Edinburgh International Festival Macmillan

Sir james macmillan prepares for premiere of fifth symphony.

Edinburgh international festival macmillan. Edinburgh international festival society is a company limited by guarantee and incorporated in scotland sc024766 with its registered office at the hub castlehill edinburgh eh1 2ne. By invitation from the festival director the international festival brings top class performers of music especially classical music theatre opera and dance from around the world to perform. 1996 inés de castro macmillan s first opera is premiered by scottish opera as part of the 1996 international festival. Registered charity no sc004694.

S cotland s pre eminent composer sir james macmillan turns 60 this year a landmark celebrated by the edinburgh international festival with a series of concerts culminating in the premiere of a. Music programmers are alive to anniversaries and key dates the edinburgh international festival marking sir james macmillan s 60th birthday year with a healthy representation of his music. The edinburgh international festival was a sort of multi disciplined glyndebourne. This world premiere of his symphony no.

The edinburgh international festival is an annual festival of performing arts in edinburgh scotland over three weeks in august. Its director peter diamond was a distinguished and patrician man who would personally greet principal artists on the platform of waverley station as they arrived on a train from london. 5 le grand inconnu was an unmissable highlight. Edinburgh castle was bathed in moonlight.

To celebrate the 60th birthday of sir james macmillan the edinburgh international festival has programmed his music over five concerts including the nash ensemble with fourteen little pictures the national youth choir of scotland with all the hills and vales along and the royal scottish national orchestra and the festival chorus with the cantata quickening.