5th June 26th June 2015
the cottier chamber project
It is dancing and music that make me at peace with the world Nelson Mandela
Welcome to the fifth edition of The Cottier Chamber Project! We are looking forward to a packed three weeks in June, when many of Scotland’s top musicians and dancers will come to the West End. Five years on from the first series of concerts as part of Glasgow’s West End Festival, the programme has grown to include 58 performances of chamber music, dance (The Cottier Dance Project was fantastic last year, so we’ve expanded it...), jazz and world music. There are opportunities for the audience to get involved in our Late Adventures gigs, and there will also be a photography exhibition, slowly unfolding on Byres Road as the festival goes on. There are well-known names alongside emerging artists, with pieces that are central to the repertoire as well as some less frequently performed works and some new commissions. In short, there’s a bit of an adventure for everyone in every show! Most of the evening performances will last for around an hour, with unreserved cabaret seating and a relaxed, welcoming approach to things. The bar at Cottier’s will be open, so you are welcome to bring a drink in (try to avoid the ice cubes rattling in the quiet bits though!), and there is an hour between performances, just in case you fancy eating and seeing two (or three...or four!) shows in the same day. We will be back at The University of Glasgow, at the Hunterian Museum this time, for another free lunchtime series, exploring the world of Lieder this year. Enjoy looking through the brochure, and planning your festival diary! If you are still swithering over whether or not to book your tickets... Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable. Leonard Bernstein
Dance is the hidden language of the soul. Martha Graham
Jazz is rhythm and meaning. Henri Matisse
In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little, human detail can become a Leitmotiv. Henri Cartier-Bresson
The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word. Mata Hari
He who sings scares away his woes. Cervantes
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Chamber Music at Cottier’s Two concerts each night (apart from Saturdays), each of an hour in length. There are some quite unusual groups and pieces in amongst more familiar repertoire! It might be worth using your loyalty card to try something a little different... Dates: mostly 5th - 19th, with some collaborative performances between the 21st and 26th June The Cottier Dance Project
the cottier dance project
Last year’s dance programme was a huge success, and great fun. The Dance Project expands this year, with 9 live performances and 3 visits to the Grosvenor Cinema. There are collaborations with some phenomenal musicians, and a visit to the Western Baths as The Cottier Dance Project takes to the skies! Dates: mostly 19th - 26th, with some collaborative performances between the 5th and 12th June Currie & Quirk Shostakovich Series
Shostakovich series
The second instalment of a three year journey through all of Shostakovich’s string quartets. Each ensemble chose the works that partner their Shostakovich quartet in a series that promises to be very revealing! Dates: 7th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th June Lunchtime Lieder Free concerts each weekday lunchtime at the Hunterian Museum (over the road from the Art Gallery, in the main University building). Each concert contains just one work - a song cycle. They go in chronological order, forming a survey of the history of lieder, with some unusual repertoire along the way. Dates: 8th-12th and 15th-19th June Performer Portraits A slowly expanding photography exhibition that will be on display in the main window of Waitrose, on Byres Road. Dates: 5th - 27th June
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Grosvenor Cinema Due to the lack of large stage theatres with an orchestra pit in the West End, we are teaming up with the Grosvenor Cinema and embracing the magic of celluloid. Dates: 6th, 13th and 20th June Late Adventures Some music is impossible to sit still to! Our late night concerts on each of the Fridays in the festival will include a demonstration and open class for anyone who has brought their dancing shoes along. Talking of shoes, please wear something sensible - no steel toe caps! Dates: 5th, 12th and 19th June The Cottier Jazz Project In collaboration with the Glasgow International Jazz Festival, our programme ends with two nights where Cottier’s Theatre becomes a jazz cafe. The performers include some amazing players, with past winners of the Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year and some very special international guests taking to the stage. Dates: 25th and 26th June In Conversation Exactly what it says on the tin. This is a conversation worth eavesdropping on! Date: 18th June Western Baths
Western Baths
So, you think that we should put on an opera and an aerial dance show this year? OK. The Western Baths opens its doors to The Cottier Chamber Project. Dates: 8th and 22nd June Some of our concerts will be recorded for broadcast at a later date on
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Friday 5th June 6.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Susan Tomes & Daniel’s Beard Samuel Barber: Summer Music Op.31 Judith Weir: Airs from Another Planet Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds K.452 Pianist Susan Tomes joins the wind players of host ensemble Daniel’s Beard for the opening concert. They begin with Barber’s beautiful wind quintet, followed by a typically inventive piece from Judith Weir, exploring the way that Scottish music would evolve in a Martian environment, before ending with Mozart’s sublime Quintet. Price Band A
8.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chamber Ensemble Joseph Haydn: Quartet Op.20 No.2 Composition Competition Winner: new work (première) Felix Mendelssohn: Octet Op.20 Our first string concert begins with music by the ‘father of the string quartet’, along with Mendelssohn’s youthful Octet. These two masterpieces from the classical and romantic repertoire frame the first performance of the winning work from the 2015 composition competition. Six works will be selected for a workshop, led by composer William Sweeney, following which the winning work will be selected. Price Band A
10.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Mr McFall’s Chamber Late Adventures: Viva Tango! Travel between the nightclubs of pre-war Warsaw and the tango clubs of Argentina, as our first Late Adventures session sees Cottier’s Theatre host a Milonga. The night begins with an open dance class led by professional tango specialists, before Mr McFall’s Chamber take to the stage to perform milonga and concert sets. This show will finish at around 00.30am. Price Band B www.cottierchamberproject.com
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Saturday 6th June 4pm Grosvenor Cinema Disney’s Fantasia A chance meeting led to Leopold Stokowski and Walt Disney’s moving pictures empire joining forces to create one of the most famous films ever made. Released 75 years ago, it has appeal for children and adults alike. Will you shed a tear as the dinosaurs die out to Stravinsky’s music? Or start to feel a little nervous as Mussorgsky’s opening notes are heard? Maybe Mickey’s housework ethic will make you feel a little guilty, or the sight of the balletic hippos will inspire you to book some tickets for The Cottier Dance Project? We bring a large stage and orchestra pit to the West End, thanks to the magic of celluloid. £8 (tickets from Grosvenor Cinema Box Office)
Get involved with The Cottier Chamber Project! There are lots of ways to help and be involved... - distribute brochures and flyers - host visiting artists - steward at concerts - proof read the brochure and programme notes - to avoid spilling misssssteaks - telling people about the festival - bringing cake for rehearsals - making suggestions - moving pianos (!) - if you’d like to give us money, we won’t say no, but it’s not essential! Joining The Cottier Chamber Circle is free and easy (just email us!). We’ll send you an invitation to the programme launch, with a week of priority booking, plus there are a few surprise benefits that will crop up throughout the year. Email us at circle@cottierchamberproject.com or come and say hello! www.cottierchamberproject.com
Sunday 7th June 3pm Cottier’s Theatre Stefan Grasse The Guitar Music of Thomas Wilson and John Maxwell Geddes German virtuoso guitarist Stefan Grasse travels from Nuremburg, Glasgow’s twin city, to celebrate the music of two West End composers, Thomas Wilson and John Maxwell Geddes. This concert is supported by the University of Glasgow. Price Band A
6.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Daniel’s Beard
Shostakovich series
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in B flat major K.137 (125b) Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 6 Op.101 Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 ‘Serioso’ Op.95 The strings of Daniel’s Beard introduce the second instalment of the Currie & Quirk Shostakovich Series with his Sixth Quartet, written whilst on honeymoon, during a thaw in the political landscape of the USSR following Stalin’s death. Beethoven commented that his ‘Serioso’ quartet should not be heard in public - it was so full of experimental compositional techniques that he felt it should remain private. The programme opens with Mozart’s beautiful Divertimento in B flat. Price Band A
8.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Wonderful Things Music students from the University of Glasgow The Group Exercise that forms part of the Performance Course at the University of Glasgow is a legendary element of the course. Students are put into seemingly incompatible groups, and given the task of collaborating to create a 10 minute show. The results are always surprising, unusual, astonishingly creative and often more than a little bizarre! This performance showcases some of the best productions from the 2015 programme. Price Band C www.cottierchamberproject.com
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Monday 8th June 1.10pm Hunterian Museum Lunchtime Lieder: Mhairi Lawson & David McGuinness Joseph Haydn: Canzonettas Book 1 H.26a Our exploration of the history of the song cycle begins with a set of six songs that Haydn wrote in collaboration with the poet Anne Hunter. The texts tend to be very serious and heavy, whilst Haydn’s music is full of the wit and sparkle for which he is known. Free Photo: Ricardo Alcaide
7.30pm Western Baths Music Co-OPERAtive Scotland Erik Chisholm: Simoon (première of full version) In 1930, The Active Society for the Propagation of Contemporary Music was set up in Glasgow, led by composer Erik Chisholm. He invited friends to come and perform their own works, including internationally known composers such as Bartók, Hindemith, Walton and Bax. Chisholm lived in the West End (on University Avenue) for many years, before moving to South Africa, where his trilogy of murder mystery operas, Murder in Three Keys, was written. The last of these, Simoon, is a psychological murder thriller, in which the hot, violent desert wind plays a key role. Last performed in New York during 1954, where the run was extended to last for six weeks, Simoon has only ever been performed in a reduced orchestration for two pianos. Supported by the Erik Chisholm Trust and Western Baths, Music Co-OPERAtive Scotland perform the world première of the full orchestral version. soprano: Jane Irwin conductor: Ian Ryan film: Roddy Simpson Price Band A Music Co-OPERAtive perform at The Cottier Chamber Project in 2014
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Tuesday 9th June 1.10pm Hunterian Museum Lunchtime Lieder: Jamie MacDougall & Susan Tomes Ludwig van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte Op.98 Beethoven’s only song cycle was written in 1816, to text by poet and physician Alois Jeitteles. An intensely emotional and passionate work, Beethoven’s cycle - often taken to be autobiographical - deals with the pain of separation from a loved one. Free
6.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Daniel’s Beard with High Heart Dance Company Lenny Sayers: Complete Nonsense Lenny Sayers: The Lady of Shalott The nonsense poems of Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll have appeal for any generation - the tale of the Owl and the Pussycat could bring a tear to a glass eye, whilst unravelling the tale of Jabberwocky takes a bit of thought! Sayers’ latest work, a setting of Tennyson’s The Lady of Shalott, with choreography from Freya Jeffs and Miranda Sheehy, explores a tragic tale that captures the imagination. Commissioned by Daniel’s Beard, the works were performed as part of the 2014 Made in Scotland Showcase, and were supported by Crear, Space to Create, and a relative of the Hutchings family. Price Band A
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8.30pm Cottier’s Theatre High Heels and Horse Hair: TRANSPLANTED James Oswald: selection from Airs for the Seasons New works by David Fennessy, Martin Kershaw, Stuart MacRae, Eddie McGuire, Chris Stout, Hanna Tuulikki, David Ward and Judith Weir TRANSPLANTED explores the rich variety of Scotland's music and its plant life. Inspired by Baroque masterpiece "Airs for the Seasons', the unique performance combines a selection of James Oswald's miniatures with new plant pieces by leading Scottish contemporary composers. Violinist Alice Rickards and cellist Sonia Cromarty perform, with images by nature photographer Laurie Campbell making this a feast for ears and eyes! Price Band A www.cottierchamberproject.com
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Wednesday 10th June 1.10pm Hunterian Museum Lunchtime Lieder: Francis Church & Jeremy Silver Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang D.957
6.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Catherine Manson & Alasdair Beatson Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 6 Op. 30 No.1 Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 Op. 30 No.2 Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 8 Op. 30 No.3
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The longest of our song-cycle programmes, Schubert’s last collection of songs was drawn together in a cycle after his death, by publisher Tobias Haslinger. The fourteen songs, to texts by Heine and Rellstab, include some of Schubert’s finest and most intimate music. Free
6.30pm Cottier’s Theatre James Ehnes & Steven Osborne Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.10 Op.96 Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata No.3 Op.108
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A firm favourite at The Cottier Chamber Project, Steven Osborne is joined by Canadian virtuoso violinist James Ehnes, who plays the 1715 ‘Marsick’ Stradivarius, in a programme of the final violin sonatas by two towering figures of 19th century romanticism. Brahms was often regarded as the natural successor to Beethoven’s musical legacy, so hearing the two sonatas, each written with a lifetime of experience as composers and performers, side-by-side promises to be an intriguing hour! Price Band A
8.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Alastair Savage, Eddie McGuire & Stefan Grasse Callanish - Modern Folk Fantasies Three musicians who each have a foot in both the classical and traditional worlds join forces for a programme that places the two side by side. A familiar face to Glasgow audiences, fiddle player Alastair Savage plays with Daniel’s Beard and the BBC SSO as well as with his own folk trio. He is joined by composer and Whistlebinkies flautist Eddie McGuire, recently inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame, and German guitarist Stefan Grasse. Price Band A www.cottierchamberproject.com
Thursday 11th June 1.10pm Hunterian Museum Lunchtime Lieder: Lorna Anderson & Lynda Cochrane Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und - leben Op. 42 Schumann’s 1840 song cycle uses Adelbert von Chamisso’s poems to reflect on the path that a woman’s love for her man takes, from the moment that they first meet, through life together, to his death and then beyond. Scottish soprano Lorna Anderson returns to the festival, with pianist Lynda Cochrane. Free
6.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Edinburgh Quartet Alfred Schnittke: Prelude in memoriam Dmitri Shostakovich Joseph Haydn: String Quartet Op.54 No.2 Felix Mendelssohn: Fuga & Capriccio Op.81 No.3 Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 Op.108
Shostakovich series
Two key figures in the development of string quartet feature in this programme, which begins with one of Haydn’s most intense works. France was on the brink of revolution, with shockwaves being felt in courts across Europe, and Haydn’s quartet seems to reflect this. Price Band A
8.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Scottish Chamber Orchestra Ensemble Darius Milhaud: Trio for clarinet, violin and piano Op.157b Bohuslav Martinů: Madrigal Sonata for flute, violin and piano H.291 Arnold Schoenberg (arr. Anton Webern): Chamber Symphony No.1 Op.9 An ensemble from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform Webern’s rarely heard reduction of the Schoenberg’s work. Prepared for the Society for Private Musical Performances in Vienna, the virtuosic arrangement loses nothing from the original. Flautist Alison Mitchell and clarinet player Maximiliano Martin join Ruth Rogers on violin and pianist Peter Evans for the opening two works of a programme which travels across Europe! Price Band A www.cottierchamberproject.com
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Friday 12th June 1.10pm Hunterian Museum Lunchtime Lieder: David Horton & Timothy Dean Maurice Ravel: Histoires Naturelles The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s vocal department join us for Ravel’s witty and humourous setting of Jules Renard’s poems. Controversial at the première, Debussy was offended by Ravel’s use of ‘Americanisms’, though he did admit that they contain some stunningly beautiful music. Free
6.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Susan Tomes & Aurea Quartet
Shostakovich series Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto in A Major K.414
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 Op.110
Susan Tomes joins the Enterprise Music Scotland residency group and winners of the 2014 St.Martin-in-the-Field chamber music competition to perform the first of a series of concertos that Mozart wrote to be ENTERPRISE played with either orchestra or quartet. The Currie & Quirk Shostkovich MUSIC Series then continues with the best known of the quartets. Opening SCOTLAND with his signature DSCH motif, the five linked movements form one of Shostakovich’s most personal and emotional works. Price Band A
8.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Red Note Ensemble Improv Music Theatre Composer, pianist and Belfast Music Laureate Brian Irvine joins the players of Red Note and our cast of actors for a night of improvised contemporary music theatre. Past years have seen trips to Mars, the French revolution, the banking crash and an unlikely romance in Paisley...who knows what 2015 will hold?! Price Band A
10.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Moishe’s Bagel Late Adventures: Bagelised Festival favourites Moishe’s Bagel return for a klezmer-inspired musical adventure. Bring your dancing shoes! This show will finish at around 00.30am. Price Band B www.cottierchamberproject.com
Saturday 13th June 4pm Grosvenor Cinema Guys and Dolls Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of one of MGM’s finest films! Set in New York, and starring Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons and Vivian Blane, the musical takes us into the gambling and petty criminal scene of the 1940s, featuring hit songs such as 'Luck Be A Lady', 'Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat' and 'Adelaide'. Join Skye Masterson (Brando) as he tries to take the cold missionary Sarah Brown (Simmons) to Havana, while Nathan Detroit (Sinatra) tries to balance his gambling and relationship with showgirl Adelaide (Blane)! £10 including welcome drink (tickets from Grosvenor Cinema Box Office)
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Sunday 14th June 3pm Cottier’s Theatre Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chamber Ensemble Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz D.703 Franz Schubert: String Trio No.1 in B flat major D.471 Johannes Brahms: String Sextet No.1 in B flat major Op.18 This programme should carry a health warning, as an overdose of romantic melody is virtually guaranteed! Schubert’s beautiful works both began as movements of larger works, but are perfect without anything added. The first Sextet shows a youthful Brahms at his best. Price Band A Photo: Becky Duncan
6.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Sax Ecosse Henry Purcell (arr. Steve Martland): Fantazia 6 Caryl Florio: Quartette: Allegro de Concert Edward McGuire: Hidden Dialects Diana Salazar: Bailes Mecánicos Barbara Thompson: Quartet No.3 - Body Language
Sax Ecosse celebrate their tenth anniversary with a programme of intriguing works that range throughout musical history (including pre-Adolf Sax!). Regular visitors to The Cottier Chamber Project, the quartet demonstrate the versatility and range of an instrument that has been at the cutting edge of music since its invention. Price Band A
8.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Alec Frank-Gemmill and Friends Franz Schubert: Nachtgesang im Walde D.913 Richard Wagner: An Weber’s Grabe WWV 72 Volker David Kirchner: Torso (première) Robert Schumann: Jagdlieder Op.137 Friedrich Dionys Weber: Sextet No.1 Johannes Brahms: No 1 & 5 from 5 Lieder Op.41 Franz Schubert: Wein und Liebe D.901 Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz J.277 Act III: Jägerchor Virtuoso horn player and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Alec Frank-Gemmill leads a horn ensemble in an unusual programme of music for horns and male voices. Rarely performed works by Schubert, Schumann and Weber sit alongside a new piece from German composer Volker David Kirchner and some stunning a cappella works. Price Band A www.cottierchamberproject.com
Monday 15th June 1.10pm Hunterian Museum Lunchtime Lieder: Andrea Baker & Yuval Zorn Nadia Boulanger & Raoul Pugno: Les heures claires Nadia Boulanger was one of the most influential composition teachers of the 20th century, with a list of students that ranges from Aaron Copland to Quincy Jones, with Elliott Carter, Philip Glass and Astor Piazzolla. Mezzo-soprano Andrea Baker is joined by Yuval Zorn for a rare performance of a song cycle that, unusually, she composed in collaboration with another musician, virtuoso pianist Raoul Pugno. Free
6.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Glasgow String Quartet
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Shostakovich series
Sally Beamish: String Quartet No.2 - Opus California Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 Op.117 Shostakovich’s ninth quartet was written in 1961, but in a particularly self-critical mood the composer consigned the score to the flames of the kitchen stove. It was another 3 years before he finished re-writing it, with a very different approach to the lost original. Sally Beamish’s Opus California was written in response to another towering figure in the history of the string quartet - Beethoven. Using motifs from his Fourth Quartet, the work is a snapshot of life in California...a world completely the opposite to Shostakovich’s! Price Band A
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8.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Daniel’s Beard Johann Sebastian Bach: Ricercar a 3 from BWV 1079 Hafliði Hallgrímsson: Ricercare (world première) Johann Sebastian Bach: Ricercar a 6 from BWV 1079 Leoš Janáček: Concertino A familiar figure in Scotland’s musical circles, Hafliði Hallgrímsson’s new work is dedicated to the memory of pianist Sam Hutchings, who died tragically in 2012. Its unusual scoring recalls elements of many of the works which Sam performed with Daniel’s Beard. Organist Christopher Rathbone performs two masterpieces by Bach on the newly restored Father Willis organ in Cottier’s, before the programme concludes with Janáček’s Concertino. The youthful work, with Lynda Cochrane as the solo pianist, is full of wit and humour. Price Band A The commissioning of Ricercare was supported by Michael and Elisabeth Hutchings and the Britten Pears Foundation www.cottierchamberproject.com
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Tuesday 16th June 1.10pm Hunterian Museum Lunchtime Lieder: Anna Flannagan & Yuval Zorn Lili Boulanger: Clairières dans le ciel
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The younger of the two Boulanger sisters, Lili was a child prodigy who was attending classes at the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 5. Les Clairières en Ciel, a setting of poems by Francis Jammes, was written in 1913 (the year in which she won the Prix de Rome) and is regarded as one of her most important secular works. Free
6.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Maxwell String Quartet
Shostakovich Carl Nielsen: String Quartet No.1 Op.13 series Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No.10 Op.118
The Maxwell Quartet celebrate Carl Nielsen’s 150th birthday year with a performance of his first string quartet. Still a young composer at this point, there are hints of the unique voice that he was to find later in his career through the work. The programme ends with the last of this year’s Shostakovich quartets, the tenth. Written whilst in Armenia on retreat, it contains some of Shostakovich’s most memorable music, particularly in the stunning Passacaglia movement . Price Band A
8.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Catherine Manson & Alasdair Beatson Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.1 Op.12 No.1 Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.10 Op.96 Returning to complete the cycle of Beethoven Sonatas that they began last year, classical violin specialist Catherine Manson and pianist Alasdair Beatson begin by pairing Beethoven’s first and final sonatas. How much did his writing change and evolve over the years? There’s only one way to find out...! Price Band A www.cottierchamberproject.com
Wednesday 17th June 1.10pm Hunterian Museum Lunchtime Lieder: Joshua Ellicott & Timothy Dean Richard Strauss: Der Krämerspiegel Op.66 In 1918, Richard Strauss was less than amused to find that the small print of his publisher’s contract included an obligation to hand over a set of songs. He turned to his friend, satirist Alfred Kerr, who produced a set of wickedly satirical verses about the publishing industry, in particular a certain firm named Bote & Bock. The text is full of in-jokes, but the music that Strauss used is glorious, with quotes from Der Rosenkavalier and Ein Heldenleben, and melodies that later appeared in several other works. He sent the new song cycle to Bote & Bock. They sent them back. Free
6.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Catherine Manson & Alasdair Beatson Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.6 Op.30 No.1 Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.7 Op.30 No.2 Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.8 Op.30 No.3 Tsar Alexander 1st of Russia was, not unlike today’s Russian premier, a controversial figure. Believed to be responsible for the assassination of his father and the subsequent massacre of 25,000 Circassians, he was also highly cultured, and a patron of many composers. This patronage included a commission for three violin sonatas from Beethoven (though it took him 12 years to pay the fee!). Written with his friend and violin teacher, Ignaz Schuppanzigh, in mind, the three sonatas encompass all the emotions - optimism, despair, fun, frivolity, gravity and tragedy are all there. Price Band A
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8.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Ensemble Marsyas Georg Frederic Handel: Apollo e Dafne HWV 122 The virtuosic period group Ensemble Marsyas perform one of Handel’s most ambitious dramatic cantatas. In some ways a chamber opera, the work is a setting of the Greek myth of the same name, and contains some of Handel’s most beautiful writing as he follows the twists and turns of the plot. Price Band A www.cottierchamberproject.com
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Thursday 18th June 1.10pm Hunterian Museum Lunchtime Lieder: Jamie MacDougall, Andy Saunders, Edward Cohen & Naomi Paxton Benjamin Britten: The Heart of the Matter Poet Edith Sitwell was so impressed by the first performance of Britten’s Canticle III: Still Falls the Rain that they immediately agreed to collaborate on some further works to perform the following year. The final result of this became The Heart of the Matter, which includes readings of her poems alongside new settings, with the Canticle at the centre of the cycle. Free
3pm University Concert Hall In Conversation: Naomi Paxton, Bryony Randall Throughout the twentieth century, women have become increasingly more integrated into the mainstream arts world. Has this changed the way in which the industry works, and if not, why? BBC Radio 3 New Generation Thinker Naomi Paxton leads a panel in conversation. Free
6.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Brass Lab
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Witold Lutosławski: Mini Overture Jay Capperauld: new work (première) Judith Bingham: A Dream of the Past Philip Wilby: Classic Images
The sound of a top brass quintet at full tilt is unforgettable! Brass Lab’s players bring a programme of works that begins with a short, sparkling overture and ends with a classic of the repertoire. In between they play a new work by a young Scottish composer making a name for himself, and a beautifully nostalgic piece, that conjures up images of a Salvation Army band. Price Band A
8.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Alexander Janiczek & Vision Mechanics
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Chaconne BWV 1004 Heinrich Biber: Sonata Luciano Berio: Sequenza VIII for solo violin
Alexander Janiczek explores the music of three pioneering and experimental composers whose violin writing pushed technical and musical boundaries. He is joined by the puppet masters of Vision Mechanics, who will bring a new and unusual angle to the programme! Price Band A www.cottierchamberproject.com
Friday 19th June 1.10pm Hunterian Museum Lunchtime Lieder: Yaffa Quan-Weinreich & Daniel’s Beard Luciano Berio: Folk Songs Berio’s astonishing set of eleven folk songs from across the world brings our lunchtime exploration of song cycles to a close. Host ensemble Daniel’s Beard are joined by classically trained traditional singer Yaffa Quan-Weinreich as musical worlds collide! Free
6.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Alison McGillivray’s Glasgow Gamba Club Orlando Gibbons: Fantazias cut with Psalms, Solos and Dances from 16th & 17th century Scotland The chest of viols, to be found in every self-respecting household in the 16th and 17th centuries, was the real focus of domestic musical life. The Glasgow Gamba Club share a keenness for the consort music written for the viola da gamba, aka the viol. For this unmissable programme of the amazing Fantazias by Gibbons, they are joined by David McGuinness on virginals and Gabi Maas on nyckelharpa. Price Band A
8.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Independent:BALLET Dancers of Scottish Ballet This evening is a chance to see selected dancers and choreographers from Scottish Ballet, Scotland’s National Dance Company, present their own choreographic work. The new creations are not in the Company‘s repertoire, making this a rare opportunity for audiences to see the dancers performing up close, their own choreographic creativity shining through. Price Band A
10.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Concerto Caledonia Late Adventures: Bass Culture Niel Gow’s family fiddle dynasty dominated the Scottish music scene for 50 years from the 1780s onwards, and his son Nathaniel’s dance band was the most successful in the country, in demand just as much in London as at home in Scotland. Some of today’s most exciting fiddle players come together to recreate the sound of Nathaniel’s band, playing on historical instruments and working with tunes from the Golden Age of Scottish fiddle music. Price Band B www.cottierchamberproject.com
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Saturday 20th June 4pm Grosvenor Cinema Grosvenor: Dance on Film - Archive Houseparty (BBC 1964) choreography and scenario: Peter Darrell, John Hopkins music: Francis Poulenc Commissioned by BBC2 in 1964, ‘Houseparty’ is an experimental ballet created especially for television and inspired by Poulenc's score for 'Les Biches' (a ballet commissioned for Diaghilev in 1924). Choreographed by Peter Darrell for Western Theatre Ballet (now Scottish Ballet) with the scenario by John Hopkins, the film sees a group of friends attend a houseparty over a weekend, with the actions reflecting and commenting upon the social changes of the 1960s. Originally produced by Margaret Dale, shown with kind permission from the British Film Institute. £6/£8 for both shows
4.45pm Grosvenor Cinema Grosvenor: Dance on Film - Independent Roddy Simpson: Traces of Places Lewis Landini: REPLAY Katrina McPherson & Simon Fildes: There is a Place Foundlight Productions: Beastie Four dance films made by Scottish-based film makers will be shown after the archive footage event. There are three shorts, including McPherson/Fildes’ award winning There is a Place (Best short: San Francisco International Dance Film Festival 2010), before Foundlight Productions’ longer film Beastie. The film was created alongside Matthew Bourne’s production of Lord of The Flies, which used boys and young men from local schools all over Scotland and wowed UK theatre audiences in 2014. Beastie is a raw, filmic interpretation of Golding's key themes of order and chaos, tribal identity and survival, and includes the boys who were involved with the first production in 2011. £6/£8 for both shows (tickets from Grosvenor Cinema Box Office) There is a Place
Traces of Places
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Sunday 21st June 6.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Stephen Pelton Dance Theatre & Gavin Bryars Ensemble Lauda Adrianna (première) choreography: Stephen Pelton music: Gavin Bryars: Laude Cortonese Lauda Adrianna was created by Stephen Pelton using Bryars’ settings of 14th century Italian songs called ‘laude’. These songs were religious in nature, but not liturgical; sung only outside of the church. Considering these songs, where Bryars hovers between early and contemporary music, Lauda Adrianna asks what it is that devotional music offers to a contemporary, non-religious listener. In a rare UK appearance, the Gavin Bryars Ensemble are joined by tenor John Potter and soprano Peyee Chen to play alongside the dancers in this special, one-off performance. Price Band A
Photo: Heidi Alexander
8.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Hathor Consort & Femke Gyselinck The Seven Tears of John Dowland choreography: Femke Gyselinck music: John Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares Annalies Van Parys: Creation (UK première) In its day, Dowland’s lute song - based on his own Lachrimae pavan - was so popular that it was more or less England’s melancholic anthem. Contemporaries, and even the composer himself, continuously reinterpreted its melody and characteristic bass line, and in 1604 Dowland published a series of seven pavanes, for a viola da gamba and lute consort. Basing her work on Dowland’s falling tear motif, Romina Lischka decided to make her own version, and in 2012, at her invitation, Rosas rehearsal director and dancer Femke Gyselinck created a choreography for the Lachrimae. Annelies Van Parys has also used this framework for her new creation, which was premièred at Concertgebouw Brugge in May 2015. Price Band A www.cottierchamberproject.com
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Monday 22nd June 7pm Western Baths All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre Three’s A Crowd Three's A Crowd is an aerial dance theatre show with harness flying, aerial acrobatics, circus, dance and theatre. Set around a reunion of friends, six characters are brought back together after several years. Have things moved on? Three's A Crowd explores how the characters connect with each other, what is really going on for all of them and what happens when a third element becomes involved. Director: Jennifer Paterson Music: Luke Sutherland Designer: Becky Minto Lighting: Kate Bonney Photo: Brian Hartley
‘The piece is enthralling and the telling full of spectacle...’ The Stage **** Price Band A
Host Ensembles: Daniel’s Beard is a chamber group made up of players who met working in Scotland’s orchestras, but who all share a passion for chamber music. They have been central to The Cottier Chamber Project since the first festival in 2011. The group has released two CDs, broadcast on BBC Radio and were part of the 2014 Made in Scotland programme. www.danielsbeard.org.uk High Heart Dance Company is made up of freelance dancers who enjoy using their different backgrounds and specialisms to collaborate with musicians and choreographers. They were part of the 2014 Made in Scotland programme. www.highheartdance.co.uk www.cottierchamberproject.com
Tuesday 23rd June 7pm Cottier’s Theatre Triple Bill: Jori Kerremans // Ruth Mills // Tamsyn Russell Jori Kerremans: Yoik (première) Ruth Mills: Self Determination (première) Tamsyn Russell: In The Hearts of Humans (première) These 3 premières bring together Scottish based choreographers in a challenging programme of explorations into the unique features of being a human, the balancing act of life and the difficulties of self-agency. A wide range of music will be used; from Apocalyptica, to a new musical score by Gerry Campbell, which mixes musical motifs with spoken word and live soundscape. Price Band A
9pm Cottier’s Theatre WATCH THIS SPACE 5 choreographers, 5 works This is a platform for dancers and choreographers to show short excerpts of their work. Some pieces have been performed as part of a larger work and have subsequently been explored further, and some are new works in progress. Both Scottish based, and International choreographers are represented, all with links to Scotland and its professional dance community. Choreographers include Underhand Dance, Jamiel Laurence, Junebug Company Price Band C
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Wednesday 24th June 6.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Alexander Janiczek, Philip Higham & Alasdair Beatson Franz Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata D.821 Franz Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat D.898
Photo: Kaupo Kikkas
Following their astonishing performance of Schubert’s E flat Trio in 2013, Alexander Janiczek, Philip Higham and Alasdair Beatson return to perform the earlier of his piano trios, written in 1827. Only 3 years before this, he wrote a sonata for a newly invented instrument, the Arpeggione. The sound of the instrument, a kind of bowed guitar, was particuarly expressive and speech-like, traits which Schubert used to full advantage. Like many of his chamber works, it lay unpublished until long after his death, by which time the instrument had passed into obscurity and virtual extinction. Though the instrument itself did not survive, the music has thankfully been taken up by cellists and violists alike. Price Band A
8.30pm Cottier’s Theatre Red Note Ensemble Anton Webern: Five Movements Op.5 Witold Lutosławski: String Quartet
Photo: Wattie Cheung
The strings of leading Scottish contemporary music group Red Note perform two ground breaking twentieth century quartets. Webern’s early quartet, written before he embraced serialist writing, is efficiently concise. Lutosławski’s quartet counters the firm control of the Viennese school of composers, leaving some sections of the music to chance, with others clearly noted. Originally conceived as a studio recording by the Kronos Quartet, there is always something new to hear in a live performance! Price Band A
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Thursday 25th June 7pm Cottier’s Theatre Double Bill: max.IMEALLdance // Royal Conservatoire of Scotland MEITHEAL choreography: Rob Heaslip music: traditional Irish, Alto Novo and Rolf & Fonky The Embers of Glencoe (new production) choreography: Emma McBeth music: Thomas Wilson and Rufus Huggan MEITHEAL is the Irish name for a work group, conveying the idea of 'connection with neighbour'. Re-worked after its creation 5 years ago, this beautiful piece is characterised by fluid articulation of limbs, coupled with an unrelenting rhythm of partnering and physical labouring, bringing about the sense of a community at both work and play. The music contains Gaelic song, which will be performed live. The second work is a new adaptation of Thomas Wilson's ballet 'The Embers of Glencoe', which he composed for Scottish Ballet in 1973. Utilising Wilson’s existing percussion score, the RCS have collaborated to re-imagine the original elements of traditional music and dance, with new choreography by Emma McBeth (Modern Ballet), and composition by cellist Rufus Huggan (Traditional Music). Price Band A
9pm Cottier’s Theatre Peter Johnstone // The Harry Pope Trio The Cottier Jazz Project In a new collaboration with the Glasgow International Jazz Festival, The Cottier Jazz Project opens with the winner of the 2012 Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year, pianist Peter Johnstone. Harry Pope is a Glasgow-born drummer who moved to London in 2012. He returns to his roots with keyboard player Sam Jones and bassist Joe Downard to perform some of the trio’s original material, specialising in adventurous rhythmic improvisation. This performance will end at around 00.30am. Price Band B www.cottierchamberproject.com
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Friday 26th June 7pm Cottier’s Theatre High Heart Dance Company & Daniel’s Beard
Photo: Mikah Smillie
Fray (première) choreography: Diana Loosmore music: Christopher Rathbone: Daniel’s Razor Nadia Boulanger: Trois Pièces Krzysztof Penderecki: Sextet
The world première of ‘Fray’ brings together the two host ensembles in a new production choreographed by Peter Darrell Award winner Diana Loosmore. The work developed from the idea of the fight or flight response: the primitive, automatic reaction to perceived threat to our survival, which prepares us to fight or flee. The music is as much an integral part of the performance as the dance, with a diverse programme of works by Christopher Rathbone, who wrote Daniel’s Razor for Daniel’s Beard, the inimitable Nadia Boulanger, whose students included Phillip Glass and Quincy Jones, and contemporary Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. The work was created with support from Creative Scotland and Crear, Space to Create. Price Band A
9pm Cottier’s Theatre Fergus McCreadie Trio // Paris Combo The Cottier Jazz Project The winner of the under 18 category of the 2013 Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year, Fergus McCreadie, brings his trio to open our final event. The trio are followed by a Parisian band who blend gypsy jazz, contemporary chanson and jazz influences together. Hugely popular on the continent, in the USA and Australia, the team at The Cottier Chamber Project are very excited to be able to welcome Paris Combo for their first visit to the UK, as the fifth edition of the festival closes with a party! This performance will end at around 00.30am. Price Band B Paris Combo’s appearance is supported by the Alliance Française
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Performer Portraits Photographers Sean Purser and Mikah Smillie, both West End residents, will be taking portrait shots of every single performer in action. Their photos will capture and freeze moments of intense concentration, emotion, communication and drama, telling the story of the festival, day by day. The exhibition will be displayed in the front window of Waitrose, Byres Road. With new photographs being added daily, the Performer Portraits exhibition will be a growing, evolving exploration of the moments and people that make The Cottier Chamber Project special!
Without my morning coffee, I’m just like a dried up piece of roast goat! J.S Bach
We feel the same sometimes, which is why our Box Office (open Monday Saturday 11am - 6pm) is in Tinderbox at Hillhead Subway...!
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Box Office Information Price Band A: £8 in advance (£10 on day); £5 student Price Band B: £10 in advance (£12 on day) Price Band C: £6 Free entry: Unticketed (100 places) Films: Specific prices indicated - available from the Grosvenor Cinema Box Office For advance bookings: Online at www.cottierchamberproject.com: If you would like to buy tickets for multiple performances, you can do this below, otherwise there is an individual link on each concert page. Tickets can be collected from the box office, printed off at home, posted (£1.50 extra) or sent directly to a mobile phone (50p extra). Telephone bookings: Available on 0333 666 3366 Monday – Friday 9am – 7pm, Saturday 9am – 5pm. Telephone bookings incur an extra charge of £1.50. Box office: There will be a box office situated in the Tinderbox at Hillhead Subway during May and June, open Monday – Saturday, 11am-6pm. Please note that in person ticket sales will not be available before the 1st May. On the day: From the venue at any point from 5.45pm onwards. On the day tickets are £2 extra.
Special offers SPT smartcard/myWaitrose card holders: SPT Smartcard or myWaitrose card holders are entitled to £1 off the ticket price. Only one offer per ticket! Loyalty Card Get your loyalty card stamped on your way into the venue, and your 6th concert will be free. You won’t need to buy a ticket for the free concert, though it is subject to availability, so if you think a concert may sell out, don’t wait! Some of our concerts have unusual or unfamiliar programmes, so it might be worth taking a risk on one of those as your freebie… Beard like Brahms: If you have a genuine Brahmsian beard (spot checks may take place!) then you will get in for free. Our website has an eligibility guide. Currie & Quirk: Dmitri-esque specs will get you free entry to the Currie & Quirk Shostakovich Series, and Currie & Quirk customers will get 2 for 1 entry to the series. Collect your voucher from Currie & Quirk (142-144 Byres Road, Glasgow).
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Venues Cottier’s Theatre
Grosvenor Cinema
www.cottiers.com 93-95 Hyndland Street G11 5PU
Nearest subway: Kelvinhall Nearest station: Partick/Hyndland Nearest bus links: 4, 4a, 15 (Highburgh Rd) Cycle parking: on street Car parking: on street
Hunterian Museum
www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/ main University Building University Avenue, Hillhead G12 8QQ
www.grosvenorcinema.co.uk 31 Ashton Lane, Hillhead G12 8SJ Box office: 0141 339 8444
Nearest subway: Hillhead Nearest bus links: 8, 19 (Byres Rd) 4, 4a (University Ave) Cycle parking: bike racks Car parking: car park
Western Baths
Nearest subway: Hillhead Nearest bus links: 4, 4a (University Ave) Cycle parking: bike racks Car parking: meters on University Ave
Waitrose
www.waitrose.com 373 Byres Road G12 8AU
www.thewesternbaths.co.uk 12 Cranworth Street, Hillhead G12 8BZ
Nearest subway: Hillhead Nearest bus links: 8, 19, 90 (Byres Rd) 6, 6a, 6b, 141 (Great Western Rd) Cycle parking: on street Car parking: meters on street All of our venues are fully accessible. Please contact us if you have specific access requirements.
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