Concert Diary August 2008
Friday 1st at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
Columbia Choral Ensemble and Washington State University
Sunday 3rd at 6.00pm
St Giles' at Six
Village Presbyterian Church Choir
Prairie Village, Kansas
Mark Ball - Director
Stephen Casurella - Organ
Psalms, Motets and anthems of Britten, Brahms, Byrd, Billings, S.S. Wesley, Biebl, Elgar, Rachmaninoff as well as spirituals
Wednesday 6th at 8pm
Celebrity Organ Recital
Peter Backhouse
Leighton Festival Fanfare
Sweelinck Echo Fantasia
C.P.E.Bach Sonata in A minor
Messiaen Les Bergers; Les Mages
(La Nativité du Seigneur)
Widor Symphonie VI
Tickets £7 (accompanied children free) from St Giles' Cathedral Shop (0131 226 0673) or at the door
Friday 8th at 12:15pm
Lunchtime Concert
Belleveu Rendezvous
Saturday 9th at 10.30pm
Edinburgh International Festival
Naji Hakim - Organ
Messiaen Messe de la Pentecôte
Hakim Le Tombeau d'Olivier Messiaen
Improvisation
Tickets and Information 0131 473 2000
www.eif.co.uk
Sunday 10th at 6pm
St Giles' at Six
Organ Recital
Dorothea Harris
Programme includes music by Couperin, J.S.Bach, Franck and Leighton.
Monday 11th at 12:15
Lunchtime Concert
Simon Kempston & Friends
Monday 11th at 10.30pm
Edinburgh International Festival
Naji Hakim - Organ
Messiaen Dieu parmi nous
Messiaen Offrande au Saint-Sacrement
Hakim Sakskøbing Præludier
Hakim Glenalmond Suite
Tickets and Information 0131 473 2000
www.eif.co.uk
Tuesday 12th at 12:15
Lunchtime Concert
Mark vd Bergh - Piano
Wednesday 13th at 12:15
Lunchtime Concert
Will Pickvance & Friends
Thursday 14th at 12:15
Lunchtime Concert
Mark vd Bergh - Piano
Friday 15th at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
Fet Janitsar, Fet, Norway
Saturday 16th at 12:15
Lunchtime Concert
Kristin MacDonald - voice & piano
Sunday 17th at 6pm
St Giles' at Six
Rudsambee
Rudsambee Company of Singers, the well-known Edinburgh a cappella group, just back from a concert in the Czech Republic, will be singing a wide repertoire from early music to contemporary composers from all over the world.
Monday 18th at 12:15
Lunchtime Concert
Simon Kempston & Friends
Tuesday 19th at 12:15
Lunchtime Concert
Mark vd Bergh - Piano
Wednesday 20th at 12:15
Lunchtime Concert
Will Pickvance & Friends
Thursday 21st at 12.15pm
Cancelled
Friday 22nd at 12:15
Lunchtime Concert
Simon Kempston & Friends
Saturday 23rd at 12:15
Lunchtime Concert
Kristin MacDonald - Voice & Piano
Sunday 24th at 6pm
St Giles' at Six
Scottish Brass
Brass Bonanza
Music from Bach to Ellington
Monday 25th at 12:15
Lunchtime Concert
Simon Kempston & Friends
Wednesday 27th at 12:15
Lunchtime Concert
Will Pickvance & Friends
Sunday 31st at 6pm
St Giles' at Six
Veronica Henderson - Cello
Katharine Durran - Piano
J.S.Bach Sonata in G BWV 1027
Schumann Fantasiestücke Op 73
Janácek A Tale
