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EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY COLLECTION OF HISTORIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS |
They give an accessible introduction to a particular topic, the special exhibition, or the permanent collection.
There is no charge, but numbers are limited to 20.
| August | |||
| Monday 7th | How the Violin Changed from the Baroque Onwards: a Violin Maker's View | St Cecilia's Hall | (Shem Mackey) |
| Tuesday 8th | The Art of Violinmaking | St Cecilia's Hall | (Peter Goodfellow) |
| Wednesday 9th | Adolphe Sax and the Saxhorns | Reid Concert Hall | (Eugenia Mitroulia) |
| Thursday 10th | The Influence of Stradivari | St Cecilia's Hall | (David Rattray) |
| Friday 11th | The Sound Laboratory | Reid Concert Hall | (Murray Campbell) |
| Saturday 12th | 400 years of the guitar | St Cecilia's Hall | (Darryl Martin) |
| Sunday 13th | Traditional Italian Violin Making | St Cecilia's Hall | (Steve Burnett) |
| Monday 14th | Horses, Harpischords and Hurdy Gurdies - an introduction to University of Edinburgh collections | St Cecilia's Hall | (Jacky MacBeath) |
| Tuesday 15th | Violin Acoustics | St Cecilia's Hall | (Murray Campbell) |
| Wednesday 16th | Brass Band Instruments | Reid Concert Hall | (Arnold Myers) |
| Thursday 17th | Renaissance Period Instruments | Reid Concert Hall | (Emily Peppers) |
| Friday 18th | John Donaldson and the Founding of the Collection | Reid Concert Hall | (Christopher Field) |
| Saturday 19th | Alongside the guitar - gut and wire strung instruments | St Cecilia's Hall | (Darryl Martin) |
| Sunday 20th | How Violins are Made | St Cecilia's Hall | (Paul Bowers) |
| Monday 21st | Fine Art on display at St Cecilia's Hall | St Cecilia's Hall | (Jacky MacBeath) |
| Tuesday 22nd | What to Look for in Old (and New) Violins | St Cecilia's Hall | (Paul Bowers) |
| Wednesday 23rd | Adolphe Sax and the Saxhorns | Reid Concert Hall | (Eugenia Mitroulia) |
| Thursday 24th | 400 years of the guitar | St Cecilia's Hall | (Darryl Martin) |
| Friday 25th | Bowed string instruments of the Permanent Collection | Reid Concert Hall | (Emily Peppers) |
| Saturday 26th | [COLLOQUIUM ON SCOTTISH VIOLIN MAKING] | St Cecilia's Hall | |
| Sunday 27th | Alongside the guitar - gut and wire strung instruments | St Cecilia's Hall | (Darryl Martin) |
| Monday 28th | Woodwind Instruments: a Match for the Violin ? | Reid Concert Hall | (Arnold Myers) |
| Tuesday 29th | The Influence of Stradivari | St Cecilia's Hall | (David Rattray) |
| Wednesday 30th | Brass Band Instruments | Reid Concert Hall | (Arnold Myers) |
| Thursday 31st | Traditional Italian Violin Making | St Cecilia's Hall | (Steve Burnett) |
| September | |||
| Friday 1st | The Collectors behind the Collection | Reid Concert Hall | (Raymond Parks) |
| Saturday 2nd | The Art of Violinmaking | St Cecilia's Hall | (Peter Goodfellow) |
In addition, free guided tours of the early keyboard instrument
galleries at St Cecilia's Hall are given at the following times in
the four weeks of the Festival:
Wednesdays and Saturdays at 14:30 - The Continental Tour
Wednesdays and Saturdays at 16:00 - The English and Scottish Tour
Monday-Friday at 11:00 - Highlights of the Russell and Mirrey Collections
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© Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, 2006
This page updated: 18.7.06; re-published 13.2.13