Concert Diary July 2009
Wednesday 1st at 8pm
Celebrity Organ Recital
Douglas Mews
Wellington, New Zealand
J.S.Bach Prelude and Fugue in G BWV 541
J.S.Bach Sonata V in G BWV 530
Mendelssohn Prelude and Fugue in C minor
Gigout Scherzo
Franck Grande Pièce Symphonique
Tickets £7 (accompanied children free) from St Giles' Cathedral Shop (0131 226 0673) or at the door.
Thursday 2nd at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
The International Methodist and Presbyterian Choral Choir
Friday 3rd at 8pm
St Giles' Cathedral Choir
Celebrating Choir Classics
Choral music from six centuries, including
Mendelssohn Hear my prayer
Britten Rejoice in the Lamb
Parry I was glad
In aid of the choir's 2009 tour to Canada and USA
For full details of the programme, please click here
Admission by programme £10
(accompanied children free)
Sunday 5th at 6pm
St Giles' at Six
Organ Recital
Hans Uwe Hielscher
Programme includes Rheinberger Sonata IV, arrangements of traditional American folksongs by Hans Uwe Hielscher, and Cor Kee Variations on an old Dutch hymn.
Wednesday 8th at 8pm
Celebrity Organ Recital
John Kitchen
Edinburgh
Russell Two Voluntaries
Mendelssohn Sonata II in C minor
Gade Moderato in F
Funeral March
Festal Prelude
Mendelssohn Choral with Variations
Liszt Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen
Tickets £7 (accompanied children free) from St Giles' Cathedral Shop (0131 226 0673) or at the door.
Friday 10th at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
American Chamber Orchestra
Connecticut, USA
Sunday 12th at 6pm
St Giles' at Six
Jamie Munn - Tenor
Grace Carter - Piano
Poulenc Banalités Barber Hermit Songs and music by Monteverdi and Howells
July
Tuesday 14th at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
Texas Girls' Choir
Wednesday 15th at 8pm
Celebrity Organ Recital
Wolfram Syré
Norway
Lemaigre Marche Solennelle
J.S.Bach Sonata I in E flat BWV 525
Mendelssohn Sonata IV in B flat
Syré Symphonie
Es ist ein Schnitter, heißt der Tod
J.S.Bach Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
Guilmant Sonata V
Tickets £7 (accompanied children free) from St Giles' Cathedral Shop (0131 226 0673) or at the door.
Friday 17th at 12.15pm
Lunchtime Concert
Martin Aelred - Tenor
Puccini Arias I
Sunday 19th at 6pm
St Giles' at Six
Bruce Thomson - Piano
Music by Haydn and Brahms
Wednesday 22nd at 8pm
Celebrity Organ Recital
Ulrich Walther
Winner St Albans' International Organ Competition 2007
J.S.Bach arr.Reger Prelude and Fugue in D BWV 874
J.S.Bach Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor BWV 849
J.S.Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue BWV 903
Mozart Fantasia K 608
Mendelssohn arr. Bossert Prelude and Fugue in B flat Op35
Mendelssohn Sonata VI
Ligeti Coulée
Wagner ed Lemare Ride of the Valkyries
Tickets £7 (accompanied children free) from St Giles' Cathedral Shop (0131 226 0673) or at the door.
Sunday 26th at 6pm
St Giles' at Six
Maelasta
Feargus Hetherington - Violin
Matthew McAllister - Guitar
Maelasta will perform a recital of traditional music from Scotland and the Islands, tracing the heritage of Scottish music throughout its rich history.
Wednesday 29th at 8pm
Celebrity Organ Recital
Tom Bell
London
Böhm Praeludium in C
J.S.Bach Ich ruf zu dir (BWV anh.73)
Johnson Manning Puck
Macmillan Le tombeau de Georges Rouault
Mendelssohn Sonata V
Ligeti Volumina
Bonnal Cloches dans le ciel
Tickets £7 (accompanied children free) from St Giles' Cathedral Shop (0131 226 0673) or at the door
