Orchestra
Carmina Burana
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Great for groups
- First-timer friendly
- Early finish
- Date
- Sat, 13 Mar 2027
- Time
- 19:30 · 2h 0m
- Venue
- Usher Hall, Edinburgh
- City
- Edinburgh
- Conductor
- Sir James MacMillan
- Tickets
- from £15
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Summary
Sir James MacMillan conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and combined choruses in Orff’s Carmina Burana at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, featuring works by Perivolaris and MacMillan.
Why it's fantastic
Even if you think you are new to choral music, you will immediately recognise the thundering opening chords of Orff’s masterpiece from countless film trailers and television ads. This massive wall of sound features hundreds of voices on stage, capturing a visceral energy that feels more like a stadium than a concert hall.
Programme
- 01Electra Perivolaris - March (Ice melting, petals unfurling) (10’)
- 02Sir James MacMillan - Timotheus, Bacchus and Cecilia (17’), Scottish Premiere
- 03Interval
- 04Orff - Carmina Burana (65’)
Soloists
- Caroline Wettergreen - Soprano
- Caspar Singh - Tenor
- Edward Nelson - Baritone
- RSNO Chorus
- Stephen Doughty - Director, RSNO Chorus
- RSNO Youth Chorus
- Patrick Barrett - Director, RSNO Youth Choruses
- Paul Whittaker - BSL Performer
