St Cecilia's Hall Tenth Anniversary

Date: 
Friday, June 30, 1978
Time: 
8.00 pm
Season/No: 
1977-1978

A concert to mark the Tenth Anniversary of the opening of the restored St Cecilia's Hall.

St Cecilia's Hall, built in 1762 by Robert Mylne for the Musical Society of Edinburgh, has been restored as a concert hall and extended by Ian G. Lindsay & Partners for the University to establish a Department of Early Keyboard Instruments in the Faculty of Music, and for the exhibition of the Raymond Russell Collection presented in 1964 by Mrs Gilbert Russell.

Participant(s): 

Peter Williams - organ and harpsichord
Kenneth Leighton - harpsichord

The Edinburgh Quartet
  Miles Baster - violin
  Peter Markham - violin
  Michael Beeston - viola
  Christopher Gough - violoncello
  with
  Boyd Pomeroy - double bass

 

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Programme

Concerto for organ in B flat, opus 4, no. 2 ... G.F. Handel
  A tempo ordinario - Allegro
  Adagio - Allegro ma non presto

     Peter Williams with the Edinburgh Quartet and Boyd Pomeroy

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The Actiing Principal of the University, Professor S.B. Saul

The Director of St Cecilia's Hall, Dr Peter Williams

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Sonata for violin in D, opus 1, no. 13 ... G.F. Handel
  Andante   Allegro   Largo   Allegro

     Miles Baster with Christopher Gough, basso continuo

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Concerto for two harpsichords in C minor, BWV 1060 ... J.S. Bach
  Allegro   Adagio  Allegro

     Kenneth Leighton & Peter Williams
     with the Edinburgh Quartet and Boyd Pomeroy

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The Dean of the Faculty of Music, Professor Kenneth Leighton

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