Scottish Opera put their political woes behind them and open up La Boheme
at Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Thu 27, Sat 29 May, Thu 3, Sat 5, Tue 8 Jun
I 50th Anniversary Concert Br'tinton 'I'heatre. l.adywell Way. Mtisselhtir‘gh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £7. .-\nniver.sary concert featuring the l‘ortli Valley Ladies' Barbershop Choir and guitarist (iary McLeod.
I Edinburgh Bach Choir with Orchestra (ir'eyfriars Kirk. (irey friars Place. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £l2 (£9). .\'ei1 .Mantle conducts a performance of music by Handel. Ptircell. Bach and Vivaldi.
I The Edinburgh Light Orchestra Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £4.50 £8. A selection of light classical favourites with guest soloist lili/aheth McKeon in some wonderfully familiar melodies from film. musicals. etc.
Glasgow
I Endellion String Quartet Royal Concert Hall. 2 Saticliieliall Street. 353 8000. 4pm. £7.50. The final instalment in the lindellion series performing Britten's I’liuittusy Quintet and Mo/art's String Quintet in 1).
Edinburgh
I Spanish Medieval Music Workshop venue thc. 2pm-5pm. £5 (£3/£2). further info: 0141 5520634. Cappella .\'ova show how it's done with Spanish choruses. Advance hooking essential.
Glasgow
I Amici Forever Royal Concert Hall. 2 Satichiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15.50 £ l 7.50. The world's first opera hand with live voices plucked from across the glohe. interpreting familiar classics.
Edinburgh
I Sally Magnusson: Glorious Things Assenihly Rooms. 54 (ieorge Street. 220 4349. 7pm. £3. A chance to hear Sally Magnusson’s favourite hymns and the meaning they have in her life.
Wednesday 2
Edinburgh
I Summer Organ Festival St Mary's Cathedral. Palmerston Place. 8pm. £6 (£4). The first of a series of four recitals on the catliedr‘al's great T‘atlier Willis organ. htiilt iii 1879. is given by Matthew ()wens of St Mary’s. And yoti can meet and chat to him afterwards over light refreshments.
Glasgow
6 La Boheme Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 332 9000. 2.15pm. £19.50 £39.50. See Thu 27.
Edinburgh
I Creating a Culture of Peace l'sher Hall. I.othian Road. 228 1155. 3pm. £l4. His Holiness the Dalai l.arna is joined hy school children. Sheena Wellington. Phamie (iow. Yungchen l.haino and a large schools choir for a concert and puhlic talk on the question of creating lasting peace.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Quartet Stockhritlge Parish Church. Saxe Cohurg Street. 332 8691. 7.30pm. £9 (£2 £6). Celehrating the links hetweens the Scottish capital and Vienna. the quartet perform music hy Hans (ial. Strauss. l.anner and Schuhen.
Glasgow
0 Paragon Ensemble (‘(‘.»\. 350 Satichiehall Street. 352 4900. 8pm. £10 (£7). Strange. exotic. haunting. heatitiftil are all words used to describe American composer (ieorge Crumh‘s Aiit'ir'itt liiir't'x (ifC/ti'ltlrt’ii a deeply moving cycle of songs inspired by the poetry of I.orca. A new piece from (ilasgow hased composer Alistair MacDonald gets its first airing.
I Junior Academy Wind Orchestra Concert RSAMI). l()() Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 3.30pm. liree htit ticketed. John Miller conducts the orchestra in a fun concert of music by Jacoh de Haan. (iuy Woolfenden. Prank Ticlieli look otit for his take on Luv/i [.(HllUlIt/ and Martin lillerhy. with a .lIi/lt'r .llmul selection to finish tip.
0 La Boheme Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 332 9000. 7.15pm. £19.50 £39.50. See Thu 27.
I Two’s Company Gallery of Modern Art. I l 1 Queen Street. 229 1996. 3pm. liree. An hour of modern music from composers resident in Scotland. sortie of whom will he around to speak ahotit their work. Performers in the penultimate performance of this popular ongoing series are stalwarts of the Scottish contemporary music scene. violinist Hector Scott. and clarinettist Shinohti Miki.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Quartet Stockhridge Parish Church. Saxe Cohurg Street. 332 8691. 7.30pm. £9 (£2 £6). See Fri 4.
I The Scottish Chamber Choir St Giles Cathedral. Royal Mile. 225 9442. 8pm. £7 (£5). Michael Harris directs concert of music featuring the sounds of hrass and organ in a performance of Joseph Jongen's Mass ()p 130 and Bruckner's Mass in [-2 minor.
Glasgow
I RSNO Junior Chorus Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £16. Christopher Bell conducts a performance of l‘atire’s Requiem and a world premiere of specially commissioned work by Alasdair .\'icolson.
Edinburgh
0 Paragon Ensemble Queen‘s llall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). See Sat 5
I Edinburgh Quartet Stockhridge Parish Church. Saxe Cohurg Street. 332 8691. 7.30pm. £9 (£2 £6). See Fri 4.
Glasgow
I Paragon Ensemble Tron Theatre. 552 1467. 8pm. Free. Contermporary music caharet in the bar of the Tron and going under the heading. Whatever Happened to Music'.’ Who Knows . . .
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Quartet Stockhritlge Parish Church. Saxe Cohurg Street. 332 8691. 7.30pm. £9 (£2 £6). See Fri 4.
Tuesday 8
Glasgow
I RSAMD Students Ramshorn Theatre. 98 Ingram Street. 552 3489. 1.15» ~2pm. £2.50. A varied programme of solo and chamber music.
0 La Boheme Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 332 9000. 7.15pm.
£19.50 £39.50. See Thu 27.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Quartet Stockhritlge Parish Church. Saxe Cohurg Street. 332 8691. 7.30pm. £9 (£2 £6). See Fri 4.
I Mr McFall’s Chamber Queen's Hall. Clerk Street.-668 2019. 7.45pm. £12 (£10). The far-out music group push hack more hotindaries with a collahoration between the ensemhle and jazz saXophonist Phil Bancroft. pianist Chick Lyall and with video work from John Mc(ieoch.
Wednesday 9
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Quartet Stockhridge Parish Church. Saxe Cohurg Street. 332 8691. 7.30pm. £9 (£2 £6). See Fri 4. I Summer Organ Festival St Mary‘s Cathedral. Palmerston Place. 8pm. £0 (£4). The second in a series of four recitals on the cathedral‘s great Father Willis organ. htiilt in 1879. is given by Daniel Moult. guest organist from I.ondon. And you can meet and chat to him afterwards over light refreshments.
Glasgow
I Opera School Showcase RSAMI). 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.15pm. £8 (£5). A chance to talent-spot the opera stars of the future as Maxine Braham directs students of the Alexander (iihson ()pera Sttidio in their annual showcase.
Edinburgh
0 Cappella Nova The Sacred Heart Church. 28 l.auriston Street. 668 20l9. 7.30pm. £9 £12 (£6.50 £8.50). (‘anty. the
classical & opera listings Music
La Boheme Puccini’s tear- jerking love story is transferred from 19th century Paris to present day New York in Stewart Laing‘s perceptive reworking. Theatre Royal, Glasgow, various dates.
Paragon Ensemble A programme of two halves. one being George Crumb's strangely evocative Ancient Voices of Children; the other a brand new work by Glasgow based composer Alistair MacDonald, based on medieval alchemy called The Quintessence. Note change of Edinburgh date from Fri 4 to Sun 6. CCA, Glasgow, 5 Jun; Queen '8 Hall, Edinburgh, Sun 6 Jun.
RSNO ScottishPower Proms: From Russia with Love First indication of summer is that the Proms (pictured) are here. There is loads more to come in Edinburgh and Glasgow between now and the end of June, but the first is From Russia with Love, wall to wall Soviet style. with principal conductor. Alexander Lazarev. as he enters the final year of his stint in the top man post. Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Thu 70 Jun.
Cappella Nova If you‘ve not heard them this season, this is the last chance. as Miracles of Medieval Spain is the final programme for the virtuoso singing group before it all starts again in the autumn. Taken from the 13th century anthology Cant/gas de Santa Maria. it is the stuff of the troubadors as they proclaim about love, miracles and the Spanish good life. Sacred Heart Church, Edinburgh, Thu 70 Jun; St Andrew ’3 in the Square, Glasgow, Sun 73 Jun.
female voices of Cappella Nova. perform miracle stories and songs of love and praise in the style of the troubadors with harp. organ. recorders. bells and percussion hacking. Workshop for wannahee troubadors. See Sun 30.
I Edinburgh Quartet Stockhridge Parish Church. Saxe Cohurg Street. 332 8691. 7.30pm. £9 (£2—£6). See Fri 4.
C9 RSNO ScottishPower Proms: From Russia with Love t'sher Hall. I.othian Road. 228 1 155. 7.30pm.
£5 £24. Alexander Lazarev conducts the launch concert in the summer proms series with some hig Russian classics - Borodin's .S'vmp/imiv m) 3. Shostakovich's Piano Concerto no 2 and Ritnsky- Korsakov's St‘lit'lierururlr'.
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