Schubert Octet and Songs of Inspiration

Join us for an evening of glorious music in St.

Vincent’s Chapel, Edinburgh.

The Bloomsbury Players introduce and perform Schubert’s Octet on historical instruments, alongside new arrangements of Schubert’s songs that inspired his instrumental chamber music.ProgrammeFranz Schubert, arr.

Bill Thorp - new arrangements of Schubert’s songs that inspired his instrumental chamber music, alongside excerpts from his string quartets Rosamunde and Death and the Maiden~ Interval ~Franz Schubert - Octet in F major, D. 803~ The Bloomsbury Players ~Katherine Spencer - clarinet, Ursula Leveaux - bassoon, Bob Ashworth - horn, Sijie Chen - violin, Will McGahon - violin, Hannah Shaw - viola, Christopher Graves - ‘cello, Alexander Jones - double bass