Daniel's Beard are the host ensemble of The Cottier Chamber Project, which takes place in the West End of Glasgow during June each year. Click here for more information about the festival.
As part of the Made in Scotland showcase during the Edinburgh Fringe 2014, Daniel's Beard gave a series of performances of Complete Nonsense & The Lady of Shalott in collaboration with High Heart Dance Company. They also held a mini-chamber music festival in Canongate Kirk, with a series of 6 afternoon concerts.
Click here for more information about Complete Nonsense & The Lady of Shalott
Recent concerts:
Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow
Olivia Calder: Absolute Zero (world premiere)
Christopher Gough: Bagatelle Suite
Helen McVey: The Humorous Master Interpreter
Heiner Goebbels: Herakles 2
trumpet: Sam Kinrade and Jacob Rosenberg
horn: Andy Saunders
trombone: Mike Buchanan
tuba: Craig Anderson
University of Glasgow Concert Hall
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 Op.122
Franz Schubert: String Quartet No.14 'Death and the Maiden' D.810
violin: Alasdair Savage & Alice Rickards
viola: Andy Berridge
cello: Sonia Cromarty
Cottier's Theatre, Hyndland, Glasgow
with High Heart Dance Company
Fray
Diana Loosmore: choreography
Christopher Rathbone: Daniel's Razor
Nadia Boulanger: Trois Pièces
Krzysztof Penderecki: Sextet
violin: Aisling O'Dea
viola: Sophie Rathbone
cello: Sonia Cromarty
clarinet: Jean Johnson
horn: Andy Saunders
piano: Liivi Arder
dancers: Freya Jeffs, Miranda Sheehy, Penny Chivas, Joanne Pirrie
created with support from Creative Scotland, McGlashan Trust and Crear: Space to Create
St Simon's Church, Partick Bridge
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No.15 Op.144
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet Op.77 No.2
violin: Gordon Bragg and Aisling O'Dea
viola: Andy Berridge
cello: Sonia Cromarty