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CELEBRATION! 20 YEARS OF THE WAGNER SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND & AN ACCOUNT OF ITS FIRST 12 YEARS AS 'THE SCOTTISH BRANCH' — Derek Watson

Derek Watson will share the great moments over the span of 32 years since he and a group of friends founded the Wagner Society of Scotland, and will reminisce about how and why the branch became an independent Society 20 years ago, joining a family of Wagner Societies worldwide. Highlights of the Society's history will be recalled on screen in photographs and on film. He will also play rare recordings of some of our distinguished guests, reflect on Richard Wagner's own knowledge of our country and introduce extracts by Scottish artists who distinguish themselves in Wagner performance.

Derek Watson was founder member and Chair of the Wagner Society in Scotland since its beginning in 1984, through its inauguration as an independent society in 1996 until he retired in 2013. He is well known as a freelance tutor and lecturer on music, the author of The Master Musicians volumes on Bruckner and Liszt, a biographer of Richard Wagner, and the writer of many articles in scholarly publications relating to 19th-century music, contributing recently to the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Wagner.

After Derek's talk there will be refreshments, cake, and time to reminisce. 

Free Entry for members, Cake and bubbly, come and join the celebration!

All events are held at Edinburgh Society of Musicians, 3 Belford Road, EH4 3BL
(by Dean Bridge)


Usually admission £7 members; £15 non-members or why not pitch up and join. See www.wagnerscotland.net for details.

Performance DatesAnniversary of Wagner Society 2016

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Edinburgh Society of Musicians | Edinburgh

2 Oct, 19.30

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