Category Archives: Music

Top traditional musicians Phil Cunningham, Julie Fowlis, John McCusker, and Michael McGoldrick join the internationally acclaimed Scottish National Jazz Orchestra in an exciting new adventure bringing Scotland’s myths and legends to vibrant musical life. Dragons, mermaids, fairy queens, ghosts, giants, goblins and sorcerers roam the Scottish soil and seas to a soundtrack composed by the orchestra’s director, saxophonist TommyContinue reading “Folk Stars Join Jazz Orchestra to Share Tales of the Tribe”

In the run-up to International Jazz Day on 30 April, Glasgow Concert Halls are presenting a series of seven filmed live performances by leading Scottish musicians. Filmed at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in 2021, these videos are being made available for the first time for online audiences to enjoy. Videos will be added to Glasgow Life’s YouTube channel throughoutContinue reading “Free to View Online Jazz from Glasgow Royal Concert Hall”

BBC Four to  Broadcast Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers  This Easter Sunday This Easter Sunday 17th April sees the new Scottish Opera production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers, that satirises the ruling classes with the tale of two happy-go-lucky gondoliers who discover that one of them is the heir to the throne of a distant kingdom,  isContinue reading “BBC Four to  Broadcast Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers  This Easter Sunday ”

In Glasgow this summer, Scottish Opera (SO), is staging an outdoor promenade production of Leonard Bernstein’s satirical opera, Candide, and is appealing to members of the public from all walks of life to join the show’s community chorus. There will be six performances, to be held in a purpose-built marquee tent of this vibrant andContinue reading “Community Chorus Members for Scottish Opera’s New Production of Candide”

Memory Spinners, the project designed by Scottish Opera (SO) to engage with people living with dementia through music and art, has begun at Glasgow’s St Columba’s Church and St Andrew’s The Byre. Launched in 2012, the sessions were put on hold for two years during the pandemic, so this is the first time the groupsContinue reading “Scottish Opera’s Project for People Living with Dementia Returns ”

This April, the Cumnock Tryst will present a special one-off event featuring two icons of the Scottish and global music scene, Sir James MacMillan and Dame Evelyn Glennie. Following a day of workshops featuring Sir James and Dame Evelyn, the pair will join members of CentreStage, Kilmarnock, Solar Bear Theatre Company, along with young peopleContinue reading “Cumnock Tryst Presents an Evening with Sir James MacMillan & Dame Evelyn Glennie”

The world-class music centre set to boost Edinburgh’s international reputation for culture, the Dunard Centre, has been confirmed as receiving support of £10 million each from the UK and Scottish governments, and a further £5 million from the City of Edinburgh Council. The music venue, that was given the green light by Edinburgh’s planning authoritiesContinue reading “Major New Music Venue Dunard Centre Gets £25million Funding Package”

Joost Lijbaart – Drums;  Bram Stadhouders – Guitar; Sanne Rambags – Vocals Composer: Bram Stadhouders Improvisation, composition, language and culture meet, merge and influence each other. Under the Surface knows no boundaries. On their extraordinary third album, the group reflects on their own background and finds their own “folk”. After the group’s first two completelyContinue reading “Under the Surface : Miin Triuwa – I Am True”

On 23 February, Scottish Opera’s newly-commissioned primary schools tour production,The Last Aliens, begins its tour around Scotland, visiting schools across the country from Glasgow through the Highlands to Orkney. Scottish Opera’s Education and Outreach Department has been working in Primary Schools for 50 years, and teachers from schools which have already taken part agree thatContinue reading “Scottish Opera New Primary Schools Production Goes on Tour “

Scottish Young Musicians Solo Performer of the Year is a new Scotland-wide music competition launched by The Music Education Partnership Group, Scotland’s only music competition where funding and expertise is offered to every school and Local Authority, giving all pupils in the country the chance to take part. Glasgow’s City Halls saw solo musicians from primaryContinue reading “Marimba Player Confirmed for Scottish Young Musicians Solo Performer Final”