TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM EDINBURGH TOUR TO NORWEGIAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE

3 talented young musicians from Edinburgh will this week travel to Norway to take part in Stavanger2008: Open Port, The Norwegian city of Stavanger’s vibrant programme of cultural activities in celebration of it’s status as 2008 European Capital of Culture.  The musicians have been selected to perform in the critically acclaimed chamber orchestra Camerata Scotland.  This inspiring young ensemble will give four concerts in Norway, including a collaborative event with the Norwegian National Youth Orchestra, before returning to Scotland to give a homecoming concert at City Halls, Glasgow on Tuesday 19 August.

The 3 players from Edinburgh include; 22 year old Matthew Bain and 21 year old Daniel Paterson (both violin) and 23 year old cellist Mary Robb.

Internationally celebrated British conductor Christopher Adey will lead the orchestra in a colourful repertoire, which will include Moeran’s exuberant and lyrical Sinfonietta and the atmospheric Two Pieces for Small Orchestra by Delius. The programme will also feature an arrangement of Mussorgsky’s masterpiece Pictures at an Exhibition by leading British Composer Alan Gout. Depicting an imaginary visit to an exhibition of works by artist and architect Victor Hartman, this evocative work promises to both challenge and enthuse the young players.

Camerata Scotland - experience the future of chamber music in Scotland.

Listings Information

Camerata Scotland SUMMER Tour 2008
Conductor:      Christopher Adey

Moeran          Sinfonietta
Delius          Two Pieces for Small Orchestra

(i)On hearing the first cuckoo in spring
(ii) Summer Night on the River

Mussorgsky      Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. A. Gout)

13 August 2008, 5.00pm
St Petri Church, Stavanger

14 August 2008, 6.00pm
Utstein Kloster, Nr Stavanger
With the Norwegian National Youth Orchestra

15 August 2008, 8.30pm
Korskirken, Bergen

16 August 2008, 8.00pm
Logen Theatre, Bergen

19 August 2008, 7.30pm
City Halls, Glasgow
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Notes to the Editor

Camerata Scotland

Camerata Scotland is the showcase, pre-professional chamber ensemble of The National Youth Orchestras of Scotland.  Successfully bridging the gap between youth orchestra and professional ensemble, it comprises of senior and recent past members of NYOS.Camerata Scotland tours internationally, throughout the year, and the ensemble has travelled extensively since its foundation, to countries as far a field as Japan and Australia.   The ensemble is proud to have performed in some of the most prestigious concert halls in the world, and to have worked with a variety of internationally renowned guest conductors and soloists. Camerata Scotland consistently achieves a high quality of performance, and offers talented young Scottish musicians a unique opportunity in orchestral training at the highest level.

Christopher Adey

After initial training as a violinist, with Manoug Parikian at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Christopher Adey was a member of the Hallé and London Philharmonic Orchestras.  During this time he worked with many of the world's leading conductors.  His conducting debut in 1973 led immediately to his appointment as Associate Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra from 1973 - 1976.

Apart from regular performances throughout the British Isles, Christopher Adey frequently appears in London (at both the Barbican and Royal Festival Halls) where he has worked with all the major London orchestras.  Internationally, Christopher Adey has worked in most European countries, the U.S.A., Canada, India, South Africa, and the Middle East.  He was invited by the United Nations to conduct the inaugural concert for the International Year of the Child in the UN Assembly Building, New York.  He also appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra in John Schlesinger's film, Madame Souzatska. He conducted the European Youth Orchestra at the Hannover Millennium Expo in 2000.

His extensive repertoire of more than 1500 performed works covers symphonic, chamber orchestra, choral and opera works of all periods.  He has conducted many premieres of works by composers as diverse as Constant Lambert and Iannis Xenakis.  Among the many hundreds of broadcast programmes he has recorded for both the BBC and abroad was a cycle of the complete Martinu symphonies, for BBC radio 3, a series which received great critical acclaim.  In 1986, in recognition of his services to Czech music, Christopher Adey was awarded a Commemorative Medal by the (then) Czechoslovak Government. 

Christopher Adey is in constant demand at conservatoires throughout the U.K.  One of Britain's most renowned orchestral trainers, he maintains a profound commitment to guest conducting with county, national and international youth orchestras. He was Professor of Conducting at the Royal College of Music 1979 - 1992, Conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales 1996 - 2002 and Principal Conductor of the Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra from 1998-2004. Christopher Adey has been Conductor in Residence at Wells Cathedral School since 2001.  Christopher Adey was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music 1979, a Fellow of the Royal College of Music in 1989 and of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2003.

His book Orchestral Performance: a Guide for Conductors and Players was published by Faber in 1998.

 

Flautist, Fiona Paterson wins NYOS Staffa Award

Talented young flautist Fiona Paterson was last night awarded the prestigious NYOS Staffa Award following a tough competition between three of the UK's most talented classical musicians. Fiona has been a player in both Camerata Scotland and NYOS Futures and her expressive performance and technical ability greatly impresssed the judges, Gavin Reid (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra), Composer, Rory Boyle and Marjorie Rycroft, Head of Music at The University of Glasgow.  Fiona was presented with a traditional Scottish Quaich and £3000 prize money, which she will be able to spend on developing her future career in music.

Students from the St Mary's Music School, Edinburgh rehearsing for a concert at the Standard Life 2008

Programme for the Concert in March 2008

Copyright photographs taken by Andrew Murphy

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