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Dementia Social: The music and instruments of Mary, Queen of Scots
St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomDiscover the musical world of Renaissance Scotland and listen to some of the instruments that Mary, Queen of Scots would have played. Music was an important part of the royal court of Mary Stuart and she herself played the lute and the virginal. Learn about the music and musical instruments played during her lifetime and …
FREE
Dementia Social: Instruments of Rock
St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomFrom electric guitars to synthesizers, learn how musical instruments shaped the sounds of rock and roll. Our Social Programme creates a friendly environment where everyone is welcome, and all contributions are valued. Sessions are online via Zoom. We will start with a time to chat and share a virtual tea and cake. This will be …
FREE
Family Activity | Magical Melodies: Musical Storytelling
St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomFrom fiddlers in fairy hills to golden harps and magic geese, Scotland is filled with fantastical folklore of magical musical adventures. Join storyteller and musician Ailsa Dixon, in the music museum St Cecilia’s Hall, for a fun-filled family friendly romp through myth and legend. From learning a wee bit of Scots and Gaelic folksong, to …
£1 – £10
Concert | From Cleopatra with Vengeance, an Abbreviated Opera
St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomOne day only. When Ptolemy tries to usurp the throne, Cleopatra seduces Caesar to win it back. A one-hour reduction of Handel's most performed opera, Giulio Cesare. An Operaland production featuring Michael Temporal-Darrell (baritone) as Caesar, Alice Wang (soprano) as Cleopatra, with Miguel Carranza's inspired costume and stage design. The music will be performed on …
£15
Concert | Sounds of St Cecilia’s I: Clair-Obscur
St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomMarin Marais, Silvius Leopold Weiss and J.S. Bach, recognised for the extraordinary beauty of their works, were first admired as virtuosos of their respective instruments: viol, lute, and keyboard. As composers and as improvisers, they took inspiration in each other's harmonic language and flourishing and particular ornamentation. These three composers are brought together again, with …
£5 – £15
Concert | Classical Bagpipe Music – Scotland’s Hidden Treasure
St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomIn this concert you will hear a variety of piobaireachd, the classical music of the great Highland bagpipe, Scotland’s national instrument. The musicians, Alasdair Henderson, John MacDonald and Brodie Watson-Masse, are all leading exponents of this wonderful music. The tunes will be played in continuous fashion, giving a unique musical experience. Most piobaireachd are composed …
£12 – £15
Concert | Sounds of St Cecilia’s II: Delights for Violin and Harpsichord
St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomGeorge Weir, a young violinist at present studying at the RCS in Glasgow, performs music for violin and harpsichord by Bach (Sonata in G BWV 1021), Handel (Sonata in D major) and Corelli (Sonata op. 6 no. 5), as well as an unaccompanied violin piece by the little-known Austrian composer Johann Vilsmayr. John Kitchen accompanies …
Talk | Jacobites, Italians and Music in Edinburgh
St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomJoin us on Thursday, 14th August at St Cecilia's Hall for one of our informal talk series lectures, with Dr Brianna Robertson-Kirkland who will explore the story of the first generation of the Corris through images, storytelling and song. From the Italian Jacobite court to Edinburgh’s St Cecilia’s Hall, in 1771, Charles Edward Stuart’s personal musicians, Domenico and …
£5
Concert | Sounds of St Cecilia’s III: The Early Jazz Clarinet
St Cecilia's Hall 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomThis concert will pay homage to jazz clarinettists of the 1920/30s including Benny Goodman and Barney Bigard. Featuring an exciting young trio of Glasgow’s finest jazz musicians: Tom Gibbs (clarinet), Alex Handyside (guitar) and Timmy Allan (bass). The performance will include period instruments from University of Edinburgh’s world-famous Musical Instrument Collection, notably a clarinet from …
£5 – £15