Brandenburg Concertos II

Crichton Collegiate Church, Pathhead

Tue 17 Sept 3pm

Dunedin Consort

Duration: approx. 1 hour 30 mins

Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 5 in D major

Violin Concerto Op 8 No 7 in D minor

Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 6 in G minor

Violin Concerto Op 8 No 3 in F Major ‘Autumn’

Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat major


Violin


Director

Half price concession for children and students in full time education

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Photo credit: Diederik Rooker

The Dunedin Consort end the second of their Brandenburg Concerto programmes with the extraordinary 6th concerto, in which the violins take some time off and the string sound is darkened by viola, cello and viol. Crichton’s lovely acoustic will make that an experience to treasure, as will Vivaldi (with another of his Four Seasons concertos) and Handel at his most brilliant in two of his Op 6 concerti grossi.

'For all the debates on historically informed performance, the most persuasive aspect of this concert was the sheer sense of joy'

The Times

Seating Plan

See ticket prices for Crichton Collegiate Church, Crichton, nr Pathhead below.

Crichton Collegiate Church, Crichton, nr Pathhead

Around 1440, in the reign of King James II, William Crichton, then Lord Chancellor of Scotland, began this Collegiate Church of St Mary and St Kentigern, which may have been the site of an even older Christian shrine, and by 1449 his church, with his castle nearby, was complete. ‘Collegiate’ describes churches where priests and singing boys prayed daily for the souls of the great families who built and owned them. At Crichton a provost, eight prebendaries, two choir boys and a sacrist were appointed to pray for the souls of the Crichtons.

Lord Crichton led one of the three greatest Scottish families of the fifteenth century.  The Livingstones, the Douglases and the Crichtons were often at war with each other.  If the church looks like part of a fortified building, it is a reminder of dangerous days in this part of Scotland. After the Reformation, stripped back to an earth floor, with all the glass gone from the windows and most of the lovely medieval stone tracery destroyed, the church had become almost a ruin and only the great chancel roof survived. By 1569 it was being used as a parish church, and restoration work began in the 1580s. Further restoration was carried out in the 18th century and in the 1820s.

Used today for a variety of events including weddings and concerts, the building is now in the care of Crichton Collegiate Church Trust. Over the past 15 years the trust has completed two phases of restoration work, including a full restoration of the organ built by J Brook & Company of Glasgow in 1899.

Crichton Collegiate Church, Crichton, nr Pathhead

Address

Crichton Collegiate Church, Crichton, nr Pathhead
EH37 5XA

Getting there by bus

Crichton is not served by a direct bus service. The Borders bus service no 51 stops in Pathhead, 2 miles north east of the village. Lothian Bus service no 29 stops in Gorebridge, 4 miles west of the village.

Getting there by train

The nearest train station is in Gorebridge

Getting there by car

Crichton is off the A68 via Pathhead or off the A7 via Gorebridge.

Accessibility

Parking:

The church is at the end of a single track country road.

There will be ample parking in a field next to the church. Our stewards will be visible when you arrive and will help direct you to a parking place. We would ask you allow sufficient time to park and walk from the field to the church. The concert will start prompty and latecomers will be admitted if there is a suitable break. Thank you for your understanding.

We can offer 3 spaces immediately outside the church gate 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 path up a slope to the church.

Toilets:
1 unisex, accessible by a ramp, single width so limited wheelchair access

Wheelchair Access:

By ramp to side of church.

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