Running time: 1 hr, 14 mins
19 December 2023
We’re celebrating the festive season here at Scottish Ensemble, with this free film of our Concerts by Candlelight performance, recorded live at Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh on12 December 2023. The concert offers viewers moments of stillness, contemplation, and a beautiful musical adventure with works by Bach, John Tavener, Dani Howard and Steve Reich, plus a brand new piece by Glasgow-based composer David Fennessy.
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Concerts by Candlelight programme
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Programme
David Fennessy – RAIN Part 1 (A new work made possible by The Calder Commissioning Fund)
John Adams – Shaker Loops: Movement 1 – Shaking and Trembling
Caroline Shaw (arr. Julian Azkoul) – And the Swallow
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
Dani Howard – Heads or Tails
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Jonathan Morton) – In dulci jubilo
Arvo Pärt – O Immanuel from Greater Antiphons
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Jonathan Morton) – Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich
Steve Reich – Duet for two violins and strings
Joanna Marsh (arr. Julian Azkoul) – In Winter’s House
John Tavener – The Lamb
Edmund Finnis – Quartet No.2 Movement 1
John Adams – Shaker Loops: Movement 4 – A Final Shaking