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Tickets
for the Edinburgh concerts
are available in advance from:
Queen's Hall Box Office
Clerk Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9JG
Tel: 0131 668 2019
and at the door.
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Prices:
£10.00 Full price
£8.00 Concessions
£4.00 Students
£1.00 Children
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Saturday 10th October 2009 St Mary's Church, Haddington, 7.30pm
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| Stravinsky | Danses Concertantes
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| Rachmaninoff | Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
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| Strauss | Metamorphosen
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| Conductor | Peter Evans
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| Piano | Alexander Taylor
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Sunday 11th October 2009 Queen's Hall, 7.45 pm
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| Edward Harper | Overture
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| Stravinsky | Danses Concertantes
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| Rachmaninoff | Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
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| Strauss | Metamorphosen
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| Conductor | Peter Evans
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| Piano | Alexander Taylor
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The Meadows Chamber Orchestra is privileged to be able to pay tribute to
the late Edward Harper, with whom it enjoyed a long and close
association. Composed in 1993 for our 21st birthday, 'Overture' is a
dark, compelling piece, inspired by contemporary events yet at the same
time conveying the spirit of the occasion.
Deeply moved by the devastation of the Second World war, Richard Strauss
composed 'Metamorphosen', a serene and nostalgic reverie for 23 solo
strings. It was possibly the final acknowledgement from an old man that
life and death are never far apart and that self-knowledge can only come
of suffering.
Conducted by Peter Evans, Edinburgh's 'much loved chamber orchestra'
also performs Stravinsky's ballet-inspired 'Danses Concertantes' and
Alexander Taylor, currently pursuing a busy international career, makes
a welcome return as soloist in Rachmaninoff's ever popular 'Rhapsody on
a Theme of Paganini'.
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Sunday 29th November 2009 Queen's Hall, 7.45 pm
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| Bach | Brandenburg Concerto No 3
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| Stravinsky | Concerto in D for String Orchestra
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| Bach | Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
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| Bach | Brandenburg Concerto No 1
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| Stravinsky | Concertino for 12 Instruments
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| Bach | Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042
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| Director/Violin | Alexander Janiczek
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Highly sought after as a director, soloist, guest-leader and chamber
musician, Alexander Janiczek makes a welcome return visit to the Meadows
Chamber Orchestra following his memorable performance of Brahms'
Violin Concerto.
He directs an enticing programme of well loved works by J S Bach,
contrasted with perhaps less familiar Stravinsky - his Concerto in D
(1946) and the rarely heard Concertino, a 1952 adaptation of his
Concertino for String Quartet (1920).
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Saturday 20th February 2010 Greyfriars Kirk, 7.45 pm
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| Mozart | Symphony No 41 in C ('Jupiter')
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| Mozart | Horn Concerto No 4 in Eb
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| Haydn | Representation of Chaos (from The Creation)
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| Beethoven | Symphony No 1 in C
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| Conductor | David Watkin
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| Horn | Adrian Uren
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David Watkin, well known to Edinburgh audiences as principal cellist
of the SCO, brings deep knowledge and experience to the performance
of eighteenth century repertoire. Mozart's magnificent final symphony
and Beethoven's exuberant First, written just a few years later, frame
the genial Horn Concerto. Adrian Uren was principal horn in the
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britian in 2003 and enjoys a rapidly
developing career as chamber and orchestral musician and soloist.
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Sunday 30th May 2010 Queen's Hall, 7.45 pm
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| Copland | Music for the Theatre
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| Beamish | Under the Wing of the Rock (for alto sax and strings)
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| Ingham | Lullaby of Birdland (arranged for saxophone and orchestra)
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| Parry | Blue Note Sinfonia (new commission)
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| Gershwin | American in Paris
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| Conductor | Peter Evans
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| Saxophone | Richard Ingham
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A concert dedicated to pieces influenced by jazz. Copland's daring
Broadway-influenced score Music for the Theatre is complemented by George
Gershwin's vivid and tuneful tone poem, An American in Paris. The
Blue Note Sinfonia, a commission from Ben Parry - conductor,
composer, and former Swingle-Singer - will receive its first performance.
Our periodic exploration of the music of Sally Beamish continues with her
recent Under the Wing of the Rock played by saxophonist, composer,
and educator extraordinaire, Richard Ingham. He also supplies the vital
jazz element, improvisation, by arranging and directing George Shearing's
Birdland, with improvised solos for himself and members of the orchestra.
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