20 - 25 JUNE 2008
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductors Garry Walker and David Murphy
music by Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Hartmann, Tippett and Judith Weir, plus the world premiere of Samagam, a unique international collaboration featuring sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan and cellist Matthew Barley
soloists include
Paul Lewis piano
Ilya Gringolts violin
Dame Gillian Weir organ
Lynda Cochrane and Judith Keaney piano
Nash Ensemble
string quartets by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Stravinsky, Britten and horn quintets by Mozart and MacMillan Tenebrae
French choral music from Machaut to Messiaen and Joby Talbot's musical pilgrimage A Path of Miracles
Hebrides Ensemble
a new production of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' powerful chamber opera The Martyrdom of St Magnus Riders of Sea Horses
commemorating the 850 th anniversary of St Rognvald's death, a spectacular re-telling, through drama, dance and music, of his pilgrimage to the Holy Land and the building of St Magnus Cathedral
Dance Ihayami
Scotland 's multi-cultural dance ensemble demonstrates the beauty, charm and grace of Indian dance
Daljit Nagra festival poet
winner of the 2007 Forward Poetry Prize for Best First Collection with the acclaimed Look we have coming to Dover!
TAG Theatre Company
present their award-winning play Yellow Moon - a
searing new play from one of Scotland 's finest playwrights, David Greig. A modern Bonnie and Clyde tale that follows the fortunes of two teenagers on the run.
The Great Rock n' Roll Swindle
Orkney's talented young bands share a platform with the outstanding musicians of Music at the Brewhouse
6th Orkney Conducting Course
emerging conductors work with Martyn Brabbins , Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Hebrides Ensemble , Richard Watkins and other festival artists
plus...
MagFest 2008
26-29 June
a dynamic, open-air, circus-style production set against the backdrop of St Magnus Cathedral and its surroundings
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NOTE: PROGRAMME DETAILS ARE PROVISIONAL AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
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