Scottish Ensemble

Artistic Director Jonathan MortonChief Executive Thorben DittesConcerts & Projects Manager Pippa BarnwellMarketing & Development Manager Keren NicolRelationship Manager Lesley PatersonAdministrator Jenny ClarkFinance Manager Isabel Tulloch

Violin I Jonathan Morton Cheryl Crockett Liza Johnson Tristan GurneyViolin II Xander van Vliet Joanne Green Laura GhiroViola Catherine Marwood Andrew BerridgeCello Alison Lawrance Naomi Boole-MastersonDouble Bass Diane Clark

Board of Directors

12 – 13 seasonAberdeenDundeeEdinburghGlasgowInvernessPerthLondon USA

Re-defining the string orchestra

SupportersThe Scottish Ensemble is extremely grateful to the various individuals, trusts and foundations, and partners who support our work. You can show your support for the Ensemble by becoming a Friend of the Scottish Ensemble from £30/year or enjoy the benefits of becoming a Scottish Ensemble Fellow from £8.30/month. If you wish to make a more substantial donation, we welcome donors giving over £1,000 as Partners. For full information about how you can support the Ensemble visit scottishensemble.co.uk/supportus, email office@scottishensemble.co.uk or call us on 0141 332 4747.

Elizabeth Cameron Diane Clark Sheila Colvin Cheryl Crockett Ian DicksonBob Downes

Robert Fleming Alison Lawrance Andrew Lockyer Dougald Middleton Jonathan Morton Malcolm Wishart

Scottish Ensemble, Centre for Contemporary Arts350 Sauchiehall StreetGlasgow G2 3JD

T: +44 (0)141 332 4747E: office@scottishensemble.co.uk

Registered charity no SC001539Photography by Tommy Ga-Ken WanDesign by Greenlight Creative

How to bookTickets for Scottish Ensemble concerts can be purchased from your local box offices listed below. Alternatively, subscribe to the Scottish Ensemble’s season in your city and enjoy all of these benefits:

SAVE on the price of your tickets

ENJOY a priority booking period and know that you’re guaranteed your favourite seat in your local venues.

SWAP your tickets. Don’t worry if your plans change, you can exchange your subscription tickets for another subscription concert in another venue (subject to availability).*

Subscribing to the Scottish Ensemble’s concerts in your city is the best way to secure your favourite seats at our concerts and save money on your tickets. Visit scottishensemble.co.uk to download a subscription form, or contact your local box office to book.

Box offices

* Available as part of an SE Subscription. + Available as part of an SE Residency SubscriptionAsk at your local box offices about our special residency packages in Dundee, Inverness, Aberdeen and Perth: 3 great concerts, plus unlimited access to all Scottish Ensemble residency events.

*Please note that tickets must be exchanged for another Scottish Ensemble concert in an alternative venue. If you can no longer use one of your subscription tickets, you will be refunded the cost of your booking and you will be required to pay the difference between a full price ticket and a subscription ticket on any remaining Scottish Ensemble 2012-13 season concerts booked as part of your subscription. Please contact Scottish Ensemble office directly if you would like to change your ticket.

ABERDEEN01224 641 122 / boxofficeaberdeen.com

DUNDEE01382 434 940 / dundeebox.co.uk

EDINBURGH0131 668 2019 / thequeenshall.net

GLASGOW0141 353 8000 /glasgowconcerthalls.com

INVERNESS01463 234 234 / eden-court.co.uk

PERTH01738 621 031 / horsecross.co.uk

Funders Creative ScotlandCreative Scotland Youth Music InitiativeGlasgow City CouncilAberdeen City CouncilDundee City Council

Trusts and Foundations The Bacher TrustThe Binks Trust The Britten-Pears FoundationThe Commonweal Fund, Trades House GlasgowThe Gordon Fraser Trust Hugh Fraser FoundationThe Gannochy TrustThe Jennie S Gordon Memorial Trust The Holst FoundationThe Merchants House of GlasgowThe Moffat TrustBill and Margaret Nicol Charitable TrustPRS for Music FoundationThe RVW Trust Hope Scott Trust

Partners CCAD8 Design ConsultantsRoyal Conservatoire of ScotlandSt. Mary’s Music SchoolScottish Music Centre

PatronsMarina, The Lady MarksLord Vallance of Tummel

Variations

Concerts by Candlelight Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank BridgeBach Goldberg Variations (arr. Sitkovetsky)

Bach’s Goldberg Variations still have the power to enthrall audiences. The ancient and simple concept of variations is woven into an epic narrative, where earthly rhythms reach out towards the spiritual dimension. This magical journey is a key reference for all composers, including Britten, whose international reputation was launched by his set of variations for string orchestra.

La Follia

Geminiani Concerto Grosso ‘La Follia’ Górecki Harpsichord Concerto Vaughan Williams Violin Concerto in D ‘Concerto Accademico’ Holst St. Paul’s SuiteGórecki 3 Pieces in Old Style Vivaldi Concerto Grosso op.3 no. 10 RV 580 in B minor Britten Simple Symphony

Sometimes music gets into your head, and it just goes round and round...this can be uplifting, or maddening, or both! Our programme is a collection of such musical ‘earworms’ from across the ages - we guarantee you’ll still be humming them on your way home.

Illuminations Mozart Divertimento in D K136Schumann String Quartet No. 3 in A Major op.41 (arr. Morton)Purcell Selected Fantasias Britten Les Illuminations

Tenor Thomas Walker Video Artist Netia Jones

We delve into Britten’s musical passions, with works by Purcell, Mozart and Schumann leading up to Britten’s masterpiece Les Illuminations. Prepare to experience this sensory explosion with a specially commissioned live video design.

Mon 22 October 7.30pm Caird Hall, Dundee *

Tue 23 October 7.30pm Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh *

Wed 24 October 7.30pm Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow *

Thu 25 October 8.00pm Eden Court, Inverness *

Tue 30 October 7.30pm Wigmore Hall, London

Welcome! Throughout the season, we’ll be celebrating the centenary of one of my favourite composers: Benjamin Britten. Every concert in this season will feature a work by Britten alongside music written by the composers that inspired him: Mozart, Bach, Purcell and Schumann. We’ve also commissioned Scottish composer Martin Suckling to write a series of musical postcards which will feature across the season.

As ever, we’ll be joined by some fantastic soloists this year: trumpeter Alison Balsom will be joining us on a tour of the USA, while Glaswegian tenor Thomas Walkerwill be performing Britten’s Les Illuminations

with specially created visuals by video artist Netia Jones. We’ll also be getting out of the concert hall in Dundee, Inverness, Aberdeen and Perth getting to know you and your communities a little better with our Scottish Ensemble Residencies. Check out our website for more details of what’s happening near you during our 12-13 season. I look forward to meeting lots of you at the concerts, dances, film screenings, family events and late-night gigs we’re giving this year – come along and have some fun with the Scottish Ensemble!

Wed 24 April 7.30pm City Halls, Glasgow *

Scottish Ensemble Residencies

During the 12 – 13 season, the Ensemble will be getting out and about in your communities. We’ll be giving young musicians the chance to hone their skills with Scotland’s finest string players; offering young people their first experiences of live classical music; working with amateur orchestras in your area; bringing the Ensemble experience to the elderly living in residential care homes and offering many other activities sharing the world-class playing of the Scottish Ensemble. We’ll be out and about around town during all the residencies, so keep your eyes peeled for a few Ensemble extras…

Dundee 18 – 21 October 2012

FaustA quintet of musicians from the Ensemble will perform a new score for the 1926 film of Faust for strings and electronics by DJ Alex SmokeThu 18 October, 9.00pm Dundee Contemporary Arts +

Lunchtime chamber concertViolin duos with young musiciansFri 19 October, 1.00pm / Dundee University Chaplaincy

Inverness 25 – 28 October 2012

FaustFri 26 October, 7.30pm / Eden Court Cinema, Inverness +

Ness Islands FestivalCome and explore the spooky world of Ness Islands with live music, costumes and unexpected suprisesFri 26 & Sat 27 October Ness Islands Park, Inverness

Tea DanceChoose your partners and enjoy an afternoon of ballroom classics with the Scottish Ensemble is cast as palm court orchestra.Sun 28 October, 2.00pm Eden Court, Inverness +

Aberdeen 4 – 7 June 2013

Scottish Ensemble at The Lemon TreeComposition students from Aberdeen University’s Sound Emporium Research Group have some fun with Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony followed by a string-inspired DJ set.Thu 6 June, 9pm Lemon Tree, Aberdeen +

Perth 9 – 12 June 2013

Lunchtime chamber concert Mon 10 June, 1.00pm Perth Concert Hall + We’re always looking for new ideas for how we can best deliver the Ensemble experience in your community. If you would like to find out more about how you can get involved in a Scottish Ensemble residency, email office@scottishensemble.co.uk or call 0141 332 4747

Thu 14 February 7.30pm Caird Hall, Dundee *

Fri 15 February 7.30pm Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh *

Sat 16 February 7.30pm City Halls, Glasgow *

Sun 17 February 8.00pm Eden Court, Inverness *

Mon 18 February 7.30pm The Music Hall, Aberdeen *

Tue 19 February 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall *

Thu 21 February 7.30pm Wigmore Hall, London

Mon 3 December 7.30pm Caird Hall, Dundee *

Tue 4 December 7.30pm Òran Mór, Glasgow *

Wed 5 December 7.30pm Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh *

Thu 6 December 7.30pm St. John’s Kirk, Perth *

Fri 7 December 7.30pm The Sanctuary, Queen’s Cross Church, Aberdeen *

Sat 8 December 8.00pm Inverness Cathedral *

with the

Quartets 2

Britten 3 Divertimenti (arr. Morton) Shostakovich String Quartet No. 2 (arr. Morton)Shostakovich Two pieces op. 11Britten String Quartet No. 2 (arr. David Matthews)

Two musical giants of the 20th century. Two iconic string quartets. Two new arrangements for the Ensemble - one great night of powerful string music.

US Tour and Glasgow Homecoming Concert The Scottish Ensemble is teaming up with friend of the Ensemble, superstar trumpeter Alison Balsom for a tour of the USA from 6 – 20 April. We’ll be travelling across the country including performances at Walt Disney Hall, Los Angeles; Chicago and New York City performing works from their two albums recorded together for EMI: Italian Concertos and Seraph.

Visit the Ensemble’s website for full details. Come and welcome the Ensemble home from its tour in a special homecoming concert in Glasgow, part of the Britten 100 celebrations.

Handel Concerto Grosso, op. 6 no. 7 in B Flat Major Handel Baroque Arias Biber BattaliaPurcell Dance of FuriesPurcell Chacony in GPurcell Fantasia on one note Britten Phaedra

of Frank Bridger. Sitkovetsky)

Fri 7 June 7.30pm The Music Hall, Aberdeen *

Sat 8 June 7.30pm Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh *

Wed 12 June 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall *

Please note that an alternate programme will be performed at Wigmore Hall