The Lochgelly Centre in Fife is hosting a concert on Saturday, October 1 to celebrate the life and music of Joe Temperley, the baritone saxophonist who died in May.
Temperley, who was born in Cowdenbeath, played in Tommy Sampson’s orchestra in Glasgow before joining Humphrey Lyttelton’s band in 1957.
On leaving Lyttelton in 1965, he moved to the U.S where he played with Woody Herman, then Buddy Rich and the Thad Jones –Mel Lewis Orchestra among others.
In 1974 he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra as a replacement for the legendary Harry Carney and latterly he played with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at the Lincoln Centre Orchestra.
He maintained strong links with his homeland until the end of his life and was a particular friend of Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra, who will perform alongside musicians including Temperley’s nephew, Ian Fraser.
The concert begins at 7:15pm.
https://www.onfife.com
Scotland’s National Orchestra’s vocal ensemble is recruiting new members.
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s (RSNO) Chorus is inviting applicants.
Originally named the Glasgow Choral Union, which made the first performance of Handel’s Messiah in the country, the RSNO Chorus is Scotland’s longest-serving performing arts ensemble.
The RSNO Chorus performs in around six different programmes in up to twenty concerts across Scotland with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra each year.
It has also had success in recording with the orchestra, and the chorus also performs independently.
The RSNO Chorus has toured in Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Israel, Germany, Belfast, Australia, Trondheim and most recently, Amsterdam.
Currently, the RSNO Chorus has around 120 members.
As an amateur chorus, the members receive no payment for their services.
Forthcoming performances for the RSNO Chorus include Verdi’s Requiem in December, Handel’s Messiah in January, a new work by Irish composer Gerald Barry in May, and performing live accompaniment to the screening of the Oscar-winning 1984 film Amadeus, also in May 2017.
www.rsno.org.uk/chorus.
Faclan has announced its 2016 programme.
The Hebridean Book Festival, Feis Litreachas Innse Gall, has announced that some of the countries leading writers, thinkers and commentators are to appear alongside authors who are based in the Outer Hebrides.
The full programme of events, talks and discussions will run from November 2-5 2016 and will be the sixth edition of the festival taking place at Stornoway's centre for the arts, An Lanntair.
This year the theme of the festival is North Atlantic.
Scots Makar Jackie Kay is making her first visit to the Hebrides as part of her bid to travel all around Scotland as the new national poet.
She will appear in both Stornoway (An Lanntair) and North Uist (Taigh Chearsabhagh) reading from her poetry collections.
Other writers appearing include Madeleine Bunting, Amy Liptrot, Marion Coutts, Nick Abadzis, and Philip Hoare.
Bunting will launch Love of Country: A Hebridean Journey.
Faclan was founded in 2006 and takes place during the Celtic festival of Samhain.
www.facalan.org
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