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. It performs annually at Glasgow's

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, and received critical attention with its tour of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire. The ensemble's family concert with its orchestral octet performances for young audiences narrated by

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has been performed in festivals and venues across Scotland. The Auricle Ensemble's 2010/2011 season features a Mini-Mahler series wherein all of

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are being performed over Mahler's two anniversary years. An " auricle", is the external part of an ear.

References

External links

* http://www.auricleensemble.org.uk * https://web.archive.org/web/20101005105837/http://www.chambermusicscotland.org.uk/p/auricle_ensemble/ {{authority control 2007 establishments in Scotland Chamber music groups Chamber orchestras Co-operatives in Scotland Musical groups established in 2007 Orchestras in Glasgow