Edinburgh Hispanic Festival Opening Concert

Submitted by edg on Thu, 29 Sep '11 9.10am
Time & place
Tickets and info
Telephone (box office)
0131 242 8100
Description

A concert at the reference library kicks off the annual Edinburgh Hispanic Festival. This is the 7th Hispanic Festival runs to 14th October with a variety of events around the theme of Hispanic Arts in Scotland.

The Opening Concert features piping, flamenco, poetry and song, with Jean Redpath among others:

18.30: Doors Open

19.00: James Macdonald Reid, leading European bagpiper

19.05: Welcome by Festival Directors and Library Staff

19.15: Selected Poems by Douglas Dunn read in English and Spanish

19.50: Jean Redpath, great Scots folk-singer will present Spanish and Scots songs – in the fiftieth year of her international career

20.10: Break

20.15: Flamenco! Tote Conte and Flamenco Puro

20.45: James Macdonald Reid – Pipes the Retreat

Tickets

Tickets are free but you need to book ahead - call 0131 242 8100 or email [email protected]