As a kind of follow-up or companion-piece to 2018鈥檚 magnificent 脪rain nan G脿idheal show at 'Celtic Connections', which matched the 大象传媒 SSO with the power and beauty of Gaelic song 鈥� and also as a sumptuous pre-Burns Night musical feast 鈥� this concert celebrates Scotland鈥檚 proud recent history of orchestrating the Bard鈥檚 iconic song canon. Our starting-point is the late great Kevin McCrae鈥檚 wonderful arrangements for Eddi Reader 'Sings the Songs of Robert Burns', premiered at 'Celtic Connections' 2003 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra who also featured on the subsequent album. With Reader reprising her pick of this material, she and fellow singers Karen Matheson, Jarlath Henderson and Shona Donaldson 鈥� collectively highlighting Burns鈥檚 presence and influence across genres, geography and languages 鈥� also front the orchestra in a selection of later such works, together with brand-new treatments by contemporary arrangers.
The concert is promoted by Glasgow Life.
It is scheduled to be broadcast live on 大象传媒 Radio Scotland.