Tuesday 2nd June AFTERNOON on RADIO 3 The BBC Scottish Orchestra, conducted by Michael Collins plays: 2.00 Mozart Idomeneo, re di Creta 2.25 Erik Chisholm Violin Concerto, soloist Matthew Trusler 3.00 Bartok Suite No 2 for small orchestra If you missed the…
E.C “Composer of the Week”
Five works by Erik Chisholm will be featured in Richard Cock’s regular radio programme “Composer of the Week” to be broadcast from Monday to Friday June 8 -12 from 8pm to 11pm. Each night Cock, a popular Johannesburg-based musician, conductor…
College Concerts for Chisholm
The first concert in a three-part lunchtime series to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death in June 1965 of Erik Chisholm, “Scotland’s most progressive composer” and former Director of the South African College of Music, took place on April 30 at 13h00…
Brought Back to Life – Erik Chisholm’s Violin Concerto
There’s a long way to go yet in our mission to bring Erik Chisholm’s music back into the living world of performance. So many works still to be typeset, printed and made available to musicians, so many pieces still to…
Kevin Bowyer Organ Recital – Change of Date
We regret to announce that this event has been cancelled due to Kevin Bowyer’s indisposition. It is hoped to re-schedule at a later date. Kevin Bowyer’s organ recital at Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, previously incorrectly advertised as being on Wednesday, June…
Violin Concerto Review
Review: BBCSSO, Collins, Trusler First published in The Herald on 24 April, 2015 On June 8 it will be 50 years since the death of Erik Chisholm — pianist, organist, conductor, concert promoter, musicologist, educator, Scotland’s greatest 20th century composer…
Landmark Events
Erik Chisholm’s road to recognition: Landmark Events An ambitious programme to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Erik Chisholm’s death on 8th June 1965 is now on view on the website. Many major events, spread over a three-month period, are planned…
Chisholm Piano Concerto to Tour China
Erik Chisholm’s Piano Concerto No 1 Piobaireachd, one of his most popular works, is to be played in China – almost certainly the first major piece of his to be heard there. The team that recorded the two piano concertos…
Premier of Chisholm’s ‘Psychologically Brutal’ Opera
Erik Chisholm’s one-act opera Simoon, one of his Murder in Three Keys triptych, is to be performed for the first time in its full orchestral score in Glasgow on Monday, June 8th, the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death. Premièred…
Glasgow Georgian Mansion Hosts Chisholm Recital
One of Scotland’s grandest country mansions will be the setting for a recital of songs and piano music by Erik Chisholm on Sunday, June 7. One of several events being held to commemorate the death of Chisholm 50 years ago,…