Carpe Diem Productions
Previous Productions
Carpe Diem have been performing since 1994. Here are brief details on our previous productions. For fuller details, click on the links below.
An AIDS Requiem
First performed on Friday, 2nd December 1994 at Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh in aid of Milestone House and The Village Charity Manchester. It was performed by Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group under Musical Director Shona Morgan. It has also been performed on or around World AIDS day in 1985, 1997 and 1998. Read more . . .Gloria
A setting of the sacred text for four soloists and choir, Gloria was performed in 1998. Read more . . .
Carmina Gadelica
Performed on the Fringe in 1999. Settings of 19 texts from Alexander Carmichael's Carmina Gadelica, English translations of traditional Gaelic hymns, chants and incantations. Read more . . .
If I Had Wings
Performed on the Fringe in 2000, a concert showing the wide range of Peter's music. Read more . . .
Stabat Mater
Performed on the Fringe 2000, Peter's setting of the Stabat Mater for Soprano, Tenor and choir. Read more . . .
Blood on the Stones
Performed on the Fringe 2001 and 2003, Blood on the Stones is a musical tale of the notorious bodysnatchers Burke and Hare. Read more . . .
Street of Sorrows
Performed at the Fringe 2004 and 2006, Street of Sorrows is a musical about the plague in Edinburgh's Mary King's Close in 1645. Read more . . .
Hymn to the Guardian Angels
Performed in January 2005 and on the Fringe 2006, Peter's setting of 17th century sacred text Parvuum Officium Sancti Angeli Custodes is scored for Soprano, Contralto, Tenor and Baritone. Read more . . .
Sailing to Tomorrow
Performed on the Fringe 2007 and 2008, Sailing to Tomorrow is a musical about the Highland Clearances. Read more . . .
Carpe Diem Concert
Performed in Leven, Fife in June of 2008, this concert featured a range of music by Peter. Read more . . .
The Fire and The Thistle
Performed on the Fringe 2009, The Fire and The Thistle is a musical about the notorious Scottish Witch Trials of 1645. Read more . . .
The Testament of Cresseid
Performed on the Fringe 2009. The Testament of Cresseid is an Opera based on the text of the same name by medieval Scots poet Robert Henryson. Read more . . .
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