Join us for an exciting programme of musical demonstrations and mini concerts every hour on the hour from 11:00 – 16:00 this doors open day.

Curator- and volunteer- led tours taking place hourly at the half hour will highlight different musical instruments, makers and the history of our building.

There is no need to book tickets, simply show up and enjoy!

Programme:

Short tours – instruments featured on the forties

10:40 – Classy clavichords

11:40 – Triumphant trumpets

12:40 – Vibrant virginals

13:40 – Bold bagpipes

14:40 – Funky fiddles

15:40 – Great guitars

Performances and Demonstrations:

12:00 – Demonstrations and performance: musical instrument demonstrations from the Edinburgh Renaissance Band – Concert Room

13:00 – Performance: Elspeth McVeigh sings a selection of Thomas Campion and Philip Rosetter songs and Elizabethan Broadside Ballads – Concert Room

14:00 – Demonstrations and performance: John Kitchen and the keyboards of St Cecilia’s Hall – Binks and 1812 Galleries

15:00 – Performance: Edinburgh Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra – Concert Room

16:00 – Performance: Mezzo soprano Olivia Makenzie Smith sings a selection of early songs – Laigh Hall