Friends of St Cecilia’s Hall and Museum

22/08/2026

Today 3-4pm, £5-£15. Tickets on the door!

19/08/2026

It’s a violin, Jim, but not as we know it …

This week’s Instrument of the Week is the alto violin! This instrument may look like a viola, but it is actually a violin. It is part of the New Violin Octet, a series of violins designed by Carleen Hutchins, who wanted to create eight violins of matched scale and design.

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Pictured: Alto violin, Carleen Hutchins, 1974.

19/08/2026

Today at 3pm! Tickets £5-£15 on the door.

17/08/2026

A great review of an excellent concert! For more concerts at St Cecilia's Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum, see https://friendsofstceciliashall.com/events-new/

St Cecilia's Hall 15/8/26 Hilary Michael, violin/sax, Richard Michael, piano In Conversation: Baroque, Blues and Beyond is one of the Sounds of St Cecilia’s series Many here in the lovely oval Sypert Hall have exceptional musical knowledge, but I'd lay odds that every one of them learned

17/08/2026

13/08/2026

Tickets available for in-person or online attendance!

Did you know that St Cecilia's Hall is hosting this year's ICOM Music Annual Meeting? Want to know the best part? You don't even need to be an ICOM member to attend! Tickets start from as little as £20 - find out more information on our website, or click the link below to register now.🎼🥳

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2026-icom-music-annual-meeting-tickets-1993195229587

12/08/2026

Today at St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street! Tickets available on the door!

12/08/2026

Bugle bliss!

This week’s Instrument of the Week is the keyed bugle. Keyed bugles were an important step in the development of brass instruments and musical ensembles. Borrowing the concept from woodwinds, keys were initially added to trumpets and then to the military bugle in around 1800.

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Pictured: Keyed bugle, Josh Greenhill, c.1835. MIMEd 3741.

08/08/2026

Sounds of St Cecilia’s 2026: beautiful music in beautiful surroundings. Tickets £5-£15 (£13 for Friends of St Cecilia’s) available on the door!