This season we are artists in residence at Lanternhouse, Cumbernauld where we will present a programme of classical music on the big screen, open rehearsals, children's events and relaxed performances. We know that not everyone wants to sit in silence during a concert, some of us want to sing, dance, laugh, take a break or […]
Join us for our open rehearsal of this sparkling trilogy of early Haydn symphonies alongside C.P.E. Bach's cello concerto in A major, with guest director and harpsichordist Peter Whelan and cellist Jonathan Manson. Places to attend the open rehearsals are limited and must be booked in advance via our website.
What is love, anyway? Join Dunedin Consort for an exploration of love through the ages in this specially commissioned film by Leith-based film studio Arms & Legs, shot in locations across Edinburgh. Pairing the dream-like writings of Roland Barthes with music by Monteverdi, Gesualdo and Marenzio, A Lover’s Discourse examines the very real frustrations and […]
Join Dunedin Consort’s world-renowned instrumentalists for a beautiful programme of baroque chamber music by Isabella Leonarda, Georg Philip Telemann, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, and Johann Sebastian Bach. Specially designed for those with additional support needs and for those with caring responsibilities, this relaxed concert is a whole lot less formal than what you might […]
Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos contain some of the most dazzling virtuosic writing in all of his output, each of them composed for a different line-up of instrumentalists. In this special screening, Dunedin Consort showcase Concertos Nos. 5 and 6, each introduced by world-renowned Bach scholar, Professor John Butt of Glasgow University.
Join Dunedin Consort for a fantastical, musical adventure and journey with them through magical realms for The Enchanted Snake. Based on an Italian fairy tale collected by the Scottish poet, Andrew Lang, and adapted for performance by the inspiring Kenyan/Scottish storyteller, Mara Menzies, The Enchanted Snake blends compelling modern storytelling with live performance of Scottish […]
See for yourself what goes on behind the scenes of a new musical production in this open rehearsal of Dunedin Consort’s new production, Out of Her Mouth. Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre’s twelve biblical cantatas are extraordinary historical jewels. Written by a woman, about women, for women, they tell bold, unflinching tales about love, marriage, […]
Join us for our Cumbernauld open rehearsal where Dunedin Consort unites with award-winning choreographer Marc Brew and five disabled and non-disabled dancers for the very first time for a new production that combines instrumental music and improvisatory dance.
Cumbernauld Theatre Company, Dunedin Consort and Ripple Arts collaborate with choreographer Marc Brew to present SONATA. What happens to our bodies when we listen to music? Which of our muscles flex, which senses flicker, which pathways are triggered? SONATA explores these instinctive, creative impulses through a playful sequence of music and movement, uniting the musicians of […]
Join Nicholas Mulroy and a handful of Dunedin’s outstanding string players for a gig that knits together some of Henry Purcell’s greatest tunes with instrumental music by his contemporaries in London in the 1680s and 1690s. From beautiful love songs to infectious dances, this intimate concert will take you on a tour of Purcell’s catalogue of hits […]
