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  1. Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra

    Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra

    Free-£12

    Since its formation in 2002, the TSYJO has become synonymous with performances that channel the energy, creativity, and excitement of jazz and celebrate the...

  2. VMSG 60th Anniversary Seminar

    VMSG 60th Anniversary Seminar

    Climate and societal impact of large volcanic eruptions - Proffesor Siwan Davies, Swansea University

    The Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group (VMSG) is planning a number of seminars across the UK to mark its 60th Anniversary. The School of Earth and...

  3. Dunedin Consort: Scattered Rhymes Tour

    Dunedin Consort: Scattered Rhymes Tour

    Nicholas Mulroy (Director) - Free-£24

    The Song of Songs plunges us into a lush world of ripe fruits, deep waters, scorching heats, and cooling shades. This intense imagery --- the Hebrew...

  4. Fitzwilliam String Quartet and Sophie Renshaw (viola)

    Fitzwilliam String Quartet and Sophie Renshaw (viola)

    £6-18

    Shostakovich: Quartet no. 4, op. 83 Liz Dilnot Johnson: Borderlands (Quartet no. 5, Scottish premiere) Mozart: Quintet in C, K 515 Ensemble in Residence, the...

  5. Canticles and Songs of Praise: Study and Sing

    Canticles and Songs of Praise: Study and Sing

    £12

    'Canticles' or scriptural hymns appear in the Bible distinct from the Book of Psalms, particularly in contexts of praise and celebration. Join staff...

  6. Intersections

    Intersections

    The 2024 edition of collaborations between researchers from the University of St Andrews and composer both from the Music Centre and the Royal Conservatoire of...

  7. Side by Side by Sondheim

    Side by Side by Sondheim

    Byre Opera presents - £25.00 / £20.00 / £10.00

    Byre Opera presents its first Music Theatre production: get ready to laugh, cry and fall in love with lyrics that are heartbreakingly true and music that...

  8. Side by Side by Sondheim

    Side by Side by Sondheim

    Byre Opera presents - £25.00 / £20.00 / £10.00

    Byre Opera presents its first Music Theatre production: get ready to laugh, cry and fall in love with lyrics that are heartbreakingly true and music that...

  9. Immortal and Beloved

    Immortal and Beloved

    Works by Beethoven, Schubert, Wright, and Vaughan-Williams Featuring Luxembourg baritone David John Pike, Edinburgh violinist Aisling O'Dea, cellist Clea...

  10. Piano Masterclass with Martin Roscoe

    Piano Masterclass with Martin Roscoe

    One of the most admired British piano pedagogues of his generation, Martin Roscoe guides Music Centre piano scholars through a variety of repertoire in this...

  11. Lunchtime concert: Scholarship Showcase I

    Lunchtime concert: Scholarship Showcase I

    The first of two lunchtime concerts profiling the work of the Music Centre's scholarship ensembles.

  12. Organ Concert by Chris Nickel (Glasgow)

    Organ Concert by Chris Nickel (Glasgow)

    Music by Bach, Elgar, Frescobaldi, MacMillan, Sweelinck, and Wesley

  13. Lunchtime concert by Roy Howat (piano)

    Lunchtime concert by Roy Howat (piano)

    The popular Scottish pianist and international recognised scholar of French piano music Roy Howat makes a welcome return to St Andrews with a lunchtime...

  14. Organ Concert by Chris Bragg (Head of Programming)

    Organ Concert by Chris Bragg (Head of Programming)

    Music by Peretti, Scheidemann, and Micheelsen

  15. Mark Stone sings 'Winterreise'

    Mark Stone sings 'Winterreise'

    Mark Stone (baritone), Stephen Barlow (piano)

    One of the most admired British baritones of his generation, a winner of the Decca prize at the Kathleen Ferrier Awards and with multiple appearances throughout...

  16. Afro-Caribbean Society Festival

    Afro-Caribbean Society Festival

    The African-Caribbean Society returns with its annual music concert, celebrating the musical diversity of Scotland and honouring our common ancestral culture....

  17. Lunchtime concert by Rose McLachlan (piano)

    Lunchtime concert by Rose McLachlan (piano)

    Schubert: Impromptu D935 No.3 in B-flat Major Debussy: Images, Book II Debussy Preludes: Ondine, Bruyeres, Les Collines D'anacapri Shostakovich: Prelude...

  18. The John Ireland Competition for Singers

    The John Ireland Competition for Singers

    Vocal and piano student duos perform songs by one of the most distinctive art song composers of 20th century England in this first St Andrews John Ireland...

  19. Lunchtime concert by Freeland Barbour (accordion)

    Lunchtime concert by Freeland Barbour (accordion)

    A musical life in 2 volumes -- Freeland Barbour introduces his music based on his ground-breaking collection 'The Music and the Land'.

  20. Gesualdo Six: Fading

    Gesualdo Six: Fading

    Making a welcome third appearance in St Andrews, one of the most successful vocal ensembles in the UK, fresh from their BBC Proms debut, preview their...

  21. Maximiliano Martin and Friends

    Maximiliano Martin and Friends

    Maximiliano Martín (clarinet), Cerys Ambrose-Evans (bassoon), Scott Mitchell (piano), Laidlaw Music Centre woodwind scholars

    Honorary Professor of Woodwind and one of Europe's foremost clarinettists, Maximiliano Martín curates a programme including music by Mozart, Rossini and...

  22. Organ Concert by Tom Wilkinson (University Organist)

    Organ Concert by Tom Wilkinson (University Organist)

    Music by Bach, Mendelssohn, and Part

  23. Lunchtime concert by Cat Evison (saxophones)

    Lunchtime concert by Cat Evison (saxophones)

    'Lost Along the Way'

    Music Centre Associate Teacher Cat Evison presents reflections on recent history in a programme of her own works for solo saxophone and electronics.  Using...

  24. Music Talk: Jacqueline Hazle (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)

    Music Talk: Jacqueline Hazle (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)

    .Composers can't write: exploring taboo in practice with a composer-librettist'

  25. Lunchtime concert by the Resol String Quartet

    Lunchtime concert by the Resol String Quartet

    Britten-Pears Young Artists 2022-23 and winners of the Cavatina Competition at the Wigmore Hall in London, the Resol String Quartet make their Laidlaw Music...

  26. Organ Concert by Robert Gower (Dundee Parish Church)

    Organ Concert by Robert Gower (Dundee Parish Church)

    Transcriptions of music by Bantock, Boulanger and Chaminade

  27. Organ and harpsichord concert with Vincent Bernhardt

    Organ and harpsichord concert with Vincent Bernhardt

    Vincent Bernhardt performs music ideally suited to three keyboard instruments in this special Tuesday organ concert; Frescobaldi on the Goetze and Gwynn copy of...

  28. New Music Week: Composition Forum with Piers Hellawell

    New Music Week: Composition Forum with Piers Hellawell

    Honorary Professor of Composition presents a forum in which the secrets of composition are discussed in the context of a new set of student compositions...

  29. Music Talk by David Wordsworth (John Ireland Charitable Trust)

    Music Talk by David Wordsworth (John Ireland Charitable Trust)

    'John Ireland and his World'

  30. Organ Concert by Henry Fairs (Honorary Professor of Organ)

    Organ Concert by Henry Fairs (Honorary Professor of Organ)

    Music by Bach, Brahms, Maintz, Karg-Elert

  31. University Music Society presents St Andrews Symphony Orchestra

    University Music Society presents St Andrews Symphony Orchestra

    Iain McLarty (conductor), Camille Ryder (flute)

    Two glorious Romantic masterpieces: Respighi's birdsong-infused Pines of Rome, and the sweeping melodies of Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 5, frame the...

  32. Celebrity concert by Martin Roscoe (Piano)

    Celebrity concert by Martin Roscoe (Piano)

    Laidlaw Music Centre Spring Concert Series:

    7.30pm --- £16.00 / £14.00 Music Centre Members / £5.00 Students Laidlaw Music Centre, Queen's Terrace, St Andrews KY16 9QF One of UK's most...

  33. Celebrity concert by Martin Roscoe (piano)

    Celebrity concert by Martin Roscoe (piano)

    Schubert: 6 Moments Musicaux D.780 Debussy: La Soirée dans Grenade (Estampes) Debussy: I'isle joyeuse Liszt Sposalizio (Années de Pèlerinage Book 2:...

  34. University of St Andrews Folk Festival 2024: Eabhal

    University of St Andrews Folk Festival 2024: Eabhal

    Eabhal have made a significant impact on the Scottish music scene with their vibrant and energetic folk music. The band's distinctive West Coast sound and...

  35. Music Talk by Pablo Herreira Veita (University of Toronto, remote).

    Music Talk by Pablo Herreira Veita (University of Toronto, remote).

    Music talk on Rap Cubano in the Archive: The Immaterial Paradox

  36. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Times and Tides

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Times and Tides

    with Pekka Kuusisto (violin/director) and Ruby Hughes (Soprano)

    Erkki-Sven Tüür: The Lighthouse Anna Clyne: Time and Tides (UK Premiere) Helen Grime: It Will Be Spring Soon (UK Premiere) Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus...

  37. St Andrews Chorus presents Bach's Magnificat in D

    St Andrews Chorus presents Bach's Magnificat in D

    Michael Downes (conductor), Heisenberg Ensemble, Ben Shute (leader)

    St Andrews Chorus presents a programme of 18th century music by Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi. Vivaldi's joyous Gloria in D is juxtaposed with...

  38. New Music Week: Routes String Quartet and friends

    New Music Week: Routes String Quartet and friends

    The Routes Quartet write, arrange and improvise string quartet music influenced by Trad/Scandi/Jazz and Classical traditions. They create a unique sound-world...

  39. Organ Concert by Michael Chamberlain (Campbell Watterson Organ Scholar)

    Organ Concert by Michael Chamberlain (Campbell Watterson Organ Scholar)

    Music by Alain, Bach, and Peeters

  40. Side by Side by Sondheim

    Side by Side by Sondheim

    Byre Opera presents - £25.00 / £20.00 / £10.00

    Byre Opera presents its first Music Theatre production: get ready to laugh, cry and fall in love with lyrics that are heartbreakingly true and music that...

  41. Masterclass with Lucy Schaufer (Bunyan Craig Fellow in Singing)

    Masterclass with Lucy Schaufer (Bunyan Craig Fellow in Singing)

    Grammy-award winning Lucy Schaufe, Bunyan-Craig Fellow in Singing, leads a free public masterclass with vocal scholars at the Laidlaw Music Centre. All are...

  42. University Music Society presents Ukelear Fusion: A night at the movies

    University Music Society presents Ukelear Fusion: A night at the movies

    Ukelear Fusion, St Andrew's one and only ukulele band, returns to the stage for their semesterly concert. For this concert, Ukelear Fusion is excited to...

  43. Music from the Chinese-Speaking World: Spring Festival 2024

    Music from the Chinese-Speaking World: Spring Festival 2024

    Chinese-speaking students studying in St Andrews join with students with an interest in Chinese culture to share music from the Chinese-speaking world....

  44. Lunchtime concert by Mark Stone (baritone) and Stephen Barlow (piano)

    Lunchtime concert by Mark Stone (baritone) and Stephen Barlow (piano)

    Following his recent debut with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, renowned British baritone Mark Stone performs a lunchtime recital of English art song by John...

  45. Organ Concert by Laurent Jochum (Saint Jean Baptiste de Belleville, Paris)

    Organ Concert by Laurent Jochum (Saint Jean Baptiste de Belleville, Paris)

    Music by Bach, Mendelssohn, Boëllman, Takle Please note the change in venue

  46. Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin: The Bruce (A Cathedral Opera)

    Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin: The Bruce (A Cathedral Opera)

    Musicians and Singers from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

    Kazakh musician Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin's operatic depiction of Robert the Bruce. 'The Bruce: Cathedral Opera' is a 1-hour piece for church organ...

  47. St Andrews Climate Week

    St Andrews Climate Week

    The inaugural University of St Andrews Climate Week will run from 27-30 May 2024, with a series of events designed to highlight climate-themed research and...

  48. University Music Society present St Andrews Strings and Chamber Choir

    University Music Society present St Andrews Strings and Chamber Choir

    St Andrews Chamber Choir and Strings are delighted to present their second joint concert of the academic year, their chosen repertoire exploring folk music from...

  49. New Music Week: Lunchtime concert by Simon Leach (organ) and Benedict Holland (violin)

    New Music Week: Lunchtime concert by Simon Leach (organ) and Benedict Holland (violin)

    Music by Bach, MacMillan, Leach and Hakim

  50. The Big Brass Concert
    Cancelled

    The Big Brass Concert

    Brass players of the St Andrews Chamber Orchestra, Horn Society, Fermata Quartet, Music Centre Scholarship Brass Quintet, Music Centre Trumpet Consort

    The brass players of St Andrews with Bede Williams and John Wallace perform in ensembles of all sizes culminating in Henri Tomasi's Fanfares Liturgiques,...