Category Archives: Music

Fragments of Wagner’s late music heard for the first time For the first time some of Wagner’s late fragments and sketches can be heard in a new work by composer Matthew King who has realised his long-held ambition to compose a new work around and from these fragments in Richard Wagner in Venice: A Symphony. King’s newContinue reading “Richard Wagner in Venice: A Symphony”

Following its successful return to live events at the Edinburgh International Festival, the Soundhouse Organisation returns to its favourite venue for twice weekly gigs this autumn. Soundhouse will present a season of ten live shows at the Traverse Theatre, featuring the very best in live performance from Scotland’s finest musicians, and a sprinkling of thoseContinue reading “Soundhouse Concerts Return to the Traverse”

Piobaireachd/Pipe Music is the startling new solo recording by piper and multi-instrumentalist Fraser Fifield. It features a collection of tracks recorded following Fifield’s deep re-examination, during lockdown, of what he calls “that ancient, slightly mysterious music associated with the Scottish bagpipe.” A musician whose work over the past twenty years has found him collaborating withContinue reading “Fraser Fifield: Piobaireachd/Pipe Music      Tanar Records (TANCD008) “

Leith Jazz Festival has, like so many other events, had the misfortune to suffer cancellation during the time of the Covid pandemic. An annual weekend of free music in the pubs of Leith, it was one of the highlights of the local calendar. While we might not be seeing the return of the festival justContinue reading “Live Jazz Returns to Leith”

This October, two major venues in Scotland, the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, will play host to the screening of Director Todd Phillips award-winning film Joker to the accompaniment of a live orchestra.  Director Todd Phillips said “I speak for the entire Joker team when I say how thrilled we are to be working withContinue reading “Joker – Live In Concert Arrives in Scotland”

This October, Scottish Opera (SO) launches a new project named Breath Cycle that’s aimed at benefiting those suffering from a range of conditions affecting lung health, in particular Long Covid. During a series of relaxed weekly sessions, a team of musicians from SO will work with participants introducing them to songs, vocal exercises and breathingContinue reading “Scottish Opera Launches Online Project for Long Covid Sufferers”

October House Records, founded by Colin Alexander, launches fully on 1 October 2021 with 9 new albums and projects and will run as both a record label and a paid-for subscription streaming and download platform offering a diverse range of material released by its artists, including audio, audio-visual and sheet music and scores. OHR is dedicated to providing artists withContinue reading “October House Records Launches”

Musicians from the jazz, folk, free improvisation and contemporary classical communities will pay tribute to the inimitable pianist, composer, bandleader and musical mentor Keith Tippett in a two-day celebration in his hometown, Bristol on October 1 and 2. Tippett, who died in June 2020, was an inspirational figure to many, working in duos – notablyContinue reading “Bristol Stages Tribute to City’s Great Musical Son Keith Tippett”

Over the coming days all 15 Regional Choirs of the National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCOS) will return to in person rehearsals and concerts across Scotland. Since its formation in 1998, NYCOS have been rehearsing in schools, largely in partnership with the local education authorities in the area. However, uncertainty around Covid and current guidelinesContinue reading “National Youth Choir of Scotland Finds Ways to Sing In Person Across the Land”

Mack Gordon and Harry Warren’s At Last isn’t in the set-list for the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s return to live performance at the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh on Friday 24 September. But it could be the orchestra’s founder-director, saxophonist Tommy Smith’s theme song as he prepares to celebrate both a real gig with an audienceContinue reading “Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s Return to Live Performance”