Concert Diary August 2007

August 2007

Wednesday 1st at 8.00pm
Celebrity Organ Recital
Peter Backhouse
Assistant Organist
St Giles' Cathedral

Clérambault Suite du Premier Ton
Bossi Scherzo
J.S.Bach Schübler Chorales
Messiaen Apparition de l'Église Éternelle
Stanford Fantasia and Toccata in D minor

Tickets £7 (accompanied children free) from St Giles' Cathedral Shop (0131 226 0673) or at the door


Sunday 5th at 6.00pm
St Giles' at Six
Organ Recital
Travis Baker
Ives Variations of America, J.S.Bach Prelude and Fugue in C BWV 547, Franck Pièce Heroïque, Pierné Trois Pièces, Eben Moto Ostinato


Monday 6th at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
Gesangverein, Hohenems, Austria


Friday 10th at 8.00pm

Ipavska Chamber Choir
Slovenia
This prizewinning choir from the Vipava valley in western Slovenia sing works from the western and orthodox sacred traditions
Admission Free - Retiring Collection


Sunday 12th at 6.00pm
St Giles' at Six
Sutherland Quintet
Elizabeth Start Toward Dance, Too for Piano Quintet and Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor Op 34


Monday 13th at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
Welsh Singers and Instrumentalists at the Fringe

Tuesday 14th at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
Welsh Singers and Instrumentalists at the Fringe

Wednesday 15th at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
Welsh Singers and Instrumentalists at the Fringe

Thursday 16th at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
Welsh Singers and Instrumentalists at the Fringe

Friday 17th at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
Welsh Singers and Instrumentalists at the Fringe

Sunday 19th at 6.00pm
St Giles' at Six
Rudsambee
Rudsambee Company of Singers, who regularly sing Christmas music at St Giles, are here for their first summer concert for some years, with music from all over the world in different languages. This will be their first concert at St Giles under their new conductor, Ollie Singleton

Wednesday 22nd at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
Simon Kempston - Voice, guitar and fiddle


Thursday 23rd at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
Scottish Connection String Ensemble


Friday 24th at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
Scottish Connection String Ensemble


Sunday 26th at 6.00pm
St Giles' at Six

RSCM Millennium Youth Choir

David Ogden - Director
Daniel Moult - Organ
Jubilate - A programme to mark the launch of the Choir's new CD. Music by contemporary church composers including Phillip Wilby, Richard Shephard, John Rutter, Malcolm Archer, David Ogden and Philip Moore.

Wednesday 29th at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
Simon Kempston - Voice, guitar and fiddle