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MusiC
the dream
of Gerontius
Edward Elgar
Hallé
Sir Mark Elder Conductor
National Youth Choir of Scotland
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
Christopher Bell Chorus Master
Alice Coote Mezzo soprano
Paul Groves Tenor
Iain Paterson Bass
Huge forces gather to perform Elgar’s masterpiece
The Dream of Gerontius. This intense work, a story
of spiritual discovery told by Elgar with moving personal
faith and conviction is also quintessentially British
from the spine tingling opening to the passionate,
symphonic climax.
Hallé: ‘a classy performance all round… demonstrated
the hushed tone and perfect ensemble that indicate
a world class orchestra.’ THE TIMES
Saturday 5 September 8.00pm
Usher Hall
Tickets £39 £34 £27 £24 £20 £17 £14 £12 £10
2 hours 15 minutes approximately
eif.co.uk/gerontius
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Bank of scotland
Fireworks Concert
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Matthew Halls Conductor
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus
Handel zadok the Priest
Music for the Royal Fireworks (excerpts)
Hallelujah Chorus, Messiah
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Solomon
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus joins the
Scottish Chamber Orchestra for a rousing night of some
of Handel’s most famous works.
The technical and artistic wizards of Pyrovision once
again choreograph a stunning display to match Handel’s
triumphant, exuberant music composed for royal occasions
or in praise of God.
For lots more information, tips and audio clips visit
www.eif.co.uk/bankofscotlandfireworksconcert
Due to the popularity of this event, please note the special
ticket sales arrangements.
Ross Theatre tickets (£25) go on sale with all other Festival
tickets. Princes Street Gardens tickets (£10) are allocated
in three ways:
By postal ballot, limited to six per customer. Please send
an application and payment made to Hub Tickets,
separate from any other Festival tickets, and remember
to include a stamped addressed envelope. Closing date
for the ballot is Monday 25 May.
Online – an allocation will be released for sale at 11.00am
on Monday 27 July at www.eif.co.uk These are limited
to four per customer.
The final allocation will go on sale on Sunday 30 August
at 10.00am only from the counter at The Hub. These are
limited to four per customer.
Sunday 6 September 9.00pm
Princes Street Gardens
Tickets £25 (Ross Theatre, seated), £10 (Gardens)
45 minutes approximately
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