Category Archives: Music

Works by the late Esbjorn Svennson, Danish bassist Anne Mette Iversen, Paris-based Ivorian drummer Anne Pacéo, and Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek feature in Apparition Bridge, a celebration of European jazz music by Kurt Elling and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, which tours Scotland from November 18 to 21. Elling, who will be singing recently writtenContinue reading “Top Jazz Singer Kurt Elling and SNJO Build Apparition Bridge”

Internationally acclaimed Scottish group the Brian Molley Quartet release their third album, Modern Traditions on Friday 3rd December on BGMM Records. They will play a launch gig at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh as part of the Soundhouse season there on Sunday 7th November. Featuring the quartet’s trademark blend of jazz and world music, Modern Traditions againContinue reading “Brian Molley Quartet Launch New Album”

Scottish Opera (SO) and Disney Musicals in Schools (DMiS) are collaborating to give five Scottish primary schools the opportunity to learn and produce their own Disney KIDS musical and then have the opportunity to perform two special shows at the Theatre Royal Glasgow and in their own schools. DMiS launched in London in 2016, afterContinue reading “Scottish Opera Again Teams up with  Disney Musicals in Schools ”

Following a busy year of both indoor and outdoor performances, Scottish Opera (SO) is announcing a full and varied 2022 Spring and Summer programme. Opening on 22nd February is a new production of Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Dominic Hill, Artistic Director of Citizens Theatre, who brings his Shakespearean expertise in theContinue reading “Scottish Opera Spring and Summer Programme to Feature Old and New Productions ”

Artists involved in  the  viral success of the stirring climate song ‘Enough is Enough’ by multi award-winning folk musician Karine Polwart, the Soundhouse Choir and Oi Musica in November 2020, are launching a global call out for anyone and everyone to get involved in sharing a message to world leaders ahead of the critical talks at COP26,Continue reading “Invitation to Participate in Mass Song Project to Celebrate the Planet”

Holy Cross Church in the west side of Edinburgh is the venue for a  one-off concert that will feature the world premiere of a new piece that will be performed by clarinettist Calum Robertson and pianist Juliette Philogene for whom the piece was commissioned. The piece, entitled What’s for you…, is one of two commissioned by Live Music NowContinue reading “Live Music Now Announces World Premiere of Commission from Scottish Composer”

Following from the overwhelming success of this year’s Lammermuir Festival in September that involved a return to live concerts, the organisation announces its first Winter season of online concerts. Taking account of the fact that not everyone could make it out to East Lothian this year for reasons such  not being quite ready to attendContinue reading “Lammermuir Winter Festival of Online Concerts Announced”

We now have a mixcloud site as a companion to this one, where we will post new editions of the Radio Summerhall shows. At the moment, we have four shows: Music Routes (mainly folk and acoustic music); Ain’t Nobody’s Fault But Mine (blues); No Horse, No Banjo (jazz); and Worldwalking (music from the wider world).Continue reading “Radio Summerhall Arts Adds an Audio Site”

Advent celebrations come to Dundee’s Caird Hall thanks to Scottish Opera with a selection of favourite arias, ensembles and orchestral interludes from Giacomo Puccini’s timeless operas, going under the name of The Puccini Collection. Featuring excerpts from well-known and well-loved works including Tosca, Turandotand La bohème, as well as rarer gems from La Fanciulla delContinue reading “Dundee’s Caird Hall Plays Host to Scottish Opera’s Puccini Collection This December”

Following the success of the long running North Ayrshire Young Musician Competition,  the Music Education Partnership Group is now rolling two new competitions out across Scotland that are anticipated as being the next big development in music in the country. Their aim is to find the very best young musicians in the categories of SoloContinue reading “Two New Competitions Set to Find Solo Performer and Brass Ensemble of the Year ”