We are delighted to be bringing back our choral workshops in 2022. These sessions are the perfect way to explore some new repertoire in a relaxed and enjoyable way. Since most of us have been without regular singing for more than a year, we'll also devote some time to vocal health and share tips on […]
Led by celebrated soprano and experienced vocal trainer Mhairi Lawson, join us to explore the uplifting and dramatic choral work, Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria. This choral workshop is for all voice types. While some experience with reading music is helpful, the workshops are open to anyone interested in improving and honing their skills.
Virgin, Queen, Star of the Sea: Mary has had many names over the centuries. This Marian-inspired programme weaves together music that explores her shifting status as both mother of God and a young woman, through settings of texts both familiar and new. Under the direction of Nicholas Mulroy, our a cappella consort traces her influence across the […]
Join us for our Aberdeen open rehearsal as Dunedin Consort is joined by guest director and superstar violinist Bojan Čičić for a fiery all-Vivaldi programme, which explores the rich array of music that Vivaldi composed for the court orchestra in Dresden.
Dunedin Consort is joined by guest director and superstar violinist Bojan Čičić for this fiery all-Vivaldi programme, which explores the rich array of music that Vivaldi composed for the court orchestra in Dresden. From the tongue-in-cheek ‘per il Coglioni’ (‘for the idiots’), so named because Vivaldi was asked to write in the figures for the continuo […]
The Song of Songs plunges us into a lush world of ripe fruits, deep waters, scorching heats, and cooling shades. This intense imagery — the Hebrew Bible’s richest and most succulent — drives poetry that is both straightforwardly erotic and tantalisingly allegorical in its exploration of love both human and divine. This heady combination invites […]
Join us on Sunday 30 March in Aberdeen, for an open rehearsal of our annual choral tour. Nicholas Mulroy leads Scotland’s only professional choir through music that invites contemplation and reflection in four of Scotland’s most beautiful acoustics. The season of Lent, a time of penitence for Christians leading up to Easter, has inspired composers over […]
Nicholas Mulroy leads Scotland’s only professional choir through music that invites contemplation and reflection in four of Scotland’s most beautiful acoustics. The season of Lent, a time of penitence for Christians leading up to Easter, has inspired composers over the centuries to write some of their most beautiful and heartrending music. In this a cappella programme, […]
Stop. Listen. Breathe. We invite you to immerse yourself in the astonishing clarity of four musicians, together and alone. Rising star Charlotte Bowden offers up beautifully reflective and philosophical Handel, while violin, cello, and theorbo each take their turn in the limelight.Bach’s mesmerising and forthright third suite for solo cello contrasts with the obsessive tread […]
In the early 18th century, the Amsterdam printing house of Estienne Roger and his successor Michel de la Cène became a vital hub for the dissemination of music across Europe. Excerpts from: Giuseppe Torelli Sinfonia a3 Op.5 No.2 in C Arcangelo Corelli Sonata da Chiesa Op.3 No.1 in F Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger Bergamasca and Kapsberger Pietro Antonio […]
