SCO Concert in Whiting Bay
On Friday 8th July, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind and Brass ensemble brings a wonderful programme of music by Beethoven, Scheidt, Gounod and Mozart to Whiting Bay Hall, starting at 8.00 pm. Anyone who has been to the SCO concerts given by its string section in two previous years will be delighted by this chance to hear Scotland’s leading professional chamber orchestra again.
The programme features their talented wind and brass players, and sweeps through three centuries of music , giving each instrument an opportunity to shine. It includes music from Mozart’s The Magic Flute and a special arrangement of Beethoven’s Symphony No 1. Canzona by the early Baroque composer Samuel Scheidt, features two trumpets and two horns, and it is followed by Beethoven’s Sextet for clarinets, bassoons and horns, written when the composer was a young man in his 20s.
Charles Gounod’s light-hearted Petite Symphonie has much in common with Mozart’s popular wind serenades, but whereas Mozart wrote these mostly for oboes, clarinets, horns, and bassoons, Gounod included the flute in his work and created a beautiful solo for the instrument in the second movement. SCO Flautist Lis Dooner spoke with enthusiasm of ‘the charm and elegance of 19th century France.’
The concert is presented in association with the Isle of Arran Music Society. The programme will also have been performed at Seil Island Community Hall, Easdale on the previous Wednesday and at Crear, near Kilberry in Argyll on the Thursday. The SCO’s busy international touring schedule has recently included Italy, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, India, Germany, Austria, Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the USA. That Arran continues to be included in these magical musical tours is due to the enthusiastic support shown for their concerts in previous years. Make sure you don’t miss this one! These players are truly fantastic.
Tickets are £12 for adults, £10 for senior citizens and £5 for children, students and unemployed people. You can pre-book them at Inspirations of Arran in Brodick or online at www.thebooth.co.uk, and they will also be available at the door on the night of the concert.
