This entertaining programme plays with some of the mathematical enigmas of music, from overtones to samba. You are invited to join in dances and strange harmonies. No counting required.
First outing at MIA, Strathaven, on Monday 23 March 2026, 8pm.
Programme
[Philip Glass: Einstein on the Beach (Knee Play 5) (1976)] (not performed at MIA)
Edward Elgar, Enigma Variations op. 36, variation XII (B.G.N.) Andante rubato (1899) / arr. 2026 for Salonorchester
Pietro Mascagni / arr. Becce: Serenata (6/8) (1894/1928)
Hans May: A Star fell from Heaven (Ein Stern fällt vom Himmel) (film waltz) (1934)
Richard Rodgers / arr. Spud Murphy): The Blue Room (foxtrot) (1926 / 1935)
Alphons Czibulka / arr. Artok: Gavotte Stephanie (1881 / 1925)
George Gershwin / arr. Salabert: Strike up the band (foxtrot military style in 4) (1927 / 1928)
Paul Desmond / Brubeck quartet / arr. Greenslade: Take 5 (5/4) (1959)
Dizzy Gillespie / Frank Paparelli: A Night in Tunesia (samba) (1944)
Granville Bantock: Scenes from the Scottish Highlands (1914), Strathspey: The braes o’ Tullymet’, arr. 2026 for Salonorchester
J. S. Bach / arr. Granville Bantock: Wachet auf (“Sleepers, Awake” choral variation) (1599 Philipp Nicolai / 1748 Bach / 1925 Bantock)
