BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

St Mary's Parish Church, Haddington

Thu 19 Sept 7.45pm

Duration: approx. 2 hours

Vaughan Williams

Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis

Stuart MacRae Prometheus Symphony

World Premiere commissioned by Lammermuir Festival and BBC Radio 3

Sibelius Symphony No 5

Jennifer France Soprano
Matthew Halls Conductor

Half price concession for children and students in full time education

Sponsored by Turcan Connell

In co-production with BBC Radio 3

Photo credit: Lammermuir Festival

The last and most ambitious of Stuart MacRae’s three magnificent Lammermuir Festival commissions based on the Prometheus myth is a work for voices and orchestra which will make dramatic use of the space in Haddington’s great mediaeval parish church. So does Vaughan Williams’s rich-toned fantasia, to magical effect, with a solo quartet placed far from the rest of the strings. Under the acclaimed young English conductor Matthew Halls, the BBC SSO will demonstrate its close affinity with Sibelius in his life-affirming 5th Symphony.

'… the orchestra, with guest conductor Matthew Halls, was luminous enough in itself to have lit up the skies like daylight … Mr. Halls drew lovely sounds from the musicians in front of him'

ClevelandClassical.com

'Stuart MacRae fuses dramatic flair, orchestral finesse and luminous vocals'

The Guardian

Seating Plan

See ticket prices for St Mary’s Parish Church, Haddington below.

St Mary’s Parish Church, Haddington

The Collegiate Church of St Mary the Virgin is one of the great ecclesiastical buildings of mediaeval Scotland, founded in 1380 and known for centuries as "The Lamp of Lothian".

It was severely damaged in the 16th Century during Henry VIII's 'Rough Wooing' of Scotland, and after the Reformation only the nave was used as a parish church, with the choir and tower remaining roofless.

It was finally restored to its former glory in the 1970s, and is Scotland's longest church as well as one of its most beautiful, with a wonderfully warm, resonant acoustic.

Address

St Mary’s Parish Church, Haddington
EH41 4BZ

Getting there by bus

Buses passing trough Haddington
EAST COAST BUSES: X6, X7, 106
PRENTICE: 108, 109, 101, 111, 122
EVE COACHES: 121
Please check bus timetables before booking your tickets.

Getting there by train

The nearest station is Drem.

Getting there by car

Haddington is off the A1. There are two exits off the A1 coming from the east or the west.

Accessibility

Parking:

There is free on-street parking, 100m from the church, on the road, and throughout the town.

We can offer 3 spaces inside the church grounds, buy the side of the church, for blue badge holders. Please email [email protected] to book a space, subject to availability and on a first come first served basis.

Terrain:

Tarmac and gravel.

Induction Loop:
Yes

Toilets:
Good male/female provision plus adapted toilet for disabled.

Wheelchair Access:

Access is easier via the North Side (side) door, next to the blue badge parking spaces, and open 30 minutes before concert. There will be a volunteer steward in a high vis jacket who will provide assistance. There is level access into venue.

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Poldrate
Haddington
East Lothian
EH41 4DA

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