Now in its 20th year, the 2015 West End Festival promises to be bigger and bolder than ever with this year’s music programme featuring an eclectic selection including folk, jazz, rock, world, classical, recital, chamber and choral performances. Here are five picks from around the festival:
Shona Brown – The North Atlantic Project
Award-winning musician Shona Brown creates atmospheric songs and instrumentals by layering and looping haunting flute melodies, ethereal vocal harmonies and ambient electronic sounds.
June 5, 7.30pm, The Piping College. £8 (£6 conc).
Louise Macdonald presents Mary Queen of Scots
Louise Macdonald presents a world premiere of new works by Judith Bingham, Dee Isaacs and Eddie McGuire as well as a performance of Schumann’s Maria Stuart Leider. A close look at the letters and poetry of Mary Queen of Scots and the fear and intrigue, religious rivalry and feuding families at court it features contralto Louise Macdonald and pianist Ingrid Sawers.
June 5, 7.30pm, The Mackintosh Church. £12 (£10 conc).
Electric Honey Records Showcase
Electric Honey Records, now situated at Glasgow Kelvin College, present their annual showcase of their renowned student run record label. This year the performances include: Harry & The Hendersons, Schnarff, Finn Le Marinel and Apache Sun.
June 26, 8pm, Oran Mor. £5.
Peggy Seeger
Now in her 80th year, folk legend, feminist icon, political activist, eco-warrior and muse Peggy Seeger visits the West End Festival to perform songs from her 22nd solo album 'Everything Changes'.
June 27, 8pm, Oran Mor. £17.50.
Russkaya Cappella – The First Five Years
Glasgow-based choir Russkaya Cappella, are this year celebrating their fifth year with an evening of evergreen Russian classics. The programme includes music by Bortnyansky, Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Taneyev, Rachmaninoff and Sviridov as well as poetry by Fet and AK Tolstoy.
June 14, 7.30pm, Hyndland Parish Church. £10 (£8 conc).
West End Festival, June 5-28, various venues.
See five children and family events at the West End Festival from Time Out.