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SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

duMfRIES 2015/16

dECEMBER 2015& jAnuARy 2016

EASTERBROOk HAll

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jS BACH Suite (Ouverture) no 4 in d, BWV 1069

Wf BACH Sinfonia in d minor ‘Adagio and fugue’

CPE BACH Bassoon Concerto in A minor, Wq 170

MOZART Symphony no 40 in G minor –––––jOHn BuTT – Conductor / HarpsichordPETER WHElAn – Bassoon

Period performance expert John Butt is famed for the brilliance and drama of his music-making. He explores some of the earliest, most pioneering orchestral music, from the fizzing fugues and stately court dances of JS Bach’s great Orchestral Suite No 4, to music by two of the composer’s sons: Wilhelm Friedemann’s distinctive D minor Sinfonia and the stormy A minor Bassoon Concerto by Carl Philipp Emanuel, with SCO Principal Bassoon Peter Whelan as soloist.

Butt concludes his concert with one of the greatest symphonies of them all: Mozart’s masterful, unforgettable Fortieth.

–––––BACH INSIGHTS: 6.30pm

Conductor and Baroque specialist John Butt examines the Bach family.

jOHn BuTT’S BACH IS MuSCulAR, VISCERAl

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BACH SCHOlAR And PROfESSOR AT THE unIVERSITy Of

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“fORGETS HIS BOffIn dAy jOB And dIRECTS WITH HEAd-BAnGInG

fERAl MIGHT.”The Guardian

GEnERATIOnS of BACH

john Butt conducts

Wednesday 9 december 2015 7.30pm

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Programme includes:

j STRAuSS II Overture, die fledermaus Roses from the SouthPolkas and Waltzes

BRAHMS Hungarian dance no 1 in G minor

ROSSInI Overture, The Thieving Magpie

MASSEnET Meditation from Thaïs

ClARA SCHuMAnn arr SWEnSEn Three Romances for Violin and Orchestra, Op 22

GRIEG Morning (from Peer Gynt Suite)

dVORÁk Slavonic dance no 1 –––––jOSEPH SWEnSEn – director / Violin

New Year would simply not be complete without your favourite Viennese waltzes and polkas. The programme is enhanced by Joseph Swensen both conducting and performing favourites on the violin, including Massenet’s gorgeous Meditation and his own arrangement of Three Romances by Clara Schumann. She wrote these three lovely miniatures for violin and piano as a gift for violinist Joseph Joachim. Brahms hinted to his friend about the anticipated gift, “you can certainly look forward with great pleasure to what is coming.” The Romances are beautifully dreamy, characteristically noble and passionate.

Monday 4 january 20167.30pm

–––––Collection in aid of Marie Curie

nEW yEARin VIEnnA

joseph Swensen conducts

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TICkET PRICESReserved seating (front stalls)

Tickets: £19 Senior Citizens £17

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Tickets: £17 Senior Citizens £15

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Under 26s, full-time students and unemployed people – £6

Under 16s – Free if accompanied by a paying adult. Maximum of 2 free children’s tickets per adult ticket. Additional children £5 each.

People with a disability – 50% off standard ticket prices for people with a disability and a carer.

Group discounts – Groups of 6 or more save 20% off standard ticket prices.

School groups – Teachers and/or accompanying adults go free when bringing a school group. For more information, contact SCO Marketing on 0131 557 6802 or info@sco.org.uk.

Save when you book both concerts – Reserved seating only: Standard Price £33 Senior Citizen £29

Please note: We regret that all tickets are non-refundable after purchase. Every effort is made to ensure that all information is correct at time of going to press. The SCO does, however, reserve the right to change dates, artists or programmes if necessary.

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