SCO Lifelong Learning 2012/13

Lifelong Learning

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Exploring Music...

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SCO Connect online

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It opened my eyes and ears to music from a different and better perspective.

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It has been an honour to work with such talented, gifted and passionate professionals. Thank you.

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StAFCO 10 St Andrews & Fife Community Orchestra 11 Early Evening Concert Series

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Tremendous. It is great fun to hear the orchestra from the inside.

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Scrapers & Tooters Weekends 5 Scrapers & Tooters, Aberdeen 7 Operantics, St Andrews 9 Wind Farm, Edinburgh

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Special and privileged opportunity to learn and play together with other enthusiastic musicans, with expert tuition from engaged SCO players.

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...to SCO Connect’s Lifelong Learning Programme 2012/13. The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is the nation’s chamber orchestra, and here at SCO Connect we want to provide opportunities for anybody in Scotland to get closer to the music.

Scrapers & Tooters gives amateur musicians the chance to experience the feeling of sitting in an orchestra or wind band and working with professional conductors. Not to mention the opportunity to meet and be coached by players from the SCO. How about having a chat? Join us for a drink and a blether in our Comparing Notes discussion groups in Edinburgh and Glasgow, or unlock your creative spirit and compose some music! iCompose is an annual composition competition open to adults throughout Scotland.

Through composing, listening, chatting and performing, there are plenty of ways to get involved.

– The SCO Connect Team

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Scrapers & Tooters

Cost Weekend £45 (£25 concessions) Singers £20 Scrapers & Tooters weekends are a great opportunity for amateur musicians to get together for nonpressurised weekends of music-making. We have three Scrapers & Tooters events this Season: Scrapers & Tooters Wind Farm

Operantics

Orchestral weekend in Aberdeen Wind orchestra weekend in Edinburgh Orchestra and chorus weekend in St Andrews

You will rehearse as part of a full orchestra / wind orchestra / chorus, work with a professional conductor, and receive sectional coaching from Scottish Chamber Orchestra musicians.

For all our weekends, some scraping, tooting or singing experience is required but previous knowledge of the music is not necessary. If you would like to know more about Scrapers & Tooters, or for details of how to book, please contact us at SCO Connect (see page 19).

Places are allocated through a draw system. Participants register their name, and any places which are in high demand will be allocated by a lucky dip draw.

Participants are also offered the chance to buy reduced price tickets for a concert linked to each Scrapers & Tooters weekend. You will receive more information about the offer after booking your place.

Scrapers & Tooters Aberdeen Date Venue Repertoire to include Conductor

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27 & 28 october 2012 queen’s cross church, aberdeen beethoven coriolan overture ben gernon monday 27 august saturday 27 october

Scrapers & Tooters makes a welcome return to Aberdeen and we are delighted that conductor Ben Gernon is joining us for the weekend.

Ben is the Conducting Fellow at the Guildhall School and is mentored by Sian Edwards, Sir Colin Davis, Charles Peebles and Martyn Brabbins. He made his BBC Proms debut last season conducting Tansy Davies’ Composer’s Portrait Concert for BBC Radio 3 and appeared with musicians from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in the St Magnus Festival, Orkney (2011), conducting Wind Power – a community project featuring over one hundred local wind and brass musicians. He has been invited to return to the festival to conduct the BBC Symphony Orchestra next year.

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It is great and has brought back a lot of my previous knowledge and technique.

Linked Concert Swensen conducts the ‘Rhenish’ walton Two Pieces from Henry V barber Cello Concerto schumann Symphony No 3 ‘Rhenish’ joseph swensen Conductor ralph kirshbaum Cello Saturday 27 October 2012, 7.30pm aberdeen music hall

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Operantics St Andrews Date Venue Repertoire to include

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2 & 3 march 2013 younger hall, st andrews mozart overture, così fan tutte and extracts from haydn creation gregory batsleer monday 10 december 2012 wednesday 3 march 2013

Operantics invites both instrumentalists and amateur singers to join us as an orchestra and chorus for a weekend of music-making. The orchestra will rehearse all day Saturday with the chorus joining rehearsals on the Sunday. SCO Chorusmaster Gregory Batsleer will be conducting this weekend. Friends and family can enjoy your hard work with an informal concert on the Sunday evening.

Gregory took up the position of Chorusmaster of the SCO Chorus in December 2009. He is currently Conductor of Choirs at Manchester University, Principal Conductor of the Manchester Consort (of which he is co-founder) and Musical Director of Dorking Choral Society.

From 2008-11, he was Director of the Hallé Youth Choir and worked regularly with the Hallé Choir and Hallé Children’s Choir as well as appearing as guest conductor with the Hallé.

Linked Concert Das Lied von der Erde haydn Symphony No 60 ‘Il Distratto’ mahler [arr. cortese] Das Lied von der Erde robin ticciati Conductor karen cargill Mezzo Soprano Wednesday 13 March 2013, 7.30pm st andrews younger hall

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I thoroughly enjoyed taking part – it was an amazing opportunity to work with and learn from professional musicians.

Wind Farm Edinburgh Date Venue Conductor

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4 & 5 may 2013 edinburgh craig anderson monday 4 february 2013 thursday 2 may 2013

Wind Farm is an opportunity for amateur musicians to play as part of a wind orchestra. Wind, brass and percussion players will spend the weekend rehearsing under a professional conductor, with SCO musicians on hand for sectional coaching and to give hints and tips! The weekend ends with an opportunity to show off all your hard work to friends and family with an informal performance.

Craig Anderson is an award-winning tuba soloist and freelance player with a wealth of experience that has seen him play with numerous leading orchestras and ensembles. Craig plays regularly with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Northern Sinfonia, and conducts wind and brass bands throughout Scotland.

Linked Concert Beethoven Seven mendelssohn Oveture, The Fair Melusine schumann Piano Concerto beethoven Symphony No 7 emmanuel krivine Conductor nelson goerner Piano Thursday 2 May 2013, 7.30pm edinburgh usher hall

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Orchestra in Residence at the University of St Andrews StAFCO 12/13 The St Andrews and Fife Community Orchestra meets weekly to make music and have fun! There are no auditions and all players are welcome, from adult learners and those who haven’t played for years, to advanced musicians.

The music will include pieces performed by the SCO in its Younger Hall concerts. There will be informal performances to show off everyone’s hard work, but mainly the idea is to meet up, play and have fun.

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Rehearsals: Wednesday evenings at the Younger Hall during term time starting 26 September, conducted by Jill Craig. The Orchestra will have five weeks off during the year when, instead of rehearsing, the members are encouraged to go to the SCO concert where there will be opportunities to meet players and attend a special StAFCO reception.

It was a rare privilege to be able to work with musicians of this calibre and the support we get in St Andrews from the SCO really is appreciated.

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I really appreciate the opportunity to play in an orchestra which accepts people of my standard and is so encouragingly led.

Great to play in a relaxed, laid-back orchestra. I really enjoy it.

Booking info To join StAFCO there is a one-off annual fee of £45 (£35 concessions / £25 students) to join the St Andrews Music Centre.

As well as joining the Orchestra, you’ll receive a range of other benefits including: • Free use of practice rooms and upright pianos in the Younger Hall and elsewhere around the University • Free loan of instruments (subject to availability) • The opportunity to sign up for instrumental or vocal tuition • Membership of a range of musical groups (sometimes subject to audition) • Free admission to Wednesday lunchtime concerts and reduced admission to other concerts and events • Use of the Music Centre library (books and sheet music) • Instrument lockers • Regular news updates To join the Orchestra, contact the University of St Andrews Music Centre on 01334 462226 or email music@st-andrews.ac.uk

Early Evening Concert Series SCO musicians perform in the University Music Centre’s series of early evening concerts (5.30pm) at the Younger Hall.

Tickets: £8 / £6 seniors / £3 students. Available at the door.

Wednesday 3 October Wednesday 21 November Wednesday 13 February Wednesday 20 March For details visit www.st-andrews.ac.uk/music, call 01334 462226 or drop in to the University Music Centre at the Younger Hall.

Comparing Notes

Do you enjoy a good chat about music? Similar to a book group, Comparing Notes are informal and in-depth discussion groups based around a series of four concerts.

Not only do the groups offer the chance to learn about some of the music before you hear it, but they also give you the opportunity to reflect on the concerts, discuss them and much more.

Comparing Notes groups take place in both Glasgow and Edinburgh. Participation is free but places are limited.

If you would like to join a group, please contact SCO Connect on 0131 478 8353 or at connect@sco.org.uk

Glasgow Venue scottish music centre, city halls, glasgow Dates friday 12 october 6pm–7pm

friday 19 october 5.15pm–6.15pm

friday 26 october 6pm–7pm

friday 16 november 6pm–7pm

Edinburgh

Venues word power books, edinburgh usher hall, lothian rd, edinburgh Dates thursday 18 april 6pm –7pm saturday 27 april 5.15pm–6.15pm thursday 2 may 6pm–7pm thursday 9 may 6pm–7pm

Group Leader Jennifer Martin Jennifer Martin is a composer who has spent nearly 20 years working in music education. Her career began as Composer in Residence at Stewart’s Melville College and The Mary Erskine School, Edinburgh, and teacher of Composition at the City of Edinburgh Music School, while also lecturing in the Animation Department of Edinburgh College of Art, in the Drama Department of Queen Margaret College and within the Music Faculty at the University of Edinburgh, where she taught both Composition and Music in the Community.

In 2003, she was appointed Learning Manager for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, where she devised and managed a wide range of educational initiatives, both in Scotland and in relation to international touring.

Jennifer has now returned to her freelance career as a composer, music education consultant and project manager.

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Jennifer is friendly, approachable and very well informed.

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Exploring Music 13 with the University of Edinburgh exploring music I September – December 2012 A general introduction. exploring music II January – March 2013 A more in-depth course focusing on form, structure and musical language.

SCO Connect and the University of Edinburgh Open Studies have teamed up to provide two evening courses, led by composer Jennifer Martin. Both 10-week courses will guide you through music performed in the SCO Season and introduce you to the world of the Orchestra through interviews with key artists, ticket offers and rehearsal visits.

Time Wednesdays, 6.30pm – 8.30pm Cost £85 / £56 (concessions) To book, call Open Studies on 0131 650 4400 (from August) or visit www.ed.ac.uk/openstudies

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I have thoroughly enjoyed Comparing Notes and have found them so informative and thoughtprovoking.

I now listen to music in a different way and get more out of it.

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iCompose 2013 iCompose is an annual composition competition which invites composers of any generation and experience to submit a composition inspired by

15 works of art in the National Galleries of Scotland Online Collection.

The closing date is Friday 22 March 2013.

Visit www.icompose.org to: Discover ideas for composition Meet composers and musicians Learn about works of art Share your thoughts and ideas Figurenotes – making music notation accessible Find out how to enter

Prizes include: Winning compositions recorded by Linn Records and an ensemble of musicians from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

Schools – a music workshop for winning pupil’s class and a 25% Roland discount voucher just for taking part!

(See website for full details)

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If you have any questions or want to get in touch, you can find us on: Twitter twitter.com/scomusic Facebook facebook.com scottishchamberorchestra

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Blog sco.org.uk/experience/blog Email info@sco.org.uk

films

www.sco.org.uk/experience/videos

Watch interviews with guest artists and members of the Orchestra, and learn about SCO Connect projects.

SCO Connect online: www.sco.org.uk

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On our website, you can learn about projects, listen to pre-concert talks, watch films, comment and much much more!

www.sco.org.uk/experience/blog

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www.sco.org.uk/experience/photos

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at our concerts, on tour, or even what our players dream about?

The SCO blog is written by musicians and staff members of the SCO about a range of topics including tours, recording sessions, and SCO Connect events.

This is the place where our photos are posted. If you take part, take photos and send them to us – they might appear online for all your friends and family to see!

Simply visit www.sco.org.uk/experience/blog and click on the orange button (on the address bar) to subscribe.

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www.sco.org.uk/experience/audio

Listen and download pre-concert talks with composers, musicians and featured artists. programme notes

www.sco.org.uk/concerts

All the programme notes for every concert are available online, and can be printed out. Just go to the concert listing and click on the pink link to read the notes.

profiles

www.sco.org.uk/experience/people

Find out more about the members of the Orchestra. Every musician and visiting artist has a profile online.

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Pre-concert Talks

The SCO 2012/13 Season features regular pre-concert talks.

They are free to concert ticket holders, and begin at 6.30pm.

Fridays at Glasgow City Halls, Thursdays/Saturdays at Edinburgh Queen’s Hall, Wednesdays at St Andrews Younger Hall.

Visit www.sco.org.uk to watch and listen to talks from the 2010/11 and 2011/12 Seasons.

19/20 october musical magicians Lyell Cresswell and Baldur Brönnimann talk about Cresswell’s Triple Concerto.

29/30 november choral romance Dr Fiona Elliott talks about the Age of Romanticism.

5 december pizarro plays beethoven John Storgårds talks to Dr Michael Downes, Director of Music at the University of St Andrews, about Rautavaara and the music in this concert.

17/18/19 january the little c major Richard Egarr talks about Jan Ladislav Dussek and his contemporaries.

(Aberdeen pre-concert talk at 6.45pm)

28 february/1 march nelson mass Adam Fischer talks about Haydn.

4/5 april ticciati conducts berlioz Author and musicologist David Cairns talks about Berlioz’s Harold in Italy (Edinburgh pre-concert talk at the Usher Hall)

24/26/27 april britten 100: II Composer Martin Suckling talks about his work and Benjamin Britten.

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To book for any of the projects featured in this brochure, contact SCO Connect (unless otherwise stated). tel 0131 478 8353

email connect@sco.org.uk

Booking opens on the following dates: Scrapers & Tooters Weekends Scrapers & Tooters Aberdeen Monday 27 August 2012 Monday 10 December 2012 Operantics St Andrews Wind Farm Edinburgh Monday 4 February 2013 Comparing Notes Glasgow Edinburgh

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Exploring Music From August, call 0131 650 4400 www.ed.ac.uk/openstudies

SCO Connect gratefully acknowledges the support of the Scottish Government, local authorities, corporate sponsors, patrons, 250 Society members and the many trusts and foundations that help to fund its extensive programme.

Play Your Part There are many ways in which you can support the work of the SCO and help us bring live classical music to people of all ages throughout Scotland.

We invite individuals to become SCO Patrons, join the SCO 250 Society, or to consider leaving a legacy to the Orchestra in their will. We offer companies a range of sponsorship and in-kind support opportunities and a flexible Corporate Membership scheme with regular hospitality and dedicated account management.

For further information on how you can support the SCO visit www.sco.org.uk/support or contact the Sponsorship and Fundraising Department on 0131 478 8344 or sponsorship@sco.org.uk

Photo credits...

Lukas Beck Marco Borggreve Felix Broede Piero Casadei

Chris Christodoulou Colin Dickson Ken Dundas J Henry Fair Kirsten Hunter

Lucy Lowe Tessa Oksanen Jen Owens Ugo Ponte Brice Toul

Stay informed... ...play your part September

November

March

26 StAFCO 12/13 Rehearsals start (see page 10).

29 & 30 Pre-concert Talk with Dr Fiona Elliott (see page 18).

20 Early Evening Concert Series at the Younger Hall, St Andrews (see page 11).

28 Exploring Music I Course starts (see page 13).

October

3 Early Evening Concert Series at the Younger Hall, St Andrews (see page 11).

17 Comparing Notes Glasgow group starts at the Scottish Music Centre, City Halls (see page 12).

19 & 20 Pre-concert Talk with Lyell Cresswell and Baldur Brönnimann (see page 18).

27 & 28 Scrapers & Tooters Aberdeen at Queen’s Cross Church, Aberdeen (see page 5).

21 Early Evening Concert Series at the Younger Hall, St Andrews (see page 11).

December

5 Pre-concert Talk with conductor John Storgårds and Dr Michael Downes (see page 18).

January

18 Exploring Music II Course starts (see page 13).

17/18/19 Pre-concert Talk with conductor Richard Egarr (see page 18).

February

13 Early Evening Concert Series at the Younger Hall, St Andrews (see page 11).

28/1 March Pre-concert Talk with conductor Adam Fischer (see page 18).

2 & 3 Operantics St Andrews at the Younger Hall, St Andrews (see page 7).

22 iCompose competition Closing date for entries (see page 15).

April

4 & 5 Pre-concert Talk with author David Cairns (see page 18).

18 Comparing Notes Edinburgh group starts at Word Power Books (see page 12).

24/26/27 Pre-concert Talk with composer Martin Suckling (see page 18).

May

4 & 5 Wind Farm Edinburgh (see page 8).