Classical listings compiled by Kelly Apter.

THURSDAY 7 Glasgow

I Das Rheingold Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 332 9000. 7.15pm. £3.85—£50.60. Scottish Opera present the first part of Wagner‘s monumental Ring Cycle, with parts two—four to follow over the next three years. Set in a land of Gods, dwarves, giants and water maidens, Rheingold is a fantastical tale of greed and power, brought to the stage in spectacular style by director Tim Albery. I An Evening With George and Ira Gershwin Pollok House, Pollok Country Park. 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 616 6410. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Soprano, baritone and piano quintet, Cameo present this fun night of music and words part of the ‘Summer Evening Concerts’ series. Dressed in appropriate garb, the group will deliver some of the American songwriting duo’s finest works, interspersed with witticisms from Scott Fitzgerald, Ogden Nash and the deliciously wicked Dorothy Parker.

FRIDAY 8

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I Gala Concert Vikingar Theatre, Greenock Road, ()1475 689777. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Largs Amateur Operatic Society join forces with Variations Choral Group for an evening of popular song.

Greenock

I Jonny Rye - Let Me Serenade You Greenock Arts Guild, Campbell Street, 01475 723038. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). The popular violinist performs well-known classics by Strauss, Bach and Dvorak in his first solo tour. He’s joined by Greenock’s own songbird, Maggie Ballantyne who sings Broadway and West End hits.

SATURDAY 9

Glasgow

I 035 Rheingold Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 332 9000. 7.15pm. £3.85—£50.60. See Thu 7.

Glasgow

I Sunday Musical Recitals House For An Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4773. 1—3pm. £3.50 (£2.50). Classical piano music in the striking surroundings of the Music Room, just as Mackintosh had intended.

Edinburgh

I St Giles' At Six St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 225 9442. 6pm. Free. An early evening recital from tenor Alexander Cadden and baritone Anthony McGuire, featuring works by Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn.

Edinburgh

I The Three Scottish Tenors Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £9 (£6). They may not be Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras, but Alan Oke, Peter Alexander Wilson and Paul Featherstone are more than capable of belting out some operatic highlights.

Glasgow

I Das Rheingold Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 332 9000. 7.15pm. £3.85—£50.60. See Thu 7.

Edinburgh

I Ian White And His Band Playhouse, 18—22 Greenside Place, 0870 6063424. 7.30pm. £7.50. The band are joined by pupils from Broughton High School for a wide-ranging programme.

Motherwell

I The Three Scottish Tenors Molherwell Concert Hall. Civic Centre. Windmillhill Street, 01698 267515. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). See Tue 12.

Paragon Ensemble Scotland

David Davies ArilSlIC Director

20th Anniversary Celebrations

'1 pm 3.30pm 7pm

10pm

Sunday 1 st October

The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

www.paragonensemble.org.uk

Sunday Brunch with Paragon FREE - Education Showcase Birthday Bash ( \I’ORLD PREMIERES) Steve Reich’s DRUMMING

0141 287 5511

“THE LIST 7—21 Sep 2000

Das Rheingold plays at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow Thu 7, Sat 9, Wed 13, Sat 16 Sep.

THURSDAY 14

Glasgow

I The Sorcerer GilmorehillGl2, 9 University Avenue, 330 5522. 7.30pm. £7—£10 (£5). Amateur operatic gems, The Orpheus Club, present Gilbert and Sullivan’s rarely performed two-act

opera.

Glasgow

I The Sorcerer GilmorehillG12,9 University Avenue, 3305522. 7.30pm. £7—£10(£5). See Thu 14.

Edinburgh

I Aida Playhouse, 18—22 Greenside Place, 0870 6063424. 7.30pm. £13.50—£32.50. The Chisinau National Opera return to the Playhouse following their sell-out tour of Madama Butterfly. See preview.

SATURDAY 16

Glasgow

I Das Rheingold Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 332 9000. 2.15pm. £3.85—£50.60. See Thu 7.

I Hollywood And The Musicals Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 287 7777. 7.30pm. £16—£22. Elaine C. Smith hosts this evening of top show tunes, with contributions from some of the West End’s brightest stars backed by the 65-strong orchestra of Scottish Opera.

I The Sorcerer GilmorehillG12, 9 University Avenue, 3305522. 7.30pm. £7-£10(£5). See Thu 14.

Edinburgh

I Aida Playhouse, 18—22 Greenside Place, 0870 6063424. 7.30pm. £13.50—£32.50. See Fri 15.

I The Croz Corona Choir Gateway 'Iheatre, Elm Row, Leith Walk, 317 3000. 6pm. Free. This impressive choir recently represented Italy at the World Symposium on choral singing in Rotterdam, and now take their blend of traditional style and innovative content on tour.

Kilmarnoclt

I The Three Scottish Tenors Palace Theatre, 9 Green Street, 01563 523590. 7.30pm. £7.50 (£6). See Tue 12.

Glasgow

I The Croz Corona Choir GilmorehillG12, 9 University Avenue, 330 5522. 5.30pm. Free. See Sat 16.

Edinburgh

I The Edinburgh Quartet Queen’s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 2.30pm. £9 (£6). Now under the leadership of one of Britain’s finest violinists, Susanne Stanzeleit, the string quartet open their autumn season with Haydn’s Quartet in D minor, Bartok’s Quartet No I and Dvorak’s Quartet in 1" ‘American’.

I St Giles' At Six St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 225 9442. 6pm. Free. The Squair Mile Consort of Viols are joined by soprano Rosie Sweetnam for early music by Lassus, 8er and others.

Ayr

I Hansel And Gretel Gaiety Theatre, Carrick Street, 01292 611222. 7.30pm. £7.50—£ 10.50 (£6.50—£9.50). The touring wing of our national opera company, Scottish Opera Go Round, jump on the tour bus once again and visit 21 venues across the country. This time, they’re performing Engelbert Humperdinck‘s charming fairy tale about the evil witch who imprisons two unsuspecting siblings in her edible house.

Glasgow

I A Classic Taste Of Scotland Pollok House, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 616 6410. 7.30pm. £8 (£7). The Summer Evening Concerts series at Pollok House continues apace, with vocalists Jamie MacDougall and Elizabeth McCormack accompanied on piano by Julia Lynch. A celebration of Scots music and song, the programme will feature works by Burns, Beethoven, Haydn, Harry Lauder and lots inbetween. Complimentary champagne will be served in the interval.

Edinburgh

I Simon Nieminski St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 225 9442. 1.10pm. Free. Assistant Organist at Edinburgh‘s St Mary ‘s Cathedral, Nieminski performs works by Bach. Reuchsel and Guilmant.