SCO: Christmas Concerto and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Join the Scottish Candlelight Orchestra and award-winning violinist Ben Shute for a festive programme of Christmas string classics at St Vincent's Chapel Edinburgh on 23rd December!
About SCO: Christmas Concerto and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
| 23rd December 2024 | |
| 8.15pm - 9.15pm | |
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St Vincents Chapel Edinburgh St Vincent Street at the junction with St Stephen Street and Circus Lane, Stockbridge and Canonmills EH3 6SW |
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| £8.02 - £39.22 | |
| Visit the event website here | |
Following their 5***** and sold-out show in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe,
"Matthew Shiel has ‘composed’ a most enchanting concert, relating amusing, enlightening stories to introduce each piece; his eloquent performance expresses a dramatic, emotional mood from sad and sorrowful to light-hearted and lyrical, oozing a joyful sense of romantic love." (5***** Edinburgh Guide)
"A ripping good yarn. Sim and Shiel both are masters of their crafts." (5***** Binge Fringe Magazine)
"Matthew Shiel shone" (4**** Three Weeks)
Moonlight Concerts return to Edinburgh with a musical show inspired by the Scottish Candlelight Orchestra and the most romantic and festive violin concertos ever composed - Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Corelli's charming Christmas Concerto -and for an extra festive flavour - elegant orchestral arrangements of popular Christmas Carols including In the Bleak Midwinter and O Little Town of Bethlehem arranged and performed by tonight's incredible American concerto soloist Ben Shute.
PROGRAMME
O Little Town of Bethlehem - *arranged for orchestra - by tonight's artist
Four Seasons (Spring - Summer - Autumn - Winter) - Vivaldi
Concerto grosso in G minor Op. 6, No. 8 ('Christmas Concerto') - Corelli
In the Bleak Midwinter*
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