Big orchestral concert in Whiting Bay
On Friday 8th July, the entire Wind and Brass section of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra will be playing in Whiting Bay Hall 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. This time they offer a fabulous programme of music featuring their talented wind and brass players. The pieces chosen range through three centuries of music, giving each instrument an opportunity to shine. There is music from Mozart’s delicious opera, The Magic Flute then a special arrangement of Beethoven’s Symphony No 1. From the well-known to the slightly less familiar, the players follow with Canzona by the early Baroque composer Samuel Scheidt, which features two trumpets and two horns. Then it is back to Beethoven for his magnificent 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 is part of an islands tour, so the musicians will also have 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. They will also be available at the door on the night of the concert.
