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CONCERT: SUNDOWN

St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall

St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall The Sun is setting off south again after its week in the Cathedral, and here's a final opportunity to see it and enjoy music, songs, poems and stories to wish it well on its way. Among those taking part are ... the Archipelago String Quartet, poets Alison Miller and Yvonne Gray, storytellers Tom Muir and Fran Flett Hollinrake, and St Magnus Cathedral Choir. Tickets will be available from 1 September from Orkney Museum and St Magnus Cathedral. £10 adults, £5 children.

£10

CHARLOTTE ROWAN IN CONCERT

King Street Halls, Kirkwall

Violinist Charlotte Rowan, regarded as one of Britain’s leading violin virtuosos, accompanied by Charlotte Stevenson in a concert of works by Grieg, Sarasate, Wieniawski, Dohnanyi and Debussy, and featuring a trilogy of pieces about The Sun.

£3 – £16

AFTER THE CONCERT: SOUNDS AMID THE STILLNESS

The Orkney Club, Harbour Street, Kirkwall

Composers Stuart MacRae and Michael Oliva both explore electronic sounds in their music in journeys of exploration of uncharted territory. How can electronic sounds convey the beauty of the natural world? They join solar physicist and SUN co-creator, Prof. Robert Walsh, and flautist Ewan Robertson in conversation.

£8