A Scottish Arts Trust event

The music presented in this programme reflects a broad range of influence and inspiration. On the one hand we have composers born in Scotland exhibiting the influence from music from a variety of sources, and on the other hand composers from elsewhere being directly influenced by Scottish traditions and cultures.

The programme opens with two pieces by Inverness-born Alasdair Nicolson, who is currently director of the St Magnus International Festival in Orkney and an alumnus of The University of Edinburgh. These pieces take well-known tunes and embed them in imaginative piano figurations. 42nd Street Stomp is rhythmically vigorous and energetic, and I’ll Be Seeing You is impressionistic in its textures.

• Alasdair Nicolson (1961 - )
• 42nd Street Stomp (after Harry Warren)
• I’ll Be Seeing You (after Sammy Fain)
• Erik Chisholm (1904 - 1965)
• First Sonatina for Piano (after Luis de Narváez)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
• Fantasie in F sharp minor Op.28, “Sonate écossaise”
• Con moto agitato; Allegro con moto; Presto
• John Hearne (1937 - )
• The Ballad of the Buchan Lady
• James MacMillan (1959 - )
• Piano Sonata (1985)
• Adagio; Grandioso ed affrettando; Adagio
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
• Intermezzo in E flat major Op.117 No.1
• Ronald Center (1913 - 1973)
• Giglot and Toccata