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SCO Winds bring music-making to the Highlands
30th consecutive year of Highland touring
The SCO Winds Tour 2008 brings a diverse and European flavour to the Highlands with a programme of six short works in Aboyne, Boat of Garten and Cromarty between 17-19 July.
The programme features works from the Renaissance right up to the last century that are rarely performed together. This includes Two French Renaissance Dances by Gervaise, Weber’s Overture, Euryanthe, and Gounod’s Petite Symphonie, written exclusively for a concert series in Paris in 1885 dedicated to wind music. The audience is then treated to Rossini’s popular Overture, The Barber of Seville and Bozza’s Image, before the concert ends on an elegant high note with Hummel’s rousing Octet-Partia.
This concert sees the players making a welcome return to Aboyne (Thursday 17 July) as part of a three date tour which also includes Boat of Garten (Friday 18 July) Cromarty (Saturday 19th July).
SCO Managing Director Roy McEwan said: "When the Orchestra divides it allows for a much more intimate performance for the audience, who feel a far bigger part of the event. It is wonderful that we are able to take our high quality music-making into smaller communities in rural areas and we very much look forward to returning to Aboyne, Boat of Garten and Cromarty with the Winds.”
For more information contact Sheena Macrae at sheena.macrae@sco.org.uk or call 0131 478 8340
NOTES TO EDITORS
SCO Winds Tour
This tour is supported by the Misses Barrie Charitable Trust, The Binks Trust and the Miss Jean R Stirrat Charitable Trust
Aboyne Deeside Theatre (part of the Aboyne and Deeside Festival)
Thursday 17 July, 8pm
Boat of Garten Community Hall
Friday 18 July, 8pm
Cromarty Victoria Hall
Saturday 19 July, 8pm
GERVAISE Two French Renaissance Dances
WEBER Overture, Euryanthe
GOUNOD Petite Symphonie
ROSSINI Overture, The Barber of Seville
BOZZA Image
HUMMEL Octet Partita
Tickets
Tickets for all concerts are available online at www.thebooth.co.uk
Tickets for Aboyne concert are priced at £10 for adults and £4 school children
Aboyne
Community Centre Bridgeview Road Aboyne - 01339 886222
Tickets for Boat of Garten and Cromarty are priced at £10 for adults, £7 for concessions and £4 for school children
Boat of Garten
Ann Napier – 01479 831213 and GlenavonHouse@aol.com
Cromarty
The Emporium, 11-13 High Street, Cromarty
Tickets will also be available on the door from one hour prior to the concert. Subject to availability.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is internationally recognised for its innovative approach to music-making and programme planning. Formed in 1974 with a commitment to serve the Scottish community, it is also one of Scotland’s foremost cultural ambassadors. The Orchestra performs throughout Scotland, including annual tours of the Scottish Highlands and Islands and South of Scotland, and appears regularly at the Edinburgh, St Magnus and Aldeburgh Festivals and the BBC Proms. Its busy international touring schedule has recently included Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the USA. During 2008, the Orchestra gave a 10-date tour in Germany and visited Vienna, Bregenz, Brussels and London’s Barbican Centre. The Orchestra’s international touring receives support from the Scottish Government.
Estonian conductor Olari Elts took up the position of Principal Guest Conductor this Season. In his second Season with the Orchestra, he will conduct four concert weeks, including the premiere of a new work by Karin Rehnqvist, two of the concerts in the Mendelssohn 200 series– the Orchestra’s celebration of the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth – and the Closing Concert of the 2008/09 Season, Haydn’s The Seasons.
The SCO’s long-standing relationship with Conductor Laureate Sir Charles Mackerras has resulted in many exceptional performances and recordings, particularly at the Edinburgh International Festival where they established an enviable reputation for concert performances of opera. Their recordings together include seven Mozart operas, a Grammy-nominated set of Brahms’ Symphonies, the full cycle of Beethoven Symphonies (with the Philharmonia Orchestra), four CDs of Mozart Piano Concertos with Alfred Brendel, Mozart’s Requiem and a disc of Kodály and Bartók for Linn Records. The Orchestra’s latest recording with Sir Charles – a double-disc featuring Mozart’s last four symphonies – was released on Linn Records in February 2008.
Following nine successful years as Principal Conductor, Joseph Swensen became the Orchestra’s Conductor Emeritus in 2005. Swensen has developed a unique relationship with the SCO as soloist as well as conductor and he and the SCO have released five CDs together through the Orchestra’s partnership with Linn Records. Other conductors who appear regularly with the SCO include Andrew Manze, Frans Brüggen, John Storgårds, Thierry Fischer, Louis Langrée, Andrew Litton and Nicholas McGegan and regular soloist/directors include Christian Zacharias and Piotr Anderszewski.
The Orchestra enjoys close relationships with many leading composers and has commissioned more than a hundred new works, including pieces by Composer Laureate Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Judith Weir, Sally Beamish, Karin Rehnqvist, Edward Harper, James MacMillan, Haflidi Hallgrímsson, Einojuhani Rautavaara and Stuart MacRae.
The Orchestra plays a prominent role in the Edinburgh Festival. In 2005, it was awarded a Bank of Scotland Archangel by The Herald in recognition of its sustained quality contribution to the Festival.
The SCO has led the way in music education with a unique programme of projects. SCO Education provides workshops for children and adults across Scotland and has attracted interest and invitations from overseas.
The Orchestra broadcasts regularly and has a discography now exceeding 140 recordings available by calling 0845 270 1812 or online at theshop.sco.org.uk. The Scottish Chamber Orchestra receives funding from the Scottish Government.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, 4 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 5AB
Tel 0131 557 6800, Fax 0131 557 6933, email info@sco.org.uk, web www.sco.org.uk
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