Things to do on St Andrew’s Day

 

Go to one of the newest restaurants in town – there are plenty to choose from. 

Every oyster is £1 from Monday to Thursday 4-6pm at the White Horse Oyster and Seafood Bar…..

Here Caroline from Edinburgh Foody has her say on what she liked about it.

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30 November 2017 at 7:30pm Scottish Chamber Orchestra Christmas Oratorio at The Queen’s Hall

JS Bach: Christmas Oratorio Parts 1, 2, 3 sung in German

Jonathan Cohen: conductor/harpsichord; Soraya Mafi: soprano; Paula Murrihy: mezzo soprano; Samuel Boden: tenor (Evangelist); Neal Davies: bass baritone; SCO Chorus; Gregory Batsleer: chorus director

Picture nativity scenes by a great master, a Breughel or a Botticelli: landscapes filled with angels, people and animals; colour, movement, human touches and tiny incidental details all animated and elevated to a higher level by the mystery of the Holy Child at the heart of the scene. This is what Bach translates into such personal and colourful music in his Christmas Oratorio – a lavish sequence of choruses and arias featuring wonderful solos for the instrumentalists. Outstanding soloists under the direction of Jonathan Cohen, himself one of Britain’s finest young interpreters of Bach, promise an exceptional evening.

PRE-CONCERT INSIGHTS: 6.30pm Dr John Kitchen (City of Edinburgh Organist) discusses Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.

Tickets here.

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The day has been celebrated in Scotland for over a thousand years but it was only in 1320 when Scotland’s independence was declared that this strong, friendly and giving man. officially became our patron saint.

If you hop on one of the Edinburgh Bus Tours this week the guides on the Edinburgh Tour will be able to tell you more about him.

Find out which of the tour tickets works best for you.

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All the marketing companies in Edinburgh and beyond will no doubt have a table at the ‘must attend’ event on Thursday night at Mansfield Traquair.

The Marketing Society are holding their 13th St Andrew’s Day Dinner with Ruby Wax OBE as   guest speaker

Tickets here

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At the Voodoo Rooms they have the Faroese musician EIVOR

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The fabulously talented Worbey and Farrell take to the stage at the Usher Hall. Tickets here.

Worbey & Farrell are internationally acclaimed concert pianists with a wicked sense of humour. The Edinburgh-based duo have performed in over 150 countries and achieved millions of hits on YouTube with their utterly sensational piano playing and barnstorming blend of sparky humour.

We met them after a Fringe show and got them to ‘pretend play’ our pretend piano….they are hugely entertaining.