SCO Student Collective: Edinburgh

SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Student collective

Orchestra in association with

edinburgh october 2015 to may 2016

Masterclasses Musicians from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and associate composers deliver masterclasses throughout the year.

Composition masterclass: Creative Processes with Lotta Wennäkoski

Instrumental Masterclasses

27-29 October 2015 _____

Interested in participating in a masterclass with SCO musicians? Taking place in March and April 2016, this is a chance to receive expert coaching from world-class musicians. Further details will be announced soon - keep in touch through our website and student Facebook group for more information.

Renowned Finnish composer Lotta Wennäkoski will lead a 3-day collaborative composition course, showcasing her innovative compositional style and supporting participants in creating new works inspired by her piece Verdigris. Check out some of her work online!

Places are limited. For further information please visit www.sco.org.uk/creative-learning

March/April 2016 _____

www.sco.org.uk

“Today has been very enjoyable and this has given me a lot to think about playing within an ensemble. It was great to learn from a professional timpanist playing period instruments.”

Former masterclass participant with Principal Timpanist Matt Hardy

Student socials

We host regular socials before our concerts.

Join us, meet new people and listen to great music.

pre-concert social 7pm Thursday 8 October 2015 Usher Hall Upper Circle bar _____ Come along to our pre-concert social, meet like-minded students, find out more about our work experience opportunities from our staff and take a snap in our Brahms photobooth!

Join us by the Student Collective banner in the Upper Circle bar.

––––– Concert: Brahms Symphony No1 7.30pm

STUDENT? –––––

IF YOU’RE A STUDENT TICKETS COST £6

Join our facebook group For more information about our future student events join our Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/SCOStudentCollective

Work Experience

Engage with the SCO, access training and gain practical experience of working with an orchestra.

Marketing Assistants

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What’s involved?

• Volunteer with the SCO marketing department to learn practical aspects of the job.

• Create links with university websites, publications and student radio to ensure SCO concerts are advertised on their news feeds.

• Distribute posters and print around campus.

• Organise student events and drink receptions at concerts.

• Spread the word about SCO student ticket offers.

Connect Project Volunteers

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SCO Connect, the Orchestra’s creative learning team, runs a wide-ranging, interactive programme for people of all ages and abilities.

We are looking for students to help deliver our projects while gaining hands-on experience of working with the SCO in a variety of contexts.

As a volunteer, there are opportunities to attend in-house training sessions and play an active role supporting both musicians and project managers. If you’re motivated, pro-active and enjoy using your initiative – we would love to hear from you. To get in touch, send a CV and brief covering letter highlighting your particular areas of interest to julie.aitken@sco.org.uk

• Be actively engaged with developing ideas for digital/social media marketing, thinking about what students want to hear and how they want to hear it.

• Liaise with SCO Marketing to discuss ideas and progress of student campaigns.

Marketing assistants will be appointed for one academic year from September 2016 to May 2017. Please send your CV and brief covering letter saying why you would like to volunteer with the SCO to elizabeth.whitty@sco.org.uk

“I gained valuable work experience with the SCO that helped broaden my skills to secure a job in media when I graduated from University.”

Sheena Macleod, Former SCO Marketing Student

Choral Scholarships We are looking for talented, young singers aged between 18 and 23 who are keen to pursue a singing career at the highest level.

The aim of this unique Scholarship Programme is to provide an opportunity for up to four singers, aged 18-23, who would like to develop their musicianship and choral singing with one of the country’s finest orchestral choruses.

The scholarship award, in return for committing to a full season of rehearsals and concerts, will be £1,000. The award will be paid in four instalments of £250 on satisfactory fulfilment of the conditions of the scholarship.

The choral scholars will receive all benefits of being a member of the SCO Chorus including free membership, free music, half-price SCO concert tickets, 10% off SCO recordings and regular vocal and language coaching. Additionally, over the course of the 2015/16 Season, exclusive coaching sessions with vocal coach Patricia MacMahon and visiting artists will be offered, and singers may have the opportunity to give a solo recital. They will also receive advice and mentoring from the SCO Chorus’ artistic team.

How To Apply ––––– To apply for the SCO Chorus Scholarships Programme, please complete the application form on the vacancy section at www.sco.org.uk and send it along with your CV to chorus@sco.org.uk by 12pm on Monday 28 September 2015.

Shortlisted candidates will be expected to attend an audition which will last around 20 minutes on Tuesday 6 October 2015.

Free evening talks A programme of educational talks that provide fascinating glimpses into the thinking of internationally renowned performers, composers and conductors. explore sibelius

––––– Tuesday 13 October 2015, 6pm (linked to SCO concert Thursday 29 October)

Discover the folklore and fairytales that inspired Sibelius’ only opera, The Maiden in the Tower, explore the themes that influenced Sibelius and the continuing effect of Finnish culture on contemporary composer Lotta Wennäkoski.

explore bach

––––– Tuesday 8 December 2015, 6pm (linked to SCO concert Thursday 10 December)

Examine the lives and music of the Bach family and discover new perspectives and insights into this musical dynasty.

explore impressionism

––––– Tuesday 12 January 2016, 6pm (linked to SCO Chamber concert Sunday 17 January 2016)

Explore the effect of the Impressionist movement on the musical output of Ravel and Debussy, the Impressionist interest in Japonisme and the work of contemporary Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu.

––––– Tickets FREE National Library of Scotland George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EW www.nls.uk/events

Pre-concert Insights

A great opportunity to get to know the people behind the music and delve deeper into the music you are about to experience.

BRAHMS INSIGHTS: 6.30pm

––––– Dr Martin Ennis of Girton College, Cambridge in conversation with Robin Ticciati.

(Thursday 8 October, Edinburgh, Usher Hall).

HANDEL INSIGHTS: 6.30pm

––––– Richard Egarr explores Handel’s Theodora (Thursday 22 October, Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall).

SIBELIUS INSIGHTS: 6.30pm

––––– Composer Lotta Wennäkoski discusses the influence of Jean Sibelius on her new work Verdigris.

(Thursday 29 October, Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall).

SCHUMANN INSIGHTS: 6.30pm

BRAHMS INSIGHTS: 6.30pm

BACH INSIGHTS: 6.30pm

COMPOSER INSIGHTS: 6.30pm

COMPOSER INSIGHTS: 6.30pm

CHORUS INSIGHTS: 6.30pm

––––– Steven Isserlis and journalist Tom Service explore Schumann’s Cello Concerto.

(Thursday 26 November, Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall).

––––– Conductor and Baroque specialist John Butt examines the Bach family.

(Thursday 10 December, Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall).

––––– Hafliði Hallgrímsson introduces his new work Five Songs for Sopranno and Orchestra.

(Saturday 27 February, Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall).

––––– Dr Martin Ennis of Girton College, Cambridge explores new research on Ein Deutsches Requiem.

(Thursday 17 March, Edinburgh, Usher Hall).

––––– Dr Jane Stanley from the University of Glasgow provides insights into Australian music and culture.

(Thursday 7 April, Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall).

––––– Gregory Batsleer and members of the SCO Chorus celebrate the Chorus’ first 25 years.

(Thursday 28 April, Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall).

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Hear us in concert

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Thursday 8 October Usher Hall – 7.30pm

Thursday 15 October Usher Hall – 7.30pm

Thursday 22 October Queen’s Hall – 7.30pm

Thursday 29 October Queen’s Hall – 7.30pm

BRAHMS SYMPHONY No 1

BRAHMS SYMPHONY No 2

HANDEL’S THEODORA

Sibelius + Nielsen 150

Thursday 5 November Usher Hall – 7.30pm

Thursday 12 November Queen’s Hall – 7.30pm

Sunday 15 November Queen’s Hall – 3pm

Thursday 26 November Queen’s Hall – 7.30pm

An evening with

Sibelius + Nielsen 150

CHAMBER SUNDAYS No 1

SCHUMANN CELLO CONCERTO

Thursday 3 December Greyfriars – 7.30pm

Thursday 10 December Queen’s Hall – 7.30pm

Thursday 17 December Queen’s Hall – 7.30pm

Friday 1 January Usher Hall – 7pm

SCO CHORUS at GREYFRIARS

John Butt conducts

BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTO No 3

NEW YEAR in VIENNA

Thursday 14 January Usher Hall – 7.30pm

Sunday 17 January Queen’s Hall – 3pm

Thursday 21 January Queen’s Hall – 7.30pm

Thursday 4 February Usher Hall – 7.30pm

BRAHMS SYMPHONY No 3

CHAMBER SUNDAYS No 2

BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY No 7

MOZART PIANO CONCERTO No 25

Saturday 13 February Assembly Rooms – 12pm and 2.30pm

Saturday 27 February Queen’s Hall – 7.30pm

Thursday 3 March Queen’s Hall – 7.30pm

Thursday 10 March Usher Hall – 7.30pm

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS BEETHOVEN PIANO SYMPHONY No 5 CONCERTO No 4

BRAHMS SYMPHONY No 4

Thursday 17 March Usher Hall – 7.30pm

Sunday 20 March Queen’s Hall – 3pm

Thursday 7 April Queen’s Hall – 7.30pm

Thursday 14 April Queen’s Hall – 7.30pm

BRAHMS REQUIEM

CHAMBER SUNDAYS No 3

BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY No 5

BIZET SYMPHONY in C

Saturday 23 April Queen’s Hall – 7.30pm

Thursday 28 April Queen’s Hall – 7.30pm

Saturday 7 May Queen’s Hall – 7.30pm

Thursday 12 May Usher Hall – 7.30pm

MENDELSSOHN SYMPHONY No 1

BACH MAGNIFICAT

MOZART PIANO CONCERTO No 20

BEETHOVEN’S ‘EROICA’

EMMANUEL KRIVINE

FAMILY CONCERT The Crocodiamond

SIBELIUS SYMPHONY No 3

GENERATIONS of BACH

MAIDEN IN THE TOWER