Scotland’s festival of music competitions, Scottish Young Musicians, gives young musicians from every corner of the country the chance to perform live on a national stage in front of internationally renowned judges. The inaugural live final, held on Sunday 9th March, and compered by one of Scotland’s leading artists Jamie MacDougall, was the culmination ofContinue reading “Perth and Kinross Percussion Ensemble Wins Prestigious National Competition”
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Debut Play Keli from Award-winning Composer Martin Green Has Cast Announced
Marking their first time collaboration, National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) have joined with Artistic Director of Lepus Productions Martin Green to co-produce a new play, KELI. Best known as the virtuoso accordionist in the folk trio Lau, Martin Green has spent the past two years on a journey into the world of brass bands, culminating in this staging of KELI.Continue reading “Debut Play Keli from Award-winning Composer Martin Green Has Cast Announced”
Live Music Now Scotland Announces Judith Anderson’s Appointment as New CEO
Live Music Now Scotland was founded in Edinburgh in 1984 and is one of the country’s leading music charities working in schools, hospitals, care homes and hospices across the nation while supporting outstanding emerging artists. Judith Anderson has been appointed as the new CEO and will lead the organisation into its next phase bringing herContinue reading “Live Music Now Scotland Announces Judith Anderson’s Appointment as New CEO “
Saxophonist Revisits Golden Sands at the Queen’s Hall
Helena Kay returns to the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh on Thursday 13th February for the second in a series of four concerts that the saxophonist has been invited to curate by the venue. Promoted under the Jazz Thursdays banner, the concert features Kay’s quartet revisiting the saxophonist’s internationally acclaimed second album, Golden Sands, with support fromContinue reading “Saxophonist Revisits Golden Sands at the Queen’s Hall”
We Will Hear the Angels Fruitmarket Gallery
Edinburgh theatre company Magnetic North bring their moving and thoughtful piece of theatre, We Will Hear the Angels, to the Warehouse performance space at the Fruitmarket Gallery this late winter. Taking its title from Chekhov’s play Uncle Vanya, and inspiration from Hitchcock’s 1954 classic film, Rear Window, the piece exposes various states of loss andContinue reading “We Will Hear the Angels Fruitmarket Gallery”
Brian Molley Quartet and the Asin Langa Ensemble – JOURNEYS
Brian Molley/Saxophone – Asin Khan Langa/Voice and Sarangi – Tom Gibbs/Piano – Bhungar Khan/Khartal – James Lindsay/Double Bass – Sadik Khan/Dholak – Stuart Brown/Drums – Latif Khan/Bhapang and Morchang Internationally acclaimed Scottish group Brian Molley Quartet release their latest album, JOURNEYS, in collaboration with the Asin Langa Ensemble from Northern India on Friday 7th FebruaryContinue reading “Brian Molley Quartet and the Asin Langa Ensemble – JOURNEYS”
Edinburgh’s Magnetic North Celebrates Anniversary with We Will Hear the Angels
After holding work-in-progress previews for the production at Fruitmarket Gallery in early 2023, award-winning theatre company Edinburgh based Magnetic North return with the premiere and short run of We Will Hear The Angels is the culmination of a season of events to celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary. The performance uses music, words and movement toContinue reading “Edinburgh’s Magnetic North Celebrates Anniversary with We Will Hear the Angels”
Saxophonist Bancroft Launches New, Personally Groundbreaking Album
Scottish saxophonist Phil Bancroft releases Finding Hope (When All Seems Lost), the debut album by his new trio, The Beautiful Storm, on his Myriad Streams platform on Monday 16th December. Featuring Bancroft’s long-time colleague, the consistently inventive guitarist Graeme Stephen and the Delhi-based tabla master Gyan Singh, the new group explores a range of musicalContinue reading “Saxophonist Bancroft Launches New, Personally Groundbreaking Album”
National Theatre of Scotland and Lepus Productions Presents World Premiere of Keli
Award winning composer Martin Green, best known as the accordionist in folk trio Lau, makes his playwriting debut with KELI that will be staged to chime with 40 years anniversary of the miners’ strikes. Based on personal stories from the critically acclaimed BBC Radio 4 series ‘Love, Spit and Valve Oil’, the play celebrates community,Continue reading “National Theatre of Scotland and Lepus Productions Presents World Premiere of Keli”
Scotland’s National Dance Organisation for Young People Appoints New Co-CEOs
YDance (Scottish Youth Dance), Scotland’s national dance organisation for children and young people, announces the appointment with immediate effect of Kelly Shearer and Anna Kenrick as Co-Chief Executive Officers. This leadership team brings a combined wealth of experience and a shared commitment to expanding YDance’s impact across Scotland and beyond, advancing a mission of inclusiveContinue reading “Scotland’s National Dance Organisation for Young People Appoints New Co-CEOs”
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