Articles by Rob Whiteman

Summer Concert

Summer Concert

The Edinburgh Incidental Orchestra is a self-run orchestra for 14-24 year olds, but this was no school concert: the playing was of the highest level. 

Music of Two Nations

Music of Two Nations

The two nations represented in this one-off concert were China and Scotland, with Dong Yi and Eddie McGuire as representatives. 

Chopin After Lunch

Chopin After Lunch

This concert was part of the first in a series of 30 at the Royal Overseas League that showcase the talents of musicians supported by the ROSL. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

It is barely a week since I reviewed Cathedral Festival Evensongs at St Mary’s Cathedral in Palmerston Place but these two services are listed separately in the Fringe Programme … 

Agnes of God

Agnes of God

This is a tough script that has been competently delivered by a young student cast. 

Cathedral Paris Cafe Recital

Cathedral Paris Cafe Recital

A Parisian café concert in an imposing cathedral, the largest ecclesiastical building in Scotland no less, is an interesting idea and one that, by and large, works. 

Bach: Magnificat and Handel: Coronation Anthems

Bach: Magnificat and Handel: Coronation Anthems

Sospiro Baroque are an Edinburgh-based choir specialising in Baroque music. 

Brahms at Teatime

Brahms at Teatime

This concert was held in the Royal Overseas League with the performers having won awards from that organisation. 

Music at St Michael and All Saints

Music at St Michael and All Saints

This venue has just one entry in the Fringe Festival programme and this covers 11 different events. 

Singapore

Singapore

Warm, sunny afternoons in Edinburgh are rare and precious. 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

I have reviewed a number of services in ordinary churches and I am comfortable reviewing them as performances while not covering the worship aspects that are between God and the wo… 

Classics at Greyfriars

Classics at Greyfriars

A full run through of the Beethoven Piano Sonatas is definitely on the very fringe of the International Festival. 

Cathedral Bruckner by Candlelight

Cathedral Bruckner by Candlelight

This concert caught me by surprise. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

I live in Edinburgh and choose to go to this throughout the year because it is so good week after week. 

A Resounding Tinkle

A Resounding Tinkle

The cast of this show come from Bablake School, Coventry. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

This was the first of a series of lunchtime concerts from the recently renamed Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Organ Concerts

Metropolitan Cathedral Organ Concerts

This show was one of a series of concerts held on Saturdays at 5pm: an early cocktail hour and a time suitable for a quick sharpener before the rigours of the evening. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

I must start with two clear statements. 

Satellites

Satellites

D H Lawrence’s Women in Love is a thick tome that has been produced as a number of films and serials, most recently on the BBC in the spring. 

Music at Palmerston Place

Music at Palmerston Place

This was the first of a series of 6 evening concerts They are free, though a retiring collection is requested. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Candlelit Compline

Metropolitan Cathedral Candlelit Compline

This was my third church service of the day after a morning visit to St Mark’s Unitarian Church and Choral Evensong at Old St Paul’s. 

Music at St Michael's

Music at St Michael's

More and more churches are using Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival as a window for their work. 

Sid Samberg Plays

Sid Samberg Plays

This one-off concert, part of a series from St Andrew’s and St George’s West, was held in the Royal Overseas League in a room cooled to such an extent that the air conditioning… 

Ibsen's Hedda Gabler

Ibsen's Hedda Gabler

Three strong performances stand out in this production by Palindrome Theatre from Austin, Texas. 

Bach and Mozart

Bach and Mozart

This concert had a programme of instantly recognisable pieces that will no doubt be in the CD or LP collections of most of those present. 

Helmsman Pete: Postcards From The Edge Of The World!

Helmsman Pete: Postcards From The Edge Of The World!

An hour can be a long time. 

The Music of Friends

The Music of Friends

St Mark’s is an excellent space for chamber music, and I suspect, many other types of music. 

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