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The Wonderful Music Ensembles 7
World of Dissocia
(page 24) Hilary Rosin Coffee Concerts 8
Fri 3 Nov / 7pm (BSL) Mondays at One 10
Blue Mondays 11
Balm in Gilead Fridays at One 12
(page 24) Traditional Music 16
Tue 31 Oct / 7.15pm (CAP) Big Guitar Weekend 18
The Jungle Book
Opera 20

Contents
Competitions and Masterclasses 21
The Royal
(page 26)
Thu 14 Dec / 12.30pm (R)
Fri 15 Dec / 7pm (BSL)
Junior Conservatoire 22
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Strictlyby George
RCS Wind Orchestra
Nigel Boddice and John Logan
Conductors
Handel Music for the
Royal Fireworks
Snell Postcards from Mexico
Gershwin Girl Crazy
Bizet Carmen Fantasy for
solo clarinet
Gershwin An American in Paris
The RCS Wind Orchestra takes
you on a journey of music
by composers called George,
including one of the most
famous popular composers
of the 20th century, George
Gershwin.
Music
Stimulated by the Fri 13 Oct / 1pm
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energy, drive, and 5 - 10 (7.50 concessions) Stevenson Hall
sheer hell-for-leather
enthusiasm of the
students.
The Herald,
6 RCS Symphony Orchestra
3 Nov
Symphonic Last
Works
RCS Symphony Orchestra
Christian Kluxen Conductor
Irena Klimach Oboe
Wagner Prelude and Liebestod
from Tristan and Isolde
Strauss Oboe Concerto
Bartk Concerto for Orchestra
We welcome back Danish
Conductor, Christian Kluxen
for a programme which
includes the last works written
by both Strauss and Bartk
and features the orchestra
and oboe as concerto soloists.
We are thrilled to be joined
by Irena Klimach, last years
Concerto Competition winner.
Fri 3 Nov / 7.30pm
5 - 13.50 (11 concessions)
Ledger Recital Room
16 Nov
Metamorphosen
RCS Sinfonia
David Watkin Conductor
Programme to include:
Strauss Metamorphosen
On Sinfonias first outing, the
Strings department performs
Strauss incredible work for 23
solo strings players.
Thu 16 Nov / 6pm
Stevenson Hall
10 (7.50 concessions)
23 Nov
Contrasts
RCS MusicLab
Programme to include:
Messiaen Quatuor pour la
fin du temps
MusicLab returns with 20th
century works centered around
the intensely spiritual piece, the
Quartet for the End of Time.
Thu 23 Nov / 7.30pm
10 (7.50 concessions)
4 Dec 12 Dec 7
Music Ensembles
Sonic Nights I RCS Choir and
Orchestra at
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A programme of immersive
new electroacoustic works
Christmas
from students studying Sonic
RCS Chamber Choir
Arts. Performed on the RCS
RCS Chamber Orchestra
multichannel surround sound
Timothy Dean Conductor
system, this promises to be a
Hannah Foster Flute
night of cinema for the ears.
Programme to include:
Mon 4 Dec / 7.30pm
Mozart Flute Concerto No. 1 in G
Ledger Recital Room
6.50 (5 concessions) Join us for a choral concert
featuring last year's Classical
Concerto winner, Hannah
7 Dec Foster.
Christmas with
Chorale
Tue 12 Dec / 7.30pm
St Marys Cathedral, G4 9JB
13.50 (11 concessions)
RCS Chorale
Conservatoire Brass II
James Slimings Conductor
RCS Chorale presents a
seasonal programme with
Conservatoire Brass II.
Thu 7 Dec / 7.30pm
Stevenson Hall
5 - 8.50 (6.50 concessions)
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of our highly regarded Hilary
(24 concessions) Rosin Coffee Concerts, which
returns this autumn with a
focus on Russian masterworks.
Throughout the four concerts
you will hear music for voice,
strings and piano. These
concerts have a relaxed feel
and audience members are
invited to join the performers
afterwards over refreshments.
As a piano teacher in
Glasgows Southside and a
talented musician, Hilary
Rosin inspired many people
to make music an active
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and enriching part of their
everyday lives. What better
way to continue to celebrate
her life and achievements
Image by Robert McFadzean
than by gathering together in
friendship to savour beautiful
music and great coffee.
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22 Oct and 29 Oct 9
The coffee concerts begin
with an exciting exploration of
Russian chamber masterpieces.
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This is an opportunity to hear
RCS emerging artists and
professionals.
5 Nov
Recent graduate, Russian
baritone Alexey Gusev
accompanied by Timothy
Dean perform.
12 Nov
A special concert to conclude
this season featuring recent
graduate and finalist in
the Cardiff Singer of the
World Competition, Anush
Hovhanisyan (pictured left),
accompanied by Timothy
Dean.
Sundays / 11.30am
Stevenson Hall
5 - 10 (7.50 concessions)
COMING SOON
Rosin Chamber Weekend
with the Brodsky Quartet
9 11 Mar 2018
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16 Oct
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concerts focus on a different
department or instrument
each week to showcase
23 Oct
through repertoire by visiting
artists and RCS staff, focusing
on a specific style in each
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13 Nov 30 Oct
Song Studio Vocal Jazz

20 Nov 13 Nov
Strings Masters of bebop
with Paul Towndrow
27 Nov
Woodwind 27 Nov
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Mario Carib
4 Dec
Harp and Guitar Mondays / 7.30pm
Ledger Recital Room
8.50 (6.50 concessions)
Outstanding performances.
11 Dec
Keyboard We have never come away with
Mondays / 1pm
less than complete satisfaction.
Ledger Recital Room
8.50 (6.50 concessions) Audience feedback, 2016
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showcasing extraordinary
(66 concessions) performers, from soloists
and chamber ensembles,
to international guest
artists, staff and students
at the Royal Conservatoire
of Scotland.
Fridays / 1pm
Stevenson Hall
5 - 10 (7.50 concessions) Celebration of
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29 Sep
The River
By Hamish Napier
The River was Hamish
Napiers first solo album,
commissioned as part of the
Celtic Connections New Voices
series, inspired by the river he
grew up by, the Spey.
Please see page 17
for more information
6 Oct
Professor Fali Pavri Piano
Kulgin Duval
Rebecca Afonwy-Jones
Mezzo-soprano
Khanyiso Gwenxane Tenor
Ravi Popoff Sankar Tenor
Arshak Kuzikyan Bass-baritone
Timothy Dean Piano
We present a concert dedicated
to the life and generosity of
Kulgin Duval, who died in 2016.
Kulgin supported many RCS
Opera students and this concert
features some of those talented
graduates and current students
in a programme of Schumann,
Wolf and Strauss songs.
13 Oct 13
Strictly by George
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RCS Wind Orchestra
Nigel Boddice and John Logan
Conductors
Please see page 6
for more information
20 Oct
Rostropovitch
Connections
David Geringas Cello
Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata
in g minor
Shostakovich Cello Sonata
in d minor
We are privileged to be joined
by two musicians who have
connections to the incredible
Mstislav Rostropovitch. His
pupil, David Geringas and
his former duo partner,
Professor Fali Pavri perform
an all-Russian programme.
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Decoda
Haydn Trio Sonata for Flute,
Violoncello and Piano
Vali Selections from Folk Song
Set No.9
Saariaho Mirrors
Vasks Castillointerior
Crumb Voice of the Whale
Returning to RCS is the first
ever affiliate ensemble at New
Yorks Carnegie Halls, Decoda,
with a programme of Classical
and Contemporary composers.
3 Nov
Big Guitar Weekend
Jos Antonio Escobar
Guitar
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Works by Sinz de la Maza:
Confidencia-preludio
Three Homages
Platero Y Yo Suite
Bolero
Campanas del Alba
Please see page 18
for more information
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17 Nov
Winds Side-by-Side
Scottish Chamber
Orchestra Winds
RCS Stevenson Winds
Gordon Bragg Conductor
Strauss Serenade in E-flat
Strauss Sonatina No. 1 in F for
16 wind instruments
Our Wind students perform
alongside members of the
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
with Strauss luxurious writing
for winds from the two ends of
his career, the Serenade written
when he was just 18 years old
and the Sonatina at 79.
24 Nov
Doctors of
Performance
The Doctor of Performance
programme is our most
advanced performance degree,
and the students artistry and
virtuosity is inspirational.
1 Dec
A Tribute to Max
Rolf Hind Piano
Nicolson Magnus IV
Beamish Mavis
Bloom Auriole
MacRae Lento in memoriam
Peter Maxwell Davies
Hind The Dark Hug of Time
Allan New Work
Maxwell Davies Piano Sonata
Pianist Rolf Hind, performs a
sequence of tributes to Peter
Maxwell Davies, works by
Sally Beamish, Darren Bloom,
Alasdair Nicolson, Robert Reid
Allan, a new work by Stuart
MacRae and Maxs very own
Piano Sonata.
8 Dec
Scottish Opera
Emerging Artists
Catherine Backhouse
Mezzo-soprano
Laura Zigmantaite
Mezzo-soprano
Alexey GusevBaritone
Alex OtterburnBaritone
Derek Clark and Philip White
Piano
This annual recital from the
talented vocalists of Scottish
Operas Emerging Artists
scheme includes RCS recent
graduate Alexey Gusev,
baritone Alex Otterburn and
mezzos Catherine Backhouse
and Laura Zigmantaite.
15 Dec 15
Christmas at the
Conservatoire
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MA Musical Theatre
RCS Concert Orchestra
Directed by Michael Howell
Musical Supervisor David Higham
Musical Theatre students
join a band from across the
School of Music for a thrilling
programme of song and
dance, from seasonal swing to
contemporary classics.
Please see page 27
for more information
ALL PERFORMANCES:
Fridays / 1pm
Fridays at One... major emerging
Stevenson Hall
5 - 10 (7.50 concessions)
talent, there's no doubt.
The Scotsman
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Traditional Music
The River
By Hamish Napier
The River was Hamish
Napiers first solo album,
commissioned as part of
the Celtic Connections New
Voices series, inspired by the
river he grew up by, the Spey.
Hamish is joined by many
of Scotlands top traditional
musicians on stage to perform
this album live.
Fri 29 Sep / 1pm
Stevenson Hall
5 - 10 (7.50 concessions) students and special guests for
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26 Nov
St Andrew's Day
Celebration
BMus Traditional Music
Professor Phil Cunningham
Artistic Director
Jenn Butterworth Guitar
RCS Braw Brass
John Logan Conductor
Plus special guests
Join BBC Radio Scotland
and RCS in a celebration for
St Andrews Day. Musicians
from the Traditional Music
programme are joined by brass
a night of folk-inspired music
both new and old, presented
by Jamie MacDougall.
Sun 26 Nov / 7.30pm
Stevenson Hall
5 - 13.50 (11 concessions)
Please note: This performance is
recorded for broadcast.
8 Dec 13 Dec 17
An Evening of RCS Ceilidh
Traditional Music
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An exuberant evening of students for their annual,
traditional music featuring rip-roaring, toe-tapping ceilidh
students from across all in the home of Scottish music,
four years of the Bachelor the National Piping Centre.
of Music Traditional Music
programme. Wed 13 Dec / 7pm
National Piping Centre, G4 0HW
Fri 8 Dec / 7.30pm 10 (7.50 concessions)
Ledger Recital Room
10 (7.50 concessions)
The students really shine
when they step onstage to share
the fruits of their labour with
an audience from outside
the walls of the Royal
Conservatoire of Scotland.
Their passion and dedication
is obvious for all to see.
Professor Phil Cunningham,
RCS Artistic Director of Traditional Music
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Big Guitar Weekend
Big Guitar Weekend North East Scotland RCS Guitar Finnish-Scottish Big Guitar Weekend
returns with a
Classical Guitar Showcase Connections Closing Performance

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busy weekend of
performances, classes Society Award
Thu 2 Nov / 6pm Featuring our outstanding Otto Tolonen Guitar Big Guitar Weekend closes
and competitions. Ledger Recital Room guitar students from the Ian Watt Guitar for another year with the final
3 (2 concessions) School of Music. concert, featuring the School
If you would like Mompou Suite Compostelana of Music and the Big Guitar
information about Fri 3 Nov / 6.30pm Granados La Maja de Goya Weekend Guitar Orchestra.
participating on the
Big Guitar Weekend 3 Nov Ledger Recital Room
6.50 (5 concessions)
Granados Spanish Dances
Regondi Reverie-Nocturne Sun 5 Nov / 1pm
course, where you will Fridays at One: Jos Lindberg Mano a mano Ledger Recital Room
Piazzolla Verano Porteo 6.50 (5 concessions)
receive lessons and play Antonio Escobar
in ensembles over the Jos Antonio Escobar Guitar
4 Nov We are delighted to have
weekend, please contact
bgw@rcs.ac.uk Works by Sinz de la Maza:
Junior Conservatoire
Guitar Showcase
a double bill of guitarists
featuring RCS graduate, 5 Nov
Confidencia-preludio Ian Watt and Finland's Scottish Schools
Three Homages Our Junior Conservatoire Otto Tolonen with a Guitar Ensemble
programme of Spanish,
Big Guitar Weekend is Platero Y Yo Suite guitarists perform at Big
20th, 21st century and Competition
supported by Bolero Guitar Weekend, showcasing
Campanas del Alba music they have learnt so far. Scandinavian works.
The inaugural Scottish Schools
Sat 4 Nov / 7.30pm Guitar Ensemble Competition
The exciting annual Big Guitar Sat 4 Nov / 5pm
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Stevenson Hall invites young music groups

Weekend concerts kick off Ledger Recital Room from across the country to
with Chilean guitarist, Jos 3 (2 concessions) 5 - 10 (7.50 concessions)
perform and compete for
Antonio Escobar. We are

Image by Jos Antonio de Pablo

various prizes.
delighted to welcome this
prize-winning guitarist with Please visit the Box Office
a programme of works by website, rcs.ac.uk/boxoffice as
Spanish composer Eduardo more events will be added.
Sinz de la Maza.
Sun 5 Nov / 2.30pm
Fri 3 Nov / 1pm
Stevenson Hall
Stevenson Hall
3 (2 concessions)
18 5 - 10 (7.50 concessions)
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and Competitions
Music Masterclasses
30 Nov The Fiery Angel 6 Oct 2 Nov Hugh S Roberton Prizes
for Scottish Singing
MMus Opera Scenes: By Prokofiev Masterclasses Competitions

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Shakespeare
and Opera
Nicolette Molnr Director
Paul Plummer Musical Director
An entertaining and varied
mixture of short opera scenes,
performed with simple staging
and piano accompaniment.
All excerpts will be themed
around Shakespeares writings,
which have been transferred
into opera. Opera scenes give
students the opportunity
to hone and display their
craft, whilst performing new
repertoire, mixed with old
Opera
Max Hoehn Director
Mikhail Agrest Conductor
Evez Abdulla,
Dmitry Golovnin,
Agnieszka Rehlis,
Svetlana Sozdateleva,
Alexei Tanovitski Soloists
Masochistic obsession, black
magic, demons and exorcism
based on a novel by Bryusov,
Prokofievs seething opera is
considered his strongest and
most dramatically intense
score, full of rhythmic power
and extraordinary vocal writing.
RCS students perform alongside
Public masterclasses provide
audiences with a rare glimpse
into the learning process RCS
students undertake every day.
Led by distinguished guest
artists, they provide an
opportunity for our students to
further develop and experiment.
6 Oct
Brodsky Quartet
13 Oct
French horn with
Frank Lloyd
Throughout the year our
students compete in various
competitions and prizes. It is
valuable for them to perform
in front of an audience, and we
welcome you to join us.
2 Nov
North East Scotland
Classical Guitar
Society Award
Thursday / 6pm
Ledger Recital Room
3 (2 concessions) Tuesday / 2pm
12 Nov
(including the William
Allan Prize)
Tuesday / 2pm
Stevenson Hall
3 (2 concessions)
24 Nov
A Ramsay Calder Debussy
Prize (for Keyboard)
Friday / 3pm
Ledger Recital Room
3 (2 concessions)
28 Nov
Concerto Competition
Stevenson Hall
3 (2 concessions)

professional soloists and the

favourites. orchestra of Scottish Opera. 20 Oct Classical Concerto Prize
Cello with David Geringas Sunday / 1.30pm
Thu 30 Nov / 7.15pm
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Sun 3 Dec / 3pm Ledger Recital Room

Sat 2 Dec / 7.15pm
Alexander Gibson Opera Studio
10 (7.50 concessions)
Grand Hall, City Halls, 3 Nov 3 (2 concessions)
Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ
Guitar with Jos
10 - 15 (5 under 26 years) Antonio Escobar
In collaboration with Fridays / 3pm
Scottish Opera Ledger Recital Room
3 (2 concessions)

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23 Sep
Junior Conservatoire
Student Concerts
Performance is at the heart
of all learning at the Royal
Conservatoire of Scotland at
all stages. Student concerts
provide Junior Conservatoire
performers with a supportive
platform to gain valuable
experience.
Sat 23, 30 Sep / 5pm
Sat 7, 21, 28 Oct / 5pm
Sat 11, 18, 25 Nov / 5pm
Ledger Recital Room
3 (2 concessions)
Junior
Our student performances are 4 Nov
exceptional, magical and inspirational. Junior Conservatoire
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Guitar Showcase
These concerts show how the
Junior Conservatoire reflects the Our Junior Conservatoire
guitarists perform at Big Guitar
undergraduate curriculum with the Weekend, showcasing music
they have learnt so far.
same dedication and passion. Sat 4 Nov / 5pm
Ledger Recital Room
Jenn Adams, 3 (2 concessions)
Head of the Junior Conservatoire
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19 Nov
Junior Conservatoire
Concerto Auditions
Aspiring young musicians
audition for the opportunity
to perform a concerto with
the Junior Conservatoire
Symphony Orchestra.
Sun 19 Nov / from 11am
Ledger Recital Room
3 (2 concessions)
25 Nov
Junior Conservatoire
Sinfonia and Strings
The Junior Conservatoire
Sinfonia and strings ensembles
take to the stage to perform
well-known classical pieces.
Sat 25 Nov / 5.15pm
Stevenson Hall
5 - 8.50 (6.50 concessions)
2 Dec
Junior Conservatoire
Wind Orchestra
Our Junior Conservatoire
Wind Orchestra is made up
of 70 students who are sure
to impress with their fun and
lively repertoire.
Sat 2 Dec / 5.15pm
Stevenson Hall
5 - 10 (7.50 concessions)
9 Dec
Junior Conservatoire
Big Band and
Musical Theatre
'Tis the season join our Junior
Conservatoire Big Band and
Musical Theatre students for a
selection of festive favourites
and jazzy treats.
Sat 9 Dec / 7pm
Stevenson Hall
5 - 10 (7.50 concessions)
16 Dec 23
Junior Conservatoire
Symphony Orchestra
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and Chamber Choir
The final concert of 2017
is held by our Junior
Conservatoire Symphony
Orchestra and Chamber
Choir and includes accordion
concerto, Vclav Trojan's
Fairy Tales for accordion
and orchestra, performed by
Junior soloist, Ryan Corbett.
Sat 16 Dec / 7pm
Stevenson Hall
5 - 10 (7.50 concessions)
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31 Oct
The Wonderful World
of Dissocia
BA ACTING
By Anthony Neilson
Directed by Debbie Hannan
Set and Costume Designer
Debbie Jenkins
Sound Designer
Andrew Jackson
Lisa Jones has been feeling off
lately turns out, she has lost
an hour of her life. She travels
to the surreal land of Dissocia
to get it back and finds a host
of funny, brutal and strangely
Drama
familiar characters along the
way. Anthony Neilsons bold
and brilliant play is a raucous
Fabulous and wild adventure through
the underbelly of one
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production the quality womans mind.
is outstanding. The Please note: This production
contains adult themes and may
not be suitable for young children.
talent of the cast would
Tue 31 Oct / 7.30pm
rival anything you see in Wed 1 Nov / 7.30pm
the West End.
Thu 2 Nov / 2.30pm, 7.30pm
Fri 3 Nov / 2.30pm, 7.30pm (BSL)
New Athenaeum Theatre
5 - 15.50
24
Broadway World, 9 to 5
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31 Oct
Balm in Gilead
BA ACTING
By Lanford Wilson
Directed by Mark Thomson
Set and Costume Designer
Katy Meehan
Lighting Designer Calum Dunbar
Sound Designer Steven Selby
When Lanford Wilson
wrote Balm in Gilead in
1965, Manhattan was not the
New York we know today
where only the rich could
countenance actually living.
He takes us to an all-night cafe
populated by the desperate.
Prostitutes, hustlers and
heroin addicts gather nightly
for company, drugs and to
make a buck.
Please note: This production
contains adult themes and may
not be suitable for young children.
Tue 31 Oct / 7.15pm (CAP)
Wed 1 Nov / 7.15pm
Thu 2 Nov / 2pm, 7.15pm
Fri 3 Nov / 2pm, 7.15pm
Chandler Studio Theatre
13.50 (11 concessions)
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14 Nov
Love and Information
BA PERFORMANCE IN
BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE
AND ENGLISH
By Caryl Churchill
Directed by
Jonathan Lloyd Creative
Director, Solar Bear
Caryl Churchill is one of the
worlds most daring and
playful playwrights. Love and
Information is an exhilarating
theatrical kaleidoscope that
asks questions about how we
live in a world bombarded
by information. How do we
make sense of things? Whats
true and whats fake? What
about intimacy, privacy, our
relationships?
The production, accessible to
both hearing and D/deaf
audiences, showcases the
talents of our students in
venues across Scotland.
Produced in association
with Solar Bear, a pioneering
theatre company whose
work celebrates the creative
possibilities of inclusion.
Tue 14 Nov / 7.30pm
The Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
Wed 15 Nov / 7.30pm
Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
Thu 16, Fri 17 Nov / 7.30pm
Scottish Youth Theatre,
Glasgow
Mon 20 Nov / 7.30pm
Eastwood Park, Giffnock
Wed 22 Nov / 7.30pm
Eden Court, Inverness
Thu 23 Nov / 7.30pm
Woodend Barn, Banchory
13.50 (11 concessions)
Please note: RCS Box Office will
only be selling tickets for the
performance at the Scottish Youth
Theatre. All other tickets will be
sold by the individual venues,
please visit our website for more
information at rcs.ac.uk/boxoffice
In association with
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28 Nov
London Road
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BA MUSICAL THEATRE
By Alecky Blythe and Adam Cork
Directed by Philip Howard
Movement Director
Emily Jane Boyle
Musical Director
Gavin Whitworth
Set and Costume Designer
Meghan Grieve
In 2006, Suffolk was shocked
when five women's bodies
were discovered in Ipswich, a
quiet rural town. London Road
tells the real and moving story
of ordinary people coming
together during the darkest of
experiences. The performance
is based on interviews with
people in the community at the
time, using their words to create
a powerful musical score.
Please note: This production
COMING SOON...
contains adult themes and may
not be suitable for young children.
Spring Awakening
Tue 28 Nov / 7.30pm
Wed 29 Nov / 2.30pm, 7.30pm Sat 10 Fri 16
Thu 30 Nov / 7.30pm Mar 2018
Fri 1 Dec / 2.30pm, 7.30pm Please visit the Box Office
Chandler Studio Theatre website, rcs.ac.uk/boxoffice
13.50 (11 concessions) for more information.
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BOOKING OFFER The Jungle Book One More Sleep Christmas at the

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20% off
By Stuart Paterson
Directed by Hugh Hodgart
when groups of ten Assistant Director Lucien
or more book
Lindsay-MacDougall
Set and Costume Designer
Robin Peoples
Lighting Designer Stephen Keenan
Sound Designer Jack McWeeny
In the year in which Disneys
first cartoon version celebrates
its 50th anniversary, we are
delighted to present Stuart
Patersons acclaimed stage
adaptation of Rudyard
Kiplings original Jungle Book
stories. The story of Mowgli,
the baby stolen by a tiger and
raised by wolves, is thrilling
and heart-warming all at once.
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'til Christmas
BA ACTING
Directed by Guy Hollands
It's the night before Christmas,
and seven excited siblings
are tucked up in bed. But who
can sleep when Santas on
his way? Maybe singing some
festive carols will help.
Citizens Theatre Associate
Director Guy Hollands
creates a new fun-filled festive
show for 3 6 year olds in the
intimate setting of the Circle
Studio at Citizens Theatre,
performed by students from
the BA Acting programme.
Thu 7, Fri 8 Dec / 10.30am
Sat 9, Sat 16, Sat 23 Dec /
Conservatoire
MA MUSICAL THEATRE
RCS Concert Orchestra
Directed by Michael Howell
Musical Supervisor David Higham
Musical Theatre students join a
band from the School of Music
for a thrilling programme of
song and dance, from seasonal
swing to contemporary classics.
Wed 13 Dec / 7.30pm
Thu 14 Dec / 2.30pm, 7.30pm
Fri 15 Dec / 1pm
Stevenson Hall
5 - 13.50

As Mowgli finally defeats the 11am, 1pm, 3pm

fearsome tiger, with help from
his animal friends, he must
come to terms with what life
holds for him next, in the
jungle or the village.
Sat 9 Dec, Tue 12 Dec -
Fri 15 Dec / 12.30pm, 7pm
Thu 14 Dec / 12.30pm (R)
Fri 15 Dec / 7pm (BSL)
New Athenaeum Theatre
26 5 - 20
Sun 10, Sun 17, Wed 20, Thu 21,
Sun 24, Wed 27 Sun 31 Dec /
11am, 2pm
Wed 13 Fri 15, Tue 19 Dec /
10.30am, 1.30pm
Fri 22 Dec / 1pm, 3pm
Citizens Theatre, G5 9DS
9 (6 for relaxed performance)
 The Exchange Talks are
2 Oct
our weekly series of Professor David
Watkin Professorial
public seminars in which
respected members of Address
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
our staff, academia and
the professions share Performers in any medium
their research insights constantly juggle real time
on art, society and issues decisions about different
that matter. areas and levels of meaning.
David (pictured left) will
Exchange
Mondays / 6pm lead a discussion in to the
decisions we make about the
Fyfe Lecture Theatre
microscopic details of our
(unless stated)
Free - ticket required craft relate to our sense of the
performance as a whole.
Ledger Recital Room
9 Oct
Catherine King
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Talks
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16 Oct
Dr John De Simone
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
23 Oct
Dr Laura Gonzales
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
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30 Oct
Dr Jill Morgan
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
6 Nov
Exchange Keys
We are delighted to welcome
Professor Julia Hobsbawm
to kick off a new strand of
RCS events, exploring a range
of contemporary themes
around the Artist in Society;
living and working healthily,
imaginatively and effectively.
Julia is the worlds first
professor in Networking,
having been made Honorary
Visiting Professor by Londons
Cass Business School.
Ledger Recital Room
13 Nov
Stuart Harris-Logan
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
20 Nov
Angela Rawlings
University of Glasgow
27 Nov Symposium ticket holders
are also invited to attend 29
Dr Emily Doolittle the evening performance of
the student production of
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
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Caryl Churchills Love and
Information from 14 Nov
4 Dec 23 Nov (please see page 25
for more information).
Professor Celia Duffy
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Full programme for the
symposium will be available
on our Box Office website,
17 Nov
rcs.ac.uk/boxoffice.
Now You See Fri 17 Nov / 2pm
Scottish Youth Theatre, G1 1TF
Me Symposium Symposium is free but ticketed.
This symposium is co-produced
by RCS and Solar Bear.
In association with
Our BA Performance in British
Sign Language and English
programme is the first course
of its kind in the UK. It exists to
train talented deaf performers
and performance makers. The
first cohort of performers are
graduating in June 2018 and
this symposium is part of their
transition.
The Symposium will explore
the opportunities that lie
ahead for this group of artists
in collaboration with the
industry.
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Setan Jawa 2016
13 Sep
Festival of Gamelan
and the Moving
Image
Sedna The Woman Under the
Sea and Setan Jawa are part of
a two-day Festival of Gamelan
and the Moving Image. The
performances at RCS feature two
gamelan orchestras and involve
40 musicians from Indonesia
and the UK.
External
Sedna The Woman
Under the Sea
Guests
An exciting cultural
collaboration between
performing artists What It Is Is
and Gamelan Naga Mas which
combine live digital art and
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original music for Javanese
gamelan to create Sedna - The
Woman Under the Sea. This
piece explores a story told
by the Aboriginal peoples of
Canada and Greenland: Sedna,
a young woman mutilated and
transformed into an undersea
goddess.
Wed 13 Sep / 7.30pm
Ledger Recital Room
30 10 (7.50 concessions)
Setan Jawa
Garin Nugroho Director
Rahayu Supanggah Conductor
Setan Jawa is a silent black and
white film by director Garin
Nugroho accompanied by a
live gamelan orchestra led by
composer Rahayu Supanggah.
It draws on influences from
German Expressionist cinema,
Indonesian puppet theatre and
Javanese mysticism to tell a
story of poverty, love and a deal
with the devil.
Thu 14 Sep / 7.30pm
Stevenson Hall
6.50 (5 concessions)
7 Oct
Metropolis LIVE
Fritz Lang Film
Hazel Cameron Performance
Dmytro Morykit Key Performer
Dmytro Morykit gives
an incredible concert to
complement this iconic
film, bringing it to modern
audiences. The dramatic
theatre of the solo piano with
the stunning cinematic images
give a new way to experience
both music and image.
Sat 7 Oct / 7.30pm
Stevenson Hall
15.00 (12 concessions)
From
11 Oct
Poetry and Sang
Gang Thegither
A 10-week lecture series
exploring the links between
Scottish poetry and song by
Fred Freeman, producer of
the internationally acclaimed
Complete Songs of Robert
Burns (12 vols, Linn Records).
As well as the Ancient Scots
Ballads; poems and songs of
Dunbar and Henryson;
Ramsay, Fergusson and Burns;
MacDiarmid, Violet Jacob,
Hamish Henderson, and more.
11 Oct - 13 Dec
Wednesdays / 7pm
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Free - ticket required
15 Oct 21 Dec 31
British Horn The Bothwell
Society Day Philharmonic Choir
Box office: 0141 332 5057
presents "The Wonder
Visit RCS for a day celebrating of Christmas"
the French horn with a variety
of classes, ensembles and talks Mark Donnelly Musical Director
by the British Horn Society. Dennis Haggerty Special Guest
Tenor, Craigholme School Choir
Please visit the Box Office
website, rcs.ac.uk/boxoffice Thu 21 Dec / 7.30pm
for more information. Stevenson Hall
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Sun 15 Oct
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Free - ticket required
29 Oct
Glasgow Orchestral
Society
Sibelius Kareila Suite
Korngold Violin Concerto
Brahms Symphony No. 2
Conducted by Chris Swaffer
Oct 29 Oct / 7.30pm
Stevenson Hall
10 (5 student ticket)

Play your part
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Receiving this scholarship has enabled me to
pursue my studies wholeheartedly. It has granted me
a freedom to practice and focus on improving my
technique and craft. I feel very lucky indeed to have
been able to take advantage of everything the opera
school has had to offer.
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Thank you for supporting our students 33
by coming to see them perform.
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Now please help us support their continued development.
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a special place, offering a distinctive education. The generous
support of individuals like you is essential in helping us remain a world leader in education and
advancement of the performing arts. We would love to discuss how you can play your part and nurture
future arts leaders for Scotland and for the world.
Ways to support the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Scholarship Fund Join our Company of Donors
We believe that students of great potential should be nurtured Joining our membership programme means you will be part of a
and developed, whatever their personal circumstances. Every valued family of supporters and receive unique insight into life at
investment in an RCS scholarship, however modest, brings this the Royal Conservatoire. Members benefit from priority booking
life-changing experience within reach of another individual. for all of our shows, the opportunity to attend special member
events and you will know that you have played your part in
Take Your Seat supporting the success of our students.
For a minimum donation of 250, you can select and dedicate
your favourite seat in our purpose-built performance venues.
Leave a Legacy
Your gift will go directly to the RCS Scholarship Fund, managed
by the Trustees of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Trust.
Leaving a gift in your will makes a lasting impact on the future
work of RCS and our students.
Find out more about the ways you can support the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
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 Accessibility
We believe in marking the
performing arts as accessible
to as many people as possible,
and try to do everything
we can to accommodate
everyone. If there are any
Information improvements you feel we
can make please contact us at
communications@rcs.ac.uk
We have:
Wheelchair spaces with
companion seats in all
venues
Level access and the lift to
all floors within the building
Disabled parking available to
the rear of the building and
in the adjacent multi-storey
car park
BSL interpreted and
captioned performances,
as well as a dedicated Deaf
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Theatre Club
Induction loops in all venues
for patrons who are hard of
hearing
Relaxed performances
Accessible toilets
Trained Box Office and
Front of House staff that are
always happy to help in any
way they can.
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Deaf Theatre Club
Developed in collaboration
with Solar Bear, we offer
signed, relaxed or captioned
shows (see page 2). Deaf
Theatre Club members can get
a ticket for these performances
at a discounted price of 5,
and will be welcomed to the
building by staff who have
been trained in British Sign
Language.
To register for our Deaf Theatre
Club and get a ticket for these
performances at a discounted
price of 5, please email us at
boxoffice@rcs.ac.uk or call
us on the Text Relay Service:
18002 0141 332 5057.
Relaxed
performances
Relaxed performances
specifically cater for people
who would benefit from
adjustments made to shows,
such as customers with Autism
Spectrum Disorder, sensory
and communication disorders,
a learning disability, or parents
with very young children.
Slight adjustments are made
to the performance to increase
audience members comfort
and enjoyment.
Conditions of sale
1. Once purchased, tickets cannot
be refunded, except in the
event of a cancelled show.
2. Exchanges may be available for
a future show, to a seat of the
same value or higher. A 1 fee is
charged for exchanges.
3. It may not be possible to
admit latecomers, so please
aim to arrive at the venue 15
minutes prior to the start of the
performance.
4. Reservations can be held for
three days without payment.
Reservations will automatically
be released after three days
unless payment is received.
Tickets reserved less than three
days prior to the performance
will be automatically released
the day before the performance.
Reservations cannot be made
on the day of a performance.
5. We reserve the right to refuse
admission.
6. Please ensure that mobile
phones and other devices
are switched off during the
performance.
7. Filming and photography
are not permitted during the
performance.
8. Glasses, food and hot drinks
are not permitted in the
auditoriums.
9. All details were correct at
the time of going to print and
printed in good faith. RCS
reserves the right to change
performance details without
prior notice if necessary.
10. Some events may not be
suitable for young children.
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no longer use 24 hours before the
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start of the event. Well be happy
to exchange this for a future event
of the same or higher value. We
charge a small 1 fee for exchanges.
Transaction fee
We charge a maximum of 1 per
transaction. This contributes to
our ticketing operational costs
(such as card processing fees),
and therefore maximises the
funds that RCS can spend on
our education programmes.
Transaction fees will not apply to
cash purchases made at the Box
Office. An additional 75p charge is
made when tickets are posted.
Your details
Please be aware when booking that
your details will be held on the RCS
computer system. If your consent
has been given at the point of
purchase, or has been previously
indicated, your information will be
used occasionally to contact you
with information and offers we feel
may interest you.
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Opening hours
The Box Office is open 9am 5pm
(Mon to Fri).

Outside of these hours, it will

open 90 mins prior to the start
of a performance Mon - Fri, and
remains open until 15 mins after
the start time.

Weekend opening hours vary,

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centre, we are easy to get to by
rail, bus and underground. There
is a taxi rank opposite the Renfrew
Street campus and a cycle stand
outside the main entrance.

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