The Drake Bar, Glasgow at 7.30pm Wednesday 13th January 2016 A special concert for the New Year featuring one of our fabulous McOpera string quartets. The fifth in The Drake Ensemble’s series of Chamber Music In The Round featured: Schubert’s String Quintet in C major (D. 956, Op. posth. 163) …
December 2015 – Baroque Classics in Bearsden
12th December 2015, New Kilpatrick Church, Bearsden We warmed up this winter with some mince pies, wine and our annual Christmas concert of Baroque Classics. Vivaldi – ‘Winter’ from ‘Four Seasons’ with Anthony Moffat (Violin) Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.5 Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Violins with Anthony Moffat and Terez …
November 2015 – McOpera Ensemble with Helen Lothian
On Saturday 7th November at 7.30pm The first in a series of 3 concerts, starting at Sherbrooke St Gilbert’s Church with a program of music from the movies and television. Click on the link below to hear Helen singing the Godfather Theme with the ensemble, recorded in April this year. …
November 2015 – Chamber Music In The Round
Thursday 5th November at 7.30pm McOpera musicians The Drake Ensemble performed the first of 6 concerts with the audience just feet away, in the intimate setting of the Drake Bar, Glasgow. On the menu this time; Haydn String Quartet in G Op. 77 no.1 Mozart Flute Quartet in G Mozart …
September 2015 – National Chamber Music Day
You could catch McOpera not once, but twice during National Chamber Music Day on 19th September! McOpera Brass were be playing at Waitrose in Milngavie from 1-3pm, and the McOpera Ensemble were joined by soprano Jane Irwin later that day at New Kilpatrick Church, Bearsden at 7:30pm. Thanks to all …
September 2015 – Aberdeen University Residency 2015-2018
In November 2013 Music Co-OPERAtive Scotland visited Aberdeen University for a Friday lunchtime concert, then subsequently to deliver masterclasses later in the academic year. These visits were a resounding success and have led to the development of our relationship in academic session 2014 / 2015, leading to a broad range …
September 2015 – McOpera Early Years Opera Development
In August, five instrumentalists from McOpera Outreach worked with writer and director Martin O’Connor, composer Oliver Searle, singer Daniela Hathaway, designer Rachel O’Neill and choreographer Janice Parker to develop Squirrel, a new interactive opera for the early years’, supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland. Based at Platform in Easterhouse, the team created an innovative concept in workshop performances for the 0-5 years …
August 2015 – Chamber Music @ The Drake
On Wednesday 26th August McOpera chamber musicians entertained a sell out audience with some glorious music “in the round”, in the intimate setting of the Drake Bar in the heart of Glasgow’s West End. The programme included: J Haydn: String Quartet No. 53 in D major (“The Lark”), Op. 64, …
July 2015 – McOpera Outreach @ David Cargill House
Our McOpera Outreach members had a great time on July 22nd sharing our music making with the residents of David Cargill House, as part of the Enterprise Music Scotland ‘Train and Sustain Dementia’ programme. Head of McOpera Outreach Sue Baxendale said “It was such a privilege for us to work …
June 2015 – Chamber Music Performances
McOpera musicians were out and about during June, starting with some of our our wind players performing Mozart’s Gran Partita (Serenade for 13 winds) with Ensemble 13 at Westbourne Music (The Merchants House of Glasgow, 7 West George Street) at 12:45pm on Thursday 18th June. The following week viola player …