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FEATURED ARTISTS
James Reese, tenor
Debra Nagy, oboe and director
Shelby Yamin, violin
Rebecca Landell, cello
Adam Cockerham, guitar and archlute
A Red, red rose
Presented by the Academy of Early Music
Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 7:30 pm
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
306 N Division St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
From A Red, red rose to Comin’ thro the rye and Auld lang syne, Robert Burns’ poetry and music is beloved the world over. Join Les Délices and “shining” tenor James Reese for a joyful evening of ballad tunes and Caledonian country dances as we celebrate the Scottish bard ahead of his birthday.
Musical Program
Robert Burns: My heart’s in the highlands, featuring variations on Failte na Miosg by James Oswald
Poem recitation: To a Mouse, on turning her up in her Nest, with the Plough, November, 1785 (Robert Burns)
James Oswald: Selected Airs for the Seasons
The Snowdrop (Winter)
Burns: “The Banks o’ Doon”
William McGibbon: “Lochaber”
Burns: “Comin’ thro’ the rye”
Poem Recitation: Scotch Drink (Burns)
Ground in D from The Division Flute (1708)
Oswald: “Steer her up and had her gaun” – “The bottom of the punch bowl”
Walter Claget: “The flower of Edinburgh”
“O’er the hills and far away”
INTERMISSION
Burns: “Highland Mary” (to the tune of Katharine Ogie) in Amin
Variations on Katharine Ogie – Mcfarlane for solo violin
Burns: “Ae fond kiss”
Poem Recitation: A man’s a man for a’ that (Burns)
Burns: “Such a parcel of rogues”
Caledonian Country Dances: Rantan Roaran Highland-man – Lady Doll Sinclair’s Reel – Border Reel
Burns: “A red, red rose”
Oswald: “Love is the cause of my mourning”
Burns: “Green grow the rashes”
Poem Recitation: To a Mountain-Daisy, on turning one down, with the Plough, in April, 1786 (Burns)
James Oswald: Selected Airs for the Seasons
“The Daisy” (Autumn)
Burns: “Auld Lang syne”
“Good Night and Joy be wi’ ye a'”
“Gallaway Tom” – “Bonny Lass Reel”