Event listing: Britten 100: I | Queen's Hall, Edinburgh | Thu 18 Apr 2013 at 19:30

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Queen's Hall, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 9JG, United Kingdom

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Programme

Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	King Arthur, Z 628: suite
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Prelude and Fugue for 18 strings, Op.29
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Four Catches and a Rondeau (arr. Egarr)
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Gloriana: Courtly Dances, Op.53b
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	My Heart is Inditing
Pärt, Arvo (b. 1935)	Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

Performers

Scottish Chamber Orchestra
SCO Chorus
Richard Egarr	Conductor

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Alan Coady, 18th April

Endeavouring to travel lightly through the world, I tend not to collect programme notes. However, such was the quality of Jo Kirkbride’s notes for this SCO Britten centenary celebration that scanning them for e-posterity is tempting. They prompted a consideration of the whole idea of programming.

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